The 26th Annual LA Weekly Theater Awards
The nominees for the 26th annual LA Weekly Theater Awards
PlayWriting
Eva Anderson, The Epic of Gil, Calamity Theater Company at McCadden Place Theater Colin Campbell, Golden Prospects, Neurotic Young Urbanites at the Powerhouse Theater Athol Fugard, Exits and Entrances, Fountain Theater Cody Henderson, Cold/Tender, The Theater @ Boston Court Tom Jacobson, Ouroboros, Road Theater Company Dakin Matthews, The Prince of L.A., Andak Stage Company at the NewPlace Theater Center
Comedy PlayWriting
Lisa B. Thompson, Single Black Female, Cassandra Project at the Complex L. Trey Wilson, Stage Directions, Ensemble Studio Theater (The L.A. Project) at [Inside] the Ford Jacqueline Wright, Eat Me, a guest production at Theater of NOTE and McCadden Place Theater
One-Act PlayWriting
Aaron Samson, Not Dead Yet, The Elephant Lab
ADAPTATION
Bart DeLorenzo, Hard Times, Evidence Room L. Flint Esquerra, Anatol Vs., Straightjacket Productions at the MET Theater Michael Franco, Heart of a Dog, Elephant Stage Works at the Lillian Theater Jamie Morris, Mommie Dearest, Cabaret Ultra Suede
Conquest of the South PolePhoto by Ron Rossi
Production Design
Blithe Spirit, Cowardice Theater Company at the Globe Playhouse Cold/Tender, The Theater @ Boston Court Golden Prospects, Neurotic Young Urbanites at the Powerhouse Theater [Home] or the Quest for the Lost Tablet of Ur, Zoo District at the Lillian Theater Sperm, Circle X Theater Company at the 24th Street Theater
Lighting Design
Bosco Flanagan, [Home] or the Quest for the Lost Tablet of Ur, Zoo District at the Lillian TheaterJeremy Pivnick, Light, The Theater @ Boston Court Jeremy Pivnick, Stage Directions, Ensemble Studio Theater (The L.A. Project) at [Inside] the Ford Dan Reed, Abingdon Square, Open Fist Theater Company
Costume Design
Ronda Dynice Brooks, [Home] or the Quest for the Lost Tablet of Ur, Zoo District at the Lillian Theater Ann Closs-Farley, Hard Times, Evidence Room Cynthia Herteg, Sperm, Circle X Theater Company at the 24th Street Theater Scott A. Lane, Dorian, the Musical, Open at the Top Productions at the NoHo Arts Center Amanda Seymour, Fire Eater, Workshop 360 at the Electric Lodge
Set Design
Richard Augustine, Sperm, Circle X Theater Company at 24th Street Theater Dean Cameron, The Author’s Thumb, Theater Unlimited at T.U. Studios Joel Daavid, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, RKA Productions and Red Cat Jazz Café at the Lillian Theater M.E. Dunn, Midnight Brainwash Revival, Sacred Fools Theater Company Don Llewellyn, Things We Do for Love, Odyssey Theater Ensemble
Sound Design
Martin Carrillo, Eat Me, a guest production at Theater of NOTE and the McCadden Place Theater David B. Marling, Lydie Breeze, Open Fist Theater Company David B. Marling, Ouroboros, Road Theater Company Kevin Rittner, The Conquest of the South Pole, Odyssey Theater Ensemble Jeannine Stehlin, The Circle, Circus Theatricals at the Stella Adler Theater Bill Levine, [Home] or the Quest for the Lost Tablet of Ur, Zoo District at the Lillian Theater John Zalewski, Light, The Theater @ Boston Court John Zalewski, Self-Defense, Actors’ Gang
Fight Choreography
David Holmes, Sperm, Circle X Theater Company at the 24th Street Theater
Makeup and Special Effects
Brandon Reininger, Eat Me, a guest production at Theater of NOTE and the McCadden Place Theater Joe Seely, Heart of a Dog, Elephant Stage Works at the Lillian Theater
Career Achievement
Queen of the Angels
Tickets for the general public are $15; online pre-purchase is required. Please book early at Goldstar, as this show does sell out. Nominees are free; RSVP required - (323) 993-3693. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show begins at 7:30 p.m., a catered reception follows. For further updates and more information, go to www.laweekly.com, or check the Theater Pick of the Week box every week in the Calendar section, or call (323) 993-3693 and somebody will return your call.
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