| THE INNOVATIVE THEATRE FOUNDATION
11TH ANNUAL AWARD CEREMONY CELEBRATING OFF-OFF BROADWAY |
| New York, NY: On Monday, September 21, 2015 The Innovative Theatre Foundation, the organization who for the past 11 years has been dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2015 recipients at its annual event. Celebrating eleven years and thousands of nominees, the New York Innovative Theatre awards took place at Mason Hall at Baruch Performing Arts Center. If you missed the show, you can watch it here: www.nyitawards.com/live. The 2015 New York Innovative Theatre Award Nominees represent 145 individual nominees, 57 productions and 55 theatre companies. In the past 11 years, the IT Awards have honored nearly 2,000 artists, 550 productions and 500 companies. Host was Jason Kravits (ADA Richard Bay on ABC’s Emmy Award Winning Drama “The Practice”), presenters included luminaries from the theatre community: K. Todd Freeman (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), Peter Aguero (Moth StorySLAM host), Ray Klausen (production designer), Stanley Allen Sherman, Andrew Block (TDF), Ben Stanton (lighting designer, Fun Home), San Kusnetz (sound designer), Jon Goldstein (composer), Marshall W. Mason (Circle Repertory Company founder), David Auburn (playwright), David Greenspan (playwright and actor), Mindy Cooper Grenke (director, choreographer, performer), Igor Goldin (director), Vallejo Gantner (PS 122), Alice Ripley (actress), Woodie King Jr. (New Federal Theater), and various members of the Off-Off Broadway Community. Special awards were presented in the following categories: Artistic Achievement Award Recipient: Marshall W. Mason Ellen Stewart Award: HERE Arts Center Caffé Cino Fellowship Award: Theatre 167 Doric Wilson Independent Playwright Award: Andrea Alton Outstanding Stage Manager: Juni Li
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| 2015 ** Recipients ** (includes Nominees in each category): |
| OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
** Much Ado About Nothing, Smith Street Stage, Inc. Olivia Caputo, Michael Vincent Carrera, Mary Cavett, John Patrick Doherty, Austin Durant, Maxwell Eddy, Patrick Harvey, Alexandra Henrikson, Jonathan Hopkins, David Pegram, Lauren Pennline, Georgina Richardson, Sam Rosenberg, Will Sarratt, Kim Taff, Sophia Tupy, Corey Whelihan** Maha Chehlaoui, Nick Choksi, Damon Daunno, Rachel Rusch, Josh Sauerman, Terrell Donnell Sledge, Leah Walsh Christopher Bellant, Laura Bozzone, Joe Danbusky, Ted McGuinness, Patrick Melville, Taylor Anthony Miller Joseph Cassese, Michael Hardart, Emily Hooper, Graciany Miranda, Joshua Nicholson, Timothy Park, Maria Silverman, James Swanson John C. Egan, Gregory Isaac, Sheila Joon, Suzy Kohane, Michael Markham, Joseph Mitchell Parks, Valerie Redd, Brendan Spieth, Andy Talen Becky Baumwoll, Dinah Berkeley, Géraldine Dulex, David Jenkins, Tasha Milkman, Marissa Molnar, Joel Perez, Leah Wagner, Joshua Wynter, Matt Zambrano OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE ** Sylvia Milo The Other Mozart, Little Matchstick Factory ** The Bullpen, Eric Krebs Theatrical Management, Inc Dirt, Sea Dog Theater Subverted, Dominique Fishback The Ultimate Stimulus, Felipe Ossa Hi, Hitler, Great Pretender Productions OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE ** Dan McVey Pretty Babies, Elsinore County ** Run For Your Wife, The Gallery Players The Ghost, Bottoms Dream In The Bones, Astoria Performing Arts Center The Believers, The Storm Theatre Kentucky Cantata, Go In Her Room Productions Erik, The Rising Sun Performance Company in association with FRIGID New York OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE ** Mel House In The Bones, Astoria Performing Arts Center ** Once Upon a Bride There Was a Forest, Flux Theatre Ensemble Miss Julie, August Strindberg Repertory Theatre Sweet, Sweet Spirit, Manhattan Theatre Works Philadelphia, Here I Come!, T. Schreiber Studio Merrily We Roll Along, Astoria Performing Arts Center OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE ** Matthew Trumbull The Temple, or Lebensraum, Tin Drum Productions in Association with MozzleStead** The Believers, The Storm Theatre In The Bones, Astoria Performing Arts Center Pretty Babies, Elsinore County The Believers, The Storm Theatre Night, The New Stage Theatre Company OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE ** Emily Koch In The Bones, Astoria Performing Arts Center ** Temple of the Souls, MultiStages Fiction, Play.Sing.Give. No One Loves Us Here, New Light Theater Project Donkey Punch, Ivy Theatre Company Mr. Landing Takes a Fall, Slightly Altered States OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT ** Isaac Bush The Mountain, The Circle Theater of New York ** Topography, Broken Box Mime Theater Lying, Blessed Unrest Much Ado About Nothing, Smith Street Stage, Inc. The Taste of It, Ballybeg Night, The New Stage Theatre Company OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR ** Isaac Byrne In Vestments, Theatre 4the People ** The Other Mozart, Little Matchstick Factory The Human Symphony, New York Neo-Futurists Night, The New Stage Theatre Company The Twelfth Labor, Loading Dock Theatre Company Fiction, Play.Sing.Give. OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN ** Nicole Pearce The Law of Return, Newsom Zipoy Productions ** The Twelfth Labor, Loading Dock Theatre Company Subverted, Dominique Fishback Night, The New Stage Theatre Company R & J & Z, Hard Sparks The Temple, or Lebensraum, Tin Drum Productions in Association with MozzleStead OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN ** Debbi Hobson Unmentionables, Nylon Fusion Collective ** Magdalena Dabrowska &Miodrag Guberinic The Other Mozart, Little Matchstick Factory Within the Law, Metropolitan Playhouse The Essential Straight & Narrow, The Mad Ones The Temple, or Lebensraum, Tin Drum Productions in Association with MozzleStead Temple of the Souls, MultiStages OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN ** Carolyn Mraz The Twelfth Labor, Loading Dock Theatre Company ** The Law of Return, Newsom Zipoy Productions Talk Radio, Variations Theatre Group The Taste of It, Ballybeg The Other Mozart, Little Matchstick Factory The Temple, or Lebensraum, Tin Drum Productions in Association with MozzleStead OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN ** Jeanne Travis The Temple, or Lebensraum, Tin Drum Productions in Association with MozzleStead ** The Other Mozart, Little Matchstick Factory The Law of Return, Newsom Zipoy Productions Medea & The Furies, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble Subverted, Dominique Fishback The Human Symphony, New York Neo-Futurists OUTSTANDING INNOVATIVE DESIGN ** Stephanie Cox-Williams (Gore & Blood Effects) R & J & Z, Hard Sparks ** (Projection Design) Night, The New Stage Theatre Company (Projection Design) Doubles Crossed: The Ballad of Rodrigo, Funny…Sheesh Productions (Live Band Karaoke) Twelfth Night or, Sir Toby Belch’s Lonely Hearts Club Cabaret, Three Day Hangover (Mask Design) Temple of the Souls, MultiStages (Video Design) In The Bones, Astoria Performing Arts Center OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC ** Phyllis Chen & Nathan Davis The Other Mozart, Little Matchstick Factory ** Unmentionables, Nylon Fusion Collective Temple of the Souls, MultiStages Royal Fables, Libra Theater Company The Mountain, The Circle Theater of New York Doubles Crossed: The Ballad of Rodrigo, Funny…Sheesh Productions OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SHORT SCRIPT ** Lisa Bruna Invasion from Estrogenius: Andi’s Night, manhattan theatre source ** I Have It from Estrogenius: Andi’s Night, manhattan theatre source Because You Are Good from The Vanguard, Metropolitan Playhouse Snow White Zombie from Estrogenius: Andi’s Night, manhattan theatre source The Ultimate Stimulus, Felipe Ossa To Ashley and Lauren from The Spring Fling: Anniversary, F*It Club OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL FULL-LENGTH SCRIPT ** Micheline Auger Donkey Punch, Ivy Theatre Company ** The Temple, or Lebensraum, Tin Drum Productions in Association with MozzleStead In Vestments, Theatre 4the People The Other Mozart, Little Matchstick Factory Temple of the Souls, MultiStages Dry Land, Colt Coeur OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ART PRODUCTION ** Night The New Stage Theatre Company ** Lauren Rayner Productions Braata Productions Eric Krebs Theatrical Management, Inc New York Neo-Futurists The Brick Theater, Inc Broken Box Mime Theater OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL ** Merrily We Roll Along Astoria Performing Arts Center ** WorkShop Theater Company Isle of Shoals Productions, Inc. The Gallery Players Random Access Theatre Theater 2020 MultiStages OUTSTANDING PREMIERE PRODUCTION OF A PLAY ** In Vestments Theatre 4the People ** Ivy Theatre Company Astoria Performing Arts Center Newsom Zipoy Productions Little Matchstick Factory Tin Drum Productions in Association with MozzleStead Loading Dock Theatre Company OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY ** Much Ado About Nothing Smith Street Stage, Inc. ** Retro Productions Play.Sing.Give. Hard Sparks Variations Theatre Group Metropolitan Playhouse |
| About The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation: |
| The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation is a not-for-profit organization recognizing the great work of New York City’s Off-Off-Broadway, honoring its artistic heritage, and providing a meeting ground for this extensive and richly varied community. The organization advocates for Off-Off-Broadway and recognizes the unique and essential role it plays in contributing to American and global culture. They believe that publicly recognizing excellence in Off-Off-Broadway will expand audience awareness and foster greater appreciation of the New York theatre experience. www.nyitawards.com
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