Theatre Philadelphia announced the winners of the 2019 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater tonight at a ceremony at the BOK in South Philadelphia. Here’s who got the nod in each category (winners in bold).
Outstanding Overall Production of a Play
- Gem of the Ocean, Arden Theatre Company
- Boycott Esther (Azuka Theatre)
- Indecent (Arden Theatre Company)
- Kill Move Paradise (The Wilma Theater)
- Morir Sonyando (Passage Theatre Company)
- The Great Leap (InterAct Theatre Company)
- xoxo moongirl (Almanac Dance Circus Theatre)
Independence Foundation Award for Outstanding New Play/Musical
- Emily Acker (Boycott Esther, Azuka Theatre)
- Kash Goins (74 Seconds…To Judgment, Arden Theatre Company)
- Jess Conda, Jenn Kidwell, Mel Krodman (A Hard Time, Pig Iron Theatre Company)
- Christina Anderson (How To Catch Creation, Philadelphia Theatre Company)
- Erlina Ortiz (Morir Sonyando, Passage Theatre Company)
- Josh Wilder (Salt Pepper Ketchup, InterAct Theatre Company & Passage Theatre Company)
- Alice Yorke with Eva Steinmetz, Alex Bechtel, Scott R Sheppard, and the ensemble / Music and Lyrics –
- Alex Bechtel (The Appointment, Lightning Rod Special)
Outstanding Direction of a Play
- James Ijames (Gem of the Ocean, Arden Theatre Company)
- C. Ryanne Domingues (Morir Sonyando, Passage Theatre Company)
- Jerrell L. Henderson (UNTITLED, Inis Nua Theatre Company)
- Maura Krause (Boycott Esther, Azuka Theatre)
- Kathryn MacMillan (The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged, Tiny Dynamite)
- Kittson O’Neill (Moby Dick, Hedgerow Theatre)
- Rebecca Wright (Indecent, Arden Theatre Company)
Award for Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play
- Brandi Burgess (Cry It Out, Simpatico Theatre)
- Justin Jain (The Great Leap, InterAct Theatre Company)
- Zuhairah (Gem of the Ocean, Arden Theatre Company)
- Akeem Davis (Gem of the Ocean, Arden Theatre Company)
- Keith Illidge (UNTITLED, Inis Nua Theatre Company)
- McKenna Kerrigan (Hapgood, Lantern Theater Company)
- Jennifer Kidwell (A Hard Time, Pig Iron Theatre Company)
- Jered McLenigan (Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, The Wilma Theater)
- Geneviève Perrier (Betrayal, Lantern Theater Company)
- Brandon Pierce (Kill Move Paradise, The Wilma Theater)
- Chuja Seo (Salt Pepper Ketchup, InterAct Theatre Company & Passage Theatre Company)
- Lindsay Smiling (How To Catch Creation, Philadelphia Theatre Company)
- Leah Walton (Indecent, Arden Theatre Company)
- Ruby Wolf (Box Clever, Inis Nua Theatre Company)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play
- Brian Anthony Wilson (Gem of the Ocean, Arden Theatre Company)
- Danielle Leneé (Gem of the Ocean, Arden Theatre Company)
- Rachel Brodeur (Box Clever, Inis Nua Theatre Company)
- Walter DeShields (Sweat, Philadelphia Theatre Company)
- Alexandra Espinoza (Boycott Esther, Azuka Theatre)
- Adam Hammet (Measure for Measure, Lantern Theater Company)
- Anthony Martinez-Briggs (Kill Move Paradise, The Wilma Theater)
- Susan Mckey (The Christians, Bristol Riverside Theatre)
- Claris Park (Among the Dead, Theatre Exile)
- Lawrence Pressman (Awake and Sing!, Quintessence Theatre Group)
- Bianca Sanchez (Hype Man: A Break Beat Play, InterAct Theatre Company)
- Jahzeer Terrell (Three Sisters, Two, EgoPo Classic Theater)
- Johanna Tolentino (Morir Sonyando, Passage Theatre Company)
- Rob Tucker (This is the Week That Is, 1812 Productions)
Outstanding Outdoor Theatre Production
- Contradict This! A Birthday Funeral for Heroes (The Bearded Ladies Cabaret)
- Birds of North America (Theater with a View)
- King Lear (Shakespeare in Clark Park)
- The Beast of Nubia (Theatre in the X)
- Whisper’s Gone (Theatre Exile)
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
- The Color Purple (Theatre Horizon)
- Once (Arden Theatre Company)
- The Appointment (Lightning Rod Special)
- The Bridges of Madison County (Philadelphia Theatre Company)
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
- Amina Robinson (The Color Purple, Theatre Horizon)
- Claire Moyer (The Monster in the Hall, Inis Nua Theatre Company)
- Terrence J. Nolen (Once, Arden Theatre Company)
- Eva Steinmetz (The Appointment, Lightning Rod Special)
Outstanding Leading Performance in a Musical
- Jessica M. Johnson (The Color Purple, Theatre Horizon)
- Sarah Gliko (The Bridges of Madison County, Philadelphia Theatre Company)
- Katherine Fried (Once, Arden Theatre Company)
- Hanna Gaffney (Oliver!, Quintessence Theatre Group)
- Tessa Grady (42nd Street, Bucks County Playhouse)
- Claris Park (The Monster in the Hall, Inis Nua Theatre Company)
- Sav Souza (Basic Witches, Hager Productions)
- Robert Zelaya (Evita, The Resident Theatre Company)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical
- Ebony Pullum (The Color Purple, Theatre Horizon)
- Brett Ashley Robinson (The Appointment, Lightning Rod Special)
- Miche Braden (Nina Simone: Four Women, People’s Light)
- Newton Buchanan (Honk! The Musical, Delaware Theatre Company)
- Rachel Camp (The Bridges of Madison County, Philadelphia Theatre Company)
- Charlie DelMarcelle (Once, Arden Theatre Company)
- Eleni Delopoulos (The Monster in the Hall, Inis Nua Theatre Company)
- Terran Scott (Minors, Lantern Theater Company)
Outstanding Choreography / Movement
- Nicole Burgio and Ben Grinberg (xoxo moongirl, Almanac Dance Circus Theatre)
- Sanchel Brown (The Color Purple, Theatre Horizon)
- Zachary Chiero (Fly Eagles Fly, Tribe of Fools)
- Jeremy Dumont (42nd Street, Bucks County Playhouse)
- Eli Lynn (Tis Pity She’s A Whore, The Philadelphia Artists’ Collective)
- Steve Pacek (Once, Arden Theatre Company)
- Annie Wilson (Indecent, Arden Theatre Company
Outstanding Scenic Design
- Thom Weaver (Gem of the Ocean, Arden Theatre Company)
- D’Vaughn Agu (Nina Simone: Four Women, People’s Light)
- Melpomene Katakalos (The Great Leap, InterAct Theatre Company)
- Paul E Kuhn (All My Sons, Curio Theatre Company)
- Marie Laster (UNTITLED, Inis Nua Theatre Company)
- Colin Mcllvaine (Among the Dead, Theatre Exile)
- Matt Saunders (Kill Move Paradise, The Wilma Theater)
Outstanding Costume Design
- Levonne Lindsay (Gem of the Ocean, Arden Theatre Company)
- Natalia de la Torre (Three Sisters Two, EgoPo Classic Theater)
- Elizabeth Ennis (The Color Purple, Theatre Horizon
- Meghan E. Healey (Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, The Wilma Theater)
- Jillian Keys (Treasure Island, Arden Theatre Company)
- Mark Mariani (The Bridges of Madison County, Philadelphia Theatre Company)
- Rosemarie McKelvey (Cinderella: A Musical Panto, People’s Light
Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
- Thom Weaver (Gem of the Ocean, Arden Theatre Company)
- Isabella Byrd (Such Things As Vampires, People’s Light)
- Alyssandra Docherty (Completeness, Theatre Exile)
- Alyssandra Docherty (The Color Purple, Theatre Horizon)
- Oona Curley (Nina Simone: Four Women, People’s Light)
- Maria Shaplin (Indecent, Arden Theatre Company)
- Thom Weaver (Kill Move Paradise, The Wilma Theater)
Outstanding Media Design
- Sadah “Espii” Proctor, Carlos Del Castillo Aceves (Morir Sonyando, Passage Theatre Company)
- Christopher Ash (Sweat, Philadelphia Theatre Company)
- Jorge Cousineau (74 Seconds…To Judgment, Arden Theatre Company)
- Jorge Cousineau (Boycott Esther, Azuka Theatre)
- Lyell Hints (The Great Leap, InterAct Theatre Company)
Award for Outstanding Sound Design
- Daniel Ison (Gem of the Ocean, Arden Theatre Company)
- Elizabeth Atkinson (Once, Arden Theatre Company)
- Christopher Colucci (The Heir Apparent, Lantern Theater Company)
- Melissa Dunphy (Hype Man: A Break Beat Play, InterAct Theatre Company)
- Justin Ellington (Kill Move Paradise, The Wilma Theater)
- Daniel Ison (UNTITLED, Inis Nua Theatre Company)
- Shannon Zura (Boycott Esther, Azuka Theatre)
Outstanding Original Music
- Zak Berkman & Jessie Fisher (Such Things As Vampires, People’s Light)
- Alex Bechtel (The Appointment, Lightning Rod Special)
- Melissa Dunphy (Among the Dead, Theatre Exile)
- Larry Fowler (Hype Man: A Break Beat Play, InterAct Theatre Company)
- Jamison Foreman (The Monster in the Hall, Inis Nua Theatre Company)
- Robi Hager (Basic Witches, Hager Productions)
- Mel Hsu (xoxo moongirl, Almanac Dance Circus Theatre)
Outstanding Music Direction
- Amanda Morton (The Color Purple, Theatre Horizon)
- Jamison Foreman (The Monster in the Hall, Inis Nua Theatre Company)
- Amanda Morton (The Bridges of Madison County, Philadelphia Theatre Company)
- Jason Neri (Ragtime, Eagle Theatre)
- Ryan Touhey (Once, Arden Theatre Company)
Outstanding Ensemble in a Play
- Gem of the Ocean (Arden Theatre Company)
- A Hard Time, (Pig Iron Theatre Company)
- Awake and Sing! (Quintessence Theatre Group)
- Box Clever (Inis Nua Theatre Company)
- Indecent (Arden Theatre Company)
- Kill Move Paradise (The Wilma Theater)
- Treasure Island (Arden Theatre Company)
Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical
- The Color Purple (Theatre Horizon)
- Once (Arden Theatre Company)
- The Appointment (Lightning Rod Special)
- The Monster in the Hall (Inis Nua Theatre Company)
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Ed Shockley
F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist
- Jaylene Clark Owens
- J Hernandez
- Dan O’Neil
- Gabriela Sanchez
- Maria Shaplin
Brown Martin Philadelphia Award
- The Color Purple (Theatre Horizon)
- Boycott Esther (Azuka Theatre)
- Kill Move Paradise (The Wilma Theater)
- Morir Sonyando (Passage Theatre Company)
- The Appointment (Lightning Rod Special)
June and Steve Wolfson Award for an Evolving Theatre Company
- Lightning Rod Special
- Applied Mechanics
- Curio Theatre Company
- Simpatico Theatre
- Tiny Dynamite
Victory Foundation Award for Outstanding Theatre Education Program ASAP/After School Activities Partnerships
- Theatre Horizon
- Lantern Theater Company
- People’s Light
- Yes! And…Collaborative Arts