14th Annual WATCH Awards
By Michael & Laura Clark • Mar 9th, 2014 • Category: News, VirginiaWATCH (Washington Area Theatre Community Honors) announced the winners for the 14th annual WATCH Awards at a sold-out ceremony at the Birchmere in Alexandria on Sunday evening, March 9th at 7:00. 114 productions (42 musicals, 72 plays) were adjudicated in 2013. Thirty-three community theater companies participated in WATCH adjudication.
Two musicals received five awards, Camelot by 2nd Star Productions and Ragtime by Kensington Arts Theatre. Two plays received four awards, The Pillowman by Silver Spring Stage and Red by the Elden Street Players. Kensington Arts Theatre received the most awards, a total of seven for their productions of Ragtime and Next to Normal. Colonial Players was the only theater company to receive awards for three separate productions, 1776, Shipwrecked and Trying.
- 2nd Star Productions
- Aldersgate Church Community Theatre
- The Alliance Theatre
- The Arlington Players
- Capital City Players of DC
- Bowie Community Theatre
- Castaways Repertory Theatre
- Taking Flight Theatre Company
- Chevy Chase Players
- Colonial Players of Annapolis
- Damascus Theatre Company
- Dominion Stage
- Elden Street Players
- Fauquier Community Theatre
- Greenbelt Arts Center
- Hard Bargain Players
- Kensington Arts Theatre
- Laurel Mill Playhouse
- Little Theatre of Alexandria
- McLean Community Players
- Montgomery Playhouse
- Port City Playhouse
- Port Tobacco Players
- Prince George’s Little Theatre
- Prince William Little Theatre
- Providence Players of Fairfax
- Reston Community Players
- Rockville Little Theatre
- Rockville Musical Theatre
- St. Mark’s Players
- Silver Spring Stage
- Tantallon Community Players
- Vienna Theatre Company
Winners for outstanding technical achievements.
Outstanding Set Design in a Musical (TIE)
- Jared Davis, Avenue Q, Dominion Stage
- Jane B. Wingard, Camelot, 2nd Star Productions
Outstanding Set Design in a Play
- John Downing and Bill Glikbarg, Twentieth Century, Little Theatre of Alexandria
Outstanding Set Construction in a Musical
- Hector Lorenzini, Avenue Q, Dominion Stage
Outstanding Set Construction in a Play
- Richard Gilpin and Zachary Ball, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Port Tobacco Players
Outstanding Set Painting in a Musical
- Jane B. Wingard, Camelot, 2nd Star Productions
Outstanding Set Painting in a Play
- Mary Speed and Brian Garrison, Red, Elden Street Players
Outstanding Set Decoration and Set Dressing in a Musical
- Jane B. Wingard and Gail Bagaria, Camelot, 2nd Star Productions
Outstanding Set Decoration and Set Dressing in a Play
- Paul Hennesy and Mike Mattheisen, Is He Dead?, Providence Players of Fairfax
Outstanding Properties in a Musical
- Joanne D. Wilson, Camelot, 2nd Star Productions
Outstanding Properties in a Play
- Susan d. Garvey, Red, Elden Street Players
Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical
- Tommy Scott, Fiddler on the Roof, Port Tobacco Players
Outstanding Lighting Design in a Play
- Ken and Patti Crowley, 33 Variations, Little Theatre of Alexandria
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical
- Kevin DeMine, Avenue Q, Dominion Stage
Outstanding Sound Design in a Play
- Sean Doyle, Shiloh Rules, Port City Playhouse
Outstanding Costume Design in a Musical
- Linda Swann, Camelot, 2nd Star Productions
Outstanding Costume Design in a Play
- Mary Wakefield, The Tempest, Rockville Little Theatre
Outstanding Makeup Design in a Musical
- Shemika Berry, The Wiz, Tantallon Community Players
Outstanding Makeup Design in a Play
- Sally Cusenza, The Pillowman, Silver Spring Stage
Outstanding Hair Design in a Musical
- Beverly Hill van Joolen, 1776, Colonial Players of Annapolis
Outstanding Hair Design in a Play
- Rachel Royall, Life with Father, Aldersgate Churtch Community Theatre
Outstanding Special Effects
- Joshua McKerrow, Kat McKerrow, Maya Wilcox, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Laurel Mill Playhouse
Winners for outstanding performances by an actor or actress.
Outstanding cameo in a musical
- Lydia Kivrak as ‘Grandma Tzeitel’, Fiddler on the Roof, Port Tobacco Players
Outstanding cameo in a play
- Jeffrey Gangwisch as ‘James’, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Laurel Mill Playhouse
Outstanding featured actress in a musical
- Eben K. Logan as ‘Sarah’, Ragtime, Kensington Arts Theatre
Outstanding featured actor in a musical
- Ryan Burke as ‘Dan’, Next to Normal, Kensington Arts Theatre
Outstanding featured actress in a play
- Christina Enoch Kemmerer as ‘Player #1′, Shipwrecked, Colonial Players of Annapolis
Outstanding featured actor in a play (TIE)
- Chris Daileader as ‘Michal’, The Pillowman, Silver Spring Stage
- Robert Tucker as ‘Player #2′, Shipwrecked, Colonial Players of Annapolis
Outstanding lead actress in a musical
- Emily Zickler as ‘Diana’, Next to Normal, Kensington Arts Theatre
Outstanding lead actor in a musical
- Sayne-Kharyi Lewis as ‘Colehouse Walker’, Ragtime, Kensington Arts Theatre
Outstanding lead actress in a play (TIE)
- Karen Grim as ‘Sarah Schorr’, Trying, Colonial Players of Annapolis
- Mary-Anne Sullivan as ‘Dr. Katherine Brandt’, 33 Variations, Reston Community Players
Outstanding lead actor in a play
- Chad W. Fornwalt as ‘Katurian’, The Pillowman, Silver Spring Stage
Winners for outstanding achievement in overall production.
Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography
- William T. Fleming, The Pillowman, Silver Spring Stage
Outstanding Choreography
- Darnell Morris and Eben K. Logan, Ragtime, Kensington Arts Theatre
Outstanding Music Direction
- Mayumi B. Griffie, Ragtime, Kensington Arts Theatre
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
- Evan Hoffmann, Caroline or Change, Elden Street Players
Outstanding Direction of a Play
- Gloria DuGan, Red, Elden Street Players
Outstanding Musical
- Ragtime, Kensington Arts Theatre
Outstanding Play
- Red, Elden Street Players
Wins sorted by theatre and show.
2nd Star Productions
- Camelot
- Outstanding Costume Design in a Musical, Linda Swann
- Outstanding Properties in a Musical, Joanne D. Wilson
- Outstanding Set Decoration in a Musical, Jane B. Wingard and Gail Bagaria
- Outstanding Set Design in a Musical, Jane B. Wingard
- Outstanding Set Painting in a Musical, Jane B. Wingard
Aldersgate Church Community Theatre
- Life with Father
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Play, Rachel Royall
Colonial Players
- 1776
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Musical, Beverly Hill van Joolen
- Shipwrecked
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, Robert Tucker as “Player #2″
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, Christina Enoch Kremmerer as “Player #1″
- Trying
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play, Karen Grim as “Sarah Schorr”
Dominion Stage
- Avenue Q
- Outstanding Set Construction in a Musical, Hector Lorenzini
- Outstanding Set Design in a Musical, Jared Davis
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical, Kevin DeMine
Elden Street Players
- Caroline or Change
- Outstanding Direction of a Musical, Evan Hoffmann
- Red
- Outstanding Direction of a Play, Gloria DuGan
- Outstanding Play
- Outstanding Properties in a Play, Susan d. Garvey
- Outstanding Set Painting in a Play, Mary Speed
Kensington Arts Theatre
- Next to Normal
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, Ryan Burke as “Dan”
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical, Emily Zickler as “Diana”
- Ragtime
- Outstanding Choreography, Darnell Morris & Eben K. Logan
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, Eben K. Logan as “Sarah”
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical, Sayne-Kharyi Lewis as “Colehouse Walker”
- Outstanding Music Direction, Mayumi B. Griffie
- Outstanding Musical
Laurel Mill Playhouse
- The Lieutenant of Inishmore
- Outstanding Cameo in a Play, Jeffrey Gangwisch as “James”
- Outstanding Special Effects, Joshua McKerrow et al
Little Theatre Of Alexandria
- 33 Variations
- Outstanding Light Design in a Play, Ken & Patti Crowley
- Twentieth Century
- Outstanding Set Design in a Play, John Downing & Bill Glikbarg
Port City Playhouse
- Shiloh Rules
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Play, Sean Doyle
Port Tobacco Players
- Brighton Beach Memoirs
- Outstanding Set Construction in a Play, Richard Gilpin & Zachary Ball
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Outstanding Cameo in a Musical, Lydia Kivrak as “Grandma Tzeitel”
- Outstanding Light Design in a Musical, Tommy Scott
Providence Players
- Is He Dead?
- Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play, Paul Hennesy & Mike Mattheisen
Reston Community Players
- 33 Variations
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play, Mary-Anne Sullivan as “Dr. Katherine Brandt”
Rockville Little Theatre
- The Tempest
- Outstanding Costume Design in a Play, Mary Wakefield
Silver Spring Stage
- The Pillowman
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, Chris Daileader as “Michal”
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play, Chad W. Fornwalt as “Katurian”
- Outstanding Makeup Design in a Play, Sally Cusenza
- Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography, William T. Fleming
Tantallon Community Theatre
- The Wiz
- Outstanding Makeup Design in a Musical, Shemika Berry
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Michael & Laura Clark started ShowBizRadio in August 2005 because they love live theater. They each have both performed in and worked behind the scenes in DC area productions, as well as earned a Career Studies Certificate in Theater from Northern Virginia Community College.