Awards
2022 Suzi Bass Awards Recipients
MUSICALS
Choreography:
Angela Harris+ Song and Dance Aurora Theatre
Costume Design:
Alan Yeong^ Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella Aurora Theatre
Direction:
S. Renee Clark* Ain’t Misbehavin’ Georgia Ensemble Theatre
Ensemble
Fenner Eaddy, Jaymyria Etienne, Lawrence Flowers, Melodie Fort, and Latrice Pace
Ain’t Misbehavin’ Georgia Ensemble Theatre
Featured performer (2 awards):
Marcello Audino as Jean-Michel Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella Aurora Theatre
Maria Rodriguez-Sager* as Cass Crow Darlin’ Cory Alliance Theatre
Lighting Design:
Xavier V. Pierce^ Darlin’ Cory Alliance Theatre
Music Direction:
Rick Edinger Trading Places Alliance Theatre
Principal Performer (2 awards):
Maiesha McQueen* as Mahalia Mahalia: A Gospel Musical Dominion Entertainment
Bryce Pinkham* as Louis Winthorpe III Trading Places Alliance Theatre
Projection Design:
Bradley Bergeron Marie and Rosetta Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company
Scenic Design:
Todd Rosenthal^ Darlin’ Cory Alliance Theatre
Sound Design:
Clay Benning^ Darlin’ Cory Alliance Theatre
PLAYS
Costume Design:
Mariann Verheyen^ A Christmas Carol Alliance Theatre
Direction:
Marguerite Hannah and Lydia Fort+ The Light Horizon Theatre Company
Ensemble:
Tatyana Arrington, Robin Bloodworth*, Chelcy Cutwright, Eric Lang, Christina Leidel, Tamil Periasamy*, Mark Pitt, Roz Sullivan-Lovett
Vanity Fair Georgia Ensemble Theatre
Featured performer (2 awards):
Sun Mee Chomet* as Mother/Merchant Bina’s Six Apples Alliance Theatre
Enoch King* as Millie/Ensemble Toni Stone Alliance Theatre
Lighting Design:
Jiyoun Chang^ Bina’s Six Apples Alliance Theatre
Principal Performer:
Cynthia D. Barker* as Genesis The Light Horizon Theatre Company
Robin McGee as Fannie Lou Hamer Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer
Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company
Projection Design:
Kimberly Binns Legacy of Light Synchronicity Theatre
Scenic Design:
Todd Rosenthal^ A Christmas Carol Alliance Theatre
Sound Design:
Chris Lane Bright Half Life Theatrical Outfit
PRODUCTIONS
Outstanding Production of a Musical
Ain’t Misbehavin’ Georgia Ensemble Theatre
Outstanding Production of a Play
Dream House Alliance Theatre
Outstanding World Premiere Production
Trading Places Alliance Theatre
Outstanding Social Justice Production
The New Black Fest’s Hands Up Alliance Theatre
TOTAL AWARDS BY PRODUCTION:
Darlin’ Cory – 4
Ain’t Misbehavin’ – 3
Trading Places – 3
Bina’s Six Apples – 2
A Christmas Carol – 2
The Light – 2
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella – 2
Bright Half Life – 1
Dream House – 1
Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer – 1
The New Black Fest’s Hands Up – 1
Legacy of Light – 1
Mahalia: A Gospel Musical – 1
Marie and Rosetta – 1
Song and Dance – 1
Toni Stone – 1
SPECIALTY AWARDS
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Jon Ludwig, Artistic Director, Center for Puppetry Arts
CALLBOARD AWARD
Emma Palmer McVey, Stage Manager
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Cherie Caldwell, Suzi Bass Awards, Interim Board Chair
SPIRIT OF SUZI AWARD
Amanda Perez, Georgia Ensemble Theatre and Alliance Theatre
TOTAL AWARDS BY THEATRE:
Alliance Theatre – 14
Georgia Ensemble Theatre – 4
Aurora Theatre – 3
Horizon Theatre – 2
Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company – 2
Dominion Entertainment – 1
Synchronicity Theatre – 1
Theatrical Outfit – 1
* Member, Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
+ Member, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
^ Member, IATSE United Scenic Artists
Eligibility
Please read through the summary of the updated Suzi Eligibility Requirements, which now include the new Suzi EDI Eligibility standards.
The Annual Suzi Bass Awards Ceremony
The Annual Suzi Bass Awards Ceremony brings professionals and patrons of the Atlanta theatre community together to celebrate the theatre season. Theaters participate in a year-long judging process that results in outstanding nominees in 32 categories of plays, musicals, and theatre for young audiences and the winners are honored on the night of the
event.
2022 Suzi Bass Awards Nominations
The Suzi Bass Awards will reveal the winners for the 2021-2022 Atlanta professional theatre season on Monday evening, November 14, 2022, to patrons and industry artists.
The Suzi Awards Ceremony will be held at Southwest Arts Center in the City of South Fulton at 915 New Hope Road, Atlanta, GA 30331. The Suzi Nominations were announced at the nomination party on September 27, generously hosted by Synchronicity Theatre at their Annex Space.
Members of the media are invited to attend as guests of the Suzi Bass Awards. Journalists may receive up to two complimentary tickets. Please reply to this email (kate.warner@thesuzis.org) to reserve your press ticket(s). There are a very limited number of press tickets, so please respond quickly!
Tickets to the general public will go on sale soon.
The evening includes awards, performances, red carpet looks and a big outdoor bash.
2019-2020 Suzi Bass Awards Ceremony
Like many theatre communities across the globe, our Atlanta 2019-2020 season was cut short by the global pandemic, and the 2020-2021 season never opened.
But, the process for nominations had been set in motion.
Therefore, in November 2020, The Suzi Awards held a virtual ceremony to give several special awards to important forces in our community.
Suzi Bass Award for Lifetime Achievement – Pearl Cleage
Suzi Bass Award for Lifetime Achievement – Alan and Susan Stiefel
Spirit of Suzi Awards:
- Black Leaders Advocating for Cultural Theatre (BLACT)
- Atlanta Theatre Artists for Justice
- The Coalition for Racial Equity in Atlanta Theatre (CREAT)
- Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in the Arts, Atlanta (IDEA ATL)
Nominees and Award recipients
Our congratulations to our 2021-2022 Suzi Bass Awards Nominees.
Thank you to all of the Atlanta-area participating theatres, professional artists and theatre-makers, and the Suzi Bass Awards judges for their talent, hard work, and, most of all, patience and perseverance this last year.
Special thank you to Cayce Callaway for all the Suzis Award Pictures! For more information check out her website.
