MUSICALS DESIGN & DIRECTION
Choreography – Kari Twyman* Waitress Aurora Theatre
Costume Design – Dr. L. Nyrobi Moss The Color Purple Aurora Theatre
Lighting Design – Kari Twyman Twyman* Young John Lewis Theatrical Outfit
Projection Design – Daniel Pope The Color Purple Aurora Theatre
Scenic Design – Shannon Robert & Brandon Roak Waitress Aurora Theatre
Sound Design – Anna Lee Waitress Aurora Theatre
Music Direction – Ann-Carol Pence Waitress Aurora Theatre
Direction – Thomas W. Jones II+ Young John Lewis Theatrical Outfit
MUSICALS PERFORMANCE
Ensemble – Chelcy Cutwright, Kate Fahrner*, Avani Lesane, Molly Ann Tucker Winter Wonderettes ART Station
Featured Performer (2 Awards) – Frankie Marasa the 5th* Waitress Aurora Theatre
Mary Lynn Owen* Cabaret Actor’s Express
Principal Performer (2 Awards) – Michael Bashil Young John Lewis Theatrical Outfit
Hayden Rowe Cabaret Actor’s Express
PLAYS DESIGN & DIRECTION
Costume Design – Jennifer Schottstaedt Marie Antoinette Actor’s Express with Oglethorpe Theatre
Lighting Design – Ben Rawson^ The Mountaintop Alliance Theatre
Projection Design – Miko Simmons The Mountaintop Alliance Theatre
Scenic Design – Isabel^ & Moriah^ Curley-Clay The Lehman Trilogy Theatrical Outfit
Sound Design – Melanie Chen Cole The Mountaintop Alliance Theatre
Direction – Matt Torney The Lehman Trilogy Theatrical Outfit
PLAYS PERFORMANCE
Ensemble – Destiny Danielle, O’Neil Delapenha, Tyren Duncan, Greg Hunter, Eric Lang, Jake West, Tre’ Whitley, Vallea Woodbury The African Company Presents Richard III Atlanta Shakespeare Company
Featured Performer (2 awards) – Tiffany Denise Hobbs* Doubt Actor’s Express
Cara Mantella* Cry It Out Stage Door Theatre
Principal Performer (2 Awards) – Carolyn Cook* I Carry Your Heart with MeHorizon Theatre
Tess Malis Kincaid* Doubt Actor’s Express
THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
Outstanding Production Milo Imagines the World Alliance Theatre
Outstanding Design Jahise Labouef (costume), Ben Rawson^ (lighting), Brittany Bland (projection), Josh Oberlander (set), Joel Abbott (sound)Milo Imagines the World Alliance Theatre
Outstanding Direction Dell Howlett+ (director & choreographer), Christian Magby* (music director) Milo Imagines the World Alliance Theatre
Outstanding Performance Mila Bolash, Morgan Crumbly, Brandin Jay, Roberto Méndez, Daja Rice, Barry Westmoreland Petite Rouge Synchronicity Theatre
Outstanding New Work Based on Duncan Tonatiuh’s series, adapted by Jessica Espinoza, music by Clayton Colwell, lyrics by Jessica Espinoza Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote Center for Puppetry Arts
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
Outstanding Social Justice Production Young John Lewis Theatrical Outfit
Outstanding Production – Theatre for Young Audiences Petite Rouge Synchronicity Theatre
Outstanding World Premiere Production The Reservoir Alliance Theatre
Outstanding Production of a Play Matt Torney – The Lehman Trilogy Theatrical Outfit
Outstanding Production of a Musical Thomas W. Jones II – Young John Lewis Theatrical Outfit
SPECIALTY AWARD
GENE-GABRIEL PLAYWRITING AWARD – How to Make a Home by Amina S. McIntyre
TOTAL AWARDS BY THEATRE
- Theatrical Outfit – 9
- Aurora Theatre – 8
- Alliance Theatre – 7
- Actor’s Express – 5
- Synchronicity Theatre – 2
- ART Station – 1
- Atlanta Shakespeare Company – 1
- Center for Puppetry Arts – 1
- Horizon Theatre – 2
- Stage Door Theatre – 1
- Actor’s Express with Oglethorpe Theatre – 1
TOTAL AWARDS BY PRODUCTION
- Young John Lewis – 5
- Waitress – 5
- Milo Imagines the World – 3
- The Mountaintop – 3
- The Lehman Trilogy – 3
- Doubt – 3
- The Color Purple – 2
- Cabaret – 2
- Petite Rouge – 2
- I Carry Your Heart with Me – 2
- Winter Wonderettes – 1
- Marie Antoinette – 1
- The African Company Presents Richard III – 1
- Cry It Out – 1
- How to Make a Home – 1
- Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote – 1
- The Reservoir – 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 2023
