Colonial Players Earns 15 WATCH Award Nominations

The 12th Annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors’ (WATCH Awards) nominations have honored The Colonial Players with 15 nominations including lighting, hair, costume and set design, featured actor, featured actress, outstanding lead actor, outstanding lead actress (CP has three out of five), direction (for which CP has two out of the five), and outstanding play (two out of five). Adjudicators reviewed 126 productions (43 musicals, 83 plays) in 33 community theater companies. In each of the 38 categories, five nominees were selected based on the average scores of eight judges. In some categories, due to score ties, more than five nominees were announced.

And now for the Nominations...

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play – Jo Sullivan as “Jennie Malone”

Outstanding Light Design in a Play – Frank Florentine & Shirley Panek

Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play – Edd Miller

Cinderella Waltz

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play – Dann Alagna as “Zed”

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play – Monica Garcia as “Mother McGee”

Outstanding Costume Design in a Play -- Beth Terranova

Going to St. Ives

Outstanding Play

Outstanding Direction of a Play – Edd Miller

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play – Lolita-Marie as “May N’Kame”

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play – Heather Quinn as “Dr. Cora Gage”

Outstanding Costume Design in a Play – Beth Terranova

Outstanding Hair Design in a Play – Gina Quaye

Moonlight and Magnolias

Outstanding Play

Outstanding Direction of a Play – Ron Giddings

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play – Kevin Wallace as “Victor Fleming”