- Published: 06 July 2013
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The 2013 Ruby Griffith Award winners were announced on Sunday, July 7, 2013 during a ceremony held at Bretton Woods Recreation Center in Germantown, MD. Colonial Players was the proud recipient of this year's award for Outstanding Achievement in a Play for our January 2013 production of Shipwrecked! The amazing adventures of Louis de Rougement (as told by himself). Congratulations to director Ron Giddings, the cast, and the production staff of this sell-out production!
Congratulations are also in order for another local theater, Annapolis Summer Garden Theater! They were the recipients of this year's Ruby Griffith Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Musical for their production of Avenue Q! Well done, ASGT!
2013 Ruby Griffith Award for All-Round Production Excellence
Kensington Arts Theatre for Next to Normal
2013 Ruby Griffith Award Runners-Up for Outstanding Achievement in a Play
First: Port City Playhouse for The Drawer Boy
Second: Silver Spring Stage for These Shining Lives
Third: Providence Players of Fairfax for Is He Dead?
2013 Ruby Griffith Award Runners-Up for Outstanding Achievement in a Musical
First: 2nd Star Productions for Oklahoma
Second: Laurel Mill Playhouse for Hair
Third: Tantallon Community Players for The Wiz
Colonial Players History with the Ruby Griffith Award
Since the Ruby Griffith award competition began in 1969, Colonial Players has been the recipient of the award several times, first winning for our 1973 production of I Never Sang for My Father, directed by Edd Miller. The following is a complete listing of the awards Colonial Players has received in this annual competition.
All Round Production Excellence
1997 - I’m Not Rappaport - Directed by Richard Wade
1994 - A Little Night Music - Directed by Lois Evans
1992 - The Boys Next Door - Directed by Dan Higgs
1990 - Baby - Directed by Sharie Valerio
1984 - Tribute - Directed by Karen Cannon
1979 - The Runner Stumbles - Directed by Bob White
1976 - Godspell - Directed by Bob White
1974 - Butterflies Are Free - Directed by Sharie Valerio
1973 - I Never Sang for My Father - Directed by Edd Miller
Runner-Up for All Round Production Excellence
1991 - House of Blue Leaves - Directed by Al Cauffman
1987 - I Do, I Do - Directed by Teddy Hogle
1985 - They’re Playing Our Song - Directed by Barbara Gilstorf & Pam Myers
1983 - 70 Girls 70 - Directed by Richard Wade
1981 - The Shadowbox - Directed by Alan Berger
Outstanding Achievement in a Musical
2006 - Enter the Guardsman - Directed by Lois Evans
Outstanding Achievement in a Play
2013 - Shipwrecked! The amazing adventures of Louis de Rougement (as told by himself) - Directed by Ron Giddings
Runner-Up for Outstanding Achievement in a Play
2007 - (tie) A Moon for the Misbegotten - Directed by Bob Bartlett
1993 - Fences - Directed by Carol Youmans
1996 - Macbeth - Directed by Carol Youmans