The 16th Annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors' (WATCH Awards) nominations have honored The Colonial Players with 26 nominations! Adjudicators reviewed 110 productions (38 musicals, 72 plays) in 30 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.

The WATCH Award ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 7:00pm at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA.

And now for the Nominations...

The Liar (3)

• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play - Fred Fletcher-Jackson as "Dorante"
• Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Jeff Sprague as "Cliton"
• Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Sarah Wade as "Sabine/Isabelle"

Ernest in Love (5)

• Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Duncan Hood as "Dr. Chasuble"
• Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Barbara Bartos as "Lady Bracknell"
• Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Sarah Wade as "Cecily Cardew"
• Outstanding Costume Design in a Musical - Carol Youmans
• Outstanding Light Design in a Musical - Frank A. Florentine

Sherlock's Last Case (4)

• Outstanding Costume Design in a Play - Carrie Brady
• Outstanding Properties in a Play - Constance Robinson
• Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play - Constance Robinson, Edd Miller, Beth Terranova
• Outstanding Special Effects - Wes Bedsworth, Eric Hufford, Bernhard Mueller-Anderson

Side Man (5)

• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play - Jason Vellon as "Clifford Glimmer"
• Outstanding Light Design in a Play - Eric Lund
• Outstanding Sound Design in a Play - Sarah Wade, Jim Reiter
• Outstanding Direction of a Play - Jim Reiter
• Outstanding Play - Produced by Wes Bedsworth, Stage Managed by Herb Elkin

Morning's at Seven (9)

• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Lois Evans as "Cora Swanson"
• Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Michael N. Dunlop as "Theodore Swanson"
• Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Duncan Hood as "Carl Bolton"
• Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Paul Valleau as "Homer Bolton"
• Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Carol Cohen as "Ida Bolton"
• Outstanding Costume Design in a Play - Dianne Andrew Smith
• Outstanding Hair Design in a Play - Doug Dawson
• Outstanding Light Design in a Play - Frank A. Florentine
• Outstanding Play - Produced by Tom Stuckey, Stage Managed by Andy McLendon

The Colonial Players would like to congratulate all WATCH award nominees as well as all of the other WATCH member theaters! For a complete listing of all nominees from each theater, visit WATCH or DC Metro Theater Arts.