The 16th Annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors' (WATCH Awards) nominations have honored The Colonial Players with 2 awards! 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 was held on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 7:00pm at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA.

And now for the awards...

Ernest in Love

• Outstanding Light Design in a Musical - Frank A. Florentine
• Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Duncan Hood as "Carl Bolton"

Congratulations to all of our WATCH nominees this year!

• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play - Fred Fletcher-Jackson as "Dorante" (The Liar)
• Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Jeff Sprague as "Cliton" (The Liar)
• Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Sarah Wade as "Sabine/Isabelle" (The Liar)
• Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Duncan Hood as "Carol Bolton" (Ernest in Love)
• Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Barbara Bartos as "Lady Bracknell" (Ernest in Love)
• Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Sarah Wade as "Cecily Cardew" (Ernest in Love)
• Outstanding Costume Design in a Musical - Carol Youmans (Ernest in Love)
• Outstanding Light Design in a Musical - Frank A. Florentine (Ernest in Love)
• Outstanding Costume Design in a Play - Carrie Brady (Sherlock's Last Case)
• Outstanding Properties in a Play - Constance Robinson (Sherlock's Last Case)
• Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play - Constance Robinson, Beth Terranova (Sherlock's Last Case)
• Outstanding Special Effects - Wes Bedsworth, Eric Hufford, Bernhard Mueller-Anderson, Beth Terranova (Sherlock's Last Case)
• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play - Jason Vellon as "Clifford Glimmer" (Side Man)
• Outstanding Light Design in a Play - Eric Lund (Side Man)
• Outstanding Sound Design in a Play - Sarah Wade, Jim Reiter (Side Man)
• Outstanding Direction of a Play - Jim Reiter (Side Man)
• Outstanding Play - Produced by Wes Bedsworth, Stage Managed by Herb Elkin (Side Man)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Lois Evans as "Cora Swanson" (Morning's at Seven)
• Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Michael N. Dunlop as "Theodore Swanson" (Morning's at Seven)
• Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Duncan Hood as "Carl Bolton" (Morning's at Seven)
• Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Paul Valleau as "Homer Bolton" (Morning's at Seven)
• Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Carol Cohen as "Ida Bolton" (Morning's at Seven)
• Outstanding Costume Design in a Play - Dianne Andrew Smith (Morning's at Seven)
• Outstanding Hair Design in a Play - Doug Dawson (Morning's at Seven)
• Outstanding Light Design in a Play - Frank A. Florentine (Morning's at Seven)
• Outstanding Play - Produced by Tom Stuckey, Stage Managed by Andy McLendon (Morning's at Seven)