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The 20th Annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors' (WATCH Awards) nominations have honored The Colonial Players with 12 nominations! Adjudicators reviewed 101 productions (40 musicals, 61 plays) in 28 community theater companies. In each of the 40 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 20th Annual WATCH Award ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 7:00pm at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA.
And now for the Nominations...
A New Brain (4)
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Rebecca Downs as "Mimi"
- Outstanding Light Design in a Musical - John Purnell
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical - Richard Atha-Nicholls, Kaelynn Bedsworth
- Outstanding Special Effects - Nick Beschen, Wes Bedsworth, Bill Reinhardt
Arsenic and Old Lace (5)
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Play - Pam Peach
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play - Dann Alagna as "Mortimer Brewster" (pictured below)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Bernadette Arvidson as "Abby Brewster"
- Outstanding Makeup Design in a Play - Pam Peach
- Outstanding Play - Produced by Judi Wobensmith, Stage Managed by Shirley Panek
Silent Sky (2)
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Play - Beth Starnes
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Emilie Zelle Holmstock as "Henrietta Leavitt"
Towards Zero (1)
- Outstanding Set Painting in a Play - Amy Atha-Nicholls, Richard Atha-Nicholls, Edd Miller
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 the WATCH website.
