17th Annual WATCH Awards (Calendar Year 2016)
Adjudicators reviewed 103 productions (34 musicals, 69 plays) in 27 community theater companies. In each of the 38 categories, five nominees were selected based on the average scores of eight judges. Winners were announced at a ceremony on March 5, 2017, at The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA..
Awards (6)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
- Outstanding Properties in a Play - Lois Banscher
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Sarah Wade as "Honey"
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Ron Giddings as "Nick"
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play - Joe Mariano as "George"
- Outstanding Direction of a Play - Craig Allen Mummey
- Outstanding Play - Produced by Beth Terranova, Stage Managed by Bernadette Arvidson, Kevin Brennan
Nominations (14)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
- Outstanding Lighting Design in a Play - Alex Brady
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Play - Ben Cornwell
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Debbie Barber-Eaton as "Martha"
Venus in Fur
- Outstanding Lighting Design in a Play - Eric Lund & Alex Brady
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Natalie Nankervis as "Vanda"
- Outstanding Direction of a Play - Jim Gallagher
Boeing Boeing
- Outstanding Makeup Design in a Play - Christina McAlpine
The Cripple of Inishmaan
- Outstanding Cameo in a Play - Lisa KB Rath as "Mammy O'Dougal"
