18th Annual WATCH Awards (Calendar Year 2017)
Adjudicators reviewed 99 productions (33 musicals, 66 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 11, 2018, at The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA..
Awards (3)
Calendar Girls
- Outstanding Cameo in a Play - Jason Vellon as "Lawrence"
The City of Conversations
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Kathleen Clarke Ruttum as "Hester Ferris"
Nine
- Outstanding Music Direction - Andrew Gordon
Nominations (18)
33 Variations
- Outstanding Costume Design in a Play - Carrie Brady
- Outstanding Direction of a Play - Terry Averill
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Play - Doug Dawson
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Rebecca Downs as "Dr. Katherine Brandt"
- Outstanding Light Design in a Play - Alex Brady
- Outstanding Play - Produced by Shirley Panek and Judi Wobensmith, Stage Managed by Herb Elkin and Ernie Morton
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Play - Richard Atha-Nicholls
- Outstanding Special Effects - Eric Hufford
Calendar Girls
- Outstanding Cameo in a Play - Jason Vellon as "Liam"
Nine
- Outstanding Costume Design in a Musical - Beth Terranova
- Outstanding Direction of a Musical - Ron Giddings
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Erica Miller as "Claudia Nardi"
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Musical - Patti Grieb and Beth Starnes
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical - Jason Vellon as "Guido Contini"
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical - Alicia Sweeney as "Luisa Contini"
- Outstanding Makeup Design in a Musical - Patti Grieb and Beth Starnes
- Outstanding Musical - Produced by Judi Wobensmith, Stage Managed by Shirley Panek
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical - Richard Atha-Nicholls
