22nd Annual WATCH Awards (Calendar Year 2023)
Adjudicators reviewed 94 productions (36 musicals, 58 plays) in 26 community theater companies. In each of the 40 categories, five nominees were selected based on the average scores of eight judges. Winners were announced at a ceremony on March 17, 2024, at The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA..
Awards (4)
The Book of Will
- Outstanding Cameo in a Play - Rebecca Ellis as "Emilia Bassano Lanier"
Putting It Together
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Tommy Malek as "Man 3"
Wit
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Maura Suilebhan as "Vivian Bearing, PhD"
- Outstanding Direction of a Play - Jacob Haythorn
Nominations (24)
Putting It Together
- Outstanding Direction of a Musical - Vincent Musgrave
- Leta Hall Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Tommy Malek as "Man 3"
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Ashley Gladden-Vellon as "Woman 2"
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical - Pam Shilling as "Woman 1"
- Outstanding Music Direction - Andrew Gordon
- Outstanding Musical
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical - Wes Bedsworth
Tartuffe
- Outstanding Costume Design in a Play - Linda Swann
- Outstanding Direction of a Play - Beth Terranova
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - John Halmi as "Tartuffe"
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Ashley Simon as "Dorine"
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Play - Rebecca Kotraba
- Outstanding Makeup Design in a Play - Rebecca Kotraba
- Outstanding Play
Wit
- Outstanding Direction of a Play - Jacob Haythorn
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Joi Pride as "Susie Monahan, BSN, RN"
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Maura Suilebhan as "Vivian Bearing, PhD"
- Outstanding Lighting Design in a Play - Jami S. Earnest and Rick Swink
- Outstanding Play
The Book of Will
- Outstanding Cameo in a Play - Rebecca Ellis as "Emilia Bassano Lanier"
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Matt Leyendecker as "Richard Burbage"
Ravenscroft
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Play - Rebecca Kotraba
Crimes of Heart
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play - Emily Roberge as "Lenny Macgrath"
