Nominations Now Open for Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation's Fichandler Award

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) has opened the nomination process for The Zelda Fichandler Award. Named for a giant of the regional theatre movement, the Zelda Fichandler Award recognizes directors and choreographers who are in the center of their creative lives; who demonstrate great accomplishment to-date and promise for the future; and who have made prominent achievements in the field with singular creativity and artistry, and deep investment in a particular place outside of the New York arena. The Award is not to honor lifetime achievement. The goal of the Fichandler Award is to encourage those artists who have made a commitment to creating theatre in the regions.

Established in 2009, the Zelda Fichandler Award is SDCF's first award devoted to the regional theatre. With this award, SDCF acknowledges the profound impact the founders of regional theatre have had on the field, honoring their legacy through the recognition of the extraordinary individuals who are transforming the national arts landscape with their unique and creative work in the American regional theatre.

The Fichandler Award is given regionally on a rotating basis. In 2016, it will be given to a director or choreographer who has made and who continues to make a significant contribution to the community through extraordinary work in theatre in the Central region of the United States, comprised of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.

The Fichandler Award Recipient receives an unrestricted award of $5000 from SDCF.

Nominations will be accepted from all sources through May 25, 2016. Nominators need not be SDC Members, but nominees must be SDC Members in good standing who are not previous recipients of the Award. Late nominations and self-nominations will not be accepted. A short nomination form and detailed guidelines are available on our website. The Award will be presented in Fall 2016