Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, New York's premiere socially conscious-eco-friendly theatre festival, caps off its latest season with its annual awards ceremony on Sunday, August 14, at 7pm, at the Cherry Lane Theatre, located at 38 Commerce Street.
The Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Awards honor those productions and individuals that demonstrated artistic excellence and environmental responsibility at this year's Festivity, which took place from June 13-July 10 at The Paradise Factory in New York City.
Tickets for the event are $25.00 and can be purchased though OvationTix at 866 811-4111. The nominees and winners are selected by members of the Planet Connections staff.
"2016 was a very good year for Planet Connections, both in terms of the quality of works we presented as well as in overall attendance," noted Brock H. Hill, the company's Artistic Director. "I'm also happy to report that general awareness of the Festivity and its mission is steadily increasing as we received more media coverage this year than ever before. The upcoming award ceremonies serve as a way to acknowledge those performers and productions that had a hand in these successes."
A complete list of the nominees for this year's Planet Connections Awards follows:
Planet Activist Award
Step1 Theatre Project (Who Am I ) for hosting Who Are You? A 24-Hour Pride Fest benefitting the Audre Lorde Project
The Pink Hulk, raising funds and awareness for Mary's Place By The Sea
A Light In the Dark, raising funds and awareness for KittyKind
Hope You Get to Eleven or What Are We Going to Do About Sally?, raising funds and awareness for National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Cupcake Lady Productions (Imaginary Friends!) for working with Candle Lighters in costume for Charity Event
Greener Planet Award
Gideon - for its eco-friendly set design
Flow - for recycled materials used for set and props
Conservation Theater - for addressing green issues and offering practicAl Green alternatives to the audience in their piece
Congeniality Award
Valerie David, The Pink Hulk
Amber Crawford, A Light in the Dark
Bruce A. Kraemer, Gideon
Outstanding Overall Production of a New Play
A Light In the Dark
Gideon
Helvetica
The Chaplin Plays
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical/Play with Music
Ambition
Nix
The Golden Smile
The Social Avenger
Outstanding Overall Production of a Revival or Adaptation
Antigone
Drones
Ribs
Who Am I
Outstanding Overall Production of a Short Play or One-Act
"Occasionally Nothing" from Say Hello, Wave Goodbye: 3 Plays of Verbal Bondage
"The Case of the Absurdly Tall and Wholly Unnecessary Tower in Queens" from Imaginary Friends!
"Saitama" from Blankets and Bedtime: 3 Restless Plays
"Some Dreams" from A Madness of One-Acts Plays
Outstanding Overall Production of an Evening of One-Acts
A Madness of One-Act Plays
Blankets and Bedtime: 3 Restless Plays
Imaginary Friends!
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye: 3 Plays of Verbal Bondage
Outstanding Overall Production of a Solo Show
A Stopping Place
Hope You Get to Eleven or What Are We Going to Do About Sally?
Pilgrim Notes
The Pink Hulk
Outstanding Overall Production of a Staged Reading
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Defence
Digna
Red Emma
Suicide by Wife
Outstanding Playwriting of a New Script
Will Coleman, Helvetica
Darci Faye, Infinitely Yours
Judith Leora, Gideon
Don Nigro, The Chaplin Plays
Wendy Mae Shelton, A Light In the Dark
Outstanding Book of a new Musical or Play with Music
Ambition
Nix
The Golden Smile
The Social Avenger
Outstanding Music & Lyrics
Ambition
Nix
The Golden Smile
Outstanding Playwriting of a One-Act/Short Form
Erik Champney, "Sparkler" from Blankets and Bedtime: 3 Restless Plays
Cecilia Copeland, "Some Dreams" from A Madness of One-Act Plays
Penny Jackson, "Bowery Street Blues" from A Madness of One-Act Plays
Glory Kadigan, "Superstars" from A Madness of One-Act Plays
Natalie Menna, "Occasionally Nothing" from Say Hello, Wave Goodbye: 3 Plays of Verbal Bondage
Outstanding Playwriting of a Staged Reading
Francesco Andolfi, Defence
Lynda Crawford, Familiar Strangers
Patricia Davis, Digna
Maxine Kern, Red Emma
Joel Krantz for the book of Ocean in a Teacup
Susan Jennifer Polese, Suicide by Wife
Outstanding Direction of a Play or Musical
Melody Erfani, Antigone
Roi Escudero, Flow
Joan Kane, Gideon
Lori Kee, A Light in the Dark
Ran Xia, Disability
Outstanding Direction of a Solo Show
Caroline Faustine, Pilgrim Notes
Scott Illingworth, Hope You Get to Eleven or What Are We Going to Do About Sally?
Padraic Lillis, The Pink Hulk
Arpita Mukherjee, How to Succeed as an Ethnically Ambiguous Actor
Clara Pagone, A Stopping Place
Outstanding Direction of a One-Act/Short Play
Laura Mae Baker, "The Case of the Absurdly Tall and Wholly Unnecessary Tower in Queens" from Imaginary Friends!
Janet Bentley, "Sparkler" from Blankets and Bedtime: 3 Restless Plays
Ivette Dumeng, "Occasionally Nothing" from Say Hello, Wave Goodbye: 3 Plays of Verbal Bondage
Melissa Skirboll, Superstars
Outstanding Choreography - Fight or Dance
Valerie Mae Browne, Who Am I
Michael Hagins, The Renaissance Dueling Plays
Jordan Laroya, Infinitely Yours
Nick Neagle, Antigone
Tyler Thomas, Ribs
Outstanding Scenic Design
Roi Escudero, Flow
Clara Pagone, A Stopping Place
G. Warren Stiles, Gideon
Anastasia Romantsova, Ambition
Christina Watanabe, Antigone
Outstanding Lighting Design
Jake Fine, A Light In the Dark
Jason Fok, Drones
Lucky Gilbert Pearto, The Chaplin Plays
Kelly Schuster, Ribs
Christina Watanabe, Antigone
Outstanding Sound Design
Donghyuk Chang, A Light In the Dark
Andy Evan Cohen, The Chaplin Plays
Tom King, Helvetica
Adam Sherwin, The Renaissance Dueling Plays
Aaron Vega, Infinitely Yours
Outstanding Costume Design
Laura Mae Baker, Imaginary Friends!
Barbara Begley, Ambition
Roi Escudero, Flow
Janet Mervin, The Chaplin Plays
Kat Moreno, The Renaissance Dueling Plays
Outstanding Use of Projections, Special Effects, Performance Art, and/or Multimedia Event
Andy Even Cohen, Blankets and Bedtime: 3 Restless Plays
Roi Escudero & Valentin Ewan, Flow
Cupcake Lady Productions, Imaginary Friends!
Melissa Skirboll, A Madness of One-Act Plays
Tyler Thomas, Ribs
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
Francesco Andolfi, Drones
Al Foote, A Light In the Dark
Sven Haabeth, Helvetica
Michael Hagins, Who Am I
Andrew Hutchenson, Infinitely Yours
Mike Maloney, Antigone
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Jill Biachini, A Light In the Dark
Ivette Dumeng, The Chaplin Plays
Briana Femia, Father-Daughter
Tatyana Kot, Flow
Liz Pegg, Helvetica
Deb Radloff, Infinitely Yours
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical or Play With Music
Andy McCain, The Golden Smile
Carlos Martin, Nix
Fynn Harne, The Golden Smile
Johnny Sederquist, The Social Avenger
Robert DiDomenico, The Golden Smile
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical or Play With Music
Darilyn Castillo, Nix
Jody Doo, The Golden Smile
Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin, Ambition
Amanda Mason, The Golden Smile
Patricia Sabulis, Ambition
Julian Trilling, The Social Avenger
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical or Play with Music
Anthony Amaral, The Social Avenger
Jody Hinkley, The Golden Smile
Dan Martin, The Social Avenger
Damian Norfleet, Nix
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical or Play with Music
Vanessa Blanchette, The Social Avenger
Laurel Caruso, Nix
Toni Martin, Nix
Yasmin Schancer, The Golden Smile
Jourdan Spuirill, The Social Avenger
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play
Patrick Falcon, Antigone
William Hochman, Drones
Mark Levy, The Renaissance Dueling Plays
Chris Sanchez, Helvetica
Jae Woo, Antigone
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play
Jazmyn Arroyo, The Renaissance Dueling Plays
Amber Crawford, A Light In the Dark
Amy Gaipa, Gideon
Amanda Klinikowski, The Illusion of Love
Yokko Usami, Antigone
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, Musical, or One-Act/Short Play
Laura Mae Baker, Imaginary Friends!
Victoria Giambalvo, Disability
Adelyne Liu, "Saitama" from Blankets and Bedtime: 3 Restless Plays
Mary Monohan, Gideon
Mary Sheridan, Who Am I
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, Musical or One-Act/Short Play
Vinnie Eden Ortega, Drones
Michael Rehse, Imaginary Friends!
Xavier Rodney, Imaginary Friends!
Cherng-Mao Sun, "Saitama" from Blankets and Bedtime: 3 Restless Plays
David Triacca, Superstars
Outstanding Lead Actor in a One-Act/Short Play
Peter Collier, "Occasionally Nothing" from Say Hello, Wave Goodbye: 3 Plays of Verbal Bondage
Max Meyers, "Sparkler" from Blankets and Bedtime: 3 Restless Plays
Parker Pogue, Superstars
Erik Ransom, "Screens" from Blankets and Bedtime: 3 Restless Plays
Imran Sheikh, Bowery Street Blue
Outstanding Lead Actress in a One-Act/Short Play
Molly Collier, Some Dreams
Rachel A. Collins, Some Dreams
Ellie Gossage, "Sparkler" from Blankets and Bedtime: 3 Restless Plays
Mariel Matero, Superstars
Meggy Hai Trang, "Saitama" from Blankets and Bedtime: 3 Restless Plays
Outstanding Actress in a Staged Reading
Annie McGovern, Whence You Came
Elizabeth Inghram, Defence
Heather Massie, Hedy! The Life and Inventions of Hedy Lamarr
Luciana Faulhaber, Suicide by Wife
Snit Deshpande, Ocean in a Teacup
Outstanding Actor in a Staged Reading
Hunter Canning, The Waiting Game
Neil Pritchard, Suicide by Wife
Marc Sinewy, The Waiting Game
William Oliver Watkins, Inside the Box
Peter Zielinski, Familiar Strangers
Outstanding Performance in a Solo Show
Valerie David, The Pink Hulk
Adin Lenahan, Pilgrim Notes
Padraic Lillis, Hope You Get to Eleven or What Are We Going to Do About Sally?
Stephen Powell, A Stopping Place
Zenobia Shroff, How to Succeed As an Ethnically Ambiguous Actor
Outstanding Ensemble in a Play, Musical, or Evening of One-Acts
The Cast of Antigone
The Cast of Blankets and Bedtime: 3 Restless Plays
The Cast of Gideon
The Cast of Helvetica
The Cast of Ribs
The Cast of Who Am I
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