A.R.T./New York Members Rock the 2011 New York Innovative Theatre Awards
Tuesday, August 09, 2011 12:00 AM
New York Innovative Theatre Awards

On Monday, August 1, 2011, The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation announced the contenders for its 2011 IT Awards. Out of 121 total nominees, A.R.T./New York's member theatres racked up an astounding 51 nominations and were represented in all 19 award categories!

Since 2004, the IT Awards have honored the outstanding work being done by New York City's Off-Off-Broadway artists. And as this year's nominations affirm, A.R.T./New York's prolific small and emerging theatres play a significant role in the continued vitality of this important community. We are so proud to support these innovative artists!

The IT Awards Ceremony will be held on September 19, 2011. For more information, visit www.nyitawards.com. Below is a list of A.R.T./New York members who were nominated for awards.

Outstanding Ensemble

Tonya Canada, Megan Hill, Polly Lee, Michael Levinton, Hugh Sinclair, Laura von Holt, Donya K. Washington, Stephanie Weeks, Merlin Whitehawk, (oh my god I am so) THIRST(y), Little Lord (a theater company)

Whitney Branan, Jennifer DiDonato, Tauren Hagans, Robert Anthony Jones, Edward Juvier, Lorinne Lampert, Aaron J. Libby, Jake Mendes, Trey Mitchell, Jan-Peter Pedross, Colin Pritchard, Megan Rosenblatt, Chloe Sabin, Dawn Trautman, Craig Treubert, Tyler Wallach, Eric Weaver, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players

Outstanding Solo Performance

Andrea Caban, Questions My Mother Can't Answer, Coyote REP Theatre Company & the terraNOVA Collective

Nat Cassidy, Things At The Doorstep: An Evening of Horror Based on the Works of H.P. Lovecraft, Manhattan Theatre Source

Greg Oliver Bodine, and Nat Cassidy Grant Neale, Polanski, Polanski, terraNOVA Collective

Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role

David Darrow, The Revival, Project Y Theatre Company

Colin Pritchard, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players

Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role

Becky Byers, Dog Act, Flux Theatre Ensemble

Nicole Taylor, The Navigator, WorkShop Theater Company

Laura von Holt, (oh my god I am so) THIRST(y), Little Lord (a theater company)

Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role

Trent Dawson, The Revival, Project Y Theatre Company

Jeff Paul, Interchange, WorkShop Theater Company

Craig E. Treubert, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players

Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role

Kelly Anne Burns, The Navigator, WorkShop Theater Company

Daphne Gaines, The Walk Across America For Mother Earth, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club

Outstanding Director

Michole Biancosino, The Revival, Project Y Theatre Company

Hans Friedrichs, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players

Leslie Kincaid Burby, The Navigator, WorkShop Theater Company

Paul Zimet, The Walk Across America For Mother Earth, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club

Outstanding Choreography/Movement

Karina Casiano and Daniel Irizarry, The Orphans, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club presents La Criatura Theater

Aaron Haskell, Wake Up, You're Dead, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club

Christine O'Grady, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players

Outstanding Lighting Design

Ben Hagen, The Revival, Project Y Theatre Company

Duane Pagano, The Navigator, WorkShop Theater Company

Stan Pressner, Pass The Blutwurst, Bitte, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club

Outstanding Costume Design

Machine Dazzle, The Walk Across America For Mother Earth, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club

Ryan J. Moller, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players

Outstanding Set Design

Kevin Judge, The Revival, Project Y Theatre Company

Duane Pagano, The Navigator, WorkShop Theater Company

Jason Paradine, Dog Act, Flux Theatre Ensemble

Outstanding Sound Design

Quentin Chiappetta, The Navigator, WorkShop Theater Company

Christopher Loar, (un)afraid, New York Neo-Futurists

Amit Prakash, The Revival, Project Y Theatre Company

Outstanding Innovative Design

Volodymyr Klyuzko and Mikhail Shraga, Projection Design, Raven, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club

Alex Koch, Video and Projection Design, Feeder: A Love Story by James Carter, terraNOVA Collective

Outstanding Original Music

Live Footage, Displaced Wedding, New Worlds Theatre Project

Colonna Sonora, Woyzeck, Toy Box Theatre Company

Outstanding Original Short Script

Vincent Marano, My Baby, Ingenius Short Play Festival, Manhattan Theatre Source

Outstanding Original Full-Length Script

Eddie Antar, The Navigator, WorkShop Theater Company

Outstanding Performance Art Production

(un)afraid, New York Neo-Futurists

Hold Music, PegLeg Productions / Culture Project's Women Center Stage 2011

Locker #4173b, New York Neo-Futurists

Wake Up, You're Dead, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club

Woman of Leisure and Panic, terraNOVA Collective

Outstanding Production of a Musical

(oh my god I am so) THIRST(y), Little Lord (a theater company)

Reefer Madnes the musical, The Gallery Players

The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players

The Human Comedy, Astoria Performing Arts Center

The Walk Across America For Mother Earth, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club

Outstanding Production of a Play

The Navigator, WorkShop Theater Company

The Revival, Project Y Theatre Company