About Our Theatre - Awards
The following is a list of awards for productions at Boston Playwrights'
Theatre, or for the theatre and its artistic staff:
(For a full list of awards won by our Alumni,
click here)
The 23nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards (May, '05)
- BEST SET DESIGN, SMALL COMPANY
Richard Wadsworth Chambers for The Glider
THE 2004/05 IRNE AWARDS - BPT is nominated for 13 awards, winning 3 awards.
- BEST SET DESIGN, SMALL COMPANY
Richard Wadsworth Chambers for The Glider - BEST NEW PLAY, SMALL COMPANY
The Glider by Kate Snodgrass - BEST LIGHTING DESIGN, SMALL COMPANY
Andrew Foley for The Glider
In the SMALL COMPANY category, The Glider by Kate Snodgrass was nominated for
- Best Set Design
- Best Lighting Design
- Best Sound Design
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Actress
- Best Director
- Best New Play
- Best Production
Matter Familias by Ginger Lazarus was nominated for
- Best Sound Design
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Director
- Best New Play
The Glider by Kate Snodgrass
Nominated by the American Theater Critics Association for The Steinberg
New Play Award (2004)
The 22nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards (May, '04)
- BEST ACTOR, SMALL COMPANY
Vincent E. Siders, for his work in Russell Lees's Monticel' and two other shows.
THE 2004 IRNE AWARDS -
BPT garners six awards out of eight nominations!
- BEST NEW PLAY, SMALL COMPANY
Monticel' by Russell Lees - BEST ACTOR, SMALL COMPANY
Vincent E. Siders, Monticel' - BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, SMALL COMPANY
Steven Barkheimer, Monticel' - BEST SET DESIGN, SMALL COMPANY
Richard Chambers, Monticel' & Haymarket - BEST LIGHTING DESIGN, SMALL COMPANY
Franklin Meissner Jr., Haymarket - BEST SOUND DESIGN/ORIGINAL COMPOSITION, SMALL COMPANY
Haddon Kime for Monticel' & Haymarket
- Nominated - BEST PRODUCTION (DRAMA/COMEDY), SMALL COMPANY
Monticel' - Nominated - BEST ACTRESS, SMALL COMPANY
Jacqui Parker for Haymarket by Zayd Dohrn
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2002/03 Season
The 21st Annual Elliot Norton Awards (May, '03)
- BEST NEW PLAY, SMALL COMPANY
The Blowin' of Baile Gall by Ronan Noone - BEST SET DESIGN, SMALL COMPANY
Richard Chambers - BEST ACTOR, SMALL COMPANY
Billy Meleady (for The Blowin' and two other shows this season)
The 2003 IRNE AWARDS -
- BEST NEW PLAY(S)
Ronan Noone won concurrently with his The Lepers of Baile Baiste at the Sugan Theatre and The Blowin of Baile Gall at BPT. - BEST SET DESIGN
Richard Chambers - BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Susan McConnell
KENNEDY CENTER AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATER FESTIVAL 2003
Training Wisteria By Molly Smith Metzler
* Produced by the Playwrights' Theatre of Boston University's Graduate Playwriting Program in collaboration with the College of Fine Arts Theatre Department as an entry in the Kennedy
Center American College Theater Festival
- Michael Kanin National Playwriting Award for BEST NEW PLAY
- Mark Twain Comedy Award for BEST COMEDY WRITING
- David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award
Boston Phoenix Award - Best Theater Value
2001 - 02 SEASON
Stagesource awards BPT Artistic Director Kate Snodgrass the Theatre Hero Award "in gratitude for (her) vision, leadership and inspiration."
A Girls' War by Joyce Van Dyke
- Boston Globe's pick for "One of the 10 Best Theatre Productions of 2001"
The Lepers of Baile Baiste by Ronan Noone
* Produced by the Playwrights' Theatre of Boston University's Graduate Playwriting Program in collabaoration with the Colelge of Fine Arts Theatre Department as an entry in the Kennedy
Center American College Theatre Festival
- Michael Kanin National Playwriting Award for BEST NEW PLAY
2000 - 01
Elliot Norton Award to the Boston Theater Marathon - A special Citation from the Boston Theatre Critics Association for "enlivening local theatre"
Lenny Hackman's Liver by Matthew Roland
* Produced by the Playwrights' Theatre of Boston University's Graduate Playwriting Program as an entry in the Kennedy
Center American College Theater Festival
- 2nd Place, Mark Twain Comedy Award for BEST COMEDY WRITING