Theatre Bay Area has announced the nominees for their 5th Annual TBA Awards and North Bay companies have snagged 43 nominations. The awards will be presented on Monday, November 5th at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco.
The TBA Awards are designed to honor excellence in professionally oriented theatre through a peer-based, Bay Area-wide adjudication process of artists and productions from companies who are members of Theatre Bay Area and pay an awards registration fee. Participating North Bay companies include 6th Street Playhouse, Cinnabar Theater, Left Edge Theatre, Lucky Penny Productions, Marin Musical Theatre Company, Marin Shakespeare Company, Marin Theatre Company, Mountain Play Association, Novato Theater Company, Ross Valley Players, Sonoma Arts Live and Spreckels Theatre Company.
TBA divides their awards into three tiers with the intent to create an equitable system of evaluation for production aspects that can be influenced by levels of professional development and/or available resources and uses the following criteria:
Tier 1: Productions in this tier operate under LORT or BAT contracts with Actors Equity Association (AEA). Companies operating with LORT or BAT contracts and annual budget in excess of $1M must participate in Tier 1. Companies operating with LORT or BAT contracts but an annual budget below $1M may choose to participate in Tier 1 or Tier 2. Tier 1 productions must be seen by a minimum of 12 adjudicators.
Tier 2: Productions in this tier operate under some AEA contract and/or an annual operating budget of $400K or above. Companies operating under some AEA contract and an annual operating budget of below $400K may choose to participate in Tier 2 or Tier 3. Tier 2 productions must be seen by a minimum of 9 adjudicators.
Tier 3: Productions in this tier have no AEA requirement and operate on an annual budget below $400K. Tier 3 productions must be seen by a minimum of 6 adjudicators.
Here are the North Bay-related nominations:
Design Awards
Properties Design
Tier 1 – Chris Fitzer for Skeleton Crew at Marin Theatre Company
Costume Design
Tier 2 – Pamela Johnson for Peter Pan at Spreckels Theatre Company
Tier 3 – Michael Ross for Always… Patsy Cline at Sonoma Arts Live
Lighting Design
Tier 2 – April George for Illyria at 6th Street Playhouse
Set Design
Tier 2 – Elizabeth Bazzano, Eddy Hansen for Peter Pan at Spreckels Theatre Company
Tier 3 – Argo Thompson for Women in Jeopardy! at Left Edge Theatre
Sound Design
Tier 2 – Jessica Johnson for Peter Pan at Spreckels Theatre Company
Performance in a Play Awards
Ensemble
Tier 1 – Skeleton Crew at Marin Theatre Company
Tier 2 – Good People at Cinnabar Theater
Tier 3 – Women in Jeopardy! at Left Edge Theatre
Performance in a Featured Role
Tier 2 – Kate Brickley in Good People at Cinnabar Theater
Tier 2 – Liz Jahren in Good People at Cinnabar Theater
Tier 2 – Nick Sholley in Good People at Cinnabar Theater
Performance in a Principal Role
Tier 1 – Margo Hall in Skeleton Crew at Marin Theatre Company
Tier 1 – Joy Carlin in Marjorie Prime at Marin Theatre Company
Tier 2 – Sarah McKereghan in Good People at Cinnabar Theater
Tier 3 – Shannon Rider – Women in Jeopardy! – Left Edge Theatre
Performance in a Musical Awards
Ensemble
Tier 2 – Peter Pan at Spreckels Theatre Company
Tier 3 – Chicago at Lucky Penny Productions
Performance in a Featured Role
Tier 2 – Craig Bainbridge for Peter Pan at Spreckels Theatre Company
Tier 3 – Tim Ryan for Guys and Dolls at Marin Musical Theatre Company
Performance in a Principal Role
Tier 2 – Sarah Wintermeyer for Peter Pan at Spreckels Theatre Company
Tier 3 – Jenny Angell for Chicago at Lucky Penny Productions
Tier 3 – Tielle Baker for Chicago at Lucky Penny Productions
Tier 3 – Danielle DeBow for Always…Patsy Cline at Sonoma Arts Live
Choreography and Direction Awards
Choreography
Tier 3 – Staci Arriaga for Chicago at Lucky Penny Productions
Fight Choreography
Tier 1 – Dave Maier for Shakespeare in Love at Marin Theatre Company
Tier 2 – Richard Pallaziol for Pericles at Marin Shakespeare Company
Tier 2 – Richard Pallaziol for Hamlet at Marin Shakespeare Company
Tier 2 – Marty Pistone for Peter Pan at Spreckels Theatre Company
Tier 3 – Zoe Swenson-Graham for The Game’s Afoot at Ross Valley Players
Tier 3 – Zoe Swenson-Graham for Pippin at Marin Musical Theatre Company
Music Direction
Tier 2 – Tim Eisman for Peter Pan at Spreckels Theatre Company
Tier 3 – Craig Burdette for Chicago at Lucky Penny Productions
Direction of a Play
Tier 2 – Michael Fontaine for Good People at Cinnabar Theater
Direction of a Musical
Tier 2 – Sheri Lee Miller for Peter Pan at Spreckels Theatre Company
Tier 3 – Taylor Bartolucci for Chicago at Lucky Penny Productions
Production Awards
Outstanding Production of a Musical
Tier 2 – Peter Pan at Spreckels Theatre Company
Tier 3 – Always…Patsy Cline at Sonoma Arts Live
Tier 3 – Chicago at Lucky Penny Productions
Outstanding Production of a Play
Tier 2 – Good People at Cinnabar Theater
Tier 3 – The Tin Woman at Ross Valley Players
Tier 3 – Women in Jeopardy! at Left Edge Theatre
Click here for complete listings of all the nominations.
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