The year was not normal for the world of theater-It ran from July1 2021- December 31st of 2022!
Production – Musical or Revue
8-Track: The Sounds of the 70’s (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical (2022) – Kokandy Productions
She Loves Me (2022) – Blank Theatre Company
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2022) – Kokandy Productions
The Wild Party (2022) – Blank Theatre Company
Production – Play
Botticelli in the Fire (2022) – First Floor Theater
Malapert Love (2022) – The Artistic Home
Ruined (2022) – Invictus Theatre Company
Solaris (2022) – Griffin Theatre Company
The Pavilion (2022) – The Artistic Home
White (2022) – Definition Theatre
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2022) – Invictus Theatre Company
Ensemble – Musical or Revue
8-Track: The Sounds of the 70’s (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Godspell (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
She Loves Me (2022) – Blank Theatre Company
She Loves Me (2022) – Blank Theatre Company
The Wild Party (2022) – Blank Theatre Company
Ensemble – Play
Medea Material (2022) – Trap Door Theatre
Refuge (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Ride or Die (2022) – MPAACT (Ma’at Production Association of Afrikan Centered Theater)
The Secretaries: A Parable (2022) – First Floor Theater
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2022) – Invictus Theatre Company
New Work
Ed Rutherford & Jeff Bouthiette – Mary Rose (2022) – Black Button Eyes Productions
Karissa Murrell Myers – On the Greenbelt (2022) – Strawdog Theatre Company
Shepsy Aakhu – Ride or Die (2022) – MPAACT (Ma’at Production Association of Afrikan Centered Theater)
Siah Berlatsky – Malapert Love (2022) – The Artistic Home
Tina Fakhrid-Deen – Pulled Punches (2022) – MPAACT (Ma’at Production Association of Afrikan Centered Theater)
Director – Play
Bo Frazier – Botticelli in the Fire (2022) – First Floor Theater
Charles Askenaizer – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2022) – Invictus Theatre Company
Ebby Offord – Ruined (2022) – Invictus Theatre Company
Julian Hester – Malapert Love (2022) – The Artistic Home
Rinska Carraso-Prestinary – Isaac’s Eye (2022) – Redtwist Theatre
Scott Weinstein – Solaris (2022) – Griffin Theatre Company
Director – Musical or Revue
Adrian Abel Azevedo – Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical (2022) – Kokandy Productions
Danny Kapinos – She Loves Me (2022) – Blank Theatre Company
Derek Van Barham – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2022) – Kokandy Productions
Jason A. Fleece – The Wild Party (2022) – Blank Theatre Company
Landree Fleming – Once Upon a Mattress (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Performer in a Principal Role – Musical or Revue
Anne Sheridan Smith – The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Brandy Miller – She Loves Me (2022) – Blank Theatre Company
Caitlin Jackson – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2022) – Kokandy Productions
David Moreland – Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical (2022) – Kokandy Productions
Joe Lewis – Girlfriend (2022) – PrideArts
Karylin Veres – The Wild Party (2022) – Blank Theatre Company
Kevin Webb – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2022) – Kokandy Productions
Maddison Denault – Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical (2022) – Kokandy Productions
Nikki Lynette – Get Out Alive (2022) – Haven Chicago
Peter Stielstra – Girlfriend (2022) – PrideArts
Sonia Goldberg – Once Upon a Mattress (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Stephanie Stockstill – Mary Rose (2022) – Black Button Eyes Productions
Performer in a Principal Role – Play
Alex Benito Rodriguez – Botticelli in the Fire (2022) – First Floor Theater
Ana Santos-Sánchez – La gran tirana (descarga dramática) (2022) – Aguijón Theater Company
Andrea Uppling – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2022) – Invictus Theatre Company
Jacqueline Grandt – Collected Stories (2022) – Redtwist Theatre
James Turano – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2022) – Invictus Theatre Company
John Drea – Chagall in School (2022) – Grippo Stage Company
Kierra Bunch – White (2022) – Definition Theatre
Kim Boler – After the Blast (2022) – Broken Nose Theatre
Melanie Victoria – Pulled Punches (2022) – MPAACT (Ma’at Production Association of Afrikan Centered Theater)
Rosario Vargas – Cintas de Seda (2022) – Aguijón Theater Company
Tekeisha Yelton-Hunter – Ruined (2022) – Invictus Theatre Company
Performer in a Supporting Role – Musical or Revue
Anabella Oddo – Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical (2022) – Kokandy Productions
Andrew Fortman – Once Upon a Mattress (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Anne Sheridan Smith – Once Upon a Mattress (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
August Forman – Once Upon a Mattress (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Bryce Ancil – She Loves Me (2022) – Blank Theatre Company
Kevin Webb – Mary Rose (2022) – Black Button Eyes Productions
LJ Bullen – The Wild Party (2022) – Blank Theatre Company
Mia Nevarez – 8-Track: The Sounds of the 70’s (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Patrick O’Keefe – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2022) – Kokandy Productions
Rachel Guth – She Loves Me (2022) – Blank Theatre Company
Performer in a Supporting Role – Play
Arielle Leverett – After the Blast (2022) – Broken Nose Theatre
Carley Cornelius – White (2022) – Definition Theatre
Courtney Gardner – Ruined (2022) – Invictus Theatre Company
Emilie Rose Danno – Malapert Love (2022) – The Artistic Home
Frank Nall – Malapert Love (2022) – The Artistic Home
Jackie Seijo – Isaac’s Eye (2022) – Redtwist Theatre
JoAnn Birt – When We Were Young and Unafraid (2022) – AstonRep Theatre Company
John Drea – Solaris (2022) – Griffin Theatre Company
marssie Mencotti – Hay Fever (2022) – City Lit Theater Company
Rachel Livingston – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2022) – Invictus Theatre Company
Stanley King – Ruined (2022) – Invictus Theatre Company
Todd Wojcik – The Pavilion (2022) – The Artistic Home
Scenic Design
Jeremiah Barr – When We Were Young and Unafraid (2022) – AstonRep Theatre Company
Joe Schermoly – Solaris (2022) – Griffin Theatre Company
Jonathan Berg-Einhorn – Isaac’s Eye (2022) – Redtwist Theatre
Kevin Rolfs – Ruined (2022) – Invictus Theatre Company
Kevin Rolfs – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2022) – Invictus Theatre Company
Costume Design
Beth Laske-Miller and Bill Morey – A Fine Feathered Murder (2022) – Hell in a Handbag Productions
Cindy Moon – She Loves Me (2022) – Blank Theatre Company
Hilary Rubio – Botticelli in the Fire (2022) – First Floor Theater
Jessie Gowens – The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2022) – Idle Muse Theatre Company
Rachel Sypniewski – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2022) – Kokandy Productions
Uriel Gómez – Once Upon a Mattress (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Sound Design
Danny Rockett – Medea Material (2022) – Trap Door Theatre
Eric Backus – Solaris (2022) – Griffin Theatre Company
L.J. Luthringer – The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2022) – Idle Muse Theatre Company
Petter Wahlback – The Pavilion (2022) – The Artistic Home
Willow James – Botticelli in the Fire (2022) – First Floor Theater
Lighting Design
Benjamin Carne – Botticelli in the Fire (2022) – First Floor Theater
Brandon Wardell – Solaris (2022) – Griffin Theatre Company
G. “Max” Maxin IV – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2022) – Kokandy Productions
Hannah Wein – Medea Material (2022) – Trap Door Theatre
Levi J. Wilkins – The Pavilion (2022) – The Artistic Home
Marcela Muñoz and Augusto Yanacopulos – Cintas de Seda (2022) – Aguijón Theater Company
Choreography
Jenna Schoppe – Godspell (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Jenna Schoppe – The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Keeley B. Morris and Jacinda Ratcliffe – Get Out Alive (2022) – Haven Chicago
Laura Savage – Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical (2022) – Kokandy Productions
Lauryn Schmelzer – The Wild Party (2022) – Blank Theatre Company
Music Direction
Aaron Kaplan – The Wild Party (2022) – Blank Theatre Company
Isabella Isherwood – Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical (2022) – Kokandy Productions
Jeremy Ramey – 8-Track: The Sounds of the 70’s (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Jeremy Ramey – Godspell (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Nick Sula – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2022) – Kokandy Productions
Satya Jnani Chávez – Refuge (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Original Music in a Play
Danny Rockett – The Martyrdom of Peter Ohey (2022) – Trap Door Theatre
Eric Backus – Solaris (2022) – Griffin Theatre Company
Jonathan Guillen – Medea Material (2022) – Trap Door Theatre
L.J. Luthringer – The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2022) – Idle Muse Theatre Company
Satya Jnani Chávez and Andrew Rosendorf – Refuge (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Projection Design
Abboyé Lawrence – Pulled Punches (2022) – MPAACT (Ma’at Production Association of Afrikan Centered Theater)
Chris Owens – Get Out Alive (2022) – Haven Chicago
Erin Pleake – Chagall in School (2022) – Grippo Stage Company
G. “Max” Maxin IV – Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (2022) – Black Button Eyes Productions
Yeaji Kim – Solaris (2022) – Griffin Theatre Company
Artistic Specialization
Adolfo Romero – Refuge (2022) – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Augusto Yanacopulos – La gran tirana (descarga dramática) (2022) – Aguijón Theater Company
Jabberwocky Marionettes – A Fine Feathered Murder (2022) – Hell in a Handbag Productions
Jabberwocky Marionettes – After the Blast (2022) – Broken Nose Theatre
Royen Kent – The Secretaries: A Parable (2022) – First Floor Theater
The Ensemble – Medea Material (2022) – Trap Door Theatre
Short Run Production – Production
Buried Child (2022) – AstonRep Theatre Company
Hertha Nova (2022) – The Impostors Theatre Co.
Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes (2022) – The Story Theatre
Tebas Land (2022) – Chicago Latino Theater Alliance
WILDCATS (2022) – The Neo-Futurists
Short Run Production – Ensemble
Boeing-Boeing (2022) – Saint Sebastian Players
Hertha Nova (2022) – The Impostors Theatre Co.
Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes (2022) – The Story Theatre
Urinetown: The Musical (2022) – Surging Films & Theatrics
Short Run Production – New Work
Ida Cuttler and Nick Hart – WILDCATS (2022) – The Neo-Futurists
Rachel Borgo – Hertha Nova (2022) – The Impostors Theatre Co.
Terry Guest – Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes (2022) – The Story Theatre
Short Run Production – Direction
Halena Kays – WILDCATS (2022) – The Neo-Futurists
Juan Parodi – Tebas Land (2022) – Chicago Latino Theater Alliance
Sean Michael Barrett – Boeing-Boeing (2022) – Saint Sebastian Players
Stefan Roseen – Hertha Nova (2022) – The Impostors Theatre Co.
Terry Guest – Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes (2022) – The Story Theatre
Short Run Production – Performer in a Principal Role
Esteban Schaumburg – Tebas Land (2022) – Chicago Latino Theater Alliance
Ida Cuttler – WILDCATS (2022) – The Neo-Futurists
Jim Morley – Buried Child (2022) – AstonRep Theatre Company
Joshua Paul Wright – Boeing-Boeing (2022) – Saint Sebastian Players
Keaton Stewart – Hertha Nova (2022) – The Impostors Theatre Co.
Tommy Rivera-Vega – Tebas Land (2022) – Chicago Latino Theater Alliance
Short Run Production – Performer in a Supporting Role
Dakota Hughes – Frankenstreisand (2022) – Hell in a Handbag Productions
Korinne Yonan – Urinetown: The Musical (2022) – Surging Films & Theatrics
Nolan Robinson – St. Sebastian (2022) – Refracted Theatre Company
Samm Hilger – Hertha Nova (2022) – The Impostors Theatre Co.
Valerie Gerlock – Boeing-Boeing (2022) – Saint Sebastian Players
Short Run Production – Solo Performer
Flaco Navaja – Evolution of a Sonero (2022) – UrbanTheater Company
Short Run Production – Artistic Specialization
Daphne Agosin – Tebas Land (2022) – Chicago Latino Theater Alliance
Darwin Noguera – Evolution of a Sonero (2022) – UrbanTheater Company
Dominick Vincent Alesia – Hertha Nova (2022) – The Impostors Theatre Co.
Emil Zbella – Boeing-Boeing (2022) – Saint Sebastian Players
Tim Huggenberger – Urinetown: The Musical (2022) – Surging Films & Theatrics
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