2020 NON–EQUITY JEFF AWARD NOMINEES
PRODUCTION – PLAY
“All Quiet on the Western Front” – Red Tape Theatre
“First Love is the Revolution” – Steep Theatre Company
“Middle Passage” – Lifeline Theatre
“Mlima’s Tale” – Griffin Theatre Company
“P.Y.G. or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle” – Jackalope Theatre Company
“The Undeniable Sound of Right Now” – Raven Theatre
PRODUCTION – MUSICAL
“The Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe” – Underscore Theatre Company
“Big Fish” – BoHo Theatre
“Ghost Quartet” – Black Button Eyes Productions
“Head Over Heels” – Kokandy Productions
“Hedwig and the Angry Inch” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
ENSEMBLE
“All Quiet on the Western Front” – Red Tape Theatre
“The Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe” – Underscore Theatre Company
“Blue Stockings” – Promethean Theatre Ensemble
“Emma” – Lifeline Theatre
“Ghost Quartet” – Black Button Eyes
“P.Y.G. or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle” – Jackalope Theatre Company
NEW WORK
Larry Todd Cousineau & Cindy O’Connor- “All That He Was”
– Pride Films and Plays
Matt Foss – “All Quiet on the Western Front” – Red Tape Theatre
Sam Kebede – “Ethiopian America” -Definition Theatre Company
Jillian Leff & Joe Lino – “Small World” – The New Colony
Kenneth Lin – “Life On Paper” – Jackalope Theatre Company
DIRECTOR – PLAY
Lili-Anne Brown – “P.Y.G. or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle”
– Jackalope Theatre Company
Spenser Davis – “Blue Stockings” – Promethean Theatre Ensemble
Spenser Davis – “Labyrinth” – Broken Nose Theatre
Matt Foss- “All Quiet on the Western Front” – Red Tape Theatre
Jerrell L. Henderson – “Mlima’s Tale” – Griffin Theatre Company
DIRECTOR – MUSICAL
Donterrio Johnson – “A Man of No Importance” – Pride Films and Plays
Ed Rutherford – “Ghost Quartet” – Black Button Eyes Productions
Stephen Schellhardt – “Big Fish” – BoHo Theatre
Rusty Sneary – “The Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe” – Underscore Theatre Company
Derek Van Barham & Elizabeth Swanson – “Head Over Heels” – Kokandy Productions
PERFORMER IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY
Laura Berner Taylor (Grace) – “Out of Love” – Interrobang Theatre Project
Dennis Bisto (Bèrenger) – “The Killer” – Trap Door Theatre
Elaine Carlson (Mrs. Kitty Warren) – “Mrs. Warren’s Profession”
– Promethean Theatre Ensemble
Bailey Castle (Barbara, Barbara’s Mom, Barbara’s Dad) – “Iron Kisses”
– Theatre Above the Law
Bilal Dardai (Samir) – “Language Rooms” – Broken Nose Theatre
Eric Gerard (Blacky Blackerson) – “P.Y.G. or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle”
– Jackalope Theatre Company
David Goodloe (Mlima) – “Mlima’s Tale” – Griffin Theatre Company
Jacqueline Grandt (Du) – “Keely and Du” – Redtwist Theatre
Tracey Greenwood (Vivie Warren)- “Mrs. Warren’s Profession”
– Promethean Theatre Ensemble
Brookelyn Hébert (Ada Byron Lovelace) – “Ada and the Engine” – The Artistic Home
Mary Williamson (Ida) – “Life on Paper” – Jackalope Theatre Company
PERFORMER IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL
Jeremiah Alsop (Musidorus) – “Head Over Heels” – Kokandy Productions
Amanda Giles (Elizabeth) – “If/Then” – Brown Paper Box Co.
Ryan Lanning (Alfie Byrne) – “A Man of No Importance” – Pride Films and Plays
Will Lidke (Hedwig) – “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Amanda Raquel Martinez (Pearl, The Victim, Lady Usher, Soldier, Scheherazade)
– “Ghost Quartet” – Black Button Eyes Productions
Shea Pender (James “Crabbe” Hathaway) – “The Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe”
– Underscore Theatre Company
Kyle Ryan (Theodore “Lefty” Childs) – “The Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe”
– Underscore Theatre Company
Tommy Thurston (Edward Bloom) – “Big Fish” – BoHo Theatre
SOLO PERFORMANCE
Scott Gryder (Alex More) – “Buyer & Cellar” – Pride Films and Plays
Scott Sawa (Henry) – “Here Lies Henry” – Interrobang Theatre Project
Megan Wells (Atina Diffley) – “Turn Here – Sweet Corn” – Saltbox Theatre Collective
PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
Lynne Baker (Charlotte) – “Beyond Therapy” – Eclipse Theatre Company
Shenise Brown (Michilla Thomas) – “Spoken Word” – MPAACT
Elaine Carlson (Luella) – “Why Torture Is Wrong and the People Who Love Them”
– Eclipse Theatre Company
Renee Lockett (Aunt Mama) – “Sugar In Our Wounds” – First Floor Theater
Marika Mashburn (Eva Ardsley) – “For Services Rendered” – Griffin Theatre Company
John Mossman (Charles Babbage) – “Ada and the Engine” – The Artistic Home
Krystal Ortiz (Lois Ardsley) – “For Services Rendered” – Griffin Theatre Company
Madeline Pell (Actor 4/Harriet Smith and others) – “Emma” – Lifeline Theatre
Shariba Rivers (Candylady) – “Hoodoo Love” – Raven Theatre
Michael Turrentine (Geedi, Wamwara, Hassan Abdulla) – “Mlima’s Tale”
– Griffin Theatre Company
Kevin Webb (Èduoard) – “The Killer” – Trap Door Theatre
PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
Bridget Adams-King (Kate) – “If/Then” – Brown Paper Box Co.
Kyrie Anderson (Sandra Bloom) – “Big Fish” – BoHo Theatre
Brittney Brown (The Girlfriend) – “All That He Was” – Pride Films and Plays
Parker Guidry (Pythio) – “Head Over Heels” – Kokandy Productions
Parker Guidry (Lucas) – “If/Then” – Brown Paper Box Co.
Brian Huther (Gene Sherman) – “The Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe”
– Underscore Theatre Company
Jeff Pierpoint (Will Bloom) – “Big Fish” – BoHo Theatre
SCENIC DESIGN
Alan Donahue – “Middle Passage” – Lifeline Theatre
Alan Donahue – “Whose Body?” – Lifeline Theatre
Jeffrey D. Kmiec – “The Undeniable Sound of Right Now” – Raven Theatre
Sotirios Livaditis – “For Services Rendered” – Griffin Theatre Company
Manuel Ortiz – “Last Night in Karaoke Town” – The Factory Theater
Sydney Lynne Thomas – “Hoodoo Love” – Raven Theatre
COSTUME DESIGN
Aly Renee Amidei – “For Services Rendered” – Griffin Theatre Company
Stefani Azores-Gococo – “P.Y.G. or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle”
– Jackalope Theatre Company
Robert S. Kuhn – “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Uriel Gomez – “Head Over Heels” – Kokandy Productions
Rachel M. Sypniewski – “Blue Stockings” – Promethean Theatre Ensemble
Mieka van der Ploeg – “First Love is the Revolution” – Steep Theatre Company
SOUND DESIGN
Barry Bennett – “Middle Passage” – Lifeline Theatre
Sam Clapp – “Sugar In Our Wounds” – First Floor Theater
L.J. Luthringer- “Mlima’s Tale” – Griffin Theatre Company
Dan Poppen – “All Quiet on the Western Front” – Red Tape Theatre
Erik Siegling – “Small World” – The New Colony
LIGHTING DESIGN
Michelle Benda – “Out of Love” – Interrobang Theatre Project
Simean “Sim” Carpenter & Scott Tobin – “Middle Passage” – Lifeline Theatre
Jared Gooding – “Mlima’s Tale” – Griffin Theatre Company
Stephen Sakowski – “All Quiet on the Western Front” – Red Tape Theatre
Eric Watkins – “Sugar in Our Wounds” – First Floor Theater
CHOREOGRAPHY
Breon Arzell – “Head Over Heels” – Kokandy Productions
Megan Farley – “Big Fish” – BoHo Theatre
Jesse Hoisington – “The Killer” – Trap Door Theatre
Jenna Schoppe – “The Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe” – Underscore Theatre Company
Leah Urzendowski – “All Quiet on the Western Front” – Red Tape Theatre
ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY
Ben Chang – “The Hound of the Baskervilles” – City Lit Theatre
Jeffrey Levin – “Hoodoo Love” – Raven Theatre
Jeffrey Levin – “Kiss” – Haven Theatre
Aaron Stephenson – “P.Y.G. or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle”
– Jackalope Theatre Company
Shawn Wallace and Desta Sound – “Spoken Word” -MPAACT
MUSICAL DIRECTION
Michael McBride – “Big Fish” – BoHo Theatre
Robert Ollis – “A Man of No Importance” – Pride Films and Plays
Jeremy Ramey – “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Jeremy Ramey – “Hello Again” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Nick Sula – “Ghost Quartet” – Black Button Eyes Productions
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY
Rachel Flesher & Zack Payne – “First Love Is the Revolution” – Steep Theatre Company
Maya Vinice Prentiss – “Ethiopian America” – Definition Theatre Company
Maureen Yasko & Chris Smith – “Non-Player Character” – Red Theater Chicago
PROJECTION DESIGN
Clare Brennan, Aaron Sawyer, & Beth Wolf – “Non-Player Character”
– Red Theater Chicago
Paul Deziel – “P.Y.G. or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle”
– Jackalope Theatre Company
Paul Deziel & Alex J. Gendal – “Middle Passage” – Lifeline Theatre
Yeaji Kim – “The Effect” – Strawdog Theatre Company
G. “Max” Maxin IV – “Ghost Quartet” – Black Button Eyes Productions
ARTISTIC SPECIALIZATION
Uriel Gomez (Make-up Design) – “Small World” – The New Colony
Keith Ryan (Wig Design) – “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
– Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Robert-Eric West (Wig and Makeup Design) – “Casa Valentina”
– Pride Films and Plays
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