16th Awards Event and Nominations for the 2023-24 Season
The 16th Richmond Theatre Community Circle (formerly Richmond Theatre Critics Circle) Awards (“Artsies”), the community’s recognition of excellence in Richmond-area theater, will be held at the November Theatre on Sunday, October 13th, at 7:30 p.m.
The Richmond Theatre Community Circle announces the following nominees for this year’s Artsies.
The 2023-24 nominees are:
Best Musical
9 to 5: The Musical, Virginia Repertory Theatre (Virginia Rep)
BKLYN: The Musical, Swift Creek Mill Theatre (Swift Creek Mill)
Into the Woods, Richmond Shakespeare
Scrooge in Rouge, Richmond Triangle Players (RTP)
tick…tick…Boom!, Swift Creek Mill
Best Direction (Musical)
Debra Clinton, 9 to 5: The Musical
Jan Powell, tick…tick…Boom!
Jase Sullivan, Into the Woods
Shanea Taylor, BKLYN: The Musical
Kendall Walker, Scrooge in Rouge
Best Lead Performance (Musical)
Emily Berg-Poff Dandridge, On Air (Virginia Rep)
Alia Bisharat Glidden, 9 to 5: The Musical
Dorothy Dee-D Miller, BKLYN: The Musical
Lindy Pokorny, BKLYN: The Musical
Susan Sanford, 9 to 5: The Musical
Susan Sanford, Into the Woods
Caleb Wade, tick…tick…Boom!
Best Supporting Performance (Musical)
Gracie Berneche, Into the Woods
Mason Blaine, Altar Boyz (Swift Creek Mill)
Desiree Dabney, BKLYN: The Musical
Rachel Rose Gilmour, tick…tick…Boom!
Maggie Marlin-Hess, Into the Woods
Canter Irene O’May, 9 to 5: The Musical
Durron Marquis Tyre-Gholson, 9 to 5: The Musical
Best Musical Direction
Sandy Dacus, tick…tick…Boom!
Leilani Fenick, 9 to 5: The Musical
Leilani Fenick, BKLYN: The Musical
Kim Fox, Into the Woods
Elle Meerovich, Scrooge in Rouge
Best Choreography
Mel Rayford, Airswimming (RTP)
Suzi Redling, BKLYN: The Musical
Pam Turner, 9 to 5: The Musical
Kayla Xavier and Kate Belleman, Altar Boyz
Kayla Xavier, tick…tick…Boom!
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design (Musical)
Maura Lynch Cravey, BKLYN: The Musical
Sue Griffin, 9 to 5: The Musical
Sheila Russ, Scrooge in Rouge
Keith Walker, Into the Woods
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design (Musical)
Weston Corey, Scrooge in Rouge
Joe Doran, 9 to 5: The Musical
Joe Doran, Altar Boyz
Michael Jarett, The Best of Times (RTP)
Michael Jarett, tick…tick…Boom!
Outstanding Achievement in Set Design (Musical)
Frank Foster, Scrooge in Rouge
Dasia Gregg, BKLYN: The Musical
Chris Raintree, 9 to 5: The Musical
Mercedes Schaum, On Air
W. Reed West III, tick…tick…Boom!
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design (Musical)
Joey Luck, Scrooge in Rouge
Joey Luck, The Best of Times
Jacob Mishler and Jonathan Pratt, 9 to 5: The Musical
Jonathan Pratt, On Air
Tom Width, BKLYN: The Musical
Best Play
Berta, Berta, Firehouse Theatre (Firehouse)
Doctor Faustus, Richmond Shakespeare
Hamlet, Richmond Shakespeare
Pass Over, Yes, And! Theatrical Company (Yes, And!)
Radiant Vermin, 5th Wall Theatre (5th Wall)
Best Direction (Play)
Andrew Gall, Born with Teeth (Richmond Shakespeare)
Katrinah Carol Lewis, Pass Over
Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, Berta, Berta
Morrie Piersol, Radiant Vermin
Mel Rayford, Airswimming
Paul Takács, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Virginia Rep)
Best Lead Performance (Play)
David Bridgewater, Buried Child (Firehouse)
Joshua Carter, Hamlet
Anthony Cosby, Pass Over
Trevor Lawson, Much Ado About Nothing (Richmond Shakespeare)
Katrinah Carol Lewis, Berta, Berta
Lucian Restivo, Torch Song (RTP)
Catherine Shaffner, The Roommate (HATTheatre)
Jerold Solomon, Satchmo at the Waldorf (Virginia Rep)
Best Supporting Performance (Play)
Emily Adler, Radiant Vermin
Elizabeth Byland, POTUS (Virginia Rep)
Dixon Cashwell, Doctor Faustus
Irene Kuykendall, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Lucretia Marie, Hamlet
Landon Nagel, Roman à Clef (Firehouse)
Boomie Pedersen, Buried Child
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design (Play)
Anna Bialkowski, Born with Teeth
Cora Delbridge, Doctor Faustus
Cora Delbridge, Roman à Clef
Sue Griffin, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Keith Walker, Hamlet
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design (Play)
Andrew Bonniwell, Berta, Berta
Gretta Daughtrey, Doctor Faustus
Gretta Daughtrey, Hamlet
Joe Doran, Satchmo at the Waldorf
Nathan Wunderlich, Airswimming
Outstanding Achievement in Set Design (Play)
Daniel Allen, Lonely Planet (5th Wall)
Daniel Allen, Torch Song
Tennessee Dixon, Memories of Overdevelopment (Firehouse)
Chris Raintree, Berta, Berta
Mercedes Schaum, Satchmo at the Waldorf
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design (Play)
Kyle Epps, Berta, Berta
Jonathan Pratt, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Jonathan Pratt, Satchmo at the Waldorf
Roger Price, Radiant Vermin
Kate Statelman, Hamlet
Ernie McClintock Best Ensemble Acting
Airswimming, Richmond Triangle Players
Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Virginia Repertory Theatre
Hamlet, Richmond Shakespeare
Pass Over, Yes, And! Theatrical Company
Roman à Clef, Firehouse Theatre
Breakout Performance
Erich Appleby, Pass Over / Hawks Ridge (Brightpoint Community College)
Elizabeth Byland, POTUS
Elise Cumbia, From Up Here (HATTheatre)
Lindy Pokomy, BKLYN: The Musical
Rosemary Richards, Hamlet
Ashley Thompson, Dr. Ride’s American Beach House (Yes, And!) / Buried Child
Best Original Work
Hawks Ridge created by Foster Solomon and directed by Leslie Owens-Harrington, The Lynn Theatre at Brightpoint Community College
Roman à Clef created by Chandler Hubbard (a product of the TNT New Play Incubator) and directed by Sharon Ott, Firehouse Theatre
The Best of Times: A Musical Celebration of Richmond Triangle Players directed by Lucian Restivo and Kendall Walker, Richmond Triangle Players
The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 13, at Virginia Rep’s November Theatre.
Formal attire is encouraged for the awards ceremony, which is open to the public.
Tickets are $25 for orchestra seating and $30 for balcony seating. They will go on sale September 15 and can be purchased by calling the Virginia Rep box office at 804-282-2620. Get your tickets early – ticket prices go up by $5 on September 29.
All proceeds from Artsies ticket sales support the Theatre Artist Fund of Greater Richmond.