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Spring Stage Wins 4 WATCH Awards
Silver Spring Stage received top honors at the 8th
Annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH) awards
ceremony held on March 2, 2008 at the Birchmere in Alexandra, VA. The
Stage received awards for Outstanding Play (Never
the Sinner), Outstanding Direction of a Play
(Michael Kharfen for Never the Sinner), Outstanding
Lead Actress in a Play (Jaclyn Young as Agnes in Agnes
of God) and Outstanding Special Effects
(Clare Flood for Never the Sinner). Silver Spring
Stage was honored with 9 additional nominations, including three of the
six best play nominations; Agnes of God, The Drawer Boy
and Never the Sinner.
There were a total of 109 productions (79 plays and 30
musicals) adjudicated from 29 community theatres. More information and
a complete list of nominations is available on the WATCH web site at www.washingtontheater.org.
Silver Spring Stage has previously won five WATCH Awards
including two outstanding play awards for Coyote on a Fence and
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Silver
Spring Stage receives 13 WATCH Nominations
Silver Spring Stage is very proud to receive 13 WATCH
Nominations for four of its productions in 2007. The Stage was honored
with three of the six best play nominations for Agnes of God, The Drawer
Boy and Never the Sinner.
The 8th Annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH) will be
presented on March 2, 2008 at The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA. There were
a total of 109 productions (79 plays and 30 musicals) adjudicated from
29 community theatres. More information and a complete list of nominations
is available on the WATCH web site at www.washingtontheater.org.
Silver Spring Stage has won five WATCH Awards previously
including two for outstanding play for Coyote on a Fence and
Bedroom Farce. |
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Bus
Stop Recognized at 2007 Ruby Griffith Awards
At the Ruby Griffith Awards ceremony held on
Sunday, July 15th, Silver Spring Stage's production of Bus
Stop by William Inge, directed by Norman Seltzer, was
named the Second Runner-Up for Outstanding Achievement in a Play. This
is the fifth year in a row that the Stage has recognized as one of the
top community theatres in the area. The Ruby Griffith Awards are sponsored
by the British Players, associated with the British Embassy. more
info
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Silver Spring
Stage wins Two WATCH Awards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play:
Darius Suziedelis as "Bobby Reyburn" in Coyote on a Fence
Outstanding Play:
Coyote on a Fence
The awards were presented on Sunday, March
4 at the 2006 WATCH awards banquet held at The Birchmere in Alexandria,
VA. more info
The cast and crew of Coyote on a Fence
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The Brute by Anton
Chekhov, English version by Eric Bentley
Wins 2007 Maryland Community Theatre Festival
Silver Spring Stage's
production of Anton Chekhov's The Brute won two awards
at the 2007 Maryland Community Theatre Festival. Directed
by Ted Schneider, The Brute received awards for Best
Production and Excellence in Acting (Toni
Carmine as Mrs. Popov).
The Brute will
be performed as one of Maryland's entries in the 2007 ESTA Festival
in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of April 14th. The Festival
runs April 13-15. more info
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Silver Spring
Stage receives 13 nominations for the 2006 WATCH Awards
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play:
** Roman S. Gusso as "Leroy" in Bad Seed
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play:
** Andrey Cefaly as "Shawna DuChamps" in Coyote on a Fence
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play:
** Tamara Phillips as "Martha" in Who's Afraid Virginia
Woolf?
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play:
** Darius Suziedelis as "Bobby Reyburn" in Coyote on a
Fence
** Craig Miller as "George" in Who's Afraid of Virginia
Woolf?
Outstanding Sound Design:
** Kevin Garrett for Coyote on a Fence
Outstanding Properties:
** Toni Carmine, Andrew Greenleaf, Sonya Okin for Bus Stop
Outstanding Set Decoration:
** Andrew Greenleaf, Sonya Okin for Bus Stop
** Mary Seng & Bob Thompson for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Outstanding Direction of a Play:
** Bridget Muehlberger for Coyote on a Fence
** Seth R. Ghitelman for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Outstanding Play:
** Coyote on a Fence
** Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The awards will be presented on Sunday, March
4 at the 2006 WATCH awards banquet held at The Birchmere in Alexandria,
VA. more info
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|  Silver
Spring Stage was accepted as one of the local theatres to participate
in the ground breaking theatrical project 365 DAYS/365 PLAYS
by the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. In November
2002, Parks wrote a play a day for the next 365 days. The world premiere
of this play cycle will be performed as a yearlong national festival simultaneously
in 14 major cities and communities around the country by over 600 theatres
in the largest theatre collaboration in U.S. History. Silver Spring Stage
will present its 7 plays the on December 15th and 16th at 8:00 pm. For
more information about the Stage's participation, Click
Here!
Additional information at Studio
Theatre. |
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Call for Directors and Scripts
The Script Committee is accepting proposals for the upcoming 2007-2008
Season. Prospective directors are encouraged to submit up to three scripts
for consideration.
Click here for additional
information. |
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Coyote
on a Fence Wins 2006 Ruby Griffith Award
At the Ruby Griffith Awards ceremony held on
Sunday, July 9th, the award for Outstanding Achievement in a Play for
2005-2006 went to Silver Spring Stage's entry Coyote on
a Fence by Bruce Graham directed by Bridget Muehlberger.
This is the fourth year in a row that the Stage has recognized with
top honors. The Ruby Griffith Awards are sponsored by the British Players,
associated with the British Embassy. This award marks the tenth time
the Stage has received top honors over the past 35 years more
info
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Perfectly
Good Airplanes Wins 2006 Maryland Community Theatre Festival.
Silver Spring Stage's production
of Steve LaRocque's Perfectly Good Airplanes won three awards
at the 2006 Maryland Community Theatre Festival. Directed
by Leta Hall, Perfectly Good Airplanes received awards for
Best Production, Excellence in Acting
(Ted Schneider) and the Cliff Smith Award for Excellence in Directing
to Leta Hall. Perfectly Good Airplanes was
performed as Maryland's entry in the 2006 ESTA Festival in Geneva, NY,
April 21-23.
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Silver Spring Stage receives
three nominations for the 2005 WATCH Awards
Outstanding featured actor in a play:
Craig Miller as "Gardner Church" in Painting Churches
Outstanding featured actress in a play:
Millie Ferrara as "Fannie Church" in Painting Churches
Maura Stadem as "Sherry" in Independence
The awards will be presented on
Sunday, February 26 at the 2005 WATCH awards banquet held at The Birchmere
in Alexandria, VA. more info
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 New:
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Good Airplanes Wins at NVTA One-Act Festival
Silver Spring Stage's production
of Steve LaRocque's Perfectly Good Airplanes won two awards
at the 24th Annual NVTA One-Act Festival. Directed by Leta Hall, Perfectly
Good Airplanes was nominated for 5 awards; Best Actor,
Best Director, Best Original Script, Best Ensemble
Performance and Best Production of an Original Play. Awards
were presented to Ted Schneider for Best Actor
and to Steve LaRocque for Best Original Script.
Encore performances of this award winning production were presented
during our Annual One-Act Festival, August 19th through September 4th.
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| Bedroom
Farce Wins 2004 WATCH Award for Best Play
On Sunday, March 6 at the 2004 WATCH awards banquet
Silver Spring Stage received three awards for its production of Alan Ayckbourn's
Bedroom Farce: Outstanding Play; Outstanding
Direction of a Play (Pauline Griller-Mitchell); and Outstanding Set Construction
(Andrew Greenleaf). more info |
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