A.C.T. Heads for the Red Carpet

A.C.T. productions received 47 nominations for outstanding achievement in Bay Area theater during 2011 from the SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle. The awards ceremony will be held on April 2, 2012. Click here for more information.

Congratulations to all of the nominees!

A.C.T. Production Nominations

Drama, Costume Design:
Alex Jaeger for The Homecoming
Alex Jaeger for Once in a Lifetime

Drama, Director:
Irene Lewis for Race
Jonathan Moscone for Clybourne Park
Carey Perloff for The Homecoming
Mark Rucker for Once in a Lifetime

Drama, Ensemble:
Clybourne Park
No Exit
Once in a Lifetime
Race
The Homecoming

Drama, Entire Production:
Clybourne Park
Once in a Lifetime
Race
The Homecoming

Drama, Featured Female:
René Augesen in Once in a Lifetime
Susan Heyward in Race
Andrew Polk in The Homecoming
Gregory Wallace in Clybourne Park

Drama, Lighting Design:
James F. Ingalls for Once in a Lifetime
Alexander V. Nichols for Clybourne Park

Drama, Original Script:
Bruce Norris, Clybourne Park

Drama, Principal Female:
René Augesen for Clybourne Park
René Augesen for The Homecoming

Drama, Principal Male:
Anthony Fusco in Race
Anthony Fusco in The Homecoming
Patrick Lane in Once in a Lifetime
Jack Willis in The Homecoming

Drama, Set Design:
Chris Barreca, Race
Daniel Ostling, The Homecoming
Brian Linds, No Exit

Drama, Specialties:
Alexander V. Nichols (Video Design), Once in a Lifetime

Musical, Costume Design:
Beaver Bauer, Tales of the City

Musical, Director:
Jason Moore, Tales of the City

Musical, Ensemble:
Tales of the City

Musical, Entire Production:
Tales of the City

Musical, Featured Female:
Mary Birdsong, Tales of the City

Musical, Featured Female:
Diane J. Findlay, Tales of the City

Musical, Featured Male:
Richard Poe, Tales of the City

Musical, Lighting Design:
Robert Wierzel, Tales of the City

Musical, Musical Director:
Cian McCarthy, Tales of the City

Musical, Original Script:
Jeff Whitty, Tales of the City

Musical, Principal Female:
Judy Kaye, Tales of the City

Musical, Principal Female:
Betsy Wolfe, Tales of the City

Musical, Set Design:
Douglas W. Schmidt, Tales of the City

Musical, Sound Design:
John Shivers, Tales of the City

Musical, Specialties:
Larry Keigwin (Choreography), Tales of the City

A.C.T. Staff, Faculty, and Master of Fine Arts Program Nominations

Drama, Costume Design:
Callie Floor (Costume Designer), A Delicate Balance at Aurora Theater Company

Drama, Original Script:
Mark Jackson (M.F.A. Program Guest Artist), God's Plot at Shotgun Players
Anna Deavere Smith (M.F.A. Program graduate), Let Me Down Easy at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Steve Yockey (M.F.A. Program Guest Artist), Bellwether at Marin Theatre Company

Drama, Featured Female:
Joan Mankin (Studio A.C.T. and Young Conservatory faculty), The Taming of the Shrew at California Shakespeare Theater

Drama, Principal Female:
Jamie Jones (M.F.A. Program graduate), A Delicate Balance at Aurora Theatre Company

Drama, Principal Male:
Alexander Crowther (M.F.A. Program class of '12), Metamorphosis at Aurora Theatre Company
Nicholas Pelczar (M.F.A. Program graduate), The Glass Menagerie at Marin Theatre Company
Patrick Russell (M.F.A. Program graduate), Care of Trees at Shotgun Players
Tobie Windham (M.F.A. Program graduate), Seven Guitars at Marin Theatre Company

Musical, Costume Design:
Sarah Phykitt (Costume Designer), Silk Stockings at 42nd Street Moon

Musical, Featured Female:
Sharon Rietkerk (Marketing Project Manager), The Secret Garden at TheatreWorks

Musical, Principal Male:
Dan Clegg (M.F.A. Program graduate), The Verona Project at California Shakespeare Theater