2006 Mary Goldwater Awards

The official word on this year's honorees, direct from the Theatre Lobby:

Kathleen Akerley, actor and director: for her performance with Washington Shakespeare Company and for direction of productions for her company, Longacre Lea Productions.

Joe Baker, actor:  for performances with Scena Theatre and The American Century Theater.

Dan Brick, actor:  primarily for performances with Scena Theatre, Solas Nua, and Keegan Theatre.

John MacDonald, director:  for his direction of Washington Stage Guild productions, most recently Fanny’s First Play.

Elizabeth Jenkins McFadden, scenic designer: especially for her work for Washington Shakespeare Company.

Bruce Alan Rauscher, actor:  for performances with Washington Shakespeare Company and The American Century Theater.

Rorschach Theatre Company:  for excellence and vision in producing works representing a variety of cultures and styles, including premieres of new plays.

Tboy salutes the honorees, and notes that his source on the original item below got the date a teeny bit wrong. The 20th annual Mary Goldwater Awards ceremony and reception will take place on Monday, May 22, 2006 at 8 pm at Washington Shakespeare Company’s Clark Street Playhouse, 601 South Clark Street, Arlington (Crystal City), Virginia.

And for those of you who don't know, this, also from the Theatre Lobby:

Theatre Lobby was founded in 1950 and produced plays until 1972, when its “carriage house” theater behind St. Matthew’s Cathedral was torn down.  In 1985, after the death of Mary Goldwater, a gifted actor who had been the theater’s major supporter, a trust fund was established to memorialize her generous contributions to Washington theater.  The Mary Goldwater Award recognizes theaters and theater artists who achieve excellence despite limited resources.

Comments

[AllAboutSteve]

You're a peach, T-boy.

Thanks for coming to my rescue.

Steven

[composeyourself]

Congrats on all the recipients this year. It's a nice mix.

[randomperson]

Can anybody go to this, do I need an invite?

Will Toby's Dinner Theatre be there?

[George Spelvin]

Anyone can come to the Mary G's-- the ceremony is simple and fairly short (although there seem to be more winners this year than usual) and then it's a nice chance to mingle with a bunch of the area's show folk.