Winners of the 2019 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards

(Winners in BOLD)

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1. Outstanding Solo Performance

Tara Franklin - On The Exhale - Chester Theatre
Steven Patterson - Shylock - Bridge Street Theatre
Jayne Atkinson - Ann - WAM

2. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical

Maya Cuevas - Sarah - Ragtime - MacHaydn Theatre
Monica Wemett - Carmen Bernstein -Curtains - MacHaydn Theatre
Dorcas Leung - Little Red -Into the Woods - Barrington Stage Company
Amy Fiebke - Betty - The Great American Trailer Park Musical - Theater Barn

3. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play

Cloteal L. Horne - Mistress Quickly - The Merry Wives of Windsor - Shakespeare & Co.
Mary Stout - Herda - Gertrude and Claudius - Barrington Stage Company
Mandi Madsen - Ruth - Raisin in the Sun - Williamstown Theatre Festival
Elizabeth Aspenlieder - Ellen - The Waverly Gallery - Shakespeare & Co.
Laura Jordan - Holly - If I Forget - Barrington Stage Company

4. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical

Rob Brinkmann - Jud Fry - Oklahoma! - MacHaydn
Sam Heldt - Felix Cushman - Fall Springs - Barrington Stage Company
Kevin Toniazzo-Naughton - Prince Charming - Into the Woods - Barrington Stage Co
Pepe Nufrio - Prince - Into the Woods - Barrington Stage Company
Clay Singer - Jack - Into the Woods - Barrington Stage Company

5. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play

Arnie Burton - Ron - Before the Meeting - Williamstown Theatre Festival
James Barry - Doc - The Night Alive - Chester Theatre
Robert Zuckerman - Lou Fischer - If I Forget - Barrington Stage Company
David Gow - Daniel - The Waverly Gallery - Shakespeare and Company
 Gregory Boover - Feste - Twelfth Night - Shakespeare and Company

6. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical

Rachel Rhodes-Devey - Mother - Ragtime - MacHaydn Theatre
Ellen Harvey - Beverly Cushman - Fall Springs - Barrington Stage Company
Amanda Lea LaVergne - Polly - Crazy For You - Sharon Playhouse
Mara Davi - Baker’s Wife - Into the Woods - Barrington Stage Company
Mary Stout - Sister Mary Regina - Nunsense - Sharon Playhouse

7. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical

Gabe Belyeu - Tateh - Ragtime - MacHaydn Theatre
Colin Pritchard - Lt. Cioffi - Curtains - MacHaydn Theatre
Mykal Kilgore - Witch - Into the Woods - Barrington Stage Company
Jonathan Raviv - The Baker - Into the Woods - Barrington Stage Company
Justin Boccitto - Bobby - Crazy For You - Sharon Playhouse

8. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play

Deidre O’Connell - Gail - Before the Meeting - Williamstown Theatre Festival
Jennifer Van Dyck - Stevie - The Goat. . . - Berkshire Theatre Group
Diane Prusha - Hazel - The Children - Shakespeare and Company
Andrea Syglowski - Megan - Dig - Dorset Theatre Festival
Lilli Hokama - Margie - Now Circa Then - Chester Theatre

9. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play

David Adkins - Martin - The Goat. . . - Berkshire Theatre Group
David Joseph - James Dodd - Time Stands Still - Shakespeare and Company
Luke Hofmaier - Gideon - Now Circa Then - Chester Theatre
J. Anthony Crane - Michael - If I Forget - Barrington Stage Company
Andre Braugher - Smokey - A Human Being, Of a Sort - Williamstown Theatre Festival

10. Outstanding Ensemble Performance

America Version 2.1 . . . Barrington Stage Company
Working - Berkshire Theatre Group
Time Flies and Other Comedies - Barrington Stage Company
The Brothers Size - Ancram Opera House
Topdog/Underdog - Shakespeare and Company

11. Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play or Musical

Christopher and Justin Swader - Dig - Dorset Theatre Festival
Brian Prather - Into the Woods - Barrington Stage Company
Mark Wendland - Before the Meeting - Williamstown Theatre Festival
Lee Savage - Private Lives - Dorset Theatre Festival
Lawrence E. Moten III - A Human Being, Of A Sort - Williamstown Theatre Festival

12. Outstanding Costume Design of a Play or Musical

Jen Caprio - Into the Woods - Barrington Stage Company
Sara Jean Tosetti - Gertrude and Claudius - Barrington Stage Company
Elivia Bovenzi - Time Flies and Other Comedies - Barrington Stage Company
Kiki Smith - The Merry Wives of Windsor - Shakespeare and Company

13. Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play or Musical

Sherrice Mojgani - Into the Woods - Barrington Stage Company
Lara Dubin - Lady Randy - WAM
Matthew Adelson - Curve of Departure - Chester Theatre
John Sowle - The Letters - Bridge Street Theatre

14. Outstanding Sound Design of a Play or Musical

Beth Lake - Selling Kabul - Williamstown Theatre Festival
Matt Kraus - Into the Woods - Barrington Stage Company
Nathan Schilz - Oklahoma! - MacHaydn Theatre

15. Outstanding Choreography

Sebastiani Romagnolo - Ragtime - MacHaydn Theatre
Justin Boccitto - Crazy For You - Sharon Playhouse
Sebastiani Romagnolo - Grease - MacHaydn Theatre
Freddy Ramirez - The Full Monty - Cap Rep

16. Outstanding Direction of a Musical

John Saunders - Ragtime - MacHaydn Theatre
Joe Colarco - Into the Woods - Barrington Stage Company
James Barry - Working - Berkshire Theatre Group
Randal Myler - Rock and Roll Man - Berkshire Theatre Group
Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill - The Full Monty - Cap Rep

17. Outstanding Direction of a Play

Regge Life - Topdog/Underdog - Shakespeare and Company
David Auburn - The Skin of Our Teeth - Berkshire Theatre Group
Keira Naughton - Curve of Departure - Chester Theatre
Theresa Rebeck - Dig - Dorset Theatre Festival
James Warwick - The Children - Shakespeare and Company
 Eric Hill - The Goat,. . . - Berkshire Theatre Group

18. Outstanding New Musical

(removed from consideration)

19. Outstanding New Play

Dig by Theresa Rebeck - Dorset Theatre Festival
Before the Meeting by Adam Bock - Williamstown Theatre Festival
America v.2.1: The Sad Demise & Eventual Extinction of the American Negro by Stacey Rose -
Barrington Stage Company
Selling Kabul by Sylvia Khoury - Williamstown Theatre Festival
Lucy’s Wedding by Randolyn Zinn - The Living Room Theatre

20. Outstanding Production of a Musical

Ragtime - MacHaydn Theatre
Into the Woods - Barrington Stage Company
Working - Berkshire Theatre Group
Crazy For You - Sharon Playhouse

21. Outstanding Production of a Play

Topdog/Underdog - Shakespeare and Company
Before the Meeting - Williamstown Theatre Company
The Brothers Size - Ancram Opera House
The Skin of Our Teeth - Berkshire Theatre Group
America, v. 2.1: The Sad Demise & Eventual Extinction of the American Negro -
Barrington Stage Company
Slow Food by Wendy MacLeod - Dorset Theatre Festival

22. Outstanding Production running FEWER than 6 performances

Don Pasquale - Berkshire Opera Festival
Breakwater - Berkshire Public Theatre

The Larry Murray Award for Community Outreach and Support through Theater

went to Tina Packer, Founder of Shakespeare & Company, for her decades of work bringing theatre and theatre education to the Berkshire community. The recipient of this award, named in honor of the late Larry Murray, BTCA founder, is selected by the Board of the BTCA.

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