<div dir="ltr"><div class="m_1726832875286050780gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:right"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">October 17, 2016</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:right"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:right"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Contact: Larry Murray</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:right"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""><a href="http://www.berkshireonstage.com/" target="_blank">www.BerkshireOnStage.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:right"><a href="mailto:Larrymurray1@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"times new roman";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Larrymurray1@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"times new roman""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:right"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""><a href="tel:413-664-6108" value="+14136646108" target="_blank">413-664-6108</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman""><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Winners of New Berkshire Theatre Awards Program Announced</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman""><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman""></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Berkshire County, MA [October 17, 2016] – The winners of the First Annual Berkshire Theatre Awards have been announced. Seventeen arts journalists voted on 120 nominees in 25 categories chosen from artists in the 75 live theatre productions mounted in Berkshire County and adjacent areas between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">The winner of the special Larry Murray Award, </span><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">to be given to a person or theatre project that advances social, political, or community issues, will not be announced until the Winners’ Celebration at 5 pm on November 13 at Mr. Finn’s Cabaret in Pittsfield. Nominees for the Larry Murray Award are Kristen van Ginhoven, Co-founder and Artistic Director of WAM Theatre, and Julianne Boyd Artistic Director of Barrington Stage; and the three Vermont theatre companies that teamed up to produce all three plays in Alan Ayckbourn’s <i>The Norman Conquests</i> this past summer – the Dorset Theatre Festival, Northern Stage Company, and the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company.</span><span style="font-family:"times new roman""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">"If these awards indicate who is doing the best work in the Berkshires, then Barrington Stage and Shakespeare & Company have to be at the top of anyone's list,” said awards organizer Larry Murray of BerkshireOnStage.com. “Those two companies received the majority of wins, with WAM Theatre and Berkshire Theatre Group also receiving recognition of their work. That the Williamstown Theatre Festival came close in many categories without securing its own place in the awards will undoubtedly be cause for speculation. It seems the critics have spoken."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">There were tie votes in both the male and female Outstanding Support Performance categories, and many of the votes were extremely close.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">With regional theatres employing hundreds of professionals, making theatre is an important cog in the area’s cultural economy. In fact, many consider the region a hot spot for Broadway bound shows, and a popular summer destination for theatre-goers from around the nation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">The Berkshire Theatre Awards voters included Mark G. Auerbach of the Westfield News Group, Peter Bergman of Berkshire Bright Focus and the Berkshire Edge, Jeffrey Borak of the Berkshire Eagle, theatre historian Bob Bruyr, Dan Dwyer of Off Script, Helen Epstein of Arts Fuse, Bob Goepfert of the Troy Record and WAMC, Charles Giuliano of Berkshire Fine Arts, Rex Hearn of the Berkshire Record, Macey Levin of Berkshire on Stage, Gloria Miller of Curtain Up, Larry Murray of Berkshire on Stage,  Chris Rohmann of the Valley Advocate, Fred Sokol of Talkin’ Broadway, Stephen Sorokoff of Broadway World, Bob Sugarman of Theatre Talk, and Sally Sugarman of WBTN and More Theatre Talk. Also participating in the program but not voting are Gail M. Burns and Ed Sedarbaum.</span>    <br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">The complete list of nominees follows, with the winners in <b>Bold Face.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<wbr>----------------------</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Production of a Play - Large Theater:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <i>All My Sons</i> (Weston Playhouse Theatre Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <b><i>American Son</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <i>Cat On a Hot Tin Roof</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <i>Or,</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <i>The Rose Tattoo</i> (Williamstown Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <i>Tribes</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Production of a Play - Intimate Theatre:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <i>The Consul, The Tramp, and America's Sweetheart</i> (Oldcastle Theatre Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <i>Constellations</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Cost of Living (Williamstown Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <b><i>Cry Havoc</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <i>The Homecoming</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Production of a Musical - Large Theatre:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <i>Little Shop of Horrors</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><i><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Mamma Mia</span></i><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> (Weston Playhouse Theatre Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <b><i>The Pirates of Penzance</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Production of a Musical - Intimate Theatre:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">      <i>Big River</i> (Oldcastle Theatre Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">      <b><i>Broadway Bounty Hunter</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">      <i>Fiorello</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">      <i>Sister Act</i> (Mac-Haydn Theatre)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Production of a New Play:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <b><i>American Son</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <i>And No More Shall We Part</i> (Williamstown Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <i>The Consul, The Tramp, and America's Sweetheart</i> (Oldcastle Theatre Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <i>Cost of Living</i> (Williamstown Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <i>My Jane</i> (Chester Theater Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <i>Or,</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <i>The Stone Witch</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Production of a New Musical:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <b><i>Broadway Bounty Hunter</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <i>Presto Change-O</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor - Large Theatre:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Christopher Abbott in <i>The Rose Tattoo</i> (Williamstown Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Joshua Castille in <i>Tribes</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Jonathan Epstein in <i>The Merchant of Venice</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     John Hadden in <i>The Merchant of Venice</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Michael Hayden in <i>American Son</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Will Swenson in <i>The Pirates of Penzance</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor - Intimate Theatre:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Joey Collins in <i>The Homecoming</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     David Joseph in <i>The Consul, The Tramp, and America's Sweetheart</i> (Oldcastle Theatre Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Alfred Molina in <i>And No More Shall We Part</i> (Williamstown Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Wendell Pierce in <i>Cost of Living</i> (Williamstown Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <b>Stephan Wolfert in <i>Cry Havoc</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor - Large Theatre</span></b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Marinda Anderson in <i>Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill</i> (Dorset Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Rebecca Brooksher in <i>Cat On a Hot Tin Roof</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Tod Randolph in <i>Or,</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Molly Regan in <i>All My Sons</i> (Weston Playhouse Theatre Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Marisa Tomei in <i>The Rose Tattoo</i> (Williamstown Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <b>Tamara Tunie in <i>American Son</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor - Intimate Theatre:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Kate Baldwin in <i>Constellations</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Tara Franklin in <i>Sister Play</i> (Chester Theatre Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Annie Golden in <i>Broadway Bounty Hunter</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Jane Kaczmarek in <i>And No More Shall We Part</i> (Williamstown Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Maddie Jo Landers in <i>The Taming</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Christiana Nelson in <i>Ugly Lies The Bone</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">    <b> Debra Jo Rupp in <i>Kimberly Akimbo</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Supporting Performance by a Male Actor - Large Theatre:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     David Adkins in <i>Cat On a Hot Tin Roof</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Alex Gibson in <i>The Pirates of Penzance</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <b>John Hadden in <i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Andre Ware in <i>American Son</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Supporting Performance by a Male Actor - Intimate Theatre:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">    Carson Elrod in <i>The Chinese Room</i> (Williamstown Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <b>Jeff McCarthy in <i>Broadway Bounty Hunter</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Rylan Morsbach in <i>The Homecoming</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Scott Wattanabe in <i>Broadway Bounty Hunter</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Lenny Wolpe in <i>Presto Change-O</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Supporting Performance by a Female Actor - Large Theatre:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">    Kate Abbruzzese in <i>The Merchant of Venice</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">    Jane Carr in <i>The Pirates of Penzance</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">    </span><b><span style="font-family:timesnewromanps,serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Nehassaiu DeGannes</span></b><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">in <i>Or,</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">    Deborah Rush in <i>An American Daughter</i> (Williamstown Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">    <b>Scarlett Strallen in <i>The Pirates of Penzance</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Supporting Performance by a Female Actor - Intimate Theatre:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Jenni Barber in <i>Presto Change-O</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Chelsea Groen in <i>Fiorello</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <b>Dana Harrison in <i>Holy Laughter</i> (WAM Theatre)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Sue Jean Kim in <i>The Chinese Room</i> (Williamstown Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Katy Sullivan in <i>Cost of Living</i> (Williamstown Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Direction of a Play - Large Theatre:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Julianne Boyd for <i>American Son</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></b><span style="font-family:"times new roman""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Jonathan Croy for <i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Trip Cullman for <i>The Rose Tattoo</i> (Williamstown Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Tina Packer for <i>The Merchant of Venice</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Mary B. Robinson for <i>All My Sons</i> (Weston Playhouse Theatre Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Alice Reagan for <i>Or,</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Jenn Thompson for <i>Tribes</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Evan Yianoulis for <i>Table Manners</i> (Dorset Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Direction of a Play - Intimate Theatre:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Jo Bonney for <i>Cost of Living</i> (Williamstown Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Gregg Edelman for <i>Constellations</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Eric Hill for <i>The Homecoming</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Louisa Proske for <i>Peerless</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Eric Tucker for <i>Cry Havoc</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Direction of a Musical - Large Theatre:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Tim Fort for <i>Man of La Mancha</i> (Weston Playhouse Theatre Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Ethan Heard for <i>Little Shop of Horrors</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <b>John Rando for <i>The Pirates of Penzance</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Direction of a Musical - Intimate Theatre:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Julianne Boyd for <i>Broadway Bounty Hunter</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Tim Howard for <i>Big River</i> (Oldcastle Theatre Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     John Saunders for <i>Chicago</i> (Mac-Haydn Theatre)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Steve Stettler for <i>Murder for Two</i> (Weston Playhouse Theatre Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Choreography - Large Theatre:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <b>Joshua Bergasse for <i>The Pirates of Penzance</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Parker Esse for <i>Little Shop of Horrors</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Michael Raine for <i>Mamma Mia</i> (Weston Playhouse Theatre Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Choreography - Intimate Theatre:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Maddie Apple for <i>Sister Act</i> (Mac-Haydn Theatre)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Michael Callahan for <i>Fiorello</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <b>Jeffrey Page for <i>Broadway Bounty Hunter</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Jenna Ware for <i>The Emperor of The Moon</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Scenic Design for Play or Musical:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     David L. Arsenault for <i>The Norman Conquests</i> (Dorset, Weston, and Northern Stage)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Beowulf Borritt for <i>The Pirates of Penzance</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Yael Pardess for <i>The Stone Witch</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Carl Sprague for <i>Fiorello</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Reid Thompson for <i>Little Shop of Horrors</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Mark Wendland for <i>The Rose Tattoo</i> (Williamstown Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play or Musical:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Shawn E. Boyle for <i>The Stone Witch</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Lara Dubin for <i>The Mountaintop</i> (Chester Theatre Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Alan C. Edwards for <i>Constellations</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Michael Giannetti for <i>Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill</i> (Dorset Theatre Festival)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Jason Lyons for <i>The Pirates of Penzance</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Matthew Miller for <i>The Merchant of Venice</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Best Costume Design for a Play or Musical:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <b>Jess Goldstein for <i>The Pirates of Penzance</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Jimm Halliday for <i>Into The Woods</i> (Mac-Haydn Theatre)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Tyler Kinney for <i>The Merchant of Venice</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Govane Lohbauer for <i>Or,</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     David Murin for <i>Little Shop of Horrors</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Bobby Frederick Tilley for <i>Broadway Bounty Hunter</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">Outstanding Sound Design for Play or Musical:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Toby Aliya for <i>Tribes</i> (Barrington Stage Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Amy Altadonna for <i>Or,</i> & <i>Ugly Lies The Bone</i> (Shakespeare & Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Ed Chapman for <i>Mamma Mia</i> (Weston Playhouse Theatre Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     <b>Scott Killian for <i>Constellations</i> (Berkshire Theatre Group)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Rider Q. Stanton for <i>The Addams Family</i> (Mac-Haydn Theatre)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">     Cory Wheat for <i>The 39 Steps</i> (Oldcastle Theatre Company)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"times new roman"">###</span></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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