[Capdist-auditions] PRESS RELEASE: 2022 Berkshire Theatre Award Winners Announced

[Gail Burns]

November 14, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Gail M. Burns

gburns35 at gmail.com

413-458-4246

http://www.berkshirecritics.org


*Fifth** Berkshire Theatre Awards Presented*

*Barrington Stage** and **Bridge Street Theatre** Take Top Honors*


PITTSFIELD, MA (November 14, 2022) - At an SRO ceremony held at Zion
Lutheran Church in Pittsfield, the Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics
Association (BTCA) presented the Berkshire Theatre Awards on the evening of
Monday, November 14, 2022. This was the fifth time the awards have been
presented to honor and celebrate the excellence and diversity of theatre in
the greater Berkshire region.


The 2022 awards really display the commitment of regional theatres to
presenting new and diverse work. Women and minorities were well represented
among the nominees and the winners in all categories. Nominees represented
theatres in Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, and Connecticut.


Critics J. Peter Bergman and Macey Levin once again hosted the ceremony,
which saw top honors for Outstanding Musical Production go Barrington Stage
Company for their production of *A Little Night Music. * Barrington Stage
shared the Outstanding Play Production award with Bridge Street Theatre,
for productions of *Waiting for Godot* and *A Long Day’s Journey Into Night*
respectively.


*A Little Night Music* was the big winner of the evening, taking the awards
for Outstanding Director of a Musical for Julianne Boyd, Outstanding Set
Design for Yoon Bae, Outstanding Costume Design for Sara Jean Tosetti, and
Outstanding Lighting Design for David Lander. Emily Skinner and Jason
Danieley took the awards for Outstanding Lead Actress and Actor in a Musical,
and Sierra Boggess was recognized as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Musical for her portrayal of Countess Charlotte Malcolm.


Bridge Street Theatre’s production of *Long Day’s Journey...* also saw
Roxane Faye receive Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play for her
portrayal of Mary
Cavan Tyrone.


Joe Calarco took home the award for Outstanding Direction of a Play
for *Waiting
for Godot *at Barrington Stage; while Mark H. Dold and Max Wolkowitz took
home Outstanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play
honors for their roles as Vladimir and Lucky in that show.


Barrington Stage’s production of *All of Me* saw Leah Hocking win the award
for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play, and Matt Otto was recognized
for Outstanding Sound Design. Jarvis B. Manning, Jr. took home the
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical trophy for his work in *Ain’t
Misbehavin’*.


The Sharon Playhouse took home their first Berkie, awarded to Justin
Boccitto for Outstanding Choreography for *Guys and Dolls*.


Corinna May was awarded Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play for her
performance in Great Barrington Public Theater’s production of Things I
Know to Be True, and shared the Outstanding Solor Performance award for her
work in the Berkshire Theatre Group’s production of *Shirley Valentine*
with MaConnia Chesser, for her performance in *An Iliad*, which originated
at the Ancram Opera House in 2021 and then was presented at Shakespeare &
Company this past June.


Gabe Belyeu took home the award for Outstanding Production with Fewer than
Six Performances for his solo evening of cabaret, *A Call to Places*, at
the Mac-Haydn Theatre.


The Ancram Opera House production of *INVASION!* and the Barrington Stage
Company production of *Ain’t Misbehavin’* shared the award for Outstanding
Ensemble Production.


The Sally and Robert Sugarman Award for the World Premiere of a New Play went
to Brent Askari for *Andy Warhol in Iran* at Barrington Stage. The Larry
Murray Award for Community Outreach and Support through Theater went to
Daniel Elihu Kramer, outgoing Producing Artistic Director of the Chester
Theatre Company. The recipient of this award, named in honor of the late
Larry Murray, BTCA founder, is selected by the Board of the BTCA.


*20**22** Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Awards*


*1. Outstanding supporting actress in a play:  (TIE)*

Leah Hocking, *All of Me*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

Corinna May, *Things I Know to Be True*, Great Barrington Public Theater
<https://www.greatbarringtonpublictheater.org/>

*2. Outstanding supporting actor in a play:*

Max Wolkowitz, *Waiting for Godot*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

*3. Outstanding set Design for a play or musical:*

Yoon Bae, *A Little Night Music*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

*4. Outstanding Choreography:*

Justin Boccitto, *Guys and Dolls*, Sharon Playhouse
<https://www.sharonplayhouse.org/>

*5. Outstanding direction of a musical:*

Julianne Boyd, *A Little Night Music*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

*6. **Outstanding** Costume Design for a play or musical:*

Sara Jean Tosetti, *A Little Night Music*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

*7. Outstanding* *Solo Performance  (TIE)*

Corinna May, *Shirley Valentine*, Berkshire Theatre Group
<https://www.berkshiretheatregroup.org/>

MaConnia Chesser, *An Illiad*, Ancram Opera House
<https://www.ancramoperahouse.org/>

*8. Outstanding* *Supporting actress in a musical:*

Sierra Boggess, *A Little Night Music*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

*9. Outstanding* *Lighting Design of a play or musical:*

David Lander, *A Little Night Music*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

*10. Outstanding* *Supporting actor in a musical:*

Jarvis B. Manning, Jr., *Ain’t Misbehavin’*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

*11. Outstanding direction of a play:*

Joe Calarco, *Waiting for Godot*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

*12. Outstanding* *Sound design for a play or musical:*

Matt Otto, *All of Me*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

*13. Outstanding* *Lead actress in a musical:*

Emily Skinner, *A Little Night Music*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

*14. Outstanding* *Lead Actor in a musical:*

Jason Danieley, *A Little Night Music*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

*15. Outstanding* *Ensemble performance: (TIE)*

*Invasion!*, Ancram Opera House <https://www.ancramoperahouse.org/>

*Ain’t Misbehavin’*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

*16. Outstanding* *Production with fewer than six performances*

Gabe Belyeu, *A Call to Places*, Mac-Haydn Theatre
<http://www.machaydntheatre.org/>

*17. Outstanding* *Lead actor in a play:*

Mark H. Dold, *Waiting for Godot*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

*18. Sally and Robert Sugarman Award for the world premiere of a new play:*

Brent Askari, *Andy Warhol in Iran*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

*19. Outstanding* *Lead actress in a play:*

Roxanne Fay, *Long Day’s Journey Into Night*, Bridge Street Theatre
<https://bridgest.org/>

*20. Larry Murray Award for Community Outreach and Support Through Theater:*

Daniel Elihu Kramer, Chester Theatre Company <http://chestertheatre.org/>

*21. Outstanding production of a musical:*

*A Little Night Music*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

*22. Outstanding production of a play: (TIE)*

*Waiting for Godot*, Barrington Stage Company
<http://barringtonstageco.org/>

*Long Day’s Journey Into Night*, Bridge Street Theatre
<https://bridgest.org/>

-- 
Gail M. Burns
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Williamstown, MA 01267-2511
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