Seattle Theatre Writers "Leak" Award Nominations

The Seattle Theatre Writers, a group of local critics, have begun releasing details about the 2015 Gypsy Award nominations in a slow trickle via their Facebook page. I'm pleased to be nominated for both Our Town and Cabaret in the category of Excellence in Scenic Design! Thanks Gypsies, and congratulations to all the other nominees!

Excellence in Set Design (Larger Theater Company) nominee:Matthew Smucker - Our Town (Strawberry Theatre Workshop)
Posted by Seattle Theater Writers on Thursday, January 7, 2016

Excellence in Set Design (Larger Theater Company) nominee:Matthew Smucker - Cabaret (Village Theatre)
Posted by Seattle Theater Writers on Thursday, January 7, 2016

To recap: All Five Nominees for the 2015 Gypsy Rose Lee Award for Excellence in Set Design (Larger Theater Company)...
Posted by Seattle Theater Writers on Thursday, January 7, 2016

See the entire slate of nominees across all categories here.

And in more awards news...

Theatre Puget Sound's 2015 Gregory Award nominations were released bit by bit on Facebook in daily allotments over the past week. Strawberry Theatre Workshop's Our Town and ACT's The Invisible Hand are both up for "Outstanding Production", and The Village's Cabaret was nominated as "Outstanding Musical." The set for The Invisible Hand received a nomination as "Outstanding Scenic Design" as well! Congratulations to all the nominees! Look here for the complete list for the 2015 Gregories.

"Go, Go, Go. I Cried, and so did the guy I went with."

In today's Slog:

Go See Our Town at the Brand-New 12th Avenue Arts: It's a better production of Our Town than you've ever seen, with better actors than you've ever seen do it, and a better set than you've ever seen—made out of the construction leftovers of 12th Avenue Arts. The ladders? The paint can lids? The sponges and dish soap? I don't want to give too much away, just go, go, go. I cried, and so did the guy I went with.

Read more of the Stranger's coverage here and here.