The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE), a panel of critics from media outlets around the state of Massachusetts, have announced the nominees for the IRNE Awards honoring the best of the 2009 Theatre Season. A list of the nominees is below.
The IRNE Awards will take place April 19th at the Boston Center for the Arts Cyclorama Party at 7:00pm, Awards Ceremony begins at 8:00pm
BEST NEW PLAY
SINS OF THE MOTHER by Israel Horovitz (Gloucester Stage Co.)
LITTLE BLACK DRESS by Ronan Noone (Boston Playwrights' Theatre)
BOTTOM OF THE LAKE by Conor McDermottroe (Tir Na Theatre)
THE SUPERHEROINE MONOLOGUES by John Kuntz and Rick Park (Phoenix Theatre Artists and Company One)
THE RANDOM CARUSO by Andrew Clarke (Centastage)
THE WRESTLING PATIENT by Kirk Lynn in collab.with Anne Gottlieb & Katie Pearl (SpeakEasy Stage Company, Boston Playwrights' Theatre, and FortyMagnolias Productions)
BEST SET DESIGN
Cristina Todesco for GREY GARDENS (Lyric Stage Company of Boston) and RECKLESS (SpeakEasy Stage Co.)
Eric Levenson for Jerry Springer THE OPERA (SpeakEasy Stage) and THE GOAT: OR, WHO IS SYLVIA? (Gloucester Stage)
David R. Gammons for THE DUTCHESS OF MALFI (Actors' Shakespeare Project)
Patrick Lynch for MISTER ROBERTS (New Repertory Theatre)
Dalia Al-Habieli for HUMBLE BOY (Publick Theatre Boston)
BEST LIGHTING
Karen Perlow for RECKLESS (SpeakEasy) and MISTER ROBERTS (New Rep)
Franklin Meissner, Jr. for STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (Stoneham Theatre)
Jon Bonner for AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (Footlight Club)
Mark Lanks for THE SPARROW (Stoneham Theatre)
Jeff Adelberg for THE DUTCHESS OF MALFI (Actors' Shakespeare Project)
BEST SOUND
Dewey Dellay for RECKLESS (SpeakEasy) and CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (Lyric)
Nathan Leigh for STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (Stoneham)
Cameron Willard for THE DUTCHESS OF MALFI (Actors' Shakespeare Project)
Rick Lombardo for A CHRISTMAS CAROL (New Rep)
BEST COSTUMES
Rafael Jaen for KISS ME, KATE (Lyric) and THE REMARKABLE ROOMING HOUSE OF MADAME LEMONDE (Beau Jest Moving Theatre)
Stacey Stephens for FUNNY GIRL (Fiddlehead Theatre)
Nancy Stevenson for THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Wellesley Summer Theatre)
Greg Maraio for THE SUPERHEROINE MONOLOGUES (Phoenix-Company One)
Wendy Misuinas for AN IDEAL HUSBAND (Bad Habit Productions)
Gail Astrid Buckley for THE NEW CENTURY (SpeakEasy Stage Company)
BEST SOLO
Gioia De Cari in TRUTH VALUES (Central Square Theatre)
Tim Ruddy in SWAN SONG (Tir Na)
Nancy E. Carroll in THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING (Lyric)
Adrianne Krstansky in 2.5 MINUTE RIDE (New Rep)
Belle Linda Halpern in CRAVINGS (Ko Theatre Works at Central Sq. Theatre)
BEST ENSEMBLE
DARK PLAY, OR STORIES FOR BOYS (Apollinaire Theatre)
SEUSSICAL (Wheelock Family Theatre)
THE PAIN AND THE ITCH (Company One)
SPRING AWAKENING (Zeitgeist Stage Co.)
WORKING (Metro Stage Co.)
SINS OF THE MOTHER (Gloucester Stage)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Play)
Kate Donnelly in BASH (Theatre on Fire)
Aimee Doherty in THE PAIN AND THE ITCH (Company One) and SPEED-THE-PLOW (New Rep)
Carolyn Charpie in THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION (SpeakEasy)
Tracy Oliverio in THE RANDOM CARUSO (Centastage)
Sarah Newhouse in PICNIC (Stoneham)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (Play)
Paul Farwell in MISTER ROBERTS (New Rep)
Jonathan Popp in MISTER ROBERTS (New Rep)
Gabriel Kuttner in SPEED-THE-PLOW (New Rep)
