Más vale tarde que nunca
Not that anyone would notice, but it's been awhile since I've brought you up to date on the local theater scene. Blame it on the empty nest (remember that initial iteration of this blog?).
With the boys out of the house, my husband and I made a late-winter escape. We just returned from Costa Rica, where we snoozed in the sun, drank Chilean wine and brushed up on our Spanish ("Por favor, más Chardonnay.").
But now I'm back to report – más vale tarde que nunca (better late than never) – on the WATCH Award results for 2007. The coveted awards were presented March 2 at a ceremony at the Birchmere in Alexandria.
Major kudos go to these Fairfax theater groups: Providence Players (five awards), Elden Street Players (three awards) and Reston Community Players (three awards). Altogether, 28 awards were handed out, with five shows nominated in each category. Eight judges adjudicated 109 shows during the 2007 season.
Here are our winners:
Outstanding Set Design – Chip Gertzog and John Coscia, "Saturday Sunday Monday," Providence Players
Outstanding Set Construction – John Coscia and Patrick David, "Saturday Sunday Monday," Providence Players
Outstanding Set Painting – Craig Geoffrion and Julie Hendrickson, "Saturday Sunday Monday," Providence Players
Outstanding Set Decoration and Set Dressing – A tie between John Coscia and Chip Gertzog, "Saturday Sunday Monday," Providence Players; and Michael Smith, "Boston Marriage," Elden Street Players
Outstanding Properties – Jillen Jobe, Chip Gertzog, Susan Kaplan and John Coscia, "Saturday Sunday Monday," Providence Players
Outstanding Costume Design – Judy Whelihan, "Greater Tuna," Elden Street Players
Outstanding Makeup Design – Bette Williams and Sue Pinkman, "Seussical," Reston Community Players
Outstanding Hair Design – Bette Williams and Farrell Ann M. Hartigan, "Seussical," Reston Community Players
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play –Molly Hicks as Catherine, the maid, "Boston Marriage," Elden Street Players
Outstanding Direction of a Musical – Haley Murphy, "Seussical," Reston Community Players
For the complete list of regional winners, visit www.washingtontheater.org.