Nominations Announced for New York Innovative Theatre Awards The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, the organization who for the past 14 years has been dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2018 nominees for the Innovative Theatre Awards at its annual event, The IT Party. The announcement was made by the co-executive directors, Shay Gines, and Nick Micozzi and company manager, Akia, plus members of the community including: CK Allen, Ariel Estrada, Susan Ferrara, Gideon Pianko, Aimee Todoroff, and Kathleen Warnock. The 2018 recipients will be awarded from a pool of 157 individual artists, 53 different productions, and 52 different theatre companies. Nominated productions were seen on stages in Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. In the past 14 years, the IT Awards have honored over 2,500 artists, over 700 productions, and over 650 companies. Below is the list of nominees in the design categories. For the full list of nominees, go to the URL listed below. Outstanding Lighting Design:
Stacey Boggs, AMP, Goode
Alejandro Fajardo, She-She-She, Hook & Eye Theater
Paul Hudson, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Sea Dog Theater
Jeff Nash, Manifesting Mrs. Marx, Loup Garou Internationale
Jay Ryan, The Snow Queen, Blessed Unrest in association with New Ohio Theatre
Annie Wiegand, Follies, Astoria Performing Arts Center Outstanding Costume Design:
Sidney Fortner, The Jewish King Lear, Metropolitan Playhouse
Joey Haws, The Elephant Man, The Gallery Players
Debbi Hobson, Tartuffe, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble
Jennifer A. Jacob, Follies, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Emily Rose Parman, Trojan Women, Hudson Warehouse
Haley Peterson, Soot and Spit, Our Voices Theater in association with IRT Theater Outstanding Set Design:br> Ann Beyersdorfer, Follies, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Ann Beyersdorfer, A Real Boy, Ivy Theatre Company
Clifton Chadick, Only You Can Prevent Wildfires, Ricochet Collective
You-Shin Chen, Basement, Roly Poly Productions
Maruti Evans, Precious Little Talent, Shea Delves Productions
Devin Petersen, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Sea Dog Theater Outstanding Sound Design:
Dan Bianchi and Wes Shippee, Radiotheatre's 9th Annual H.P.Lovecraft Festival, Radiotheatre in association with Theater At St.
Megan Culley, A Real Boy, Ivy Theatre Company
Caroline Eng and James Higgins, Follies, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Beth Lake, The Snow Queen, Blessed Unrest in association with New Ohio Theatre
Lee Salevan, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Sea Dog Theater
Mark Van Hare, Sheila, The Associates Theater Ensemble Outstanding Innovative Design:
Sangmin Chae and Bo sul Kim, video design, Panorama, LaMaMa Experimental Theater Club
Waldemart Klyuzko, projection design, 1917-2017: Tychyna, Zhadan & the Dog, Yara Arts Group in association with La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
Joe Moro, projection design, Only You Can Prevent Wildfires, Ricochet Collective
Matt Reeves, projection design, Pericles: Born in a Tempest, Hunger & Thirst Theatre in association with The Guerilla Shakespeare Project
Lisa Renkel, projection design, Outside Paducah: The Wars at Home, Poetic Theater Productions
Eric Wright, puppet design, A Real Boy, Ivy Theatre Company 
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