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Helen Hayes Design Nominations Announced

The nominations for the Helen Hayes Awards, which recognize achievement in the metropolitan Washington, DC theatre scene, have been announced.

Each category is divided in two, either Helen or Hayes. Performances with a majority non-union cast considered for Helen Awards ad those with a majority Union cast are considered for Hayes Awards.

Productions with multiple design nominations include The Color Purple, Into the Woods, and She Loves Me at Signature Theatre, Nollywood Dreams and The Tempest at Round House Theatre, The SpongeBob Musical at Toby's Dinner Theatre; On Your Feet! at GALA Hispanic Theatre; Dracula and Host & Guest at Synetic Theatre; Under the Sea with Dredgie McGee at 1st Stage; John Proctor is the Villain at Studio Theatre; tick, tick...Boom! at Monumental Theatre Co.; Shakespeare in Love at The Keegan Theatre; and Dear Mapel, Mosaic Theater Co.

The awards will be presented May 22. For a full list of nominees, go to www.broadwayworld.com/article/Phillipa-Soo-Steven-Pasquale-Ali-Ewoldt-And-More-Nominated-for-Helen-Hayes-Awards-20230130.

Outstanding Costume Design - Hayes
Kara Harmon, The Color Purple -- Signature Theatre
Brandee Mathies, Nollywood Dreams -- Round House Theatre
Yvonne Miranda, Ain't No Mo' -- Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
David I. Reynoso, Into the Woods -- Signature Theatre
Alejo Vietti, She Loves Me -- Signature Theatre

Outstanding Costume Design - Helen
Flo Arnold and Janine Sunday, The SpongeBob Musical -- Toby's Dinner Theatre
Jeannette Christensen, On Your Feet! -- GALA Hispanic Theatre
Elizabeth Morton, Shakespeare in Love -- The Keegan Theatre
Kendra Rai, Dracula -- Synetic Theater
Erik Teague and Alison Samantha Johnson, Under the Sea with Dredgie McGee -- 1st Stage

Outstanding Lighting Designer - Hayes
Jesse Belsky, John Proctor is the Villain -- Studio Theatre
Colin K. Bills, Hi, Are You Single? -- Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Peter Maradudin, The Color Purple -- Signature Theatre
Nicole Pearce, Catch Me If You Can -- Arena Stage
Alberto Segarra, The Joy That Carries You -- Olney Theatre Center
Thom Weaver, The Tempest -- Round House Theatre

Outstanding Lighting Design - Helen
Christopher Annas-Lee, On Your Feet! -- GALA Hispanic Theatre
Ian Claar, Dracula -- Synetic Theater
Venus Gulbranson, tick, tick...Boom! -- Monumental Theatre Co
David A. Hopkins, The SpongeBob Musical -- Toby's Dinner Theatre
Paata Tsikurishvili, Host & Guest -- Synetic Theater

Outstanding Set Design - Hayes
Scott Bradley, The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci -- Shakespeare Theatre Company
Daniel Conway, The Tempest -- Round House Theatre
Lee Savage, She Loves Me -- Signature Theatre
Lee Savage, Into the Woods -- Signature Theatre
Luciana Stecconi, John Proctor is the Villain -- Studio Theatre

Outstanding Set Design - Helen
Nadir Bey, The Rainmaker -- 1st Stage
Clifton Chadick, On Your Feet! -- GALA Hispanic Theatre
Matthew Keenan, Shakespeare in Love -- The Keegan Theatre
Shane Lowry, The SpongeBob Musical -- Toby's Dinner Theatre
Michael Windsor and Yaritza Pacheco, tick, tick...Boom! -- Monumental Theatre Co

Outstanding Sound Design - Hayes
Nick Hernandez, Dear Mapel -- Mosaic Theater Company
Nick Hernandez, Nollywood Dreams -- Round House Theatre
Ryan Hickey, The Color Purple -- Signature Theatre
Andre Pluess and Adam W. Johnson, The Tempest -- Round House Theatre
Kathy Ruvuna, John Proctor is the Villain -- Studio Theatre

Outstanding Sound Design - Helen
Draper Carter, tick, tick...Boom! -- Monumental Theatre Co
Irakli Kavsadze, Host & Guest -- Synetic Theatre
navi, Under the Sea with Dredgie McGee -- 1st Stage
Yaritza Pacheco, The Servant of Two Masters -- Synetic Theatre
Matthew Rowe, On Your Feet! -- GALA Hispanic Theatre

Outstanding Media/Projection Design - Hayes
Bradley S. Bergeron, Fires in the Mirror --Theater J
Kelly Colburn, Dear Mapel -- Mosaic Theater Company
Mona Kasra, The Till Trilogy: Benevolence --Mosaic Theater Company
Jared Mezzocchi, We declare you a terrorist.... -- Round House Theatre
Aaron Rhyne, Much Ado About Nothing -- Shakespeare Theatre Company

Outstanding Media/Projection Design - Helen
Jeremy Bennett, Elegies: A Song Cycle -- The Keegan Theatre
Jeremy Bennett, Yoga Play -- The Keegan Theatre
Kelly Colburn, La Casa De La Laguna -- GALA Hispanic Theatre
Patrick Lord, On Your Feet! -- GALA Hispanic Theatre
Zavier Augustus Lee Taylor, The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Wonderful (And Her Dog!) -- The Keegan Theatre


(31 January 2023)

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