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BALLOT  Fairview Friends of AUDELCO AUDELCO (Audience Development Committee, Inc.) List of Nominated Plays AUDELCO was established and incorporated in 1973 to In order to keep abreast of your support of professional generate more recognition, understanding and awareness Black theatre, we request that you check the plays listed of the arts in African-American communities; to provide below that you have seen. All listed plays have better public relations and to build new audiences for non- nominations in one or more categories. profit theatre and dance companies. A Small Oak Tree Runs Red You receive discounts to some of your favorite Off and A Soldier’s Play Off-Off Broadway theatres when you attend theatre and AUDELCO Ain’t MisBehavin’ dance productions as a “Friend of AUDELCO.” (Audience Development Committee, Inc.) Antigone Carmen Jones At informal gatherings, “Friends of AUDELCO” meet 2018 Cross That River: A Tale of the Black West and interact with others who share an interest in Black Theatre and Dance. BALLOT Fairview Feeding the Dragon “Friends of AUDELCO” receive INTERMISSION, our Freight: The Five Incarnations of Abel Green In-House newsletter. Friends are kept abreast of current NOMINEES FOR THE th Gypsy activities through newsletter updates. 46 ANNUAL VIVIAN ROBINSON Harriet’s Return AUDELCO RECOGNITION AWARDS He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box On the third Monday of November, AUDELCO presents FOR EXCELLENCE IN BLACK THEATRE Jerry Springer: The Opera the annual AUDELCO Awards, recognizing and 2017 – 2018 THEATRE SEASON Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train honoring Excellence in Black Theatre. Josephine Josh: The Black Babe Ruth Your contribution enables you to vote for productions and Presented by Little Rock performers of your choice. Audience Development Committee, Inc. Lonesome Blues On Kentucky Avenue AUDELCO sponsored Conversations with AUDELCO – * * * * * * * * Othello Discussion with writers, producers, directors, technicians Our Lady of 121st Street and performers who create the magic will enhance your ONLY AUDELCO CONTRIBUTORS MAY knowledge and enjoyment of the wonderfully creative, Paradise Blue VOTE. ever fascinating world of theatre and dance. School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play Vote by selecting only ONE nominee Smokey Joe’s Cafe If your interest in the performing arts goes beyond in each category. Sugar in Our Wounds Broadway and you are ready for theatre experiences that Use the symbol “X” to designate your choice. Syncing Ink transcend the “Great White Way,” you should be a The Homecoming Queen “Friend of AUDELCO.” PLEASE DO NOT VOTE IN ANY CATEGORY IN The House That Will Not Stand WHICH YOU HAVE NOT SEEN AT LEAST 3 OF THE The Old Settler Our basic support comes from “Friends” who believe in NOMINEES IN THAT CATEGORY. The Peculiar Patriot us enough to offer tangible support to our efforts. Too Heavy for Your Pocket If there are 3 or fewer nominations in a category, do Twelfth Night We need Actors, Producers, Playwrights, Technicians, not vote unless you have seen ALL of the nominees. Unexpected Joy Choreographers, Designers and the general public - all UNSIGNED BALLOTS ARE NOT VALID Waiting for Giovanni those interested in the growth of Black Theatre to become X: Or, Betty Shabazz v. The Nation “Friends of AUDELCO.” Please sign your ballot. Your signature certifies that you Yellowman Our “Friends” come in many categories. Check our have seen at least 3 nominees in each category in which “Friends” information and decide what kind of “Friend” you have voted. Mail this ballot in the enclosed you wish to be. envelope. It must be postmarked no later than: Signature Vivian Robinson NOVEMBER 2, 2018 Print Founder (1926-1996) Friends of AUDELCO FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE 2017 - 2018 Theatre Season David Aron Damane (Carmen Jones) A Small Oak Tree Runs Red (Billie Holiday Theatre) Justin Keyes (Jerry Springer – The Opera) Little Rock (Harvey Butler/Rebel Theatrical Mgmt, LLC) “The VIV” NOMINEES Count Stovall (On Kentucky Avenue) Paradise Blue (Signature Theatre Company) Lee Summers (On Kentucky Avenue) Sugar in Our Wounds (Manhattan Theatre Club) LIGHTING DESIGN Tramell Tillman (Carmen Jones) Too Heavy for Your Pocket (Roundabout Theatre Company) Alan C. Edwards (A Small Oak Tree Runs Red) Two Trains Running (Andrea Fulton Productions) Maruti Evans (The Peculiar Patriot) FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Carolina Ortiz Herrera (Yellowman) Allyson Kaye Daniel (Unexpected Joy) SOLO PERFORMANCE Donald Holder (He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box) Andricka Hall (On Kentucky Avenue) Akin Babatundé (Lonesome Blues) Adam Honore (Carmen Jones) Tiffany Mann (Jerry Springer – The Opera) Tymisha Harris (Josephine) Jason Lyons (Sugar in Our Wounds) Lindsay Roberts (Carmen Jones) Karen Jones Meadows (Harriet’s Return) Soara-Joye Ross (Carmen Jones) J. Alphonse Nicholson (Freight: The Five Incarnations of Abel Green) SET DESIGN Liza Jessie Peterson (The Peculiar Patriot) Chris Cumberbatch (Harriet’s Return) CHOREOGRAPHY Sharon Washington (Feeding the Dragon) Diggle (A Small Oak Tree Runs Red) Joshua Bergasse (Smokey Joe’s Cafe) Mimi Lien (Fairview) Gabriel “Kwikstep” Dionisio (Syncing Ink) LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY Arnulfo Maldonado (Sugar in Our Wounds) Bill T. Jones (Carmen Jones) Edi Gathegi (Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train) Frank J. Oliva (The Old Settler) Tiffany Rea-Fisher (Antigone) Hill Harper (Our Lady of 121st Street) Ty Stephens & Donna Clark (On Kentucky Avenue) Tyrone Mitchell Henderson (Yellowman) COSTUME DESIGN Ty Jones (Antigone) Carolyn Adams (Two Trains Running) OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTOR David Roberts (Josh: The Black Babe Ruth) Montana Levi Blanco (The House That Will Not Stand) Sheldon Becton (Carmen Jones) Toni-Leslie James (Othello) Richard Cummings, Jr. (On Kentucky Avenue) LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY Ntokozo Fuzunina Kunene (The Homecoming Queen) Kahlil X. Daniel (Antigone) Quincy Tyler Bernstine (Our Lady of 121st Street) Pearl Williams & Ty Stephens (On Kentucky Avenue) Darryl G. Ivey (Little Rock) Jessica Frances Dukes (Yellowman) Ali Turns (A Soldier’s Play) Matt Oestreicher (Smokey Joe’s Cafe) Harriett D. Foy (The House That Will Not Stand) Lynda Gravátt (The House That Will Not Stand) SOUND DESIGN FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY Roslyn Ruff (X: Or, Betty Shabazz v. The Nation) Luqman Brown (The Peculiar Patriot) Oberon K.A. Adjepong (The Homecoming Queen) Mfoniso Udofia (Homecoming Queen) Curtis Craig (Antigone) Neil Dawson (Waiting for Giovanni) Justin Ellington (Syncing Ink) Anthony Vaughn Parent (Antigone) BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL Palmer Hefferan (Sugar in Our Wounds) Joshua David Robinson (X: Or, Betty Shabazz v. The Nation) Ain’t Misbehavin’ (NJPAC & Crossroads Theatre Company) Mikaal Sulaiman (Fairview) Gil Tucker (A Soldier’s Play) Carmen Jones (Classic Stage Company) Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Stage 42) DIRECTOR OF A PLAY FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Saheem Ali (Sugar in Our Wounds) Joniece Abbott-Pratt (The House That Will Not Stand) BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY Lileana Blain-Cruz (The House That Will Not Stand) Zainab Jah (School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play) A Soldier’s Play (Negro Ensemble Company) Timothy Douglas (Yellowman) Nedra McClyde (The House That Will Not Stand) Antigone (Classical Theatre of Harlem) Harry Lennix (A Small Oak Tree Runs Red) Ava McCoy (Antigone) The Old Settler (Billie Holiday Theatre) Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Paradise Blue) Mirirai Sithole (The Homecoming Queen) Yellowman ((Billie Holiday Theatre) Awoye Timpo (The Homecoming Queen) BEST MUSICAL LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Cross That River: A Tale of the Black West DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL Ato Blankson-Wood (Twelfth Night) (Love Productions Records, Inc.) Joshua Bergasse (Smokey Joe’s Cafe) Clifton Duncan (Carmen Jones) Little Rock (Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj, John Doyle (Carmen Jones) Alan Harris (Cross That River: A Tale of the Black West) Ty Stephens (On Kentucky Avenue) Harvey Butler/Rebel Theatrical Mgmt, LLC) Regge Life (Cross That River: A Tale of the Black West) On Kentucky Avenue (City College Center for the Arts) Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj (Little Rock) LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Lee Summers (On Kentucky Avenue) Maya Azucena (Cross That River: A Tale of the Black West) BEST PLAY A Small Oak Tree Runs Red (Billie Holiday Theatre) PLAYWRIGHT Marcie Henderson (Gypsy) Nikki M. James (Twelfth Night) Paradise Blue (Signature Theatre Company) Ngozi Anyanwu (The Homecoming Queen) Sugar in Our Wounds (Manhattan Theatre Club) Marcus Gardley (The House That Will Not Stand) N’Kenge (On Kentucky Avenue) Anika Noni Rose (Carmen Jones) The Homecoming Queen (Atlantic Theater Company Jiréh Breon Holder (Too Heavy for Your Pocket) The House That Will Not Stand (New York Theatre Workshop) Donja R. Love (Sugar in Our Wounds) Too Heavy for Your Pocket (Roundabout Theatre Company) Dominique Morisseau (Paradise Blue) AUDELCO is supported in part with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and individual Thank you for being a Friend of AUDELCO and for contributions from friends of AUDELCO. participating in the process. .
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