The Fountain Theatre has gobbled up 26 Theater Awards from Stage SceneLA for our acclaimed 2013-14 productions of The Normal Heart, My Name is Asher Lev and The Brothers Size. StageSceneLA editor Steven Stanley announced the winners this week after seeing and reviewing 268 productions from September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014. The overall awards list is long and there are multiple winners in many categories. All of it demonstrating, as Steven Stanley affirms, that “theater in Los Angeles and its surrounding communities is alive and thriving and quite often simply as good as it gets. “
These 2013-14 Fountain productions received the following awards:
The Normal Heart
Tim Cummings and Bill Brochtrup in ‘The Normal Heart’.
- Production of the Year – The Normal Heart
- Best Director, Drama – Simon Levy
- Best Performance, Lead Actor – Tim Cummings
- Best Performance, Lead Actor – Bill Brochtrup
- Best Performance, Featured Actress – Lisa Pelikan
- Best Performance by an Understudy – Ray Paolantonio
- Best Performance, Featured Actor – Matt Gottlieb
- Best Performance, Featured Actor – Fred Koehler
- Best Performance, Featured Actor – Stephen O’Mahoney
- Memorable Performance, Featured Actor – Dan Shaked & Jeff Witzke
My Name Is Asher Lev
Jason Karasev, Anna Khaja and Joel Polis in ‘My Name Is Asher Lev’.
- Best Production, Drama – My Name is Asher Lev
- Best Director, Drama – Stephen Sachs
- Best Performance, Lead Actor – Jason Karasev
- Best Performance, Featured Actor – Joel Polis
- Best Performance, Featured Actress – Anna Khaja
- Best Costume Design – Shon LeBlanc
- Best Lighting Design – Ric Zimmerman
- Best Scenic Design – Jeff McLaughlin
The Brothers Size
Gilbert Glenn Brown and Matthew Hancock in ‘The Brothers Size
- Best Director – Shirley Jo Finney
- Best Ensemble Cast, Drama
- Best Choreography, Play – Ameenah Kaplan
- Memorable Lighting Design – Pablo Santiago
- Best Scenic Designer – Hana S. Kim
Multiple Productions:
- Sound Design/Composer of the Year – Peter Bayne, The Brothers Size, The Normal Heart
- Best Props Design – Misty Carlisle – Asher Lev, Brothers Size, Normal Heart
Our thanks to Steven Stanley and StageSceneLa for this acknowledgement. We appreciate and applaud his enthusiasm and support for theatre in Los Angeles.
For the complete list of StageSceneLA Award winners click here.
Production photos by Ed Krieger
