Congratulations to our non-Equity friends who recently won Jeff Awards!
NON-EQUITY JEFF AWARD RECIPIENTS 2023
PRODUCTION – PLAY
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” – Invictus Theatre Company
PRODUCTION – MUSICAL OR REVUE
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” – Kokandy Productions
PRODUCTION – SHORT RUN
“Tebas Land” – Chicago Latino Theater Alliance, in partnership with the National Museum of Mexican Art
ENSEMBLE – PLAY
“Refuge” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
ENSEMBLE – MUSICAL OR REVUE
“8-Track: The Sounds of the ‘70s” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
ENSEMBLE – SHORT RUN
“Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes” – The Story Theatre
NEW WORK
Siah Berlatsky – “Malapert Love” – The Artistic Home
Tina Fakhrid-Deen – “Pulled Punches” – MPAACT – Ma’at Production Association of Afrikan Centered Theatre
NEW WORK – SHORT RUN
Terry Guest – “Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes” – The Story Theatre
DIRECTOR – PLAY
Charles Askenaizer – “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” – Invictus Theatre Company
DIRECTOR – MUSICAL OR REVUE
Derek Van Barham – “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” – Kokandy Productions
DIRECTOR – SHORT RUN
Terry Guest – “Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes” – The Story Theatre
PERFORMER IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY
Ana Santos-Sánchez (Ana Morgana) – “La gran tirana (descarga dramática)” – Aguijón Theater Company
Tekeisha Yelton-Hunter (Mama Nadi) – “Ruined” – Invictus Theatre Company
PERFORMER IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL OR REVUE
Caitlin Jackson (Mrs. Lovett) – “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” – Kokandy Productions
Kevin Webb (Sweeney Todd) – “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” – Kokandy Productions
PERFORMER IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – SHORT RUN
Tommy Rivera-Vega (Martín) – “Tebas Land” – Chicago Latino Theater Alliance in partnership with the National Museum of Mexican Art
PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
Rachel Livingston (Honey) – “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” – Invictus Theatre Company
Todd Wojcik (Narrator) – “The Pavilion” – The Artistic Home
PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL OR REVUE
LJ Bullen (Kate) – “The Wild Party” – Blank Theatre Company
Patrick O’Keefe (Tobias Ragg) – “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” – Kokandy Productions
PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – SHORT RUN
Dakota Hughes (Hunchback) – “Frankenstreisand” – Hell in a Handbag Productions
SOLO PERFORMANCE – SHORT RUN
Flaco Navaja (Flaco Navaja) – “Evolution of a Sonero” – UrbanTheater Company
SCENIC DESIGN
Kevin Rolfs – “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” – Invictus Theatre Company
COSTUME DESIGN
Beth Laske-Miller & Bill Morey – “A Fine Feathered Murder” – Hell in a Handbag Productions
SOUND DESIGN
Eric Backus – “Solaris” – Griffin Theatre Company
LIGHTING DESIGN
Benjamin Carne – “Botticelli in the Fire” – First Floor Theater
CHOREOGRAPHY
Lauryn Schmelzer – “The Wild Party” – Blank Theatre Company
ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY
Satya Jnani Chávez – “Refuge” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
MUSIC DIRECTION
Nick Sula – “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” – Kokandy Productions
PROJECTION DESIGN
Erin Pleake – “Chagall in School” – Grippo Stage Company
ARTISTIC SPECIALIZATION
Jabberwocky Marionettes (Puppet Design) – “After the Blast” – Broken Nose Theatre
Adolfo Romero & Lonnae Hickman (Puppet Design) – “Refuge” – Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Augusto Yanacopulos (Properties Design) – “La gran tirana (descarga dramática)” – Aguijón Theater Company
ARTISTIC SPECIALIZATION – SHORT RUN
Daphne Agosin (Lighting Design) – “Tebas Land” – Chicago Latino Theater Alliance in partnership with the National Museum of Mexican Art
SPECIAL NON-EQUITY AWARD
Myrna Salazar