Olney Theatre Center Explained

Olney Theatre Corporation
Leader Title:Artistic Director
Leader Name:Jason Loewith[1]
Leader Title2:Executive Director
Leader Name2:Deborah Ellinghaus[2]
Leader Title3:Chair, Board of Directors
Leader Name3:Linda E. Rosenzweig[3]
Employees:229[4]
Employees Year:2016
Volunteers:330
Volunteers Year:2016
Revenue:$7,541,789
Revenue Year:2017
Expenses:$6,125,750
Expenses Year:2017
Services:Promotion and production of theatrical works, through the presentation of original, classical, and experimental plays in public and private theatres and auditoriums.
Location:2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, Maryland 20832, U.S.
Purpose:20th-century American classics and experimental plays
Tax Id:52-1149571[5]
Status:501(c)(3) nonprofit theater

Located in Olney, Maryland, the Olney Theatre Center offers a diverse array of professional productions year-round that enrich, nurture, and challenge a broad range of artists, audiences and students. One of the two official state theaters of Maryland, Olney Theatre Center is situated on 14acres in the middle of the WashingtonBaltimoreFrederick "triangle." There are three indoor venues: the Historic Theatre, the Roberts Mainstage, and the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab. There is also an outdoor venue, the Root Family Stage at Omi’s Pavilion.

The Roberts Mainstage seats 429 patrons, with a small theatre lab added in 1999.[6]

As of November 2023, Olney Theatre Center has won 28 Helen Hayes Awards since the award's founding in 1985 and received 208 nominations.[7] [8] It is one of only two theaters in the country to operate under an Actors' Equity Association Council of Stock Theaters (COST) contract.

History

In 1938, Olney Theatre was founded as a summer theater and restaurant by Stephen E. Cochran, attorney and judge Harold C. Smith, and theater manager Leonard B. McLaughlin.[9] [10] Olney Theatre was built on the Woodlawn Lodge estate,[9] which was the site of a former roller skating rink in what was then rural Montgomery County. Olney Theatre is situated on unceded land that is the ancestral home of the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

Stephen Cochran was the first managing director and actress Ethel Barrymore was the first associate director.[9] [11] The National Academy of Stage Training, a professional school of drama that had been founded by Cochran in 1932, moved to the Olney Theatre and began its first summer course there on June 20, 1938.[12] [13] The class was taught by Dorothy Martin and George Vivian.[13]

Olney Theatre's first production, The Lady Has a Heart, had its first performance on July 25, 1938.[14] The play was about a butler who was elected to the parliament of Hungary on a modified New Deal platform.[14] The first show was sold out.[14] Elissa Landi and Leslie Denison starred, along with Gordon Richards, Howard Ferguson, and Zoyla Talma.[14] [15] Olney Theatre had a rustic feel, with inverted peach baskets serving as chandeliers and an open-air lobby with an oak tree growing in it.[14] [16] Olney Theatre advertised itself as the South's first professional summer theater.[17]

C. Y. Stephens, an owner of High's Dairy Stores, purchased property and remodeled it to become better suited for theater in 1940.

In 1946, Olney Theater was under the joint management of Glenn Taylor, Redge Allen, and Evelyn Freyman. It presented summer theater where shows featured well-known stars such as Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Tallulah Bankhead, and Helen Hayes. The theater was a five-show summer stock theater on the straw-hat circuit, along with 238 other theaters around the country.

Players, Inc. (subsequently known as the National Players) was Olney Theatre Center's touring company. It was created by Father Gilbert V. Hartke in 1949. It brought live theater and educational programming to students and public audiences across the United States and overseas.

In 1952, C.Y. Stephens invited Father Hartke to come to Olney for a meeting where he was asked to take over the theater. The two negotiated, and Father Hartke took over management of the property under his nonprofit touring company's umbrella. Stephens agreed not to charge Players, Inc. rent, and to reimburse them up to a $10,000 loss. Father Hartke then moved Players, Inc. to Olney to establish a summer theater.

After losses in 1953 and 1954, which Stephens underwrote, the decision was made to produce only five plays in 1955. Despite much critical success, Olney still sustained a loss of $3,495.61 in 1955. Consequently, Father Hartke asked William H. Graham, Sr. to serve as Olney Theatre's general manager. His work, combined with the directorial talents of Robert Moore, Leo Brady, and Jim Waring drew large audiences, favorable reviews, and resulted in a profit of nearly $7,000 in 1956.

In 1960, after the production of Rashomon, directed by Robert Moore, Stephens told Father Hartke that he had decided to give him the theater. Stephens gradually transferred all of the property's stock to Players. Father Hartke became the corporation's president, a position he held for 33 years.

Governor Blair Lee recognized Olney Theatre as the official State Summer Theater of Maryland in July 1978.[18]

Father Hartke died in 1986.[19] The next year, Maryland State Arts Council designated Olney a "major arts organization", making it the only arts institution outside of Baltimore to hold such status at the time.[20] The theater was producing five three-week productions per season, primarily from May to September.

In 1991, Olney Theatre began a capital campaign to match a $625,000 state grant. The money was to be used for much needed improvements to the facilities and to realize Father Hartke's goal of operating year-round.

Olney Theatre added two shows to its 1993 season, and it began production in April and ending around late October. A scene shop and a costume shop were added to the mainstage building. Prior sets were built outside, and costumes were built on the Crawford House porch.

Jim Petosa was appointed artistic director of the newly renamed Olney Theatre Center in 1994. Petosa renewed emphasis on 20th-century American classics, musical theater, new works, and area premieres.

From 1998 to 1999, Olney Theatre Center celebrated the 50th consecutive touring year of National Players. During these 50 years, National Players had reached 2,400,000 audience members, traveled 1760000miles, including ten tours outside the United States and five receptions at the White House, and gave over 6,000 performances. Olney Theatre Center began year-round performances with a seven-show mainstage season.

The Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab was built in 1999 as the first step towards a new master campus plan. A year later, Olney Theatre Center began a capital campaign for a $10.5 million expansion. In 2003, The Kresge Foundation awarded Olney Theatre Center a Special Opportunities Initiative grant of $1 million. The next year, Olney Theatre Center acquired an additional 5acres for its cultural campus. In 2005, Olney Theatre Center opened its new amphitheater, the Root Family Stage at Will's Place, which gave a permanent home to its Summer Shakespeare Festival. Olney Theatre Center held the grand opening of its Mainstage theater, a 429-seat facility with stadium seating and advanced technical capabilities. Olney Theatre Center expanded its mainstage season to eight plays and introduced its New Play Initiative with the world premiere of In the Mood in 2006. Olney Theatre Center also held its first Gala Celebration in over twenty years.

In 2007, Olney Theatre Center added a family entertainment series and formed Olney Theatre Institute, which reinforced its education initiative.[21]

After 19 years with Olney Theatre, Petosa resigned as artistic director in 2012.[22] Martin Platt was hired as the new artistic director.[23] Platt resigned after six months.[24] Jason Loewith became the new artistic director in 2013.[25]

In 2016, Olney Theatre had a mortgage of $4.8 million, down from $6 million in 2013. The operating budget for the 2016 season was a little less than $6 million.

Notable Productions[26] [27]

Since the theater was founded in 1938 it has produced many works that have gone on to later acclaim. Among them are:

Da (1973)

This memory play by Irish playwright Hugh Leonard was part of Olney's ongoing collaboration with him. Da had its world premiere at the Olney Theatre Center in 1973 under the direction of Jim Waring. The show later on ran on Broadway[28] and received four Tony Awards, including the Tony Award for Best Play in 1978.[29]

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1979)

Originally produced by Jim Waring for the Catholic University of America, producer Susan Rose saw the production at Olney and, along with Gail Berman, raised $150,000 to remount the show at Ford's Theatre in downtown Washington, D.C. The success of the show led to a Broadway production[30] which received seven Tony Award nominations, including a nomination for Best Musical in 1982.[31]

Ian McKellen's Playing Shakespeare (1987)

A solo show by the English actor Ian McKellen. This play was praised by the Washington Post.[32] McKellen later helped to raise money for the 1938 Original Theatre's dressing rooms refurbishment.[33]

Illegal Motion (1992)

John Riggins, a well-known former American football player,[34] starred in this play and surprised fans from all over the country with his acting skills.[35] [36] The play, which was written by playwright Bernie DeLeo, world premiered at Olney Theater Center and ran for four weeks.

I and You (2014)

Written by Lauren Gunderson, I and You received its rolling world premiere at Olney. It later received a West End run in 2018 with Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams.[37] The play was nominated for The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding Original New Play or Musical at the 2015 Helen Hayes Awards.[38]

The Humans (2020)

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Olney Theater had to postpone all its current and upcoming in person productions at that time, and moved to online programing. One of the productions was[39] The Humans by Stephen Karam. New York Times critic Jesse Green called the Zoom-produced video, "a blistering virtual production".[40]

Beauty and the Beast (2021)

After the Covid-19 pandemic, Olney Theatre Center resumed in-person performances. Disney's Beauty and the Beast became a holiday production, the director of the production was Marsha Milgrom Dodge. This production was notable for casting the actress Jade Jones, a queer and a plus size actor, as Belle. The actor cast as the Beast, Evan Ruggiero, lost a leg to cancer. Tracy Lynn Olivera was nominated for the Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Musical Helen Hayes Award.[41]

A.D. 16 (2022)

Following the success of Beauty and the Beast, Olney Theatre Center produced the world-premiere of the new musical A.D. 16. The book was by This Is Us writer and producer Bekah Brunstetter and the music and lyrics were written by Cinco Paul, who is known for his contributions to the Despicable Me franchise. The play was well received by the Washington Post.[42] It won the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award[43] and Outstanding Choreography in a Musical Helen Hayes Award.[44]

The Music Man (2022)

The Meredith Willson production of The Music Man[45] in Olney Theatre was well known for its unique performance in English with ASL and English supertitles which was an essential part of the experience for hearing audiences. The show was praised by The Washington Post,[46] DC Theater Arts,[47] MD Theatre Guide[48] and Talkin' Broadway.[49] The Music Man was nominated for nine Helen Hayes Awards, winning three, including a win for Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical.[50]

The Helen Hayes Awards[51] !!Year!Award Name!Recipient Name!Production Name!Result
1.1985Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident ProductionBRIGID CLEARYEnter a Free Man Nominated
2.PEGGY COSGRAVECrimes of the HeartNominated
3.Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident ProductionSCOTT HARLANDo Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? Nominated
4.Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident ProductionMARCIA GAY HARDENCrimes of the HeartNominated
5.Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident ProductionTOM TONERThe Gin GameNominated
6.RICHARD BAUEREnter a Free Man Nominated
7.1986Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident ProductionBRIGID CLEARYMiss Firecracker ContestNominated
8.Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident ProductionPATRICK RICHWOODThe Foreigner Won
9.Outstanding Resident PlayForeignerForeignerNominated
10.Outstanding Resident MusicalBabyBabyNominated
11.Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident ProductionMARCIA GAY HARDENMiss Firecracker ContestNominated
12.Outstanding Costume Design, Resident ProductionKATE CORBLEYMiss Firecracker ContestNominated
13.Outstanding Actress, Resident MusicalLIZ LARSENBabyNominated
14.Outstanding Actor, Resident MusicalROMAIN FRUGEBabyWon
15.1987Outstanding Performer, Resident MusicalKIRSTI CARNAHANLittle Shop of HorrorsNominated
16.Outstanding Resident MusicalLittle Shop of HorrorsLittle Shop of HorrorsNominated
17.1988Outstanding Director, Resident ProductionJOHN GOINGNoises Off Nominated
18.Outstanding Resident ProductionNoises Off Noises Off Nominated
19.1989Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident MusicalMARTIN VIDNOVICSide by Side by SondheimNominated
20.Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident MusicalKAREN AKERSSide by Side by SondheimNominated
21.KIM CRISWELLSide by Side by SondheimWon
22.Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident ProductionBRIGID CLEARYHouse of Blue Leaves Nominated
23.Outstanding Resident MusicalSide by Side by SondheimSide by Side by SondheimNominated
24.Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident ProductionJOHN MICHAEL HIGGINSThe Butterfingers Angel Nominated
25.1990Outstanding Costume Design, Resident ProductionROSEMARY PARDEE-HOLZLucky StiffNominated
26.Outstanding Director, Resident ProductionJOHN GOINGLucky StiffNominated
27.Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident MusicalEVAN PAPPASLucky StiffWon
28.Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident ProductionRICHARD BAUERReturn of Herbert BracewellNominated
29.Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident MusicalLORRAINE SERABIANLucky StiffNominated
30.TIA SPEROSLucky StiffNominated
31.Outstanding Resident MusicalLucky StiffLucky StiffWon
32.Outstanding Set Design, Resident ProductionJAMES KRONZERThe Return of Herbert Bracewell Won
33.1991Outstanding Set Design, Resident ProductionRUSSELL METHENYSecret RaptureNominated
34.Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident ProductionDAVID MARKSYou Can't Take It With You Nominated
35.LELAND ORSERSecret RaptureNominated
36.Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident ProductionHALO WINESYou Can't Take It With You Nominated
37.1992Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident ProductionRICHARD BAUERI'm Not RappaportNominated
38.1993Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident ProductionDANIEL MACLEAN WAGNERPrelude to a KissNominated
39.Outstanding Set Design, Resident ProductionJAMES KRONZERPrelude to a KissNominated
40.Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident PlayCAROLYN PASQUANTONIOThe Miracle Worker Nominated
41.1994Outstanding Actor, Resident MusicalFLOYD KINGShow Me Where The Good Times AreNominated
42.Outstanding Actress, Resident MusicalROBIN BAXTERShow Me Where The Good Times AreNominated
43.LORRAINE SERABIANShow Me Where The Good Times AreWon
44.Outstanding Costume Design, Resident ProductionROSEMARY PARDEELend Me a Tenor Nominated
45.Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident PlayKEN RUTAShadowlandsNominated
46.Outstanding Resident MusicalShow Me Where the Good Times AreShow Me Where the Good Times AreNominated
47.Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident PlayJOHN NEVILLE-ANDREWSShadowlandsNominated
48.1995Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident MusicalPEDRO PORROThe Sweet Revenge of Luisa MayNominated
49.Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident MusicalKAREN CULLIVERThe Sweet Revenge of Luisa MayNominated
50.BARBARA MCCULLOUGHThe Sweet Revenge of Luisa MayNominated
51.Outstanding Set Design, Resident ProductionJAMES KRONZERThe Night of the Iguana Nominated
52.1996Outstanding Costume Design, Resident ProductionROSEMARY PARDEEWhen We Are MarriedNominated
53.Outstanding Director, Resident MusicalJAMES A. PETOSAJaques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in ParisWon
54.Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident ProductionDANIEL MACLEAN WAGNERThe Passion of DraculaNominated
55.DANIEL MACLEAN WAGNERA Streetcar Named DesireNominated
56.Outstanding Resident MusicalJacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in ParisJacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in ParisNominated
57.Outstanding Set Design, Resident ProductionJAMES KRONZERA Streetcar Named DesireNominated
58.1997Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident MusicalANITA HOLLANDERThe Fifth Season Nominated
59.Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident ProductionDANIEL MACLEAN WAGNERBroken GlassWon
60.Outstanding Set Design, Resident ProductionJAMES KRONZERBroken GlassNominated
61.1998Outstanding Costume Design, Resident ProductionJULE EMERSONImportance of Being EarnestNominated
62.Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident PlayCHRISTOPHER LANERomeo & JulietNominated
63.The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New PlayCAROLE LEHANLook! We Have Come ThroughNominated
64.JAMES A. PETOSALook! We Have Come ThroughNominated
65.1999Outstanding Costume Design, Resident ProductionROBIN STAPLEYCamille Nominated
66.Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident PlayHALO WINESHoliday Memories Nominated
67.2000Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident PlayCHRISTOPHER LANEEquus Won
68.2001Outstanding Costume Design, Resident ProductionHOWARD TVSI KAPLANMan of La Mancha Nominated
69.Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident PlayCHRISTOPHER LANETherese RaquinNominated
70.Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident PlayVALERIE LEONARDTherese RaquinNominated
71.Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident ProductionDANIEL MACLEAN WAGNERTherese RaquinNominated
72.2002Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident MusicalPEGGY YATESShe Loves MeNominated
73.Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident PlayKELLY MCANDREWHoliday Nominated
74.Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident PlayDAVID MARKSThe Rivals Nominated
75.Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident MusicalSHERRI L. EDELENShe Loves MeNominated
76.2003Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident PlaySUSAN LYNSKEYThe Laramie ProjectNominated
77.2004Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident PlayUZO ADUBATranslations of Xhosa Nominated
78.2005Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident MusicalTRACY LYNN OLIVERACarousel Nominated
79.2006Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident PlayCAROLYN PASQUANTONIOThe Miracle Worker Nominated
80.MARYBETH WISEThe Miracle Worker Nominated
81.Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident ProductionCHARLIE MORRISONNominated
82.Outstanding Set Design, Resident ProductionJAMES KRONZEROliver! Nominated
83.2007Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident ProductionCHARLIE MORRISONThe Elephant Man Won
84.Outstanding Set Design, Resident ProductionJAMES KRONZERThe Foreigner Nominated
85.Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident PlayJAMES SLAUGHTERAn Enemy of the PeopleNominated
86.2008Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident PlayARNIE BURTONI Am My Own Wife Nominated
87.Outstanding Set Design, Resident ProductionMARIE ANNE CHIMENTI Am My Own Wife Nominated
88.2009Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident ProductionCHARLIE MORRISONRabbit HoleNominated
89.Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident PlayDEIDRA LAWAN STARNES Nominated
90.The Canadian Embassy Award for Outstanding Ensemble, Resident PlayRabbit HoleRabbit HoleNominated
91.2011Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident MusicalBOBBY SMITHAnnie Nominated
92.Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident MusicalCARRIE A. JOHNSONAnnie Nominated
93.Outstanding Resident MusicalAnnieAnnieNominated
94.Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident MusicalJAMES KONICEKAnnieNominated
95.Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident MusicalJENNA SOKOLOWSKIAnnieNominated
96.2012Outstanding Ensemble, Resident MusicalSound of MusicSound of MusicNominated
97.Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident MusicalALAN WIGGINSJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatNominated
98.Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident MusicalJESSICA LAUREN BALLThe Sound of MusicNominated
99.Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident ProductionCHRISTOPHER YOUSTRAJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatNominated
100.Outstanding Resident MusicalThe Sound of MusicThe Sound of MusicNominated
101.Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident MusicalBOBBY SMITHThe Sound of MusicNominated
102.Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident MusicalTRACY LYNN OLIVERAThe Sound of MusicNominated
103.2013Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident MusicalJAMES GARDINERLittle Shop of HorrorsNominated
104.Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident MusicalBOBBY SMITHLittle Shop of HorrorsNominated
105.2014Outstanding Choreography, Resident MusicalTARA JEANNE VALLEEThe King and INominated
106.Outstanding Ensemble, Resident MusicalA Chorus LineA Chorus LineNominated
107.Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident MusicalBRYAN KNOWLTONA Chorus LineNominated
108.Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident MusicalJESSICA VACCAROA Chorus LineWon
109.Outstanding Lead Actress, Visiting ProductionANDRUS NICHOLSBedlam's Saint JoanNominated
110.Outstanding Resident MusicalA Chorus LineA Chorus LineWon
111.Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident MusicalJENNIFER CORDINERA Chorus LineNominated
112.2015Outstanding Choreography in a Play HAYESBEN CUNIS (FIGHT & MOVEMENT CHOREOGRAPHER), CHRISTOPHER D'AMBOISE (CHOREOGRAPHER)ColossalWon
113.Outstanding Director of a Musical HAYESJASON LOEWITHHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingNominated
114.Outstanding Director of a PlayHAYESWILL DAVISColossalWon
115.Outstanding Ensemble in a MusicalHAYESHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingNominated
116.Outstanding Ensemble in a PlayHAYESColossalColossalNominated
117.Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical HAYESSAM LUDWIGHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingWon
118.Outstanding Lighting Design HAYESCOLIN K. BILLSColossalNominated
119.Outstanding Musical Direction HAYESCHRISTOPHER YOUSTRAHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingNominated
120.Outstanding Musical HAYESHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingNominated
121.Outstanding Play HAYESColossalColossalNominated
122.Outstanding Sound Design HAYESCHRISTOPHER BAINEColossalWon
123.Outstanding Supporting Actor in a MusicalHAYESGEORGE DVORSKYHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingNominated
124.LAWRENCE REDMONDHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingNominated
125.Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical HAYESSHERRI L EDELENHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingNominated
126.The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding Original New Play or MusicalANDREW HINDERAKERColossalWon
127.LAUREN GUNDERSONI And YouNominated
128.The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play HAYESJOSEPH CARLSONColossalNominated
129.2016Outstanding Choreography in a MusicalHAYESTOMMY RAPLEYCarouselNominated
130.TARA JEANNE VALLEEThe ProducersNominated
131.Outstanding Director of a Play HAYESJEREMY COHENBad DogNominated
132.Outstanding Ensemble in a PlayHAYESBad DogBad DogNominated
133.Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical HAYESMICHAEL DI LIBERTOThe ProducersNominated
134.TALLY SESSIONSCarouselNominated
135.Outstanding Lead Actress in a MusicalHAYESJESSICA LAUREN BALLGuys and DollsNominated
136.LAUREN WEINBERGGuys and DollsNominated
137.Outstanding Lead Actress in a PlayHAYESHOLLY TWYFORDBad DogNominated
138.Outstanding PlayHAYESBad DogBad DogNominated
139.Outstanding Supporting Actress in a MusicalHAYESDOREA SCHMIDTCarouselNominated
140.Outstanding Supporting Actress in a PlayHAYESNAOMI JACOBSONBad DogNominated
141.2017Outstanding Choreography, MusicalHAYESCHRISTOPHER D'AMBOISEEvitaNominated
142.SERGIO TRUJILLOCarmen: An Afro-Cuban Jazz MusicalNominated
143.Outstanding Direction, MusicalHAYESWILL DAVISEvitaNominated
144.Outstanding Lead Actress in a MusicalHAYESCHRISTINA SAJOUSCarmen: An Afro-Cuban Jazz MusicalNominated
145.Outstanding Original Play or Musical AdaptationMOISÉS KAUFMAN (BOOK & LYRICS), EDUARDO MACHADO (BOOK), ARTURO O'FARRILL (MUSIC)Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Jazz MusicalNominated
146.Outstanding Performer, Visiting ProductionSHAWN PFAUTSCHThe MikadoNominated
147.Outstanding Visiting ProductionThe MikadoThe MikadoNominated
148.2018Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding Original New Play or MusicalANDREW HINDERAKERThe Magic PlayNominated
149.Outstanding Choreography in a MusicalHAYESMARCOS SANTANAIn The HeightsNominated
150.Outstanding Costume DesignHAYESHELEN Q. HUANGFickle: A Fancy French FarceNominated
151.Outstanding Ensemble in a MusicalHAYESIn The HeightsIn The HeightsNominated
152.Outstanding Lead Actor in a MusicalHAYESKEVIN MCALLISTERAnnieNominated
153.Outstanding Lead Actress in a MusicalHAYESRAYANNE GONZALESIn The HeightsWon
154.BRITTANY CAMPBELLMy Fair LadyNominated
155.Outstanding Original Play or Musical AdaptationMEG MIROSHNIKFickle: A Fancy French FarceNominated
156.Outstanding Production in a MusicalHAYESIn The HeightsIn The HeightsWon
157.Outstanding Supporting Actor in a MusicalHAYESMICHAEL J. MAINWARINGIn The HeightsNominated
158.Outstanding Supporting Actress in a MusicalHAYESVALERIE LEONARDMy Fair LadyNominated
159.2019James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a PlayHAYESSONG KIMAubergineNominated
160.Outstanding Choreography in a MusicalHAYESTARA JEANNE VALLEEElf the MusicalNominated
161.TARA JEANNE VALLEEOn The TownNominated
162.Outstanding Lead Actor in a MusicalHAYESDAVID SCHLUMPFElf the MusicalNominated
163.Outstanding Lead Actress in a MusicalHAYESTRACY LYNN OLIVERAOn The TownNominated
164.Outstanding Lead Actress in a PlayHAYESJULIA COFFEYLabour of LoveNominated
165.Outstanding Visiting ProductionH.M.S. PinaforeH.M.S. PinaforeNominated
166.2020Outstanding Choreography in a MusicalHAYESKATIE SPELMANCabaretNominated
167.BYRON EASLEYRoald Dahl's Matilda the MusicalNominated
168.GRADY MCLEOD BOWMANSingin' In The RainNominated
169.Outstanding Choreography in a PlayHAYESPAIGE HERNANDEZ, CLIFF WILLIAMS IIIThe RoyaleNominated
170.Outstanding Costume DesignHAYESPEI LEERoald Dahl's Matilda the MusicalNominated
171.Outstanding Direction in a MusicalHAYESALAN PAULCabaretNominated
172.Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical HAYESOnceOnceNominated
173.Outstanding Ensemble in a PlayHAYESOilOilNominated
174.Outstanding Lead Performer in a MusicalHAYESMALINDA KATHLEEN REESEOnceWon
175.RHETT GUTERSingin' In The RainNominated
176.MASON ALEXANDER PARKCabaretWon
177.GREGORY MAHEUOnceNominated
178.Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play HAYESCATHERINE EATONOilNominated
179.JOHN TRACY EAGNKen Ludwig's A Comedy of TenorsNominated
180.Outstanding Lighting DesignHAYESCOLIN K. BILLSCabaretNominated
181.Outstanding Musical DirectionHAYESCHRISTOPHER YOUSTRACabaretNominated
182.utstanding Production in a MusicalHAYESCabaretCabaretNominated
183.OnceOnceNominated
184.Outstanding Production in a PlayHAYESOilOilNominated
185.Outstanding Set DesignHAYESWILSON CHINCabaretNominated
186.MILAGROS PONCE DE LEON(SET DESIGNER), CLINT ALLEN (PROJECTIONS/MEDIA DESIGNER)Roald Dahl's Matilda the MusicalNominated
187.Outstanding Sound DesignHAYESROWE, MATTCabaretNominated
188.KENNY NEALOilNominated
189.KENNY NEALThe RoyaleWon
190.Outstanding Supporting Performer in a MusicalHAYESDONNA MIGLIACCIOCabaretNominated
191.TRACY LYNN OLIVERARoald Dahl's Matilda the MusicalNominated
192.JACOB SCOTT TISCHLERSingin' In The RainNominated
193.2023Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or MusicalDANI STOLLER & AWA SAL SECKAThe Joy That Carries YouWon
194.Outstanding Choreography in a MusicalHAYESKATIE SPELMANA.D. 16Won
195.Outstanding Direction in a MusicalHAYESSANDRA MAE FRANK & MICHAEL BARONThe Music ManWon
196.Outstanding Direction in a PlayHAYESJASON LOEWITH & KEVIN MCALLISTERThe Joy That Carries YouNominated
197.Outstanding Ensemble in a MusicalHAYESThe Music ManThe Music ManWon
198.Outstanding Ensemble in a PlayHAYESThe Joy That Carries YouThe Joy That Carries YouNominated
199.Outstanding Lead Performer in a MusicalHAYESJAMES CAVERLYThe Music ManWon
200.ADELINA MITCHELLThe Music ManNominated
201.VISHAL VAIDYAThe Music ManNominated
202.Outstanding Lighting DesignHAYESALBERTO SEGARRAThe Joy That Carries YouNominated
203.Outstanding Musical DirectionHAYESCHRISTOPHER YOUSTRAThe Music ManNominated
204.Outstanding Production in a MusicalHAYESThe Music ManThe Music ManNominated
205.Outstanding Production in a PlayHAYESThe Joy That Carries YouThe Joy That Carries YouNominated
206.Outstanding Supporting Performer in a MusicalHAYESANDREW MORRILLThe Music ManNominated
207.NICKI RUNGEThe Music ManNominated
208.TRACY LYNN OLIVERABeauty And The BeastNominated

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Notes and References

  1. "Olney Theatre Center Names Jason Loewith New Artistic Director". Olney Theatre Center. February 7, 2013.
  2. "Olney Theatre Center Appoints Deborah Ellinghaus to the Post of Managing Director". Olney Theatre Center. July 25, 2014.
  3. "Board of Directors". Olney Theatre Center. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  4. "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Olney Theatre Corporation. Guidestar. July 31, 2017.
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