companies while increasing public awareness of the richness and diversity of our city's thriving theatre community.
As I reflect on this past season,I am called to be so thankful for all the stories being told that represent the intersections of our community alongside the various worldly experience leading to our joy and plaguing our hearts as artist.
It is an honor to witness the Theatre Philadelphia community show up and show out as we continue to be a representation of how essential the arts and especially the theatre community is to the ecosystem of the Greater Philadelp
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STAFF
Sabriaya Shipley, Executive Director
CJ Higgins, Director of Operations and Programming
Ubuntu Young Artist Fellows
Aubree House - Social Media Fellow
Caroline Heins - Community Engagement Fellow
Paige Bates - Community Engagement Fellow
Rose Farrell - Art Adminstration Fellow
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Special THanks TO
Jose Alicia
Dr. Kimmika Williams Witherspoon
Amina Robinson
Lesslie Tucker
Patrice Tucker
Travis Rosemarie Curhart-Fischbach
Mia Donata Rocchio
Stephen Peterson
Auka Theatre
Fringe Arts
Angela Araujo
Production team
Stage Management - Rose Farrell
Award Presenters - Erlina Ortiz, Patreshettarlini Adams, Noelle Diane Johnson, Tai Verley, Caroline Heins, Rose Farrell
Media Design - Caroline Heins, Sabriaya Shipley
Event Coordinator - Danielle Dube
Lighting Designer - Alexa Pennington
Sound Designer - Sharese Salters
Temple Performing Arts Center Production Manager - Ian Schiela
Temple Performing Arts Assistant Production Manager - Evelyn Shuker
Temple Performing Arts Center General Management - Sean Roche
Fringies Coordinator - Simon Rabinowitz
Musical Director - Brigitte Rottman
Performance Directors - Robi Hager
Assistant Performance Director - Alexis Goode
DJ - DJ Ricochet
Photographer - Maurice J Photogaphy
Performances BY
Ryane Nicole "Human Heart"
Once On This Island - Arden Theatre Company
Jon Jarboe, Pax Ressler, Jackie Soro, Daniel de Jesús and Mel Regn "Dear Mom"
Rose: You Are Who You Eat - The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Anthony Martinez-Briggs
Fat Ham - Wilma Theater
Vanesa Gomez "No Más"
Siluetas - Power Street Theatre
Abbie Parker "Ring of Keys"
Fun Home - New Light Theatre
Elena Camp, Angel Sigala and Robi Hager "Louder than Words"
tick, tick BOOM! - Theatre Horizon
MattJernigan(Drums)NeroCatalano(Guitar)JoshMachiz(Bass)BrigitteRottman(Keys) Band
Click Here to Listen to The Stories of The Living Legends Recognized in Our 23-24 Season!
Anti Racist Action Committee
TS Hawkins, Chair and Theatre Philadelphia Board of Directors
Rachel Camp, Theatre Philadelphia Board Member and Barrymore Oversight Committee Chair
Gilberto Vega, Theatre Philadelphia Board of Directors
Eric Thompson, Theatre Philadelphia Board of Directors
Katherine Perry
Kelli Shermeyer
Melody Wong
Gabrielle Corsaro
Kahlil Wyatt
Lois Moses
Barrymore Oversight Committee
Tai Verley - Chariperson
Rebecca Bradbeer
Cathy Simpson
Charlie DelMarcelle
Jessica Johnson
KC Macmillan
Meredith Beck
Polly Edelstein
Rachel Camp
Eli Lynn
Land Acknowledgement
We are gathering today from the ancestral lands of the Lenni Lenape people. We honor the Lenape and other Indigenous caretakers of these lands and waters, the elders who lived here before, the Indigenous today, and the generations to come. We acknowledge the harm that colonialism and white supremacy have brought to these lands, particularly the erasure of both First American and African Diasporic identities. We honor the Indigenous and enslaved peoples’ contributions to this land. We honor and celebrate their resilience. And cultivate the revolutionary futures of their descendants.
Barrymore Award Nominees 2023/24
Outstanding Media Design
Zavier Augustus Lee Taylor - Bonez, People’s Light
Christopher Ash - Rose: You Are Who You Eat, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Jorge Cousineau - The Lehman Trilogy, Arden Theatre Company
Kelly Colburn - My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion, Wilma Theater
Michael Long - The Climb, InterAct Theatre Company
Taj Rauch - Siluetas, Power Street Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design
Nic J Vincent - Bonez, People’s Light
Alyssandra Docherty - Once on this Island, Arden Theatre Company
Kate McGee - Rose: You Are Who You Eat, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Thom Weaver - The Duat, Philadelphia Theatre Company
J. Dominic Chacon - The BFG, Arden Theatre Company
Christopher Chambers - Lovesong, Inis Nua
Drew Billiau - Camp Siegfried, Theatre Exile
Outstanding Costume Design
Tiffany Bacon - Fat Ham, Wilma Theater
LeVonne Lindsay - Once on this Island, Arden Theatre Company
Rebecca Kanach - Rose: You Are Who You Eat, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Shilla Benning - Bonez, People’s Light
LeVonne Lindsay - Selling Kabul, InterAct Theatre Company
Nikki Delhomme - Other Orbits, Applied Mechanics
Rebecca Kanach - Peter and the Starcatcher, Delaware Theatre Company
Outstanding Sound Design
Curtis Craig - Bonez, People’s Light
Larry Fowler - Fat Ham, Wilma Theater
Damien Figueras & Taylor Jedlinski - Rose: You Are Who You Eat, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Elizabeth Atkinson - Other Orbits, Applied Mechanics
Damien Figueras / Jennifer Peacock - Peter and the Starcatcher, Delaware Theatre Company
Christopher Colucci - Camp Siegfried, Theatre Exile
Carsen Joenk - Off by One, People’s Light
Outstanding Scenic Design
Michael Carnahan - Bonez, People’s Light
Sara Brown - Fat Ham, Wilma Theater
Misha Kachman - My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion, Wilma Theater
David P. Gordon - Once on this Island, Arden Theatre Company
Christopher Ash - Rose: You Are Who You Eat, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Jorge Cousineau - The Lehman Trilogy, Arden Theatre Company
Chris Haig - Torch Song, 1812 Productions
Barrymore Award Nominees 2023/24
Outstanding Choreography/Movement in a Play
Eli Lynn - Citrus Andronicus, Philadelphia Artists’ Collective
Eli Lynn - The Comedy of Errors, Lantern Theater Company
Sebastienne Mundheim/White Box Theatre - The BFG, Arden Theatre Company
K. O'Rourke - Lovesong, Inis Nua Theatre Company
Michael Rossmy - Bonez, People’s Light
Annie Wilson - Other Orbits, Applied Mechanics
yaTande Whitney V. Hunter - The Duat, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Outstanding Choreography/Movement in a Musical
Devon Sinclair - Once On This Island, Arden Theatre Company
Jacinta Yelland - A Christmas Carol, People’s Light
Taylor J Mitchell - Fun Home, New Light Theatre
Stephen Casey - Sweet Charity, Montgomery Theatre
Outstanding Musical Direction
Emily Bate - Rose: You Are Who You Eat, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Luke McGinnis - The Little Prince, Quintessence Theatre Group
Ryan Touhey - Assassins, Arden Theatre Company
Justin Yoder - A Christmas Carol, People’s Light
Outstanding Original Production
Rayne with Ryan Rebel - Comet, Upstream Performance Collaborative
Steve H. Broadnax III - Bonez, People’s Light
Roger Q. Mason - The Duat, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Emily Bate, John Jarboe, Daniel de Jesús, Pax Ressler, Be Steadwell -
Rose: You Are Who You Eat, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Erlina Ortiz & Robi Hager - Siluetas, Power Street Theatre
Rebecca Wright, Jessica Hurley, Thomas Choinacky, MK Tuomanen, Brett
Ashley Robinson, Izzy Sazak, Severin Blake, Anthony Martinez-Briggs, Elizabeth Atkinson, eppchez yo-sí yes, Justin Jain, Nic Labadie-Bartz, and Rich Bradford - Other Orbits, Applied Mechanics
Richard Bradford & Anthony Martinez-Briggs - Ghetto Gods in Divineland, Passage Theatre Company
Outstanding Original Music
Whitney White - Macbeth in Stride, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Anthony Lawton - Faith Healer, Lantern Theater Company
Brett Ashley Robinson - Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Lantern Theater Company
Newton Buchanan - The BFG, Arden Theatre Company
Ahsan Ali - Selling Kabul, InterAct Theatre Company
Frank Jimenez - Overwinter, Azuka Theatre
Gabriel Elmore - The Last Yiddish Speaker, InterAct Theatre Company
Peggy Smith - Children of the Sun, Philadelphia Artists’ Collective
Tyler S. Elliot - Torch Song, 1812 Productions
Suli Holum - Hurricane Diane, People’s Light
Cathy Simpson - Tartuffe, Lantern Theater Company
Shauna Miles - the ripple, the wave that carried me home, People's Light
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical
Garrick Vaughan - Siluetas, Power Street Theatre
Robi Hager - Assassins, Arden Theatre Company
Jessica Johnson - Once On This Island, Arden Theatre Company
Frank X - The Fantasticks, Quintessence Theatre Group
John Zak - The Fantasticks, Quintessence Theatre Group
Angel Sigala - tick, tick…BOOM!, Theatre Horizon
Ryane Nicole Studivant - Once On This Island, Arden Theatre Company
Karen Getz - The Fantasticks, Quintessence Theatre Group
Overall Production of a Play
Bonez - People’s Light
Fat Ham - Wilma Theater
The Lehman Trilogy - Arden Theatre Company
Torch Song - 1812 Productions
The Duat - Philadelphia Theatre Company
Citrus Andronicus - Philadelphia Artists’ Collective
The BFG - Arden Theatre Company
Overall Production of a Musical
Once On This Island - Arden Theatre Company
Rose: You Are Who You Eat - The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Siluetas - Power Street Theatre
Fun Home - New Light Theatre
tick, tick...BOOM! - Theatre Horizon
Barrymore Award Nominees 2023/24
2023/24 Cash Awards
These awards are presented through the generosity of: The Philadelphia Foundation
The Sylvia W and Randle M Kauders Foundation
The Philadelphia Award for Social Insight
Azuka Theare & Simpatico Theatre - An Army of Lovers InterAct Theatre Company - The Last Yiddish Speaker Inis Nua Theatre Company - Once Upon A Bridge Philadelphia Theatre Company - Cost of Living Theatre Exile - Camp Siegfried
The Sylvia Kauders Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor
Katherine Perry
Eleni Delopoulos
Lois Abdelmalek
Jenna Kuerzi
Walter DeShields
Keith Conallen
Barrymore Judges – 2023-24 Season
Play Panel
Willa Jaffe • Cathy Simpson • Anthony Kamani • Teresa Miller • Frank
Deane-Shierloch • Mackenzie Kirkman • Becky Fleckner • Leonard Kelly Musical, Outdoor, and New Work Panel
Katherine Perry • Celeste Mann • Donovan Lockett • Amanda Shaffern • Antoine Jones • Travis Rosemarie Curhart-Fischbach Design Panel
Angela McQueen • Constance Case • Gauri Mangala • Jenna Kuerzi • Ian Beutler • Charlie Delmarcelle • Natasja “Tay” Sconiers
Barrymore Nominators – 2023-24 Season
Alice Yorke • Aneesha Lewis • Angelo Ragonesi • August Hakvaag • Becca
Smith • Becky Bradbeer • Bess Rowen • Beth Chernoff • Blossom Nicinski • Bohdan Senkow • Brandon Smith • Brett Mapp • Brian Balduzzi • Brian Curl
Bonetti • Danielle Polk • David Pressel • Del Hanson • DJ Gleason • Eppchez
Yes • Eric Carter • Finley Poskarbiewicz • Heather Birmingham • Heather Huggins • Jairous Parker • Jody Austin • Joe Lex • Julia Kershetsky • Julia Sims • Karen Wislocky • Keia Watkins • LeAnne Lindsay • Liam Mulshine • Linnea deRoche • Lisa Sullivan • Lynn-Catherine Daniels • Madeline Shuron • Mariangela Saavedra • Marissa Cecil • Matthew Mastronardi • Megan McDermott • Michael Stahler • Micki Sharpe • Mona Washington • Ontaria Wilson • Peter Bisgaier • Phuong Nguyen • Quinton Alexander • Rachel Brodeur • Rachel Higgins • Sakina Davis • Samantha Kuhl • Samantha Smith
• Satchel Williams • Stephanie Griffin • Steve Wei • Susan Baraldi • Susan Giddings • Tamara Anderson • Taylor Kellar • Tera Harris • Tiffani Dean • Tom Dennis • Vanessa Sterling • Victoria Crenshaw
Theatre Philadelphia's 2023-24 Supporters
Independence Foundation
Kauders Foundation
The MKM Foundation
The National Endowment for the Arts
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Shubert Foundation
William Penn Foundation
Victory Foundation
Virginia Brown Martin Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation
