PRESS AND AWARDS

BAKERSFIELD MIST, by Stephen Sachs, opens in London at the Duchess Theatre on May 27, 2014,
starring Kathleen Turner and Ian McDiarmid. Los Angeles Times

CULTURAL WEEKLY interview with Stephen Sachs, May 7, 2014

Recent Awards/Recognitions

2024

Stage Scene LA “Scenie” Awards: Outstanding Intimate Theatre, The Fountain Theatre

Fatherland

Stage Scene LA “Scenie” Awards: One of the year’s Best World Premiere Plays; The Year’s Best Performance in a Play, Ron Bottitta; Breakout Performance of the Year, Patrick Keleher; Outstanding Feature Performance in a Drama (Intimate Theatre), Anna Khaja; Outstanding Direction of a Drama (Intimate Theatre), Stephen Sachs; Outstanding Production Design (Intimate Theatre), Multiple Shows, Joel Daavid

2023

The Lifespan of a Fact

Stage Scene LA “Scenie” Awards: Outstanding Production of a Comedy-Drama, Intimate Theater; Breakout Performance in a Play, Jonah Robinson; Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy-Drama, Intimate Theater, Ron Bottitta, Inger Tudor; Outstanding Direction of a Comedy-Drama, Intimate Theater, Simon Levy; Outstanding Production Design, Intimate Theater

Last Summer at Bluefish Cove

2023 Annual Ticketholder Awards: Best Revival Production of 2023; Best They in a Play, Anne Sonneville

2023 Annual Ticketholder Awards (Runners-Up): Best Ensemble, Sarah Scott Davis, Tamika Katon-Donegal, Lindsay LaVanchy, Noelle Messier, Stephanie Pardi, Ann Sonneville, Stasha Surdyke, Ellen D. Williams; Best Direction of a Play, Hannah Wolf

Stage Scene LA “Scenie” Awards: Best Production of a Play, Intimate Theater; Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy-Drama, Intimate Theater, Lindsay LaVanchy, Anne Sonneville; Outstanding Ensemble of a Comedy-Drama, Intimate Theatre: Sarah Scott Davis, Tamika Katon–Donegal, Lindsay LaVanchy, Noelle Messier, Stephanie Pardi, Ann Sonneville, Stasha Surdyke and Ellen D. Williams; Outstanding Direction of a Comedy-Drama, Intimate Theater, Hannah Wolf; Outstanding Production Design, Intimate Theater

Freight

Stage Scene LA “Scenie” Awards: The Year’s Best Performance in a Play, J. Alphonse Nicholson; Outstanding Production of a Solo Performance; Outstanding Direction of a Solo Performance, Joseph Megel; Outstanding Production Design, Intimate Theatre; Outstanding Sound Designer (Multiple Productions), Marc Antonio Pritchett

2022

If I Forget

2022 Annual Ticketholder Awards: Best Production; Best Playwright, Steven Levenson

2022 Annual Ticketholder Awards (Runners-Up): Best Ensemble Cast in a Play; Best Direction of a Play, Jason Alexander; Best Actor in a Play, Leo Marks; New Discovery of 2022, Jacob Zelonky; Best Choreography, Allison Bibicoff; Best Set Design, Sarah Krainin; Best Costume Design, A. Jeffrey Schoenberg; Best Lighting Design, Donny Jackson; Best Sound Design, Cricket S. Meyers

LA Theatre Bites: Best Young Actor, Jacob Zelonky

Top LA. Theatre Productions (Brad Schreiber)

StageRaw - Memorable Stage Productions of 2022 - IF I FORGET

Angeles Stage - Top Theatre Productions of 2022 - IF I FORGET

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Nominations: Writing, Steven Levenson; Featured Performance, Samantha Klein and Valerie Perri

Stage Scene LA “Scenie” Awards: Best Direction, Jason Alexander; Outstanding Production of a Comedy-Drama, Intimate Theater; Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy-Drama, Intimate Theater, Leo Marks, Valerie Perri; Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy-Drama, Intimate Theater, Síle Bermingham, Caribay Franke, Matt Gottlieb, Samantha “Sami” Klein, Leo Marks, Valerie Perri, Jerry Weil, and Jacob Zelonky; Outstanding Choreography of a Play, Allison Bibicoff

Roe

2023 Stage Raw Awards - Distinguished Production

2022 Annual Ticketholder Awards: Special Event – “Hyper-staged” reading

2022 Annual Ticketholder Awards (Runners-Up): Best Ensemble Cast in a Play; New Discovery of 2022, Liv Shechter; Best Playwright, Lisa Loomer

2021

An Octoroon

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC) Awards: Writing Adaptation, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins; Set Design, Frederica Nascimento

2021 Annual Ticketholder Awards: Best Production

2021 Annual Ticketholder Awards (Runners-Up): Best Actor, Matthew Hancock; Best Supporting Actor, Rob Nagle; Best Supporting Actress, Hazel Lozano, Vanessa Claire Stewart, Pam Trotter; Best Translation or Adaptation, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins; Best Costume Design, Naila Aladdin-Sanders

LADCC Nominations: Writing Adaptation, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins; Lead Performance, Matthew Hancock; Featured Performance, Rob Nagle; Set Design, Frederica Nascimento; Costume Design, Naila Aladdin-Sanders; Props, Michael Allen Angel; Fight Direction, Jen Albert

Stage Scene LA “Scenie” Awards: Outstanding Production of a Comedy-Drama, Intimate Theatre; Outstanding Direction of a Comedy-Drama, Judith Moreland; Performance of the Year, Matthew Hancock; Outstanding Featured Performer in a Comedy Drama, Mara Klein; Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy-Drama, Leea Ayers, Matthew Hancock, Mara Klein, Hazel Lozano, Rob Nagle, Kacie Rogers, Vanessa Claire Stewart, and Pam Trotter; Outstanding Sound Designer, Marc Antonio Pritchet; Outstanding Properties Design, Shen Heckel; Outstanding Fight Choreography, Jen Albert

The Children

2021 Annual Ticketholder Awards: Best Production, Best Playwright, Lucy Kirkwood; Best Ensemble, Ron Bottitta, Elizabeth Elias Huffman, Lily Knight

2021 Annual Ticketholder Awards (Runners-Up): Best Direction, Simon Levy; Best Set Design, Andrew Hammer

Medium.com: 2021 Theatre Production of the Year

LADCC Nominations: Ensemble Performance, (Ron Bottitta, Elizabeth Elias Huffman, Lily Knight)

Stage Scene LA “Scenie” Awards: Outstanding Direction of a Drama, Simon Levy; Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama, Ron Bottitta, Elizabeth Elias Huffman, and Lily Knight

The Ballad of Emmett Till

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC) Awards: Streaming Design, Andrew Schmedake

2020

Human Interest Story

2020 OVATION Award Nominations: Video/Projection Design – Matthew Hill

2020 Annual Ticketholder Awards: Best Production

2020 Annual Ticketholder Awards (Runners-Up): Best Playwright - Stephen Sachs; Best Director of a Play - Stephen Sachs; Best Actor - Rob Nagle; Best Actress - Tanya Alexander; Best Supporting Actor - James Harper; Best Costume Designer - Shon LeBlanc; Best CGI/Video Design - Matthew Hill

2019

Fountain Theatre General

Los Angeles Times – OVATION Awards 2020: Fountain Theatre wins Best Season – January 14, 2020

Los Angeles Times – Best Theater of 2019 – Charles McNulty – December 11, 2019

Hype Man

The Better Lemons Critics #LemonMeter Choice Awards for 2019

2018/2019 StageSceneLA (Scenie) Awards: Outstanding Production Of A Play With Songs; Outstanding Performance Of A Play With Songs – Chad Addison & Matthew Hancock; Outstanding Performance By A Featured Actress In A Play With Songs – Clarissa Thibeaux; Outstanding Direction (Multiple Productions) – Deena Selenow; Outstanding Production Design (Intimate Theater)

2018/2019 OVATION Awards: Best Season

2018/2019 Stage Raw Awards: Original Music – Romero Mosley

2018/2019 OVATION Award Honors: Music Composition – Romero Mosley

2018/2019 Stage Raw Nominations: Leading Male Performance – Matthew Hancock; Supporting Female Performance – Clarissa Thibeaux; Original Music – Romero Mosley

2018/2019 OVATION Award Nominations: Best Season; Music Composition – Romero Mosley; Lighting Design – Chu-Hsuan Chang; Sound Design – Malik Allen

Daniel’s Husband

2018/2019 OVATION Awards: Best Season

Los Angeles Times – Best Theater of 2019 – Charles McNulty

Medium.com – 2019 Top Ten Theatre Productions

The Better Lemons Critics #LemonMeter Choice Awards for 2019

2018/2019 StageSceneLA (Scenie) Awards: Best Intimate Theater Production; Best Performance In A Play – Tim Cummings; Breakout Performance In A Play – Jose Fernando; Outstanding Performance By A Lead Actor In A Comedy-Drama (Intimate Theater) – Bill Brochtrup; Outstanding Performance By A Featured Actor In A Comedy-Drama (Intimate Theater) – Ed F. Martin; Outstanding Performance By A Featured Actress In A Comedy-Drama (Intimate Theater) – Jenny O’Hara; Outstanding Direction Of A Comedy Drama (Intimate Theater) – Simon Levy

2019 Annual Tickholder Awards: Best Production of 2019; Best Actor in a Play – Tim Cummings

2019 Tickeholder Awards (Runners-Up): Best Director of a Play – Simon Levy; Best Playwright – Michael McKeever; Best Supporting Actor in a Play – Bill Brochtrup; Best Supporting Actress in a Play – Jenny O’Hara

2018/2019 Stage Raw Nominations: Supporting Female Performance – Jenny O’Hara; Set Design – DeAnne Millais; Sound Design – Peter Bayne

34th Annual Robby Award Nominations for 2019 Theatre: Best Drama; Best Director of a Drama – Simon Levy; Best Actor in a Drama – Bill Brochtrup and Tim Cummings; Best Supporting Actor in a Drama – Jose Fernando; Best Supporting Actress in a Drama – Jenny O’Hara

2018/2019 OVATION Award Nominations: Best Season; Best Production, Intimate Theatre; Acting Ensemble – Bill Brochtrup, Tim Cummings, Jose Fernando, Ed Martin, Jenny O’Hara; Lead Actor – Tim Cummings; Featured Actress – Jenny O’Hara; Set Design – DeAnne Millais; Lighting Design – Jennifer Edwards

Between Riverside and Crazy

Medium.com – 2019 Top Ten Theatre Productions

The Better Lemons Critics #LemonMeter Choice Awards for 2019

2020 OVATION Award Nominations: Best Production of a Play (Intimate Theatre); Acting Ensemble in a Play; Direction of a Play – Guillermo Cienfuegos; Featured Actor in a Play – Joshua Bitton; Featured Actor in a Play – Matthew Hancock; Featured Actress in a Play – Liza Fernandez; Costume Design - Christine Cover Ferro

2019 Annual Tickholder Awards: Best Production of 2019

2019 Tickeholder Awards (Runners-Up): Best Director of a Play – Guillermo Cienfuegos; Best Playwright – Stephen Adly Guirgis; Best Ensemble Cast in a Play – Victor Anthony, Joshua Bitton, Lesley Fera, Liza Fernandez, Matthew Hancock, Marisol Miranda, Montae Russell

Hannah and the Dread Gazebo

2020 OVATION Award Nomination: Featured Actress in a Play – Jully Lee

2018

Fountain Theatre General

Los Angeles Times – Best Theater of 2018 – Charles McNulty – December 11, 2018

The Chosen

The Better Lemons’ Critics #LemonMeter Choice Awards for 2018 – Best Production

StageSceneLA “Scenie Awards”: Outstanding Production of a Drama (Intimate Theater); Breakout Performance in a Play – Dor Gvirtsman & Sam Mandel; Outstanding Featured Actor in a Drama (Intimate Theater) – Jonathan Arkin & Alan Blumenfeld; Outstanding Direction of a Drama (Intimate Theater) – Simon Levy; Outstanding Production Design (Intimate Theater)

33rd Annual Robby Awards: Best Production; Best Actor – Dor Gvirtsman; Best Supporting Actor – Alan Blumenfeld

33rd Annual Robby Award Nominations by Rob Stevens: Best Production; Best Director – Simon Levy; Best Playwriting – Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok; Best Actor – Dor Gvirtsman; Best Supporting Actor – Alan Blumenfeld

Ovation Award Nomination: Featured Actor in a Play – Alan Blumenfeld

Arrival & Departure

The Better Lemons’ Critics #LemonMeter Choice Awards for 2018 – Best Production

StageSceneLA “Scenie Awards”: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy-Drama (Intimate Theater) – Troy Kotsur; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy-Drama (Intimate Theater) – Deanne Bray; Outstanding Featured Actor in a Comedy-Drama (Intimate Theater) – Adam Burch & Shon Fuller; Outstanding Featured Actress in a Comedy-Drama (Intimate Theater) – Jessica Jade Andres & Stasha Surdyke; Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy-Drama (Intimate Theater) – Jessica Jade Andres, Deanne Bray, Adam Burch, Brian Robert Burns, Shon Fuller, Troy Kotsur, Aurelia Myers, and Stasha Surdyke; Outstanding Direction of a Comedy-Drama (Intimate Theater) – Stephen Sachs; Outstanding Production Design (Intimate Theater)

BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards: Best Play, Local; Leading Actor in a Play – Troy Kotsur; Leading Actress in a Play – Deanne Bray; Lighting Design – Donny Jackson

2018 Annual Tickholder Awards: Best Production of 2018; Best Adaptation – Stephen Sachs; Special Achievement Award to Movement Director – Gary Franco.

2018 Tickeholder Awards (Runners-Up): Best Actor – Troy Kotsur; Best Actress – Deanne Bray; Best Supporting Actor – Shon Fuller; Best Supporting Actress – Jessica Jade Andres; Best Supporting Actress – Stasha Surdyke; New Discovery 2018 – Aurelia Myers; Best Direction – Stephen Sachs; Best Set Design – Matthew G. Hill; Best Sound Design – Peter Bayne; Best CGI/Video Design – Nicholas E. Santiago

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards Nominations: Video Design – Nick Santiago.

Cost of Living

2018/2019 OVATION Awards: Best Season; Best Production Intimate Theatre; Acting Ensemble – Tobias Forrest, Xochitl Romero, Felix Solis, Katy Sullivan; Best Supporting Actress – Xochitl Romero; Video/Projection Design – Nicholas Santiago

Los Angeles Times – Best Theater of 2018 – Charles McNulty

2018 Top Ten Theater Productions Los Angeles – Medium.com (Brad Schreiber)

The Better Lemons’ Critics #LemonMeter Choice Awards for 2018 – Best Production

2018 Annual Tickholder Awards: Best Production of 2018; Best Supporting Actor – Tobias Forrest.

2018 Tickeholder Awards (Runners-Up): Best Actress – Xochitl Romero; Best Actress – Katy Sullivan; Best Playwright – Martyna Majok

2018/2019 StageSceneLA (Scenie) Awards: Outstanding Production Of A Drama (Intimate Theater); Outstanding Performance By A Lead Actor In A Drama (Intimate Theater) – Tobias Forrest & Felix Solis; Outstanding Performance By A Lead Actress In A Drama (Intimate Theater) – Xochitl Romero & Katy Sullivan; Outstanding Direction Of A Drama (Intimate Theater) – John Vreeke

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards Nominations: Featured Actor – Felix Solis.

2018/2019 Stage Raw Nominations: Production of the Year; Leading Female Performance – Katy Sullivan; Leading Male Performance – Felix Solis; Supporting Female Performance – Xochitl Romero; Lighting Design – John A. Garofalo

2018/2019 OVATION Award Nominations: Best Season; Best Production, Intimate Theatre; Acting Ensemble – Tobias Forrest, Xochitl Romero, Felix Solis, Katy Sullivan; Direction of a Play – John Vreeke; Lead Actor – Felix Solis; Lead Actress – Katy Sullivan; Featured Actor – Tobias Forrest; Featured Actress – Xochitl Romero; Lighting Design – John Garofalo; Music Composition – Romero Mosley; Video/Projection Design – Nicholas Santiago

2017

Building the Wall

Los Angeles Times – Charles McNulty’s Best Theater in 2017

KCRW – The Best LA Theater of 2017

Huffington Post – 2017 Top Ten Los Angeles Theatre Productions

The 2017 Annual Ticketholder Awards (Runners-up): Best Actor in a Play, Bo Foxworth.

Runaway Home

StageSceneLA “Scenie Awards”: Outstanding Production of a Drama (Intimate Theater); Breakout Performance in a Play – Camille Spirlin; Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama (Intimate Theater) – Leith Burke, Jeris Poindexter, Armando Rey, Maya Lynne Robinson, Camille Spirlin, Brian Tichnell, and Karen Malina White; Outstanding Direction of a Drama (Intimate Theater) – Shirley Jo Finney

2017/2018 Stage Raw Nominations: Production of the Year; Ensemble; Playwriting (Jeremy Kamps); Lead Female Performance (Camille Spirlin); Supporting Female Performance (Maya Lynne Robinson, Karen Malina White); Supporting Male Performance (Jeris Poindexter)

The 2017 Annual Ticketholder Awards: Best Supporting Actor in a Play, Jeris Poindexter

The 2017 Annual Ticketholder Awards (Runners-up): Best Actress in a Play, Maya Lynn Robinson

2018 NAACP Theater Awards Nominations: Best Choreography, Janet Roston; Best Director, Shirley Jo Finney; Best Supporting Actress, Karen Malina White

2016

Fountain Theatre General

StageSceneLA “Scenie Awards”: Year’s Best Intimate Theaters

TVolution Best of 2016: Forever Flamenco

Dream Catcher

StageSceneLA “Scenie Awards”: Outstanding Performance in a Two-Hander (Intimate Theater), Elizabeth Frances and Brian Tichnell; Outstanding Lighting Designer, Luke Moyer; Composer of the Year, Peter Bayne; Scenic Designer of the Year, Jeffrey McLaughlin.

The 2016 Annual Ticketholder Awards: Best Production of 2016

The 2016 Annual Ticketholder Awards (Runners-up): Best Actor in a Play, Brian Tichnell; Best Actress in a Play, Elizabeth Frances; Best Playwright, Stephen Sachs; Best Direction of a Play, Cameron Watson; Best Lighting Design, Luke Moyer; Best Sound Design, Peter Bayne.

Stage Raw Nominations: Two Person Performance (Elizabeth Frances & Brian Tichnell).

My Manana Comes

StageSceneLA “Scenie Awards”: Outstanding Production, Comedy-Drama (Intimate Theater); Outstanding Cast Ensemble Performance, Comedy-Drama (Intimate Theater), Richard Azurdia, Pablo Castelblanco, Peter Pasco, and Lawrence Stallings; Outstanding Direction, Comedy-Drama (Intimate Theater), Armando Molina; Outstanding Production Design (Intimate Theater).

LAObserved – Don Shirley’s Theatrical Highlights of 2016

Ovation Award Nominations: Best Production (Intimate Theatre), Acting Ensemble of a Play (Richard Azurdia, Pablo Castelblanco, Peter Pasco, and Lawrence Stallings), Scenic Design (Intimate Theatre), Michael Navarro.

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Nomination: Best Scenic Design, Michael Navarro.

Stage Raw Nominations: Leading Male Performance (Lawrence Stallings), Supporting Male Performance (Peter Pasco), Playwriting (Elizabeth Irwin), Set Design (Michael Navarro), Lighting Design (Jennifer Edwards), Production Design.

Baby Doll

StageSceneLA “Scenie Awards”: Outstanding Production, Comedy (Intimate Theater); Star-Making Performance (Play), Lindsay LaVanchy; Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor, Comedy (Intimate Theater), John Prosky; Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role, Comedy (Intimate Theater), Daniel Bess; Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role, Comedy (Intimate Theater), Karen Kondazian; Outstanding Direction, Simon Levy; Outstanding Production Design (Intimate Theater); Outstanding Fight Choreography, Mike Mahaffey; Scenic Designer of the Year, Jeffrey McLaughlin.

7th Annual Eddon Awards (Don Grigware): Best Production: Play; Best Director, Simon Levy; Best Ensemble: Lindsay LaVanchy, John Prosky, Daniel Bess, Karen Kondazian, and George Roland.

Huffington Post – Top Ten 2016 L.A. Theatre Productions (Brad Schreiber)

The 2016 Annual Ticketholder Awards: Best Revival Production of 2016

The 2016 Annual Ticketholder Awards (Runners-up): Best Actress in a Play, Lindsay LaVanchy; Best Supporting Actress in a Play, Karen Kondazian; Best Adaptation or Translation, Pierre Laville and Emily Mann; Best Direction of a Play, Simon Levy; Best Lighting Design, Luke Moyer; Best Sound Design, Peter Bayne.

2015

Fountain Theatre General

The Bitter Lemons’ Top Rated Los Angeles Theater Productions of 2015 – Honorable Mention, Best Season

StageSceneLA “Scenie Awards”: The Year’s Top 8 Intimate Theatres

Bitter Lemons’ Earnest Kearney’s Best of Los Angeles Theater 2015

Reborning

Huffington Post Top Ten 2015 Theatre Productions: #1

StageSceneLA “Scenie Awards”: Outstanding Drama (Intimate Theater); Ensemble Cast, Drama (Intimate Theatre) Kristin Carey, Ryan Doucette, Joanna Strapp; Performance by a Lead Actress (Intimate Theatre) Joanna Strapp; Direction of a Drama (Intimate Theatre) Simon Levy; Composer of the Year Peter Bayne.

Robby Awards for Excellence in Theater 2015: Best Drama; Best Actress (Joanna Strapp); Best Supporting Actor (Ryan Doucette); Best Supporting Actress (Kristin Carey); Best Playwriting (Zayd Dohrn).

I And You

StageSceneLA “Scenie Awards”: The Year’s Top 8 Productions, PLAY; Performance in a Play Jennifer Finch, Matthew Hancock; Lead Performance, Duo Ensemble, (Intimate Theatre) Jennifer Finch and Matthew Hancock; Direction of a Comedy/Drama, (Intimate Theatre) Robin Larsen.

Los Angeles Post “10 Most” of 2015: Most Surprising (In a Good Way)

Citizen: An American Lyric

Selected by the Music Center to inaugurate their 2018 Grand Park’s Our L.A. Voices Spring Arts Festival, celebrating the best of Los Angeles arts.

Selected by Center Theatre Group to inaugurate their 2017 Block Party at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, celebrating the best of Los Angeles theatre.

Huffington Post Top Ten 2015 Theatre Productions: #9

Stage Raw Awards: Best Adaptation, Stephen Sachs.

2015 TicketHolder Awards: Special Achievements, Anastasia Coon, Movement.

2015 TicketHolder Awards (Runners-Up): Best Production of 2015; Best Ensemble Cast in a Play, Bernard K. Addison, Leith Burke, Tina Lifford, Tony Maggio, Simone Missick, Lisa Pescia; Best Adaptation or Translation, Stephen Sachs; Best Direction of a Play, Shirley Jo Finney; Best CGI/Video Design, Yee Eun Nam.

Bitter Lemons’ Earnest Kearney’s Best of Los Angeles Theater 2015

Stage Raw Nomination: Best Adaptation, Stephen Sachs.

The Painted Rocks At Revolver Creek

Los Angeles Times’ Best Theater of 2015, Charles McNulty

The Bitter Lemons’ Top Rated Los Angeles Theater Productions of 2015 – Highest Rated Production of 2015

ArtsInLA 2015 Sage Awards: Best Production; Best Playwriting (Athol Fugard); Best Direction (Simon Levy); Best Ensemble Performance (Gilbert Glenn Brown, Thomas Silcott, Philip Solomon, Suanne Spoke).

2015 TicketHolder Awards: Best Production of 2015; Best Ensemble Cast in a Play, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Thomas Silcott, Philip Solomon, Suanne Spoke; New Discovery 2015, Philip Solomon; Best Playwright, Athol Fugard; Best Direction of a Play, Simon Levy.

2015 TicketHolder Awards (Runners-Up): Best Costume Design, Naila Aladdin Sanders; Best Sound Design, Peter Bayne.

StageSceneLA “Scenie Awards”: Outstanding Production, Drama (Intimate Theater); Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor, Drama (Intimate Theater), Gilbert Glenn Brown and Thomas Silcott; Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress, Drama (Intimate Theater), Suanne Spoke; Outstanding Performance by a Child Actor, Philip Solomon; Outstanding Direction, Simon Levy; Outstanding Production Design (Intimate Theater); Scenic Designer of the Year, Jeffrey McLaughlin.

Bitter Lemons’ Earnest Kearney’s Best of Los Angeles Theater 2015

Stage Raw Nominations: Best Actor, Thomas Silcott; Best Supporting Actress, Suanne Spoke; Best Ensemble, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Thomas Silcott, Philip Solomon, Suanne Spoke.

2014

Fountain Theatre General

Ovation Award: Best Season (“The Normal Heart,” “My Name is Asher Lev,” and “The Brothers Size”).

Bitter Lemons: Best Season (“My Name is Asher Lev,” “The Brothers Size,” and “Broomstick”).

Broomstick

StageSceneLA “Scenie Awards”: Outstanding Production, Solo Performance; Best Solo Performance Jenny O’Hara; Direction of a Solo Performance Stephen Sachs; Production Design (Intimate Theatre); Scenic & Properties Design of the Year Andrew Hammer (set) and Misty Carlisle (properties).

2014 TicketHolder Awards: Special Achievements, Prop Design (Misty Carlisle).

2014 TicketHolder Awards (Runners-Up): Best Production; Best Solo Performance (Jenny O’Hara); Best Playwright (John Biguenet); Best Direction (Stephen Sachs); Best Set Design (Andrew Hammer); Best Lighting Design (Jennifer Edwards); Best Sound Design (Peter Bayne).

ArtsInLA Sage Awards: Best Set Design (Andrew Hammer); Best Sound Design (Peter Bayne).

2015 Stage Raw Nominations: Solo Performance (Jenny O’Hara); Best Production Design.

The Brothers Size

L.A. Weekly: Best L.A. Theater Productions 2014

StageSceneLA Awards: Best Director (Shirley Jo Finney); Best Ensemble Cast, Drama (Gilbert Glenn Brown, Matthew Hancock, Theodore Perkins; Best Choreography, Play (Ameenah Kaplan); Best Props Design (Misty Carlisle); Memorable Lighting Design (Pablo Santiago); Sound Design/Composer of the Year (Peter Bayne); Best Scenic Designer (Hana S. Kim).

2014 TicketHolder Awards: Top Ten Productions; Best Ensemble (Gilbert Glenn Brown, Matthew Hancock, Theodore Perkins).

2014 TicketHolder Awards (Runners-Up): Best Playwright, (Tarell Alvin McCraney); Best Direction, Shirley Jo Finney; Best Choreography (Ameenah Kaplan).

2015 Stage Raw Awards: Best Lighting Design (Pablo Santiago).

Ovation Award Nominations: Best Ensemble (Gilbert Glenn Brown, Matthew Hancock, Theodore Perkins); Best Choreography (Ameenah Kaplan).

2014 NAACP Theater Awards nominations: Best Ensemble (Gilbert Glenn Brown, Matthew Hancock, Theodore Perkins); Best Playwright (Tarell Alvin McCraney); Best Director (Shirley Jo Finney); Best Choreography (Ameenah Kaplan).

2015 Stage Raw Nominations: Production of the Year; Best Ensemble (Gilbert Glenn Brown, Matthew Hancock, Theodore Perkins); Best Direction (Shirley Jo Finney); Best Supporting Actor (Theodore Perkins); Best Choreography (Ameenah Kaplan); Best Lighting (Pablo Santiago); Best Original Music (Peter Bayne).

My Name is Asher Lev

StageSceneLA Awards: Best Production, Drama; Best Director, Drama (Stephen Sachs); Best Lead Actor, Drama (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 Props Design (Misty Carlisle); Best Scenic Design (Jeff McLaughlin).

2014 EDDON Awards: Best Direction (Stephen Sachs); Best Ensemble (Jason Karasev, Anna Khaja, Joel Polis).

ReviewPlays.com Best of 2014: Best Production; Best Playwright (Aaron Posner); Best Director (Stephen Sachs).

2015 Stage Raw Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Joel Polis).

Ovation Award Nominations: Best Production, Best Lead Actress (Anna Khaja), Best Ensemble (Jason Karasev, Anna Khaja, Joel Polis).

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards nominations: Best Supporting Actor (Joel Polis).

2015 Stage Raw Nominations: Best Direction (Stephen Sachs); Best Supporting Actress (Anna Khaja); Best Supporting Actor (Joel Polis); Best Adaptation (Aaron Posner)

2013

Fountain Theatre General

CBS LA: “LA’s Best Small Performing Arts Theaters.”

Ovation Award Nomination: Best Season (“The Blue Iris,” “In the Red and Brown Water,” “On the Spectrum,” “Heart Song”).

The Normal Heart

Huffington Post: Top Ten L.A. Theatre Productions of 2013.

FrontiersLA.com: 2013 Top Ten List.

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards: Best Production (Revival); Best Actor (Tim Cummings); Best Video Design (Adam Flemming).

BroadwayWorld.com Awards: Best Actor (Tim Cummings); Best Sound Design (Peter Bayne).

2013 EDDON Awards: Best Production; Best Lead Performances (Tim Cummings and Bill Brochtrup); Best Featured Performance (Lisa Pelikan).

StageSceneLA Awards: Production of the Year; 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 Performances, Featured Actor (Dan Shaked & Jeff Witzke); Best Props Design (Misty Carlisle); Sound Design/Composer of the Year (Peter Bayne).

LA Weekly Awards nominations: Revival Production of the Year; Best Direction (Simon Levy); Leading Male Performance (Tim Cummings and Bill Brochtrup); Best Supporting Performance Female (Lisa Pelikan); Best Supporting Performance Male (Verton R. Banks, Matt Gottlieb, Fred Koehler).

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards nominations: Best Production (Revival); Best Actor (Tim Cummings); Best Sound Design (Peter Bayne); Best Video Design (Adam Flemming).

Ticketholder Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Bill Brochtrup).

Tickeholder Awards (Runners-Up): Special Encore Presentation Award for Production; Best Supporting Actors (Matt Gottlieb, Fred Koehler, Stephen O’Mahoney); Best Supporting Actress (Lisa Pelikan); Best Lighting (R. Christopher Stokes); Best CGI/Video Design (Adam Flemming).

Heart Song

LA Weekly Awards nominations: Leading Female Performance (Pamela Dunlap).

2013 Tickeholder Awards (Runners-Up): Special Encore Presentation Award for Production, Best Actress (Pamela Dunlap), Best Playwright (Stephen Sachs).

2014 NAACP Theater Awards nominations: Best Supporting Actress (Juanita Jennings), Best Choreography (Maria Bermudez).

2012

Fountain Theatre General

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle: The Polly Warfield Award for Best Season 2012 (“El Nogalar,” “Cyrano,” “The Blue Iris,” “In the Red and Brown Water”).

BitterLemons: Best Season (“El Nogalar,” “Cyrano,” “The Blue Iris,” “In the Red and Brown Water”).

In the Red and Brown Water (2012/2013)

Los Angeles Times: Best in Theater 2012.

LA Weekly: 10 Most Memorable Theater Moments of 2012.

BitterLemons: Best of Los Angeles Theater 2012.

LA Stage Times: Highlights of 2012 Theater.

Back Stage: Standout Theater Performances of 2012, Ensemble.

Ovation Award: Best Director (Shirley Jo Finney).

LA Weekly Theater Awards: Best Female Performance (Diarra Kilpatrick), Special Commendation, Composer (Peter Bayne).

2013 NAACP Theater Awards: Best Director – Local (Shirley Jo Finney), Best Lead Female – Local (Diarra Kilpatrick)

Don Grigware Eddon Awards: Best Production, Best Director (Shirley Jo Finney), Best Lead Performance (Diarra Kilpatrick).

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award Awards: Best Ensemble, Best Director (Shirley Jo Finney).

LA Weekly Theater Award nominations: Best Production, Leading Female Performance (Diarra Kilpatrick), Adaptation (Tarell Alvin McCraney), Costume Design (Naila Aladdin Sanders), Sound Design (Peter Bayne), Special Commendation, Composer (Peter Bayne).

NAACP Theater Award nominations: Best Producer (Deborah Lawlor and Stephen Sachs), Best Director (Shirley Jo Finney), Best Lead Actress (Diarra Kilpatrick), Best Supporting Actress (Iona Morris), Best Supporting Actor (Gilbert Glenn Brown), Best Choreography (Ameenah Kaplan), Best Costumes (Naila Aladdin Sanders), Best Lighting (Jose Lopez).

Ovation Award nominations: Best Production, Best Director (Shirley Jo Finney), Best Ensemble, Best Lead Actress (Diarra Kilpatrick), Best Featured Actress (Iona Morris and Peggy Ann Blow), Special Ovation to Jeff Teeter for Video Design.

The Blue Iris

2012 Ticketholder Awards (Runners-Up): Top 10 Play Productions, Best Actor (Morlan Higgins), Best Actress (Julanne Chidi Hill), Best Playwright (Athol Fugard), Best Set Design (Jeff McLaughlin), Best Costume Design (Naila Aladdin Sanders), Best Sound Design (Peter Bayne), Best Prop Design (Misty Carlisle).

LA Weekly Theater Award Nominations: Ensemble, Supporting Female Performance (Jacqueline Schultz), Sound Design (Peter Bayne).

NAACP Theater Award Nominations: Best Costumes (Naila Aladdin Sanders), Best Lighting (Jeffrey R. McLaughlin).

Cyrano

LA Stage Times: Highlights of 2012 Theater.

Back Stage: Standout Theater Performances of 2012 (Troy Kotsur).

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award Awards: Best Production (Stephen Sachs), Best Adaptation (Stephen Sachs), Best Director (Simon Levy), Best Actor (Troy Kotsur).

2012 Ticketholder Awards: Top 10 Play Productions.

2012 Ticketholder Awards (Runners-Up): Best Actor (Troy Kotsur), Best Supporting Actor (Paul Raci), Best Adaptation (Stephen Sachs), Best Direction (Simon Levy), Best Video Design (Jeffrey Elias Teeter).

OVATION Award Nominations: Best New Play (Stephen Sachs), Lead Male Performance (Troy Kotsur).