Here are the choices of The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts for our Favorite productions and performances in Children’s Theatre and High School and University productions that we saw in 2013. Congrats to all the honorees and to everyone who performed on our local stages in 2013.
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FAVORITE CHILDREN’S THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
(1) Anime Momotaro at Imagination Stage.
(2) Big Bad at Encore Stage and Studio.
(3) Big Nate, The Musical at Adventure Theatre MTC.
(4) Dr. Seuss’s Cat in the Hat at Adventure Theatre MTC.
(5) Goodnight Moon at Adventure Theatre MTC.
(6) Gotas de Agua (Drops of Water) at Teatro de la Luna at Randolph Road Theatre.
(7) Las aventuras de Don Quixote de La Mancha at GALA Hispanic Theatre.
(8) The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe at Encore Stage and Studio.
(9) The Nutcracker at The Puppet Company.
(10) Peter and the Wolf at The Puppet Company.
(11) Peter Pan and Wendy at Creative Cauldron.
(12) Peter Pan and Wendy at Imagination Stage.
(13) Robin Hood at Elden Street Players’ Theatre for Young Audiences.
(14) Tales from the Brothers Grimm at Creative Cauldron.
(15) Three Little Birds at Adventure Theatre MTC.
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FAVORITE PERFORMANCES IN CHILDREN’S THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
(1) Alex Alburqueque as Hydrofriend in Gotas de Agua (Drops of Water) at Teatro de la Luna.
(2) Jonathan Atkinson as Peter in Peter and Wendy at Imagination Stage.
(3) Lucrecia Basualdo as Shepherd and others in Las aventuras de Don Quixote de La Mancha at GALA Hispanic Theatre.
(4) Shayna Blass as Jenny in Big Nate, the Musical at Adventure Theatre MTC.
(5) Joe Brack as Mr. Duck in The Magic Finger at Imagination Stage.
(6) Colin Cech as Bunny in Goodnight Moon at Adventure Theatre MTC.
(7) Joshua Dick as Francis in Big Nate The Musical at Adventure Theatre MTC.
(8) Marcela Ferlita as Rocio in Gotas de Agua (Drops of Water) at Teatro de la Luna.
(9) Megan Graves as Lucy in The Magic Finger at Imagination Stage.
(10) Rick Hammerly as The Cat in Dr. Seuss’s Cat in the Hat at Adventure Theatre MTC.
(11) Larry Keeling as Gregory/Scrooge in A Christmas Chaos at Elden Street Players Theatre for Young Audiences.
(12) James Konicek as Captain Hook in Peter Pan and Wendy at Imagination Stage.
(13) Sam Ludwig as Nate Wright in Big Nate, the Musical at Adventure Theatre MTC.
(14) Caroline Morely as Little Red Riding Hood in Big Bad at Encore Stage and Studio.
(15) Jobari Parker-Namdar as Ziggy in Three Little Birds at Adventure Theatre MTC.
(16) Peter Pereryra as Conta, King of Contamination in Gotas de Agua (Drops of Water) at Teatro de la Luna.
(17) Manolo Santalla as Don Quixote in Las aventuras de Don Quixote de La Mancha at GALA Hispanic Theatre.
(18) Dani Stoller as Peter Pan in Peter Pan and Wendy at Creative Cauldron.
(19) Jacob Yeh as Momotaro in Anime Momotaro at Imagination Stage.
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FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY PRODUCTIONS
(1) A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine at Glenelg Country School.
(2) Avenue Q School Edition at West Potomac High School.
(3) Cabaret at American University.
(4) Dead Man’s Cell Phone at The George Washington University.
(5) Emma at The George Washington University.
(6) Fabulation or, The Re-Education of Undine at Howard University.
(7) Hamlet at Georgetown University.
(8) Hurt Village at Howard University.
(9) The Importance of Being Earnest at The Masqueraders at The United States Naval Academy.
(10) Les Misérables at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School.
(11) Lucky Stiff at Montgomery College.
(12) The Matchmaker at The School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies at University of Maryland.
(13) Molière Impromptu at The University of Maryland School of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies.
(14) Passagio at The Mason Players at George Mason University.
(15) RENT School Edition at McLean High School Theatre Company.
(16) The Rocky Horror Show at American University.
(17) Shakespeare in Hollywood at Catholic University.
(18) Spring Awakening at Towson University.
(19) Sweet Charity at The Catholic University.
(20) Trojan Barbie: A Car-Crash Encounter with Euripides’ Trojan Women at Georgetown University.
(21) Twelfth Night at The George Washington University.
(22) The Wiz at Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre.
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FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCES
(1) Liam Allen as Harry Weatherspoon in Lucky Stiff at Montgomery College.
(2) Rebecca Ballinger as Becca in That Kind of Girl at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
(3) Cathryn Benson as Luisa Baldini in Passaggio at George Mason University.
(4) Riley Bartlebaugh as Dolly Levi in The Matchmaker at The School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies at University of Maryland.
(5) Montel Butler as Moritz in Spring Awakening at Towson University.
(6) Kelly Craige as Charity in Sweet Charity at The Catholic University of America.
(7) Neal Davidson as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School.
(8) Marian Donahue as Olivia Darnell in Shakespeare in Hollywood at The Catholic University of America.
(9) Andrew Flurer as Dwight in Dead Man’s Cell Phone at The George Washington University.
(10) Nick Fruit as Melchior in Spring Awakening at Towson University.
(11) Luke Garrison as Vittorio Vidal in Sweet Charity at The Catholic University of America.
(12) Max Johnson as Angel DuMott Schunard in RENT School Edition at McLean High School Theatre Company.
(13) Bridget Linsenmeyer as Wendla in Spring Awakening at Towson University.
(14) Yana Madrid as Maria in West Side Story at Woodrow Wilson High School.
(15) Graham Pilato as Oberon in Shakespeare in Hollywood at The Catholic University of America.
(16) Stephanie Pounds as Big Mama in Hurt Village at Howard University.
(17) Awa Sal Secka as Rita in Lucky Stiff at Montgomery College.
(18) Awa Sal Secka as Dorothy in The Wiz at Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre.
(19) Caitlin Simpson as Emma Woodhouse in Emma at The George Washington University.
(20) Caitlin Simpson as Viola in Twelfth Night at The George Washington University.
(21) Alex Stone as Mark Cohen in RENT School Edition at McLean High School Theatre Company.
(22) Jett Watson as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest at The Masqueraders at The United States Naval Academy.
LINKS:
DCMetroTheaterArts Staff’s 2013 Special Awards.
THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Musicals of 2013′ by The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts.
THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Plays of 2013′ by The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts.
THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Performances by An Actor and Actress in a Musical′ by The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts.
THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Performances by An Actor and Actress in a Play′ by The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts.
THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Supporting Actor and Actress in a Musical’ by The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts.
THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Supporting Actor and Actress in a Play′ by The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts.
THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Director in a Musical and Play by The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts.
THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Musical Direction and Choreography′ by The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts.
THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Ensembles in a Musical and Play’ by The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts.
THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Designers of 2013′ by The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts.
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