The 19th Annual WATCH Awards were announced tonight at a ceremony at the Birchmere in Alexandria Virginia.
One hundred productions (35 musicals, 65 plays) were adjudicated in 2018. Twenty-seven community theater companies participated in WATCH adjudication.
- Aldersgate Church Community Theatre
- The Arlington Players
- Bowie Community Theatre
- Castaways Repertory Theatre
- Colonial Players of Annapolis
- Damascus Theatre Company
- Dominion Stage
- Fauquier Community Theatre
- Greenbelt Arts Center
- Hard Bargain Players
- Kensington Arts Theatre
- Laurel Mill Playhouse
- Little Theatre of Alexandria
- McLean Community Players
- Montgomery Playhouse
- Port City Playhouse
- Port Tobacco Players
- Prince George’s Little Theatre
- Prince William Little Theatre
- Providence Players of Fairfax
- Reston Community Players
- Rockville Little Theatre
- Rockville Musical Theatre
- Rooftop Productions
- 2nd Star Productions
- St. Mark’s Players
- Silver Spring Stage
- Silhouette Stages
And now for the Nominees…
In each of the thirty-eight categories, five nominees were selected based on the average scores of eight judges. Â In some categories, due to score ties, more than five nominees are announced. Nominations are provided in alphabetical order by nominee. Â The nominations are provided by category and then by theater at the end of the document.
Nominations for outstanding technical achievements.
Outstanding Set Design in a Musical (5)
- Audrey Bodek  – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- James Maxted  – Assassins – Dominion Stage
- Maggie Modig  – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Reston Community Players
- Dan Widerski  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Arlington Players
- Dan Widerski  – Hairspray – Reston Community Players
Outstanding Set Design in a Play (5)
- Don Bachmann  – Steel Magnolias – Fauquier Community Theatre
- Andrew S. Greenleaf  – A Delicate Balance – Silver Spring Stage
- Matt Liptak  – Dracula – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Matt Liptak  – Harvey – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Dan Remmers  – The Nance – Little Theatre of Alexandria
Outstanding Set Construction in a Musical (6)
- John Merritt  – Catch Me if You Can – Port Tobacco Playhouse
- Tom O’Reilly  – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- Tom O’Reilly  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Arlington Players
- Tom O’Reilly  – Jesus Christ Superstar – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Dan Widerski  – Hairspray – Reston Community Players
- Dan Widerski & Sarah Birkhead – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Reston Community Players
Outstanding Set Construction in a Play (5)
- Andrew S. Greenleaf  – A Delicate Balance – Silver Spring Stage
- Jim Hutzler & Jeff Nesmeyer – Dracula – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Jim Hutzler & Jeff Nesmeyer – Harvey – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Tom O’Reilly  – The Nance – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Becky Patton  – Enchanted April – Aldersgate Church Community Theater
Outstanding Set Painting in a Musical (5)
- Sandy Kozel – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Arlington Players
- Maggie Modig – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Reston Community Players
- Cathy Reider & Sabrina Begley – Hairspray – Reston Community Players
- Mary Speed – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- Heather Woodward  – She Loves Me – Fauquier Community Theatre
Outstanding Set Painting in a Play (5)
- Stacey Becker, Matt Liptak, Mona Wargo  – Dracula – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Andrew S. Greenleaf  – A Delicate Balance – Silver Spring Stage
- Sandy Kozel  – The Nance – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- De Nicholson-Lamb  – Enchanted April – Aldersgate Church Community Theater
- Cathy Reider  – A Streetcar Named Desire – Arlington Players
Outstanding Set Decoration and Set Dressing in a Musical (5)
- Sandy Dotson  – Hairspray – Reston Community Players
- Natalie Foley, James Maxted, David M. Moretti – Assassins – Dominion Stage
- Allison Gray-Mendes  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Arlington Players
- Maria Littlefield  – The Bridges of Madison County – Damascus Theatre Company
- Janet Devine Smith  – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
Outstanding Set Decoration and Set Dressing in a Play (5)
- Stacey Becker & Matt Liptak – Dracula – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Jennifer Ellis-McIrvin  – Steel Magnolias – Fauquier Community Theatre
- Andrew S. Greenleaf & Sonya Okin – A Delicate Balance – Silver Spring Stage
- Beth Harrison & Robbie Snow – Front Page – Providence Players of Fairfax
- MYKE Â – The Nance – Little Theatre of Alexandria
Outstanding Properties in a Musical (5)
- Mary Jo Ford  – Hairspray – Reston Community Players
- Mary Jo Ford  – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Reston Community Players
- Pauline Lamb  – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- Kelsey Moran  – 9 to 5, the Musical – Prince William Little Theatre
- Charlotte Robinson  – Lucky Stiff – Colonial Players of Annapolis
Outstanding Properties in a Play (6)
- Jennifer Ellis-McIrvin  – Steel Magnolias – Fauquier Community Theatre
- Beth Harrison & Robbie Snow – Front Page – Providence Players of Fairfax
- Sonya Okin  – A Delicate Balance – Silver Spring Stage
- Scott Stark  – A Streetcar Named Desire – Arlington Players
- Maura Suilebhan & Shannon Wilson – Wit – Silver Spring Stage
Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical (5)
- Ryan Desmond  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Arlington Players
- Frank Florentine  – Lucky Stiff – Colonial Players of Annapolis
- Andy Shaw  – Hairspray – Reston Community Players
- Leslie L. Wanko  – Jesus Christ Superstar – Port Tobacco Playhouse
- E-hui Woo  – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
Outstanding Lighting Design in a Play (5)
- Jeffrey Scott Auerbach & Kimberly Crago – Dracula – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Ken and Patti Crowley  – The Nance – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Steve Deming  – The Crucible – Silver Spring Stage
- Steve Deming  – Wit – Silver Spring Stage
- Chip Gertzog  – Front Page – Providence Players of Fairfax
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical (5)
- Kaelynn Bedsworth & Caitlin Weller – Lucky Stiff – Colonial Players of Annapolis
- Drew Moberley  – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- Phil Natalini  – Hairspray – Reston Community Players
- Seth Sacher  – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Reston Community Players
- Brent Tomchik  – Big Fish – Silhouette Stages
Outstanding Sound Design in a Play (6)
- David Correia & David Hale – The Nance – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Penny Martin  – Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery – Greenbelt Arts Center
- Janice Rivera  – Dracula – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Roger B. Stone  – The Crucible – Silver Spring Stage
- Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. Â – Let the Right One In – Hard Bargain Players
- Alan Wray  – Enchanted April – Aldersgate Church Community Theater
Outstanding Costume Design in a Musical (5)
- Quanny Carr & Christopher R. Smith – Catch Me if You Can – Port Tobacco Playhouse
- Lori Crockett & Ashley-Rose Dickey – Hairspray – Reston Community Players
- Joan Lawrence  – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- Joan Lawrence  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Arlington Players
- Teena Stevic  – Big Fish – Fauquier Community Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design in a Play (5)
- Maria Bissex  – Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery – Greenbelt Arts Center
- Maria Bissex  – The Crucible – Silver Spring Stage
- Elizabeth (Libby) Dasbach  – The Underpants – Rockville Little Theatre
- Fran Marchand & Christina McAlpine – Casa Valentina – Colonial Players of Annapolis
- Jean Schlichting & Kit Sibley – The Nance – Little Theatre of Alexandria
Outstanding Makeup Design in a Musical (5)
- No Listing  – The Addams Family – Silhouette Stages
- Nikki Ottaviano  – Beauty and the Beast – Damascus Theatre Company
- Camryn Shegogue  – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Reston Community Players
- Sydney Studds  – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- Cindy Waldman  – The Addams Family – Rooftop Productions
Outstanding Makeup Design in a Play (5)
- Susan Boyd  – Enchanted April – Aldersgate Church Community Theater
- Darice Clewell  – Casa Valentina – Colonial Players of Annapolis
- Felicia Hecker  – The Nance – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- McKenna Gervase Kelly  – Wit – Silver Spring Stage
- Larissa Norris  – Dracula – Little Theatre of Alexandria
Outstanding Hair Design in a Musical (5)
- Kadira Coley  – Anne of Green Gables, The Musical – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Sheila Hyman  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Arlington Players
- Sue Pinkman  – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Reston Community Players
- Sue Pinkman & Anna Michelle Jackson – Hairspray – Reston Community Players
- Sydney Studds  – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
Outstanding Hair Design in a Play (5)
- Susan Boyd  – Enchanted April – Aldersgate Church Community Theater
- Doug Dawson  – Casa Valentina – Colonial Players of Annapolis
- McKenna Gervase Kelly  – Wit – Silver Spring Stage
- Christopher Smith  – Boeing, Boeing – Port Tobacco Playhouse
- Stephen Welsh  – The Underpants – Rockville Little Theatre
Outstanding Special Effects (5)
- Brian Douglas  – Frankenstein – Bowie Community Theatre
- Chip Gertzog & Nicolas Queyrane – Front Page – Providence Players of Fairfax
- Jon Roberts  – How I Learned to Drive – Dominion Stage
- Art Snow  – Dracula – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Gene Valendo et al  – Singin’ in the Rain – 2nd Star Productions
Nominations for outstanding performances by an actor or actress.
Outstanding cameo in a musical (5)
- Todd Hochkeppel as “Erronius” – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Silhouette Stages
- Andy Izquierdo as “King Herod” – Jesus Christ Superstar – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Tom Kearney as “Jonas Fogg” – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- Jonathan Ohmart as “Adolfo Pirelli” – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- Laura Searle as “Young Francesca et al” – The Bridges of Madison County – Damascus Theatre Company
Outstanding cameo in a play (5)
- Anne Hilleary as “Costanza” – Enchanted April – Aldersgate Church Community Theatere
- Fred C. Lash as “Beverly Weston” – August: Osage County – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Barbara O’Malley as “E. M. Ashford, D. Phil.” – Wit – Silver Spring Stage
- Archie Parker as “Lawrence” – Calendar Girls – Port Tobacco Playhouse
- Robin Lynn Reaves as “Lacey” – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Reston Community Players
Outstanding featured actress in a musical (5)
- Brittney Bartlett as “Begger Woman/Pirelli” – Sweeney Todd – Kensington Arts Theatre
- Eva Gary as “Penny Pingleton” – Hairspray – Reston Community Players
- Bruni Herring as “Motormouth Maybelle” – Hairspray – Reston Community Players
- Ashley Lyles as “Sarah” – Ragtime – 2nd Star Productions
- Melanie McCleerey as “Roz Keith” – 9 to 5, the Musical – Prince William Little Theatre
Outstanding featured actor in a musical (5)
- Brendan Hickey as “Anthony Hope” – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- Jack Kearney as “Tobias Ragg” – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- Brian Lyons-Burke as “Judge Turpin” – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- Alden Michels as “Beadle Bamford” – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- Scott Napier as “Mr. Trevor Graydon” – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Reston Community Players
Outstanding featured actress in a play (7)
- Bette Cassatt as “Actress I” – Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery – Greenbelt Arts Center
- Laura Gayvert as “Rita” – Casa Valentina – Colonial Players of Annapolis
- Evie Graham Jewett as “Young Elizabeth” – The Audience – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Gayle Nichols-Grimes as “Female Greek Chorus” – How I Learned to Drive – Dominion Stage
- Gayle Nichols-Grimes as “Mattie Fae Aiken” – August: Osage County – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Tessa N. Silvestro as “Berthe” – Boeing, Boeing – Port Tobacco Playhouse
- Charlene Sloan as “Sylvie” – The Nance – Little Theatre of Alexandria
Outstanding featured actor in a play (5)
- Jeff Elmore as “Renfield” – Dracula – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Bill Hurlbut as “Deputy-Governor Danforth” – The Crucible – Silver Spring Stage
- Matt Leyendecker as “Joe” – Becky’s New Car – Bowie Community Theatre
- Jack B. Stein as “Efram” – The Nance – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Kevin Wallace as “Albert/Bessie” – Casa Valentina – Colonial Players of Annapolis
Outstanding lead actress in a musical (5)
- Erin Branigan as “Mrs. Lovett” – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- Elizabeth Hester as “Mrs. Lovett” – Sweeney Todd – Kensington Arts Theatre
- Evie Korovesis as “Millie Dillmount” – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Reston Community Players
- Isabella Lopez as “Annabel Glick” – Lucky Stiff – Colonial Players of Annapolis
- Adelina Mitchell as “Esmeralda” – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Arlington Players
Outstanding lead actor in a musical (8)
- Alex Bryce/Alden Michels as “Quasimodo” – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Arlington Players
- Hans Dettmar as “Sweeney Todd” – Sweeney Todd – Kensington Arts Theatre
- Bob McGrath as “Sweeney Todd” – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- Luis “Matty” Montes as “Edward Bloom” – Big Fish – Silhouette Stages
- Vincent Musgrave as “Gomez Addams” – The Addams Family – Silhouette Stages
- Michael Nugent as “Will Bloom” – Big Fish – Silhouette Stages
- Reed Sigmon as “Harry Witherspoon” – Lucky Stiff – Colonial Players of Annapolis
- Chad Wheeler as “Robert” – The Bridges of Madison County – Damascus Theatre Company
Outstanding lead actress in a play (5)
- Rebecca Ellis as “Becky” – Becky’s New Car – Bowie Community Theatre
- Elizabeth Hester as “Olivia” – Sex with Strangers – Colonial Players of Annapolis
- Nicky McDonnell as “Barbara Fordham” – August: Osage County – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Emily Morrison as “Vivian Bearing, Ph. D.” – Wit – Silver Spring Stage
- Andrea Spitz as “Elizabeth Proctor” – The Crucible – Silver Spring Stage
Outstanding lead actor in a play (5)
- Keith Cassidy as “Uncle Peck” – How I Learned to Drive – Dominion Stage
- Joseph Coracle as “John Proctor” – The Crucible – Silver Spring Stage
- Chuck Dluhy as “Chauncey” – The Nance – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Jim Gallagher as “George/Valentina” – Casa Valentina – Colonial Players of Annapolis
- Andy Izquierdo as “Elwood P. Dowd” – Harvey – Little Theatre of Alexandria
Leta Hall Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical (5)
- Lucky Stiff – Colonial Players of Annapolis
- Hairspray – Reston Community Players
- Big Fish – Silhouette Stages
- Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Arlington Players
Leta Hall Outstanding Ensemble in a Play (6)
- Casa Valentina – Colonial Players of Annapolis
- How I Learned to Drive – Dominion Stage
- August: Osage County – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- The Nance – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Front Page – Providence Players of Fairfax
- The Crucible – Silver Spring Stage
Nominations for outstanding achievement in overall production.
Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography (5)
- Michael Donahue  – Lovers and Executioners – Providence Players of Fairfax
- Anna Kurtz  – Tape – Dominion Stage
- Luis “Matty” Montes  – Big Fish – Silhouette Stages
- Michael Page  – Count of Monte Cristo – Aldersgate Church Community Theater
- Daniel Westbrook  – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
Outstanding Choreography (5)
- Erich DiCenzo  – Hairspray – Reston Community Players
- Andrew Gordon  – Singin’ in the Rain – 2nd Star Productions
- Brooke L. Howells  – Catch Me if You Can – Port Tobacco Playhouse
- Duane Monahan  – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Reston Community Players
- Paige Wakefield  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Arlington Players
Outstanding Music Direction (5)
- Kirsten Boyd  – Hairspray – Reston Community Players
- Mark V. Deal  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Arlington Players
- Paige Rammelkamp  – Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players
- Christopher A. Tomasino  – The Nance – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Stuart Y. Weich  – Sweeney Todd – Kensington Arts Theatre
Outstanding Direction of a Musical (5)
- Erich DiCenzo  – Hairspray – Reston Community Players
- Richard Farella  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Arlington Players
- Eric Hufford  – Lucky Stiff – Colonial Players of Annapolis
- Duane Monahan  – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Reston Community Players
- Craig Pettinati  – Sweeney Todd – Kensington Arts Theatre
Outstanding Direction of a Play (5)
- Mickey Lund  – Casa Valentina – Colonial Players of Annapolis
- Jeff Mikoni  – Wit – Silver Spring Stage
- Craig Allen Mummey  – The Crucible – Silver Spring Stage
- Frank D. Shutts II Â – The Nance – Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Erin Bone Steele  – Emile La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight – Silver Spring Stage
Outstanding Musical (5)
- Lucky Stiff – Colonial Players of Annapolis – Producer Tim Brown, Stage Manager Beth Terranova
- Hairspray – Reston Community Players – Producer Jacob Ferchaud, Stage Manager Colleen Stock
- Thoroughly Modern Millie – Reston Community Players – Producer Eileen Mullee, Stage Manager Katti Parish
- Sweeney Todd – Arlington Players – Producer Janet Boreaux, Stage Manager Austin Fodrie
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Arlington Players – Producer Janet Bordeaux, Stage Manager Jon Davies
Outstanding Play (5)
- Casa Valentina – Colonial Players of Annapolis – Producers Heather Quinn and Mary Watko, Stage Manager Andy McLendon
- August: Osage County – Little Theatre of Alexandria – Producer Lloyd Bittenger, Stage Managers Sherry Clark and Joan A.S. Lada
- The Nance – Little Theatre of Alexandria – Producer Mary Beth Smith-Toomey, Stage Managers Becca Heisner and Marg Sooros
- The Crucible – Silver Spring Stage – Producers Karen Fleming and Amy Sullivan, Stage Manager Denise M. Gilmore
- Wit – Silver Spring Stage – Producer David Craumer, Stage Manager Alika Codispoti
Congratulations to all of the nominees! Â The nominations will be posted on the WATCH Website by January 22nd. Â https://www.washingtontheater.org
Nominations sorted by theatre and show.
2nd STAR PRODUCTIONS (3)
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Ashley Lyles as “Sarah” – Ragtime
- Outstanding Choreography  Andrew Gordon – Singin’ in the Rain
- Outstanding Special Effects  Gene Valendo et al – Singin’ in the Rain
ALDERSGATE CHURCH COMMUNITY THEATRE (7)
- Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography Michael Page  – Count of Monte Cristo
- Outstanding Cameo in a Play Anne Hilleary as “Costanza” – Enchanted April
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Play Susan Boyd  – Enchanted April
- Outstanding Makeup Design in a Play Susan Boyd  – Enchanted April
- Outstanding Set Construction in a Play Becky Patton  – Enchanted April
- Outstanding Set Painting in a Play De Nicholson-Lamb  – Enchanted April
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Play Alan Wray  – Enchanted April
ARLINGTON PLAYERS (39)
- Outstanding Properties in a Play Scott Stark  – A Streetcar Named Desire
- Outstanding Set Painting in a Play Cathy Reider  – A Streetcar Named Desire
- Outstanding Cameo in a Musical Tom Kearney as “Jonas Fogg” – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Cameo in a Musical Jonathan Ohmart as “Adolfo Pirelli” – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Costume Design in a Musical Joan Lawrence  – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Direction of a Musical Clare Shaffer  – Sweeney Todd
- Leta Hall Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical   – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Brendan Hickey as “Anthony Hope” – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Jack Kearney as “Tobias Ragg” – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Brian Lyons-Burke as “Judge Turpin” – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Alden Michels as “Beadle Bamford” – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Musical Sydney Studds  – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical Bob McGrath as “Sweeney Todd” – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Erin Branigan as “Mrs. Lovett” – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Light Design in a Musical E-hui Woo  – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Makeup Design in a Musical Sydney Studds  – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Music Direction  Paige Rammelkamp – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Musical    – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Properties in a Musical Pauline Lamb  – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Set Construction in a Musical Tom O’Reilly  – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Set Decoration in a Musical Janet Devine Smith  – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Set Design in a Musical Audrey Bodek  – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Set Painting in a Musical Mary Speed  – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical Drew Moberley  – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography Daniel Westbrook  – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Choreography  Paige Wakefield – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Outstanding Costume Design in a Musical Joan Lawrence  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Outstanding Direction of a Musical Richard Farella  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Leta Hall Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical   – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Musical Sheila Hyman  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical Alex Bryce/Alden Michels as “Quasimodo” – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Adelina Mitchell as “Esmeralda” – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Outstanding Light Design in a Musical Ryan Desmond  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Outstanding Music Direction  Mark V. Deal – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Outstanding Musical    – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Outstanding Set Construction in a Musical Tom O’Reilly  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Outstanding Set Decoration in a Musical Allison Gray-Mendes  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Outstanding Set Design in a Musical Dan Widerski  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Outstanding Set Painting in a Musical Sandy Kozel  – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
BOWIE COMMUNITY THEATRE (3)
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Matt Leyendecker as “Joe” – Becky’s New Car
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Rebecca Ellis as “Becky” – Becky’s New Car
- Outstanding Special Effects  Brian Douglas – Frankenstein
COLONIAL PLAYERS (18)
- Outstanding Costume Design in a Play Fran Marchand & Christina McAlpine – Casa Valentina
- Outstanding Direction of a Play Mickey Lund  – Casa Valentina
- Leta Hall Outstanding Ensemble in a Play   – Casa Valentina
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Kevin Wallace as “Albert/Bessie” – Casa Valentina
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Laura Gayvert as “Rita” – Casa Valentina
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Play Doug Dawson  – Casa Valentina
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Jim Gallagher as “George/Valentina” – Casa Valentina
- Outstanding Makeup Design in a Play Darice Clewell  – Casa Valentina
- Outstanding Play    – Casa Valentina
- Outstanding Direction of a Musical Eric Hufford  – Lucky Stiff
- Leta Hall Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical   – Lucky Stiff
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical Reed Sigmon as “Harry Witherspoon” – Lucky Stiff
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Isabella Lopez as “Annabel Glick” – Lucky Stiff
- Outstanding Light Design in a Musical Frank Florentine  – Lucky Stiff
- Outstanding Musical    – Lucky Stiff
- Outstanding Properties in a Musical Charlotte Robinson  – Lucky Stiff
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical Kaelynn Bedsworth & Caitlin Weller – Lucky Stiff
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Elizabeth Hester as “Olivia” – Sex with Strangers
DAMASCUS THEATRE COMPANY (4)
- Outstanding Makeup Design in a Musical Nikki Ottaviano  – Beauty and the Beast
- Outstanding Cameo in a Musical Laura Searle as “Young Francesca et al” – The Bridges of Madison County
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical Chad Wheeler as “Robert” – The Bridges of Madison County
- Outstanding Set Decoration in a Musical Maria Littlefield  – The Bridges of Madison County
DOMINION STAGE (7)
- Outstanding Set Decoration in a Musical Natalie Foley, James Maxted, David M. Moretti – Assassins
- Outstanding Set Design in a Musical James Maxted  – Assassins
- Leta Hall Outstanding Ensemble in a Play   – How I Learned to Drive
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Gayle Nichols-Grimes as “Female Greek Chorus” – How I Learned to Drive
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Keith Cassidy as “Uncle Peck” – How I Learned to Drive
- Outstanding Special Effects  Jon Roberts – How I Learned to Drive
- Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography Anna Kurtz  – Tape
FAUQUIER COMMUNITY THEATRE (5)
- Outstanding Costume Design in a Musical Teena Stevic  – Big Fish
- Outstanding Set Painting in a Musical Heather Woodward  – She Loves Me
- Outstanding Properties in a Play Jennifer Ellis-McIrvin  – Steel Magnolias
- Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play Jennifer Ellis-McIrvin  – Steel Magnolias
- Outstanding Set Design in a Play Don Bachmann  – Steel Magnolias
GREENBELT ARTS CENTER (3)
- Outstanding Costume Design in a Play Maria Bissex  – Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Bette Cassatt as “Actress I” – Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Play Penny Martin  – Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
HARD BARGAIN PLAYERS (1)
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Play Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. Â – Let the Right One In
KENSINGTON ARTS THEATRE (5)
- Outstanding Direction of a Musical Craig Pettinati  – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Brittney Bartlett as “Begger Woman/Pirelli” – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical Hans Dettmar as “Sweeney Todd” – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Elizabeth Hester as “Mrs. Lovett” – Sweeney Todd
- Outstanding Music Direction  Stuart Y. Weich – Sweeney Todd
LITTLE THEATRE OF ALEXANDRIA (36)
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Musical Kadira Coley  – Anne of Green Gables, The Musical
- Outstanding Cameo in a Play Fred C. Lash as “Beverly Weston” – August: Osage County
- Leta Hall Outstanding Ensemble in a Play   – August: Osage County
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Gayle Nichols-Grimes as “Mattie Fae Aiken” – August: Osage County
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Nicky McDonnell as “Barbara Fordham” – August: Osage County
- Outstanding Play – August: Osage County
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Jeff Elmore as “Renfield” – Dracula
- Outstanding Light Design in a Play Jeffrey Scott Auerbach & Kimberly Crago – Dracula
- Outstanding Makeup Design in a Play Larissa Norris  – Dracula
- Outstanding Set Construction in a Play Jim Hutzler & Jeff Nesmeyer – Dracula
- Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play Stacey Becker & Matt Liptak – Dracula
- Outstanding Set Design in a Play Matt Liptak  – Dracula
- Outstanding Set Painting in a Play Stacey Becker, Matt Liptak, Mona Wargo  – Dracula
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Play Janice Rivera  – Dracula
- Outstanding Special Effects  Art Snow – Dracula
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Andy Izquierdo as “Elwood P. Dowd” – Harvey
- Outstanding Set Construction in a Play Jim Hutzler & Jeff Nesmeyer – Harvey
- Outstanding Set Design in a Play Matt Liptak  – Harvey
- Outstanding Cameo in a Musical Andy Izquierdo as “King Herod” – Jesus Christ Superstar
- Outstanding Set Construction in a Musical Tom O’Reilly  – Jesus Christ Superstar
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Evie Graham Jewett as “Young Elizabeth” – The Audience
- Outstanding Costume Design in a Play Jean Schlichting & Kit Sibley – The Nance
- Outstanding Direction of a Play Frank D. Shutts II Â – The Nance
- Leta Hall Outstanding Ensemble in a Play   – The Nance
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Jack B. Stein as “Efram” – The Nance
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Charlene Sloan as “Sylvie” – The Nance
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Chuck Dluhy as “Chauncey” – The Nance
- Outstanding Light Design in a Play Ken and Patti Crowley  – The Nance
- Outstanding Makeup Design in a Play Felicia Hecker  – The Nance
- Outstanding Music Direction  Christopher A. Tomasino – The Nance
- Outstanding Play    – The Nance
- Outstanding Set Construction in a Play Tom O’Reilly  – The Nance
- Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play MYKE Â – The Nance
- Outstanding Set Design in a Play Dan Remmers  – The Nance
- Outstanding Set Painting in a Play Sandy Kozel  – The Nance
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Play David Correia & David Hale – The Nance
PORT TOBACCO PLAYERS (7)
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Tessa N. Silvestro as “Berthe” – Boeing, Boeing
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Play Christopher Smith  – Boeing, Boeing
- Outstanding Cameo in a Play Archie Parker as “Lawrence” – Calendar Girls
- Outstanding Choreography  Brooke L. Howells – Catch Me if You Can
- Outstanding Costume Design in a Musical Quanny Carr & Christopher R. Smith – Catch Me if You Can
- Outstanding Set Construction in a Musical John Merritt  – Catch Me if You Can
- Outstanding Light Design in a Musical Leslie L. Wanko  – Jesus Christ Superstar
PRINCE WILLIAM LITTLE THEATRE (2)
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Melanie McCleerey as “Roz Keith” – 9 to 5, the Musical
- Outstanding Properties in a Musical Kelsey Moran – 9 to 5, the Musical
PROVIDENCE PLAYERS (6)
- Leta Hall Outstanding Ensemble in a Play   – Front Page
- Outstanding Light Design in a Play Chip Gertzog  – Front Page
- Outstanding Properties in a Play Beth Harrison & Robbie Snow – Front Page
- Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play Beth Harrison & Robbie Snow – Front Page
- Outstanding Special Effects  Chip Gertzog & Nicolas Queyrane – Front Page
- Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography Michael Donahue  – Lovers and Executioners
RESTON COMMUNITY PLAYERS (29)
- Outstanding Cameo in a Play Robin Lynn Reaves as “Lacey” – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- Outstanding Choreography  Erich DiCenzo – Hairspray
- Outstanding Costume Design in a Musical Lori Crockett & Ashley-Rose Dickey – Hairspray
- Outstanding Direction of a Musical Erich DiCenzo  – Hairspray
- Leta Hall Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical   – Hairspray
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Eva Gary as “Penny Pingleton” – Hairspray
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Bruni Herring as “Motormouth Maybelle” – Hairspray
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Musical Sue Pinkman & Anna Michelle Jackson – Hairspray
- Outstanding Light Design in a Musical Andy Shaw  – Hairspray
- Outstanding Music Direction  Kirsten Boyd – Hairspray
- Outstanding Musical    – Hairspray
- Outstanding Properties in a Musical Mary Jo Ford  – Hairspray
- Outstanding Set Construction in a Musical Dan Widerski  – Hairspray
- Outstanding Set Decoration in a Musical Sandy Dotson  – Hairspray
- Outstanding Set Design in a Musical Dan Widerski  – Hairspray
- Outstanding Set Painting in a Musical Cathy Reider & Sabrina Begley – Hairspray
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical Phil Natalini  – Hairspray
- Outstanding Choreography  Duane Monahan – Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Outstanding Direction of a Musical Duane Monahan  – Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Scott Napier as “Mr. Trevor Graydon” – Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Musical Sue Pinkman  – Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Evie Korovesis as “Millie Dillmount” – Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Outstanding Makeup Design in a Musical Camryn Shegogue  – Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Outstanding Musical    – Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Outstanding Properties in a Musical Mary Jo Ford  – Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Outstanding Set Construction in a Musical Dan Widerski & Sarah Birkhead – Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Outstanding Set Design in a Musical Maggie Modig  – Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Outstanding Set Painting in a Musical Maggie Modig  – Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical Seth Sacher  – Thoroughly Modern Millie
ROCKVILLE LITTLE THEATRE (2)
- Outstanding Costume Design in a Play Elizabeth (Libby) Dasbach  – The Underpants
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Play Stephen Welsh  – The Underpants
ROOFTOP PRODUCTIONS (1)
- Outstanding Makeup Design in a Musical Cindy Waldman  – The Addams Family
SILHOUETTE STAGES (8)
- Outstanding Cameo in a Musical Todd Hochkeppel as “Erronius” – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- Leta Hall Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical   – Big Fish
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical Luis “Matty” Montes as “Edward Bloom” – Big Fish
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical Michael Nugent as “Will Bloom” – Big Fish
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical Brent Tomchik  – Big Fish
- Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography Luis “Matty” Montes  – Big Fish
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical Vincent Musgrave as “Gomez Addams” – The Addams Family
- Outstanding Makeup Design in a Musical No Listing  – The Addams Family
SILVER SPRING STAGE (23)
- Outstanding Properties in a Play Sonya Okin  – A Delicate Balance
- Outstanding Set Construction in a Play Andrew S. Greenleaf  – A Delicate Balance
- Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play Andrew S. Greenleaf & Sonya Okin – A Delicate Balance
- Outstanding Set Design in a Play Andrew S. Greenleaf  – A Delicate Balance
- Outstanding Set Painting in a Play Andrew S. Greenleaf  – A Delicate Balance
- Outstanding Direction of a Play Erin Bone Steele  – Emile La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight
- Outstanding Costume Design in a Play Maria Bissex  – The Crucible
- Outstanding Direction of a Play Craig Allen Mummey  – The Crucible
- Leta Hall Outstanding Ensemble in a Play   – The Crucible
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Bill Hurlbut as “Deputy-Governor Danforth” – The Crucible
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Joseph Coracle as “John Proctor” – The Crucible
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Andrea Spitz as “Elizabeth Proctor” – The Crucible
- Outstanding Light Design in a Play Steve Deming  – The Crucible
- Outstanding Play    – The Crucible
- Outstanding Sound Design in a Play Roger B. Stone  – The Crucible
- Outstanding Cameo in a Play Barbara O’Malley as “E. M. Ashford, D. Phil.” – Wit
- Outstanding Direction of a Play Jeff Mikoni  – Wit
- Outstanding Hair Design in a Play McKenna Gervase Kelly  – Wit
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Emily Morrison as “Vivian Bearing, Ph. D.” – Wit
- Outstanding Light Design in a Play Steve Deming  – Wit
- Outstanding Makeup Design in a Play McKenna Gervase Kelly  – Wit
- Outstanding Play    – Wit
- Outstanding Properties in a Play Maura Suilebhan & Shannon Wilson – Wit
The 19th Annual WATCH Awards Ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at 7:00 pm at The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA. Tickets are $17.50. For tickets or more information, go online.Â