Monday, October 13, 2014
Theatre Bay Area Announces Finalists for Inaugural Awards
Stage Directions: Theatre Bay Area has announced the finalists for their inaugural awards program. The awards aim to honor the highest caliber of theare across the Bay Area and will take place on Monday, Nov. 10. Some 180 productions from 78 participating theatre companies were evaluated by 270 adjudicators, who recorded close to 3,000 ballots to select the final slate of finalists.
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Being from the East Coast, I've only ever really known New York, Chicago, Boston and a few other places as recognizable, reputable theatre scenes. I would have never known that the Bay Area has a theater scene, let alone an award system. To also hear that over 180 productions involved is amazing. My thought is that perhaps the awards were modeled after the Jeff Awards in Chicago. While awards are not always necessary to respect theatre, it raises the image of the theater scene in a city. In Pittsburgh, we have the Gene Kelly Awards for High School Musical Theatre. This gives students incentive to give a greater effort and also raises the image of theatre in high school, something that doesn't always have a great image.
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