The 2024 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, aka The Berkies, will be presented at 7 pm on Monday, November 11 in the Zion Lutheran Church Community Room, on First Street in Pittsfield MA. All are welcome and admission to the event is free, but reservations are required. E-mail for more information.
Westfield Community Programming, will livestream the awards ceremony, and Mark G. Auerbach will do a live pre-show at 6 pm from the awards. It will be broadcast on westfieldtv.org, and then get posted to YouTube (on WSKB Community Radio’s platform)
1. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play:
A. Abby Bums, Uncle Vanya – Bridge Street Theatre
B. Etta Grover, Steel Magnolias – Sharon Playhouse
C. Sarah Keyes; Survival of the Unfit – Great Barrington Public Theater
D. Kate MacCluggage, Boeing Boeing – Barrington Stage Company
E. Hilary Ward, Primary Trust – Barrington Stage Company
2. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play:
A. Brandon Dial, Lincoln #1, Abe Lincoln in Illinois – Berkshire Theatre Group
B. Abuzar Farrukh, Bi Big Sky – Chester Theatre Company
C. Kyle Haden, Primary Trust, – Barrington Stage Company
D. Tony Pallone, August, Osage County – Schenectady Civic Playhouse
E. Bill Shein, All My Sons – Ghent Playhouse
3. Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play or Musical:
A Mike Billings, Young Frankenstein – Berkshire Theatre Group
B. Wilson Chin and Nick Hussong, Next to Normal – Barrington Stage Company
C. Peter Colao, The Play That Goes Wrong – Majestic Theater
D. Afsoon Pajoufar, English – Barrington Stage Company
E. Brian Prather, Seared – theRep
F. Christopher and Justin Swader, The Beauty Queem of Leenane – Dorset Theatre Festival
4. Outstanding Choreography:
A. Bryan Knowlton, West Side Story – Mac-Haydn Theatre
B. Shannon Lewis, Rock of Ages – Sharon Playhouse
C. Paul McGill, La Cage Aux Folles – Barrington Stage Company
D. Mandy Modic, Something Rotten – Mac-Haydn Theatre
E. Krystyna Resav, The Prom – Sharon Playhouse
F. Andrew Turtletaub, All Shook Up – Mac-Haydn Theatre
5. Outstanding Direction of a Musical:
A. Carl Andress, The Prom – Sharon Playhouse
B. Mike Donahue, La Cage Aux Folles – Barrington Stage Company
C. Alan Paul, Next to Normal – Barrington Stage Company
D. John Saunders, The Fantasticks – Mac-Haydn Theatre
E. John Saunders, Something Rotten – Mac-Haydn Theatre
6. Outstanding Costume Design of a Play or Musical:
A.Barbara Erin Dalo. Young Frankenstein – Berkshire Theatre Group
B. Kathleen Deangelis, Rock of Ages – Sharon Playhouse
C. Cynthia Flynt, Amor and Psyche – Living Room Theatre
D. Govane Lohbauer, The Comedy of Errors – Shakespeare and Co
E Rodrigo Munoz/Benjamin Weigel, La Cage Aux Folles – Barrington Stage Company
7. Outstanding Solo Performance:
A. Lena Kaminsky, 2.5 Minute Ride – Hartford Stage
B. Elizabeth Ward Land. Moondance – Mac-Haydn Theatre
C. Kelly McAndrew, Sidekicked – Dorset Theatre Festival
D. Janelle Farias Sando, Night at the Speakeasy – Great Barrington Public Theater
E. Jay Sefton, Unreconciled – Chester Theatre Company
8. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical:
A. Veanne Cox, Young Frankenstein – Berkshire Theatre Group
B. Madison McBride, Next to Normal – Barrington Stage Company
C. Michele Ragusa, La Cage aux Folles – Barrington Stage Company
D. Savannah Stevenson, The Prom – Sharon Playhouse
E. Monica M. Wemitt, Sister Act – Mac-Haydn Theatre
9. Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play or Musical:
A. Evan Anderson, Constellations – Ancram Center for the Arts
B. Andrew Gmoser, Something Rotten – Mac-Haydn Theatre
C. Hailey O’Leary, The Lifespan of a Fact – Sharon Playhouse
D. Cory Pattak, Next to Normal – Barrington Stage Company
E. John Sowle, Glass Menagerie – Bridge Street Theatre
F. John Sowle, Griswold – Bridge Street Theatre
10. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical:
A. Gabe Belyeu, The Fantasticks – Mac-Haydn Theatre
B. Adante Carter, Next To Normal – Barrington Stage Company
C. Danny Drewes, The Prom – Sharon Playhouse
D. Xander James Tsunodo, Something Rotten – Mac-Haydn Theatre
E. Kevin Weldon, Something Rotten – Mac-Haydn Theatre
11. Outstanding Direction of a Play:
A. Julianne Boyd, Boeing, Boeing – Barrington Stage Company
B. Jennifer Chang, Primary Trust – Barrington Stage Company
C. Michelle Joyner, True Art – Dorset Theatre Festival
D. Reggie Life, The Islanders – Shakespeare & Company
E. Matthew Penn, Survival of the Unfit – Great Barrington Public Theater
F. James Warwick. A Body of Water – Shakespeare & Company
12. Outstanding Sound Design of a Play or Musical:
A. Scott Killian, The Weir – Berkshire Theatre Group
B. Sean McGinley, West Side Story – Mac-Haydn Theatre
C. Jane Shaw, True Art – Dorset Theatre Festival
D. Joanna Lynn Staub, Young Frankenstein – Berkshire Theatre Group
E. Ken Travis, Next to Normal – Barrington Stage Company
13. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical:
A. Kate Baldwin, The Prom – Sharon Playhouse
B. Paula Gaudier, West Side Story – Mac-Haydn Theatre
C. Natalie Joy Johnson, Next to Normal – Barrington Stage Company
D. Madison Stratton, Something Rotten – Mac-Haydn Theatre
14. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical:
A. Alan H. Green, Next to Normal – Barrington Stage Company
B. Tristan Caldwell, The Fantasticks – Mac-Haydn Theatre
C. Andrew Burton Kelley, Something Rotten – Mac-Haydn Theatre
D. Alex Michaels, La Cage aux Folles – Barrington Stage Company
E. John Scherer, The Prom – Sharon Playhouse
15. Outstanding Ensemble Performance:
A. Boeing Boeing – Barrington Stage Company
B. ChipandGus – Bridge Street Theatre
C. The Comedy of Errors – Shakespeare & Company
D. Forgiveness – Barrington Stage Company
E. Griswold – Bridge Street Theatre
F. Something Rotten – Mac-Haydn Theatre
G. You’re a Good Man,Charlie Brown – Sharon Playhouse
16. Outstanding Production with Fewer Than Six Performances:
A. Gounod’s Faust, Directed by Jonathan Loy – Berkshire Opera Festival
B. Moondance with Elizabeth Ward Land – Mac-Haydn Theatre
17. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play:
A. Allyn Burrows, Flight of the Monarch – Shakespeare & Company
B. Mark H. Dold, Boeing Boeing – Barrington Stage Company
C. Drew Ledbetter, Constellations – Ancram Center for the Arts
D. Brett Mack, The Glass Menagerie – Bridge Street Theatre
E. Robert G. McKay, Abe Lincoln in Illinois – Berkshire Theatre Group
F. “ranney”, The Islanders – Shakespeare & Company
G. Justin Weaks, Primary Trust – Barrington Stage Company
18. Sally and Robert Sugarman Award for World Premiere of a NEW Play:
A. Amor and Psyche, by Randolyn Zinn – Living Room Theatre
B. Dog People, by Leigh Strimbeck – Great Barrington Public Theater
C. Flight of the Monarch, by James Frangione – Shakespeare & Company
D. True Art, by Jessica Provenz – Dorset Theatre Festival
E. Unreconciled by Jay Sefton and Mark Basquill – Chester Theatre Company
19. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play:
A. Jayne Atkinson, True Art – Dorset Theatre Festival
B. Kathleen Carey, Mrs. Packard – Harbinger Theatre
C. Bella Merlin, A Body of Water – Shakespeare & Company
D. Kristine Nielsen, The Beauty Queen of Leenane – Dorset Theatre Festival
E. Debra Jo Rupp, Boeing, Boeing – Barrington Stage Company
F. Leigh Strimbeck, The Glass Menagerie – Bridge Street Theatre
G. Peggy Pharr Wilson, Forgiveness – Barrington Stage Company
20. The Larry Murray Award for Community Outreach and Support through Theater:
21. Outstanding Production of a Musical:
A. The Fantasticks, book and lyrics by Tom Jones. Music by Harvey Schmidt. Directed by John Saunders, Mac-Haydn Theatre
B. Next to Normal, Book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, Music by Tom Kitt. Directed by Alan Paul. Barrington Stage Company
C. The Prom, Book by Bob Martin & Chad Beguel, Lyrics by Chad Beguel, Music by Matthew Sklar. Directed by Carl Andress. Sharon Playhouse
D. Something Rotten, Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, Music and Lyrics by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick, Directed by Amy Griffin. Mac-Haydn Theatre
E. West Side Story, Bool by Arthur Laurents, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Music by Leonard Bernstein, based on a concept by Jerome Robbins, based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Directed and choreographed by Bryan Knowlton. Mac-Haydn Theatre
F. Young Frankenstein, Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, Songs by Mel Brooks. Directed and choreographed by Gerry McIntyre. Berkshire Theatre Group
22. Outstanding Production of a Play:
A. Boeing, Boeing, by Marc Camelotti, translated by Beverley Cross & Francis Evans. Directed by Julianne Boyd. Barrington Stage Company
B. Flight of the Monarch, by Jim Frangione. Directed by Judy Braha Shakespeare & Co. a co-production with Great Barrington Public Theater
C. The Islanders, by Carey Crim. Directed by Reggie Life. Shakespeare & Company
D. True Art, by Jessica Provenz. Directed by Michelle Joyner. Dorset Theatre Festival
E. The Play That Goes Wrong, by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields and Jonathan Sayer, Directed by Stephen Petit. Majestic Theater
F. Uncle Vanya, by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Conor McPherson. Directed by John Sowle. Bridge Street Theatre
G. Unreconciled, by Jay Sefton and Mark Basquill. Directed by James Barry. Chester Theatre Company