History & Awards

31 years of history and awards − Next Theatre productions

Next Theatre Company, now in our 31st Season, has garnered over 30 Joseph Jefferson awards and numerous After Dark Awards. Congratulations to the artists for their nominations and awards for their recent work here!

Joseph Jefferson Award Nominations 2010-11

Best Leading Actress in a Play − MaryAnn Thebus in The Piano Teacher

Joseph Jefferson Award Nominations 2008-09

Best Production − The Overwhelming

Black Theatre Alliance Award Nominations 2009

Best Leading Actor in a Play − Dexter Zollicoffer in The Overwhelming

Joseph Jefferson Award Nominations 2007-08

Best Production − Defiance

Best Leading Actor, Musical − James Rank in American Dream Songbook (AWARD WINNER)

Black Theatre Alliance Award Nominations 2006

Best Actor in an Ensemble − Allen Gilmore in Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine (AWARD WINNER)

Best Actress in an Ensemble − Jacqueline Williams in Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine (AWARD WINNER)

Joseph Jefferson Award Nominations 2006-07

Best New Work, Musical − Joshua Schmidt & Jason Loewith in The Adding Machine (AWARD WINNER)

Best Direction (Musical) − David Cromer for The Adding Machine

Best Leading Actor (Musical) − Joel Hatch in The Adding Machine

Best Supporting Actress − Amy Warren in The Adding Machine

Best Light Design − Keith Parham in The Adding Machine

Best Sound Design − Victoria DeIorio in Frozen

After Dark Awards 2006-07

Outstanding Original Songs/Score − The Adding Machine

Outstanding Light Design − Keith Parham in The Adding Machine

After Dark Awards 2005-06

OUTSTANDING SEASON AWARD

Joseph Jefferson Award Nominations 2004-05

Best Ensemble − Omnium Gatherum

Best Director − Jason Loewith for Omnium Gatherum

Best Sound Design − Andre Pluess and Andy Brommel in The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer

After Dark Awards 2004-05

Outstanding Production − Omnium Gatherum

Outstanding Lighting Design − Scott Zematis in The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role − Joe Foust in Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Outstanding Body of Work − Wendy Robie, who appeared in lead roles with Next in Omnium Gatherum and The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Joseph Jefferson Award Nominations 2003-04

Best Actor − Nick Sandys in The Misanthrope

Best Set Design − Matthew York in The Misanthrope

Best Direction − Chuck Smith for Yellowman

Best Actress − Jacqueline Williams in Yellowman

Best Light Design − Jaymi Lee Smith in Yellowman

After Dark Awards 2003-04

OUTSTANDING SEASON AWARD

Outstanding Overall Design − The Misanthrope

Outstanding Ensemble − Yellowman

Black Theatre Alliance Award Nominations 2003-04

Best Leading Actress in a Play − Jacqueline Williams in Yellowman

Best Leading Actor in a Play − Jason Delane in Yellowman

The Next Theatre is the recipient of the Mayor's Award for the Arts for 2004.

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