2025 Non-Equity Nominees

RECIPIENTS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED

Production - Musical

Amélie (2025) - Kokandy Productions
Diana: The Musical (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Jekyll & Hyde (2025) - Kokandy Productions
Urinetown (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre

Production - Play

Angels in America (2025) - Invictus Theatre Company
At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen (2025) - The Story Theatre
Girls & Boys (2025) - Griffin Theatre Company
One Party Consent (2025) - First Floor Theater
The Pilon (2025) - Red Theater
The School for Scandal (2025) - Idle Muse Theatre Company

Ensemble - Musical

Amélie (2025) - Kokandy Productions
Diana: The Musical (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Jekyll & Hyde (2025) - Kokandy Productions
Urinetown (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre

Ensemble - Play

Angels in America (2025) - Invictus Theatre Company
The Pilon (2025) - Red Theater
The School for Scandal (2025) - Idle Muse Theatre Company
Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery (2025) - Pegasus Theatre Chicago
Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter (2025) - City Lit Theater Company in association with Black Button Eyes Productions

New Work

Zach Barr - award subsequently declined - The Pilon (2025) - Red Theater
Lisa Sanaye Dring - Kairos (2025) - Red Theater
Susan H. Pak - The F*ck House (2025) - Strawdog Theatre Company
Omer Abbas Salem - One Party Consent (2025) - First Floor Theater
Chase Wheaton-Werle - The Curious Circumstances of Louis Le Prince (2025) - The Factory Theater

Director - Musical

Fred Anzevino & Brenda Didier - Diana: The Musical (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Danny Kapinos - Urinetown (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Derek Van Barham - Amélie (2025) - Kokandy Productions
Derek Van Barham - Jekyll & Hyde (2025) - Kokandy Productions

Director - Play

Charles Askenaizer - Angels in America (2025) - Invictus Theatre Company
Mikael Burke - At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen (2025) - The Story Theatre
Jessica Love - The Pilon (2025) - Red Theater
Nadya Naumaan - One Party Consent (2025) - First Floor Theater
Robin Witt - Girls & Boys (2025) - Griffin Theatre Company

Performer in a Principal Role - Musical

Jesús Barajas - Kid Prince and Pablo (2025) - Lifeline Theatre
Evan Bradford - Passion (2025) - Blank Theatre Company
Brittney Brown - Passion (2025) - Blank Theatre Company
Kate McQuillan - Diana: The Musical (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Teah Kiang Mirabelli - Sweet Charity (2025) - Blank Theatre Company
David Moreland - Jekyll & Hyde (2025) - Kokandy Productions
Luke Nowakowski - Urinetown (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Aurora Penepacker - Amélie (2025) - Kokandy Productions
Joshua Zambrano - Kid Prince and Pablo (2025) - Lifeline Theatre

Performer in a Principal Role - Play

Kirk Anderson - Endgame (2025) - Facility Theatre
William Delforge - Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus (2025) - Redtwist Theatre
Terry Guest - At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen (2025) - The Story Theatre
Ryan Hake - Angels in America (2025) - Invictus Theatre Company
Brookelyn Hébert - Hedda Gabler (2025) - The Artistic Home
Lenin Izquierdo - Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train (2025) - City Lit Theater Company
Olivia Lindsay - The F*ck House (2025) - Strawdog Theatre Company
David Lovejoy - Galileo (2025) - Trap Door Theatre
Seoyoung Park - Tom & Eliza (2025) - TUTA Theatre
Bradford Stevens - Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train (2025) - City Lit Theater Company
Scott Westerman - Superior Donuts (2025) - The Artistic Home

Performer in a Supporting Role - Musical

Jacqueline Grandt - Diana: The Musical (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Rachel Guth - Passion (2025) - Blank Theatre Company
Joe Giovannetti - Amélie (2025) - Kokandy Productions
Ava Lane Stovall - Jekyll & Hyde (2025) - Kokandy Productions
Emily McCormick - Jekyll & Hyde (2025) - Kokandy Productions
Amanda Rodriguez - Urinetown (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Jack Saunders - Diana: The Musical (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Ryan Stajmiger - Urinetown (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Maya Tanaka - Urinetown (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Colette Todd - Diana: The Musical (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Shaina Toledo - Kid Prince and Pablo (2025) - Lifeline Theatre

Performer in a Supporting Role - Play

Patrick Blashill - The Curious Circumstances of Louis Le Prince (2025) - The Factory Theater
Amber Dow - The Winter's Tale (2025) - Invictus Theatre Company
Caty Gordon - The School for Scandal (2025) - Idle Muse Theatre Company
Michael D. Graham - Angels in America (2025) - Invictus Theatre Company
Dakota Hughes - Queen for a Day (2025) - Hell in a Handbag Productions
Delia Kropp - The Pilon (2025) - Red Theater
Cynthia Marker - One Party Consent (2025) - First Floor Theater
Hannah Rhode - Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus (2025) - Redtwist Theatre
Paul Michael Thomson - At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen (2025) - The Story Theatre
Anne Trodden - Angels in America (2025) - Invictus Theatre Company
Todd Wojcik - Hedda Gabler (2025) - The Artistic Home

Solo Performance

Cynthia Marker - Girls & Boys (2025) - Griffin Theatre Company
Dani Pike - Tell Me on a Sunday (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre

Scenic Design

Kevin Hagan - Hedda Gabler (2025) - The Artistic Home
Tatiana Kahvegian - Tom & Eliza (2025) - TUTA Theatre
Sotirios Livaditis - Girls & Boys (2025) - Griffin Theatre Company
Ruby Lowe - Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter (2025) - City Lit Theater Company in association with Black Button Eyes Productions
Manuel Ortiz - The Pilon (2025) - Red Theater
Kevin Rolfs - The House That Will Not Stand (2025) - Invictus Theatre Company

Costume Design

Terri Devine - The House That Will Not Stand (2025) - Invictus Theatre Company
Patty Halajian - Diana: The Musical (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Victoria Jablonski - The School for Scandal (2025) - Idle Muse Theatre Company
Rachel Lambert - Hedda Gabler (2025) - The Artistic Home
Jennifer Mohr - The Blood Countess (2025) - Idle Muse Theatre Company
Racquel Postigilione - At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen (2025) - The Story Theatre

Sound Design

Joe Griffin - Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter (2025) - City Lit Theater Company in association with Black Button Eyes Productions
Joe Griffin - War of the Worlds (2025) - Lifeline Theatre
L.J. Luthringer - The Blood Countess (2025) - Idle Muse Theatre Company
Matt Reich - Jekyll & Hyde (2025) - Kokandy Productions
Petter Wahlbäck - Angels in America (2025) - Invictus Theatre Company

Lighting Design

Brenden Marble - At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen (2025) - The Story Theatre
G. "Max" Maxin IV - Amélie (2025) - Kokandy Productions
G. "Max" Maxin IV - Jekyll & Hyde (2025) - Kokandy Productions
Keith Parham - Tom & Eliza (2025) - TUTA Theatre
Brandon Wardell - Angels in America (2025) - Invictus Theatre Company
Levi J. Wilkins - The House That Will Not Stand (2025) - Invictus Theatre Company

Choreography

Kasey Alfonso - Kid Prince and Pablo (2025) - Lifeline Theatre
Brenda Didier - Jekyll & Hyde (2025) - Kokandy Productions
Brenda Didier - Urinetown (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Brenda Didier & Cameron Turner - Diana: The Musical (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Lauryn Schmelzer - Sweet Charity (2025) - Blank Theatre Company

Music Direction

TJ Anderson & Anna Wegener - Amélie (2025) - Kokandy Productions
Carolyn Brady - Diana: The Musical (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Aaron Kaplan - Passion (2025) - Blank Theatre Company
Aaron Kaplan - Urinetown (2025) - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Nick Sula - Jekyll & Hyde (2025) - Kokandy Productions

Projection Design

DJ Douglass - Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter (2025) - City Lit Theater Company in association with Black Button Eyes Productions
G. "Max" Maxin IV - Angels in America (2025) - Invictus Theatre Company
David Sajewich - The Curious Circumstances of Louis Le Prince (2025) - The Factory Theater

Artistic Specialization

Ayanna Bria Bakari - Wig Design - At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen (2025) - The Story Theatre
Jeremiah Barr - Puppet Design - Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter (2025) - City Lit Theater Company in association with Black Button Eyes Productions
David Blixt - Fight Choreography - Superior Donuts (2025) - The Artistic Home
Victoria Jablonski - Wig Design - The School for Scandal (2025) - Idle Muse Theatre Company
Rachel Livingston - Properties Design - The Curious Circumstances of Louis Le Prince (2025) - The Factory Theater
Robin Manganaro - Properties Design - Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus (2025) - Redtwist Theatre
Chas Mathieu - Properties Design - The Pilon (2025) - Red Theater
Keith Ryan - Wig Design - The Real Housewives of the North Pole (2025) - Hell in a Handbag Productions
Petter Wahlbäck - Original Music - The Winter's Tale (2025) - Invictus Theatre Company

Short Run Production - Production

Bernhardt/Hamlet (2025) - Edge of the Wood Theatre
The Drowning Girls (2025) - Three Crows
Helena & Hermia in the Enamored Odyssey (2025) - The Impostors Theatre Co.
Mr. Parker (2025) - Open Space Arts

Short Run Production - New Work

Dominick Alesia - Helena & Hermia in the Enamored Odyssey (2025) - The Impostors Theatre Co.
Greta Geiser - The Pyg Hypothesis (2025) - Theatre Above the Law

Short Run Production - Director

Daniel King - The Drowning Girls (2025) - Three Crows
Tony Lawry - Matt & Ben (2025) - Theatre Above the Law
Stefan Roseen - Helena & Hermia in the Enamored Odyssey (2025) - The Impostors Theatre Co.
David G. Zak - Mr. Parker (2025) - Open Space Arts

Short Run Production - Performer in a Principal Role

Courtney Abbott - Bernhardt/Hamlet (2025) - Edge of the Wood Theatre
Connar Brown Sprenger - Matt & Ben (2025) - Theatre Above the Law
Andrew Kain Miller - Mr. Parker (2025) - Open Space Arts
Shannon McEldowney - Helena & Hermia in the Enamored Odyssey (2025) - The Impostors Theatre Co.
Cameron Raasdal-Munro - Gangsta Baby (2025) - Open Space Arts
Kendal Romero - Matt & Ben (2025) - Theatre Above the Law

Short Run Production - Performer in a Supporting Role

Riley Capp - Mr. Parker (2025) - Open Space Arts
Abby Denault - Rent (2025) - Surging Films & Theatrics
Stephen Loch - Bernhardt/Hamlet (2025) - Edge of the Wood Theatre
Josh Odor - Gangsta Baby (2025) - Open Space Arts
Ian Rigg - Helena & Hermia in the Enamored Odyssey (2025) - The Impostors Theatre Co.
Sarah Wisterman - The Pyg Hypothesis (2025) - Theatre Above the Law

Short Run Production - Design

Elizabeth Niemczyk - Costume Design - Bernhardt/Hamlet (2025) - Edge of the Wood Theatre
Toria Olivier - Costume Design - Helena & Hermia in the Enamored Odyssey (2025) - The Impostors Theatre Co.
Jae Robinson - Sound Design - Pussy Sludge (2025) - Facility Theatre

Impresario Award - Excellence in Stage Management

Lindsey Chidester, Idle Muse Theatre Company -
Samantha Flipp and Beep Trefts, Invictus Theatre Company -
Erin Galvin, Promethean Theatre Ensemble -
Shane Hogan, The Factory Theater -
Danny J. Mahr, Open Space Arts -
Kendyl Meyer, First Floor Theatre and Kokandy Productions -
Sara Segneri, Strawdog Theatre Company -
Reagan Stevenson, Theater Above the Law -
Becky Warner, TUTA Theatre -

Special Award

Kathy Scambiatterra - Special Award (2025) -