Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play include First Avenue Playhouse's production of Blithe Spirit, The Villagers' All In the Timing, Chatham Players' The Graduate, Circle Players' Picasso at Lapine Agile, Chester Theater Group's The Hounds of Baskerville, Bergen County Players' Whodunnit and The Collaborative Arts Studio's Greater Tuna
Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Musical include The Villagers Theater's Damn Yankees, Pierrot Productions' The Producers, NENA Productions' Rent, The Road Company's Rent, Broadway Theater of Pitman's productions of All Shook Up and My Way, Showkids Invitational Theater's The Music Man, and JCC Metrowest's Cinderella
Marking 37 years of excellence in New Jersey Community Theater, The Perry Awards Gala will be held on Sunday, September 19th, 4:30p.m. at The Somerset Doubletree Hotel, 200 Atrium Drive, Somerset, N.J. www.doubletreesomerset.com. The evening will include performances by the casts of the eight nominated shows for Outstanding Production of a Musical.
Community theatrical productions opening in any of the NJACT participating theatres during the current season may be considered for Perry nominations. The 2009/2010 eligibility season began July 1, 2009 and ended June 30, 2010.
All nominated parties will receive formal invitations to the Perry Awards Gala. In addition, reservation forms for the gala can be downloaded on the NJACT website http://www.njact.org/events/perryawardsgala/perryreservationform.pdf
The NJACT "Perry" Awards are bestowed annually on community theatre contributors for distinguished achievement. The Perry Awards are named in honor of William Perry Morgan a gifted director, actor, composer, and musician who was once a driving force in New Jersey Community Theater. During his time in New Jersey, Perry and several of his close colleagues came to the realization that there was a need to recognize the many great accomplishments of their fellow thespians, who gave so freely of their talents to enrich the lives of theater patrons in New Jersey.
The NJACT website: njact.org is the official source for all Perry Award related news, information as well as exclusive multimedia and interactive features.
