(TRENTON, NJ) -- Passage Theatre Company in Trenton received eight 2019 Barrymore Award nominations, including six for Morir Sonyando and two for Salt Pepper Ketchup. Eagle Theatre in Hammonton received one for Ragtime.
The Barrymore Awards are a nationally recognized symbol of excellence for professional theatre in our region, acknowledging the work produced by local theatres and individual artists while increasing public awareness of the richness and diversity of our city's thriving theatre community. The Barrymore Awards also include annual cash awards totaling over $75,000, which strengthen the ability of theatre companies and individual artists to pursue artistic work of the highest caliber.
Named in honor of the famed Philadelphia-based first family of theatre, the Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre have served as Philadelphia's professional theatre awards program since 1994. The Barrymore Awards are a nationally recognized symbol of excellence for professional theatre in our region, raising the bar for the work produced by local theatres and individual artists while increasing public awareness of the richness and diversity of our city's thriving theatre community. The Barrymore Awards also include annual cash awards totaling over $75,000, which strengthen the ability of theatre companies and individual artists to pursue artistic work of the highest caliber. Each fall, theatregoers and artists come together to celebrate the theatre season and honor that year's Barrymore nominees and award recipients at the annual Barrymore Awards Ceremony.
The 25th Annual Barrymore Awards will take place on Monday, October 14 at Bok (800 Mifflin Street) in Philadelphia, PA. Tickets are available for purchase online.
Scroll down for the list of nominations for Passage Theatre Company and Eagle Theatre.
Nominations for Morir Sonyando include:
Outstanding Media Design
Sadah "Espii" Proctor, Carlos Del Castillo Aceves
Outstanding Overall Production Of A Play
Morir Sonyando
Outstanding Direction Of A Play
C. Ryanne Domingues for Morir Sonyando
Brown Martin Philadelphia Award
Morir Sonyando
Outstanding Supporting Performance In A Play
Johanna Tolentino for Morir Sonyando
Independence Foundation Award for Outstanding New Play/Musical
Erlina Ortiz for Morir Sonyando
Nominations for Salt Pepper Ketchup include:
Independence Foundation Award for Outstanding New Play/Musical
Josh Wilder for Salt Pepper Ketchup - InterAct Theatre Company & Passage Theatre Company
Outstanding Leading Performance In A Play
Chuja Seo for Salt Pepper Ketchup - InterAct Theatre Company & Passage Theatre Company
Eagle Theatre was nominated for Outstanding Music Direction - Jason Neri for Ragtime
