What’s in an award?
Confirmation of a job well done, and hope for future
excellence.
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| L to R: Christina Larson (Stage Manager), Will Dao (Actor), Mina Morita (Director), Min Kahng (Writer/Composer), Yusuke Soi (Props Artisan), Nina Meehan (Executive Director) |
Monday’s gala award ceremony sponsored by Theatre Bay Area
(TBA)—the largest regional theatre service organization in North America—accomplished
that and much more for the San Francisco Bay Area’s vast community of
theatre-makers, and, in so doing, energized everyone in the community to work
even harder to entertain and engage the thousands of theatre-goers who come
through our doors each season to see and discuss the fruits of our efforts.
When we think about the Bay Area, we easily think about our
sports teams, but not everyone knows that the Bay Area is the third largest
theatre center in the country, with more than 400 companies in nine counties, according
to TBA.
So an awards ceremony akin to those in other theatre towns,
like New York and Chicago, highlighting “the outstanding quality of
theatre-making in our region,” is a dream come true—a way to call attention to
an innovative industry that makes the Bay Area a cultural oasis for all to
enjoy.
I was thrilled to attend the ceremony with other members of
the BACT family. We were finalists for ten awards in our theatre category (Tier
II, based on our budget and not having any union contracts) for our original
musical adaptation of Where the Mountain
Meets the Moon, and we were excited to learn what the judges had decided.
I couldn’t be more proud that Where the Mountain Meets the Moon was a winner in three categories:
- Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Mina Morita
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Sean Fenton (aka Old Man of the Moon)
- Outstanding Performance by the Acting Ensemble of a Musical
In addition, we were honored to be finalists for:
- Overall Production of a Musical
- Lead Actor: Will Dao
- Music Direction: Tania Johnson
- Costume Design: Maggi Yule
- Scenic Design: Martin Flynn
- Lighting Design: Sean McStravick
- Sound Design: Colin Trevor
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| Members of our BACT Family at the Awards After Party! |
It
was a glorious night for BACT! And a
night of promise for the entire theatre community. My thanks and
congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to create Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and to our friends and sponsors
who make it possible for us to introduce new work.
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Nina Meehan is the Executive Director of Bay Area Children's Theatre.
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