Peterborough Players Receives 23 Finalist Nominations for the 17th Annual New Hampshire Theatre Awards

The Players are ringing in the New Year with news that they have been recognized for their work during the 2018 Summer Season with 23 finalist nominations for the New Hampshire Theatre Awards! Of their 7 Main Stage productions this past Summer Season, 2 plays were eligible for consideration: An Inspector Calls and The Drowsy Chaperone. And the 23 finalist nominations are from those 2 productions in a variety of categories.

The Players congratulates all of the finalists and thanks the New Hampshire Theatre Awards for the recognition! 

The New Hampshire Theatre Awards Ceremony will take place on January 19, 2019 at the Capital Center for the Arts in Concord, NH.

The list of Players finalists are as follows:

The Drowsy Chaperone (13 Finalist Nominations) -

• Best Professional Production of a Musical
• Best Director of a Professional Production of a Musical: Gus Kaikkonen
• Best Actress in a Professional Production of a Musical: Elyse Collier as Janet Van De Graaff
• Best Actor in a Professional Production of a Musical: Kraig Swartz as Man In Chair
• Best Supporting Actor in a Professional Production of a Musical: Tom Frey as Aldolpho
• Best Supporting Actor in a Professional Production of a Musical: Joe Bigelow as Robert Martin
• Best Supporting Actress in a Professional Production of a Musical: Bridget Beirne as The Drowsy Chaperone
• Best Musical Direction of a Professional Production: Thomas Martin
• Best Scenic Design in a Professional Production: Charles Morgan
• Best Lightning Design in a Professional Production: Kevin Frazier
• Best Choreography for a Professional Production: Kirby Ward
• Best Costume Design for a Professional Production: Elizabeth Rugg-Hinds
• Best Sound Design for a Professional Production: CJ Leake & Kevin Frazier

An Inspector Calls (10 Finalist Nominations) -

• Best Professional Production of a Drama/Comedy
• Best Director of a Professional Drama/Comedy: Keith Stevens
• Best Actress in a Professional Drama/Comedy: Rebecca Brinkley as Shelia Birling
• Best Actor in a Professional Drama/Comedy: Gus Kaikkonen as Inspector Goole
• Best Supporting Actor in a Professional Drama/Comedy: Marc LaVasseur as Gerald Croft
• Best Supporting Actor in a Professional Drama/Comedy: Jack Koenig as Arthur Birling
• Best Supporting Actress in a Professional Drama/Comedy: Dee Nelson as Sybil Birling
• Best Scenic Design for a Professional Production: Charles Morgan & Gus Kaikkonen
• Best Lightning Design for a Professional Production: F. Mitchell Dana
• Best Costume Design for a Professional Production: Anthony Paul-Cavaretta

 
The awards are produced by The New Hampshire Theatre Alliance (NHTA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works with NH theatre companies and artists to foster collaborative conversation, resource-sharing, and audience engagement. Believing that theatre is a public good vital to the health of the Granite State, we advocate for the growth of NH professional, community, and youth theatre organizations by promoting the pursuits of individual member companies and highlighting the impact of the performing arts locally and statewide.