Outstanding Overall Production of a New Play

Special thanks to Danielle Pedraza, Patrick Pribyl, Livia Hill, Dianna Martin, and Roy Chicas.

GENERAL AWARDS
CATEGORY	NOMINEES
Outstanding Production of a Play	WINNER Screenplay
	Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke? Closure In Our Own Image The Starship Astrov The Tragedie of Cardenio
Outstanding Production of a Musical	WINNER Civil War Voices
	10 Reasons I Won't Go Home with You Conspiracy Lovers Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical
Outstanding Production of a Special Event (including Short Plays, One-Acts, Monologues, Readings, and Solo Shows)	WINNER Alice & Elizabeth's One Woman Show
	Asian Belle Love, Humiliation & Karaoke ResurGENTS Tallish Tales
Outstanding Playwrighting for a New Script (including Plays, Musicals, and Readings)	WINNER Screenplay by Scott Brooks
	Alice & Elizabeth's One Woman Show by Alice Barden Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke? By Amy Holson-Schwartz Gray Matters by Jacques Lamarre The Starship Astrov by Duncan Pflaster
Outstanding Music & Lyrics	WINNER Bobby Cronin, Jason Purdy, Andrew Byrne, Blake Hackler, Steven Silverstein, Alan Bukowiecki & Phillip Chernyak for *10 Reasons I Won't Go Home with You*
	Christopher Massimine for *Lovers* Original Arrangements by Mark Hayes for *Civil War Voices* Michael Tester for *Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical* Victor Lesniewski & Ronnie Reshef for *Conspiracy: A Love Story*
Outstanding Direction	WINNER Mike Hayhurst for *The King of Bohemia*
	Abbe Gail Gross for *Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical* Dennis Courtney for *Civil War Voices* Eric Parness for *The Starship Astrov* Jenny Greeman for *Screenplay* Paula Riley for *Literary Disruption*
Outstanding Costume Design	WINNER Janell Berte for Civil War Voices
	Amy Kitzhaber for *Tallish Tales* broadwayclubhouse.com for *Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical* *Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke?* Marc Caswell for *Colored People's Time* Mark Richard Caswell for *The Starship Astrov*
Outstanding Sound Design	WINNER Michelangelo Sosnowitz for *Peking Roulette*
	Benjamin Furiga & Nathan Manley for *Tallish Tales* *Love, Humiliation & Karaoke* Nicholas Pacifico for *The King of Bohemia* Nick Moore for *The Starship Astrov* Todd Ackerman for *Love Me Tinder*
Outstanding Scenic Design	WINNER Christine Peters for *Tallish Tales*
	Dan Koch for *Never Norman Rockwell* Darby Cire for *The Starship Astrov* Randall Parsons for *Colored People's Time* *Screenplay* Steven Octavius Hill for *Literary Disruption*
Outstanding Lighting Design	WINNER Yuriy Nayer for *Colored People's Time*
	Ian Wehrle for Screenplay Isabella F. Byrd for *The Starship Astrov* Jake DeGroot for *The Gospel According to Josh* Jon Capozzoli for *Gray Matters* Patricia R. Floyd for *ResurGENTS*
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play	WINNER Frankie Alvarez in *The Tragedie of Cardenio*
	Jason Liebman in *Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke?* Jonathan Sale in *Screenplay* Josh Sauerman in *Prevailing Wins* Walter Brandes in *The Starship Astrov*
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play	WINNER April Woodall in *Gray Matters*
	Catherine LeFrere in *Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke?* Brandi Wilson in *Love Me Tinder* Elizabeth Davis in *The Starship Astrov* Gabby Sherba in *Merrily, Merrily, Merrily* Olivia Horton in Literary Disruption
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical	WINNER Stephen Hope in *Civil War Voices*
	Eddie Schnecker in *Conspiracy: A Love Story* Mark Cajigao in *Conspiracy: A Love Story* Ryan Stadler in *10 Reasons I Won't Go Home with You* Will Taylor in *Lovers*
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical	WINNER Danielle Lee Greaves in *Civil War Voices*
	Amanda Castanos in *Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical* Courtney Hammond in *Lovers* Elaine Moran in *Conspiracy: A Love Story* Jesse Zeidman in *Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical* Kelly Nichols in *10 Reasons I Won't Go Home with You*
Outstanding Performance by an Actor or Actress in a Special Event	WINNER Alice Barden in *Alice & Elizabeth's One Woman Show*
	Daniel Damiano in *The Hyenas Got It Down* Enzo Lombard in *Love, Humiliation & Karaoke* Joshua Rivedal in *The Gospel According to Josh* Michelle Glick in *Asian Belle*
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play or Musical	WINNER Arthur Marks in *Civil War Voices*
	Craig Divino in *The Tragedie of Cardenio* Matt Welsh in *In Our Own Image* Scott Brooks in *Screenplay* Stephen Trafton in *Civil War Voices*
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play or Musical	WINNER Jennifer Gawlik in *The Starship Astrov*
	Emily Soffe in *Literary Disruption* Heather Dilly in *Screenplay* Kathryn Kates in *Gray Matters* Sarah Sixt in *Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical*
Outstanding Ensemble Performance	WINNER Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical
	All Folked Up Civil War Voices Closure ResurGENTS The Starship Astrov
Outstanding Choreography (Including Dance & Fight)	WINNER Jusin Williams for *ResurGENTS*
	Abbe Gail Gross & Janice Aguilera for *Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical* Dennis Courtney for *Civil War Voices*
Outstanding Production of a Short Subject	WINNER Love Stinks
	All Folked Up An Ode to the Washerman Searching for Soula The Hyenas Got It Down The Reunion Plays
Outstanding Reading	WINNER Miss Pell is Missing
	Becoming Kinky Hadleyburg Soleda Red and Yellow
Outstanding Show Marketing & Advertising (including Programs, Postcards, Websites, etc.)	WINNER Civil War Voices
	Asian Belle Gray Matters Lovers Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical
PRODUCER'S AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARDS	Presented by MITF Executive Producer John Chatterton.
Can I Really Date A Guy Who Wears A Yarmulke? for The Beckett Theatre
Literary Disruption for June Havoc Theatre
Asian Belle for Dorothy Strelsin Theatre
Love Me Tinder for Main Stage Theater
Till Death Do Us Part? for Jewel Box Theater
Congeniality Award	Awarded to a festival production that excels in demonstrating congeniality before, during, and after the festival process, including efficiency, flexibility, tact, and professionalism. This award is voted on by the Festival crew that interacts with the shows on a daily basis, and presented by MITF Managing Producer Emileena Pedigo.
	winner Mike Reardon/Write Paths Studio, LOVE ME TINDER (Mike Reardon, MITF contact)
	Agony Productions & Paris Junior College, IN OUR OWN IMAGE (Christopher Heath, MITF contact) Broadway Clubhouse.com, MOST LIKELY TO: THE SENIOR SUPERLATIVE MUSICAL (Michael Tester, MITF contact) Kyle Stewart, TALLISH TALES (Amy Kitzhaber, MITF contact) Burning Nickels Productions / Phil Newsom Prod., Michael Roderick, TEN REASONS I WON'T GO HOME WITH YOU (Phil Newsom, MITF contact)

ANY PAID STAFF MEMBER OF THE FESTIVAL CAN VOTE. This includes Artistic Directors, Box Office Staff, Concessions workers, Venue Managers, Managing Director, Marketing Director, etc...

The voters are ranked by how many productions they've seen. They are then allotted points based on their ranking. Someone who has seen every production in the festival might get 9 points for their 1rst choice and 6 points for their 2nd choice whereas someone who has only seen half the shows might get 6 points for their 1rst choice and 3 points for their 2nd choice.
The voters first list their top four in each category. I tally the points and create a list of nominees. There are usually 3-5 nominees for each category.

The nominees are announced in August via email. The date for the awards ceremony is released at that time.

The list of nominees is then emailed to the voters. They then re-vote, ranking their top 3 in each category. I then tally that, taking into consideration who has seen which shows. Sometimes there are ties.

Also, please be aware that the nominations and winners are selected by the entire staff. John Chatterton and the Artistic Directors have just as much say as the box office staff and concession workers. There are a lot of voters and they all see things differently and vote based on their own parameters.