The 2018–19 Austin Critics Table Awards Nominees Announced

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May 14, 2019

An information affiliation of local arts critics have recognized the year's most exceptional achievements in dance, classical music, visual arts and theatre. The Department of Theatre and Dance productions, students, faculty, alumni and friends are well represented on this year's list of nominations, including three nominations for Dance Repertory Theatre's Fortitude (2019), three nominations for the fall 2018 production of Matawan and two nominations for the fall 2018 production of The Merchant of Venice.

The winners of the 2018–19 Austin Critics Table Awards will be announced on Monday, June 3 at 7:00 p.m. at Cap City Comedy Club. 

Nominees from Texas Theatre and Dance

View the complete list of nominees here


THEATRE

Production

The Merchant of Venice, (Texas Theatre and Dance) 
 

Direction

Rudy Ramirez (M.A., 2012), (Un)Documents/Heartland/Last: An Extinction Comedy *WINNER* 
Diana Lynn Small, (M.F.A., 2015), Antigonick 
Adam L. Sussman (M.F.A., 2019), The Merchant of Venice
 

David Mark Cohen New Play Award 

The Audience/El Público, Elizabeth Doss (M.F.A., 2017)
Gretel! The Musical, Jason Tremblay (M.F.A., 2007) with Suzan Zeder (Faculty Emeritus) and Jenn Hartmann Luck (Faculty)
Heartland, Gabriel Jason Dean (M.F.A., 2012) *WINNER*
 

Movement

Isaac Iskra (B.F.A, 2019), Matawan 


DESIGN

Set 

Stephanie Busing (M.F.A., 2014), Notes From the Field *WINNER* 
Lisa Laratta (M.F.A., 2008), The Audience/Antigonick 
 

Lighting

Qi Jiajing (M.F.A., 2019), Matawan 
 

Sound

Sam Lipman (M.Mus, 2016), Matawan *WINNER*
 

Digital

Stephanie Busing (M.F.A., 2014), Sunday in the Park with George/Notes From the Field 


DANCE

Concert

Be Still, My Heart, Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company (Kathy Dunn Hamrick, B.A., 1981)
 

Short Work

Idọ̀bálẹ̀Fortitude (Texas Theatre and Dance) *WINNER*
ShouldersFall for Dance (Texas Theatre and Dance)

Choreographer

Charles O. Anderson (Faculty), Idọ̀bálẹ̀Fortitude (Texas Theatre and Dance)

Dancer

Becky Nam (Current Student), Fortitude (Texas Theatre and Dance)
 

Ensemble

Be Still, My Heart, Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company (Kathy Dunn Hamrick, B.A., 1981) *WINNER*
Rick Said So, Frank Wo/Men Collective (Co-directors/performers Kelsey Oliver (B.F.A., 2015) and Robert Di Donato (B.A., 2016))