Monday, February 04, 2019

Once again, UNCW’s faculty, staff, students, and alumni shine as nominees in the 8th annual StarNews Media Wilmington Theater Awards.
 
Full- and part-time theatre department faculty and staff members, current students and graduates were recognized for their directing, acting and design talents in 10 categories:  
  
Best Play: 
“Twelfth Night, or What You Will,” Alchemical Theatre Co. and UNCW Lumina Festival of the Arts 
 
Director, Play: 
--Shane Fernando ’00; ’09M; “Buyer & Cellar,” Thalian Hall Cube Theatre  
--Christopher Marino; “Twelfth Night, or What You Will,” Alchemical Theatre Co. and UNCW Lumina Festival of the Arts 
 
Actor, Play: 
Tyler Crittenden ’17 as Alex More in “Buyer & Cellar,” Thalian Hall Cube Theatre  
 
Actress, Play: 
Esther Williamson as Viola/Caesario in “Twelfth Night, or What You Will,” Alchemical Theatre Co. and UNCW Lumina Festival of the Arts 
 
Supporting Actor, Play: 
--Matt Carter ’17 as Mercutio in “Romeo and Juliet,” Dram Tree Shakespeare 
--Tommy Goodwin ’20 as Bennie in “Getting Out,” UNCW Department of Theatre  
--Ashley Strand as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in “Twelfth Night, or What You Will,” Alchemical Theatre Co. and UNCW Lumina Festival of the Arts 
 
Supporting Actress, Play: 
Jessica Farmer ’18 as Abby in “In Sanity,” Pineapple-Shaped Lamps 
 
Set Design: 
Max Lydy; “Twelfth Night, or What You Will,” Alchemical Theatre Co. and UNCW Lumina Festival of the Arts 
  
Costumes: 
--Jessica Gaffney; “Twelfth Night, or What You Will,” Alchemical Theatre Co. and UNCW Lumina Festival of the Arts 
--Mark Sorensen; “Dr. Faustus,” UNCW Department of Theatre 
 
Lighting Design: 
John McCall ’17; “Twelfth Night, or What You Will,” Alchemical Theatre Co. and the Lumina Festival of the Arts 
 
Original Production: 
“Dr. Faustus,” adapted by Christopher Marino with original songs by Adrian Varnam, UNCW Department of Theatre 
 
Online public voting ends at 2 p.m. on Feb. 8. The award recipients will be formally announced at Thalian Hall on March 20. 
 
-- Kristian Worthy ’19