2022-2023 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award winners
Listed below are the recipients of the 55th Joseph Jefferson Awards recognizing excellence in Chicago-area theater for the 2022-2023 equity season.
Production - Play (Large)
• "The Cherry Orchard" - Goodman Theatre
Production - Play (Mid-size)
• "The Dream King" - Teatro Vista
• "Fences" - American Blues Theater
Production - Musical (Large) - The Dr. Harlan Haimes Award
• "The Who's Tommy" - Goodman Theatre
Production - Musical (Mid-size)
• "London Road" - Shattered Globe Theatre
Director - Play (Large) - The Michael Maggio Award
• Robert Falls - "The Cherry Orchard" - Goodman Theatre
Director - Play (Mid-size)
• Monty Cole - "Fences" - American Blues Theater
Director - Musical (Large)
• Des McAnuff - "The Who's Tommy" - Goodman Theatre
Director - Musical (Mid-size)
• Elizabeth Margolius - "London Road" - Shattered Globe Theatre
Ensemble - Play
• "Motherhouse" - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Ensemble - Musical
• "The Gospel at Colonus" - Court Theatre
• "The Who's Tommy" - Goodman Theatre
Performer In A Principal Role - Play
• Kamal Angelo Bolden - "Fences" - American Blues Theater
• Marvin Quijada - "The Dream King" - Teatro Vista
Performer In A Principal Role - Musical
• Ali Louis Bourzgui - "The Who's Tommy" - Goodman Theatre
• Erica Stephan - "Cabaret" - Porchlight Music Theatre
Performer In A Revue
• Felicia P. Fields - "Pearl's Rollin' With the Blues" - Writers Theatre
• Evan Mills - "Don't Quit Your Daydream" - The Second City
Solo Performance
• Alexis J. Roston - "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill" - Mercury Theater Chicago
Performer In A Supporting Role - Play
• Karen Aldridge - "Is God Is" - A Red Orchid Theatre
• Meighan Gerachis - "Motherhouse" - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Performer In A Supporting Role - Musical
• Mary Robin Roth - "Cabaret" - Porchlight Music Theatre
• Elizabeth Stenholt - "Fun Home" - Paramount Theatre
• Joy Woods - "The Notebook" - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
New Work - The Libby Adler Mages Award
• Bekah Brunstetter and Ingrid Michaelson - "The Notebook" - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
• Rebecca Gilman - "Swing State" - Goodman Theatre
• Marvin Quijada - "The Dream King" - Teatro Vista
• Tuckie White - "Motherhouse" - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Scenic Design (Large)
• Andrew Boyce - "Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express" - Drury Lane Productions
• Jeffrey D. Kmiec - "Into the Woods" - Paramount Theatre
Scenic Design (Mid-size)
• Joe Schermoly - "The Dream King" - Teatro Vista
Costume Design (Large)
• Bill Morey - "Cabaret" - Porchlight Music Theatre
Costume Design (Mid-size)
• Robert Kuhn - "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert " - Mercury Theater Chicago
Sound Design (Large)
• Gareth Owen - "The Who's Tommy" - Goodman Theatre
Sound Design (Mid-size)
• Matthew Chapman - "The Dream King" - Teatro Vista
Lighting Design (Large)
• Amanda Zieve - "The Who's Tommy" - Goodman Theatre
Lighting Design (Mid-size)
• Conchita Avitia - "The Dream King" - Teatro Vista
Choreography
• Lorin Latarro - "The Who's Tommy" - Goodman Theatre
Music Direction
• Rick Fox - "The Who's Tommy" - Goodman Theatre
Original Music In A Play
• Matthew Chapman, Marvin Quijada, Elliott Taggart and Ethan T. Parcell - "The Dream King" - Teatro Vista
Projection Design
• Peter Nigrini - "The Who's Tommy" - Goodman Theatre
Artistic Specialization
• Drew Dir - Puppet Design - "Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol" - Writers Theatre and Manual Cinema
• Amanda Herrmann and Yu Shibagaki - Properties Design - "Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon" - Lookingglass Theatre Company
• Mike Oleon - Puppet Design - "The Dream King" - Teatro Vista
Short Run Production
• "The Island" - Court Theatre
Short Run Production - Performer
• Kelly Anne Clark - "Being Seen" - RG Productions
Special Award
• Robert Falls, who retired last year after 35 years as Goodman Theatre's artistic director, received a Special Joseph Jefferson Award in recognition for his work as a director, producer, theater advocate and emissary whose influence extended beyond Chicago and Broadway to international stages.