Presented by the The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) alongside the Fichandler Award, the awards honor 's direction of The Heir Apparent and Martha Clarke's direction of the tragic dance piece 颁丑茅谤颈.
Rando and Clarke were selected from more than 200 eligible productions in the 2013-14 New York City theatre season.
Additionally, Joseph Haj, producing artistic director of PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, NC, receives the Zelda Fichandler Award, which recognizes a regional director changing the landscape of his or her community.
Jonathan Cerullo, Bruce Heath and present the awards. Speakers include Evan Yionoulis and Mark Lamos, who will share remarks from Zelda Fichandler.
In addition to the winners, SDC Foundation honors five Fichandler finalists in addition to Haj: Tracy Brigden in Pittsburgh, PA; Steven Cosson in New York, NY; Kwame Kwei-Armah in Baltimore, MD; Preston Lane in Greensboro, NC; and Bonnie J. Monte in Madison, NJ. The Callaway Award Selection Committee, composed of current longstanding SDC Members, also selected finalists. Finalists for direction included Jo Bonney for Small Engine Repair, produced by , in association with Jon Bernthal, Eric Bernthal, and Story Factory, LLC; for Satchmo at the Waldorf, produced by , Shakespeare & Company, Scott & Roxanne Bok, Roz & Jerry Meyer, Ronald Guttman, Shadowcatcher Entertainment, John LaMattina, , S.D. Wagner, and ; for The City of Conversation, produced by at the Mitzi E. Newhouse; for Fetch Clay, Make Man, produced by ; and for Hand to God, produced by MCC Theater.
Finalists for choreography comprised for Tamar of the River, produced by Prospect Theater Company; for Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story, produced by Merged Work Productions; for Inventing , produced by the ; and Shea Sullivan for Pageant, produced by SAS Productions, Kitty Potapow, Drew Desky, Michelle R. Rogers, and ABS Productions.
Previous winners include , , , , , , , , , , Moises Kaufman, Frank Galati, , , , , Jack O鈥橞rien, , Devanand Janki, , Doug Hughes, , Peter DuBois, , , , Giovanna Sardelli, , , Martha Clarke, Ciaran O鈥橰eilly, , , , , , and Marlo Hunter.
Founded in 1965, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation exists to foster, promote and develop the craft and creativity of stage directors and choreographers.
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