The New York Independent Theater Awards (formerly known as the New York Innovative Theatre Awards) are accolades given annually by The League of Independent Theater to honor individuals and organizations who have achieved artistic excellence in Off-Off-Broadway theatre.
The awards were created by The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation in 2004. They were renamed in 2023 upon the Foundation's merger with The League of Independent Theater, who now administer the awards.[1]
2005 Awards
editThe inaugural awards ceremony was held on Monday, September 19[2][3] at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. It was hosted by Charles Busch, with a special presentation by Judith Haking. The opening number was performed by the cast of [title of show], Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff and Larry Pressgrove.[4]
Competitive Awards
edit| Award | Recipient | Production | Producer/Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Ensemble | Catherine Jhung, Don Nahaku, Lethia Nall, Matthew Pendergast, A-men Rasheed, Tijuana Ricks, Antonio G. del Rosario, Debargo Sanyal, Ragini Shah, Sam Younis | Pulling the Lever | Rising Circle Theater Collective |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | James Scruggs | Disposable Men | HERE Arts Center |
| Outstanding Actor In A Featured Role | Nicky Paraiso | Iphigenia | LaMaMa E.T.C. in association with Sky Saver Productions |
| Outstanding Actress In A Featured Role | Sara Thigpen | Burning the Old Man | Boomerang Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Actor In A Lead Role | Troy Lavallee | Serenade & Philosopher Fox | The Polish Cultural Institute of New York |
| Outstanding Actress In A Lead Role (tie) | Carolyn Goelzer | Iphigenia | LaMaMa E.T.C. in association with Sky Saver Productions |
| Maria McConville | Honor part 2 | Drilling Company NY | |
| Outstanding Choreography / Movement | Jennifer L. Mudge | It's Karate, Kid! The Musical | The Four Corners Project |
| Outstanding Director | Paul Bargetto | Serenade & Philosopher Fox | The Polish Cultural Institute of New York |
| Outstanding Set Design | Michael Allen | Masquerade | Ten Grand and a Burger |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Daniel Ordower | Hazard County | Themantics Group |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Rob Eggers | Othello | Palehorse Productions |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Quentin Chiappetta | Murder in the First | Invictus Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Original Music | Quentin Chiappetta | Murder in the First | Invictus Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Original Short Script | P. Seth Bauer | First Time Out of Bounds | Drilling Company NY |
| Outstanding Original Full-Length Script | Kelly McAllister | Burning the Old Man | Boomerang Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Performance Art Production | all wear bowlers | HERE Arts Center | |
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | It's Karate, Kid! The Musical | The Four Corners Project | |
| Outstanding Production of a Play | Serenade & Philosopher Fox | The Polish Cultural Institute of New York |
Honorary Awards
edit| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Artistic Achievement Award | Basil Twist |
| Stewardship Award | Ellen Stewart |
| Caffe Cino Fellowship Award | Jeff Riebe |
2006 Awards
editThe 2006 New York Innovative Theatre Awards were held on Monday, September 18[5] at Cooper Union in New York City. The event was hosted by Charles Busch, with a special presentation by Lisa Stevenson.[6]
Competitive Awards
edit| Award | Recipient | Production | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Ensemble | David Carr-Berry, Jared Culverhouse, Ellen David, Paul Fears, Andaye' Hill, Julian James, Gregory Porter Miller & Brian Schlanger | To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle | Working Man's Clothes |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Margaux Laskey | size ate | size ate productions |
| Outstanding Actor In A Featured Role | Trey Gibbons | How I Learned To Drive | T. Schreiber Studio |
| Outstanding Actress In A Featured Role | Summer Moore | Last Summer at Bluefish Cove | T. Schreiber Studio |
| Outstanding Actor In A Lead Role | Greg Horton | The Singapore Mikado | Theater Ten Ten |
| Outstanding Actress In A Lead Role | Ellen David | To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle | Working Man's Clothes |
| Outstanding Choreography / Movement | Marius Hanford | Living Dead In Denmark | Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Director | Isaac Byrne | To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle | Working Man's Clothes |
| Outstanding Set Design | Eddy Trotter | Love! Valour! Compassion! | T. Schreiber Studio |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Arthur Adair | The Emperor Jones | La MaMa, E.T.C. |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Sidney Shannon | Iron Curtain | Prospect Theater Company |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Paul John DeSena | To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle | Working Man's Clothes |
| Outstanding Original Music | Brendan Connelly | Major Barbara | La MaMa, E.T.C. in association with Two-Headed Calf |
| Outstanding Original Short Script | Vishakan Jeyakumar | Jaffna Mangoes | Desipina & Company |
| Outstanding Original Full-Length Script | Bekah Brunstetter | To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle | Working Man's Clothes |
| Outstanding Performance Art Production | Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind | Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind | New York Neo-Futurists |
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | Iron Curtain | Iron Curtain | Prospect Theater Company |
| Outstanding Production of a Play | To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle | To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle | Working Man's Clothes |
Honorary Awards
edit| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Artistic Achievement Award | Tom O'Horgan |
| Stewardship Award | The Field |
| Caffe Cino Fellowship Award | The Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company |
2007 Awards
editThe 2007 New York Innovative Theatre Awards were held on Monday, September 24 at the Fashion Institute of Technology's Haft Auditorium in New York City.[7][8] The event was hosted by Julie Halston, with a presentation by Rising Phoenix Repertory's Elizabeth West.[9]
Competitive Awards
edit| Award | Recipient | Production | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Ensemble | Boo Killebrew, Julia Lowrie Henderson, Ryan Purcell,
Max Rosenak, Phillip Taratula & Daniel Walker Stowell |
6969 | CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc. |
| Outstanding Original Short Script | Daniel Reitz | Rules of the Universe | Rising Phoenix Repertory |
| Outstanding Original Full Length Script | Saviana Stanescu | Waxing West | East Coast Artists] |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Mike Houston | The Ledge | eavesdrop |
| Outstanding Director | Daniel Talbott | Rules of the Universe | Rising Phoenix Repertory |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Dan Safer | Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment | La MaMa ETC in association with Witness Relocation |
| Outstanding Set Design | George Allison | Picasso at the Lapin Agile | T. Schreiber Studio |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Peter Hoerburger | The Present Perfect | The Operating Theater |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Ryan Maeker & Tim Schellenbaum | Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment | La MaMa ETC in association with Witness Relocation] |
| Outstanding Costume Design | David Withrow | Bug Boy Blues | The Looking Glass Theatre |
| Outstanding Original Music | Leanne Darling | The Landlord | Toy Box Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | Max Rosenak | 6969 | CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc. |
| Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Susan Louise O'Connor | the silent concerto | Packawallop Productions, Inc. |
| Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role | Joe Plummer | As You Like It | poortom productions |
| Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role | Boo Killebrew | 6969 | CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc.] |
| Outstanding Performance Art Production | Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment | Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment | La MaMa ETC in association with Witness Relocation |
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | Urinetown, The Musical | Urinetown, The Musical | The Gallery Players |
| Outstanding Production of a Play | Bouffon Glass Menajoree | Bouffon Glass Menajoree | Ten Directions |
Honorary Awards
edit| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Artistic Achievement Award | Doric Wilson |
| Stewardship Award | Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York |
| Caffe Cino Fellowship Award | Rising Phoenix Repertory |
2008 Awards
editThe 2008 New York Innovative Theatre Awards were held on Monday, September 22[10][11] at the Fashion Institute of Technology's Haft Auditorium in New York City. The event was hosted by Lisa Kron, with performances by the Blue Man Group, and a presentation by Boomerang Theatre Company's Jennifer Larkin, Joe Whelski and Vinnie Penna.[12]
Competitive Awards
edit| Award | Recipient | Production | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Ensemble | Elena Chang, Noshir Dalal, Jon Hoche, Kelley Rae O'Donnell, Melissa Paladino, Maureen Sebastian, Andrea Marie Smith, Paco Tolson, Temar Underwood | Fight Girl Battle World | Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Original Short Script | Aliza Shane | The Three Sillies | The Looking Glass Theatre |
| Outstanding Original Full Length Script | Bekah Brunstetter | You May Go Now | Babel Theatre Project |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Andrea Caban | You Got Questions? I Got Answers! | Coyote REP Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Director | Edward Elefterion | The Night of Nosferatu | Rabbit Hole Ensemble |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Qui Nguyen | Fight Girl Battle World | Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Set Design | Sean Breault | Art of Memory | Company SoGoNo |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Kevin Hardy | The Night of Nosferatu | Rabbit Hole Ensemble |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Dan Bianchi | The Island of Dr. Moreau | Radiotheatre |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Jessica Wegener | Fight Girl Battle World | Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Original Music | Dan Bianchi | The Island of Dr. Moreau | Radiotheatre |
| Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | Cameron J. Oro | The Accidental Patriot | The Stolen Chair Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Stephanie Barton-Farcas | Elizabeth Rex | Nicu's Spoon |
| Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role | Rob Sheridan | The Two Lives of Napoleon Beazley | Incumbo Theater Company |
| Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role | Megan Byrne | No End of Blame | Potomac Theatre Project |
| Outstanding Performance Art Production | Removable Parts | Removable Parts | HERE Arts Center |
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | Yank! A New Musical | Yank! A New Musical | The Gallery Players |
| Outstanding Production of a Play | Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project | Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project | Blessed Unrest |
- Podcast of interviews with the presenters and nominees on Broadway Bullet
Honorary Awards
edit| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Artistic Achievement Award | Judith Malina |
| Stewardship Award | The New York Theatre Experience, Martin & Rochelle Denton |
| Caffe Cino Fellowship Award | Boomerang Theatre Company |
2009 Awards
editCompetitive Awards
edit| Award [13] | Recipient | Production | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Ensemble | Christopher Borg, Jeffrey Cranor, Kevin R. Free & Eevin Hartsough | (Not) Just A Day Like Any Other | New York Neo-Futurists |
| Outstanding Original Short Script | Nico Vreeland | The Interview, Elephants on Parade 2009 | EBE Ensemble |
| Outstanding Original Full Length Script | Nat Cassidy | The Reckoning of Kit & Little Boots | The Gallery Players in association with Engine37 |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Jeff Grow | Creating Illusion! | soloNOVA Arts Festival |
| Outstanding Director | Suzi Takahashi | Lee/gendary | HERE Arts Center |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Austin McCormick | The Judgment of Paris | Company XIV |
| Outstanding Set Design | Michael P. Kramer | Ragtime | Astoria Performing Arts Center |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Bruce Steinberg | Blue Before Morning | terraNOVA Collective |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Asa Wember | Angel Eaters | Flux Theatre Ensemble |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Michelle Beshaw | The Very Sad Story of Ethel & Julius | GOH Productions |
| Outstanding Original Music | Kimmy Gatewood, Andy Hertz, Rebekka Johnson, Sarah Lowe & Jeff Solomon | The Apple Sisters | The Apple Sisters |
| Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | Julian Elfer | Twelfth Night, or What You Will | T. Schreiber Studio |
| Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Elyse Mirto | Any Day Now | Writer's Forum at Manhattan Theatre Source |
| Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role | William Apps IV | Amerissiah | The Amoralists Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role | Constance Parng | Lee/gendary | HERE Arts Center |
| Outstanding Performance Art Production | Creating Illusion | Creating Illusion | soloNOVA Arts Festival |
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | Like You Like It | Like You Like It | The Gallery Players |
| Outstanding Production of a Play | Lee/gendary | Lee/gendary | HERE Arts Center |
- Podcast of backstage interviews with the presenters and recipients by Michael Gilboe on Broadway Bullet
Honorary Awards
edit| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Artistic Achievement Award | Maria Irene Fornes |
| Stewardship Award | Harriet Taub and Materials for the Arts |
| Caffe Cino Fellowship Award | The Brick Theater |
| Outstanding Stage Manager Award | Jillian Zeman, Ragtime, Astoria Performing Arts Center |
2010 Awards
editCompetitive Awards
edit| Award [14] | Recipient | Production | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Ensemble | Marc Bovino, Joe Curnutte, Michael Dalto, Stephanie Wright Thompson | Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War | |
| Outstanding Original Short Script | Jonothon Lyons | The Tenement | |
| Outstanding Original Full Length Script | Crystal Skillman | The Vigil or The Guided Cradle | |
| Outstanding Solo Performance (tie) | Jesse Zaritt | Binding | Theatre C and terraNOVA Collective's soloNOVA Arts Festival |
| Dan Berkey | Remission | ||
| Outstanding Director | Brian Smith | Pink! | |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Jesse Zaritt | Binding | |
| Outstanding Set Design | Michael P. Kramer | Children of Eden | |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Charles Foster | Fêtes de la Nuit | |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Stowe Nelson | Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War | |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Olivera Gajic | Le Serpent Rouge | |
| Outstanding Innovative Design | C. Andrew Bauer | Fêtes de la Nuit | |
| Outstanding Original Music | Mark Valadez | Caucasian Chalk Circle | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | Frank Anderson | The Return of Peter Grimm | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Elizabeth A. Davis | Emily, An Amethyst Remembrance | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role | Amir Darvish | Psych | Cake Productions |
| Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role | Jennifer Harder | MilkMilkLemonade | |
| Outstanding Performance Art Production | Binding | Theatre C and terraNOVA Collective's soloNOVA Arts Festival | |
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | Children of Eden | ||
| Outstanding Production of a Play | Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War |
Honorary Awards
edit| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Artistic Achievement Award | Lanford Wilson |
| Stewardship Award | Dixon Place |
| Caffe Cino Fellowship Award | New York Neo-Futurists |
2011 Awards
editThe 2011 New York Innovative Theatre Awards were held on Monday, September 19 at Cooper Union's Great Hall in New York City. The event was hosted by comedian Harrison Greenbaum, with a presentation by the Flux Theatre Ensemble.[15]
Competitive Awards
edit| Award[16] | Recipient | Production | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Ensemble | Whitney Branan, Jennifer DiDonato, Tauren Hagans, Robert Anthony Jones, Edward Juvier, Lorinne Lampert, Aaron J. Libby, Jake Mendes, Trey Mitchell, Jan-Peter Pedross, Colin Pritchard, Megan Rosenblatt, Chloe Sabin, Dawn Trautman, Craig Treubert, Tyler Wallach, Eric Weaver | The Drowsy Chaperone | The Gallery Players |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Nat Cassidy | Things at the Doorstep: An Evening of Horror Based on the Works of H.P. Lovecraft | Manhattan Theatre Source, Greg Oliver Bodine, and Nat Cassidy |
| Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role | David Darrow | The Revival | Project Y Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role | Deanna McGovern | An Impending Rupture of the Belly | Godlight Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role | Nick Paglino | An Impending Rupture of the Belly | Godlight Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role | Kristen Vaughan | Benefactors | Retro Productions |
| Outstanding Director | Leslie Kincaid Burby | The Navigator | WorkShop Theater Company |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Christine O'Grady | The Drowsy Chaperone | The Gallery Players |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Duane Pagano | The Navigator | WorkShop Theater Company |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Ryan J. Moller | The Drowsy Chaperone | The Gallery Players |
| Outstanding Set Design | Kevin Judge | The Revival | Project Y Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Aldo Perez | Radio Purgatory | Theater THE |
| Outstanding Innovative Design | Kae Burke, aerial and circus rigging design | Circus of Circus | The House of Yes |
| Outstanding Original Music | Cormac Bluestone | The Caucasian Chalk Circle | Pipeline Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Original Short Script | Isaac Oliver | Come Here | The Spring Fling, F*It Club |
| Outstanding Original Full-Length Script | Jonathan Blitstein | Keep Your Baggage With You (at all times) | Artists Empire |
| Outstanding Performance Art Production | Locker #4173b | New York Neo-Futurists | |
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | The Drowsy Chaperone | The Gallery Players | |
| Outstanding Production of a Play | Balm in Gilead | T. Schreiber Studio |
Honorary Awards
edit| Award[17][18] | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Artistic Achievement Award | Robert Patrick |
| Stewardship Award | Horse Trade Theater Group |
| Caffe Cino Fellowship Award | Flux Theater Ensemble |
| Outstanding Stage Manager Award | Laura Schlachtmeyer |
2012 Awards
editCompetitive Awards
edit| Award [19] | Recipient | Production | Producer/Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Ensemble | Justin Badger, David M. Barber, Melody Bates, Stephanie Dodd, Jeffrey Fracé, Connie Hall, Kelly Hayes, Jerusha Klemperer, Peter Lettre, Rachel Murdy, Melody Bates, Peter Richards | Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant Returns in: The Mothership Landing | Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant in association with the Irondale Center |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Melanie Jones | Endure: A Run Woman Show | Collision Productions |
| Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role | Stephen Alan Wilson | The Last Days of Judas Iscariot | T. Schreiber Studio |
| Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role | Celeste Arias | Demon Dreams (Oni No Yume) | Magic Futurebox |
| Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role | Greg Horton | A Man of No Importance | The Gallery Players |
| Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role | Renee Claire Bergeron | A Man of No Importance | The Gallery Players |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Joe Osheroff & Evan Zes | Homunculus: Reloaded | Homunculus Mask Theater |
| Outstanding Director | Joe Osheroff | Homunculus: Reloaded | Homunculus Mask Theater |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | David A. Sexton | The Spring Fling: My Best/Worst Date Ever | F*It Club |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Sidney Fortner | The House of Mirth | Metropolitan Playhouse |
| Outstanding Set Design | Kevin Judge | LoveSick (or Things That Don't Happen) | Project Y Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Matt Schloss | Miranda | MirandaCo |
| Outstanding Innovative Design | Joe Osheroff | Mask Design - Homunculus: Reloaded | Homunculus Mask Theater |
| Outstanding Original Music | Jeff Raab | 12th Night | Libra Theater Company |
| Outstanding Original Short Script | Chisa Hutchinson | This is Not the Play | Mad Dog Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Original Full-Length Script | Melanie Jones | Endure: A Run Woman Show | Collision Productions |
| Outstanding Performance Art Piece | Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant Returns in: The Mothership Landing | Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant in association with the Irondale Center | |
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | Miranda | MirandaCo | |
| Outstanding Premiere Production of a Play | Advance Man | Gideon Productions | |
| Outstanding Production of a Remounted Play | Ajax in Iraq | Flux Theatre Ensemble |
Honorary Awards
edit| Award[20] | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Artistic Achievement Award | Five Lesbian Brothers (Maureen Angelos, Babs Davy, Dominique Dibbell, Peg Healey, and Lisa Kron) |
| Stewardship Award | Theatre Development Fund |
| Caffe Cino Fellowship Award | Astoria Performing Arts Center |
2013 Awards
editCompetitive Awards
edit| Award [22][23] | Recipient | Production | Producer/Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Ensemble | The Window:4 ALICE | PopUp Theatrics in association with the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York | |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Erin Treadway | Spaceman | Loading Dock Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role | Justin Danforth | The Thirteenth Commandment | Libra Theater Company |
| Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role | Lauren Pennline | The Thirteenth Commandment | Libra Theater Company |
| Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role | Nick Smerkanich | The Window:4 ALICE | PopUp Theatrics in association with the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York |
| Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role | Amara Haaksman | That Lady from Maxim’s | Isle of Shoals Productions, Inc. |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Jessica Burr and Sonia Vilani | Eurydice’s Dream | Blessed Unrest in association with The Interart Theatre |
| Outstanding Director | Padraic Lillis | The Rise And Fall Of A Teenage Cyberqueen | LabRats Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Maruti Evans | Will Elliott’s The Pilo Family Circus | Godlight Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Daniela Codarcea Kamiliotis | The Window:4 ALICE | PopUp Theatrics in association with the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York |
| Outstanding Set Design | Daniela Codarcea Kamiliotis | The Window:4 ALICE | PopUp Theatrics in association with the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Leegrid Stevens | Spaceman | Loading Dock Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Innovative Design | Lynda White - Mask Design & Construction | Oedipus Rex XX/XY | The Faux-Real Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Original Music | Bryan Williams | That Lady from Maxim’s | Isle of Shoals Productions, Inc. |
| Outstanding Original Short Script | Jonathan Draxton | Soldier | The Plowmen |
| Outstanding Original Full-length Script | Bryan Williams | That Lady from Maxim’s | Isle of Shoals Productions, Inc. |
| Outstanding Performance Art Production | Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights | Production Workshop in association with Kickstarter Backers | |
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | That Lady from Maxim’s | Isle of Shoals Productions, Inc | |
| Outstanding Premiere Production of A Play | The Rise And Fall Of A Teenage Cyberqueen | LabRats Theatre Company | |
| Outstanding Revival of A Play | Macbeth | The Crook Theater Company |
Honorary Awards
edit| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Artistic Achievement Award | Richard Foreman |
| Stewardship Award | The Dramatists Guild Fund |
| Caffe Cino Fellowship Award | terraNOVA Collective |
| 2013 Doric Wilson Independent playwright Award | Mariah MacCarthy, |
| Outstanding Stage Manager Award | Abbey Bay |
2014 Awards
editCompetitive Awards
edit| Award [24] | Recipient | Production | Producer/Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Ensemble | Becky Baumwoll, Dinah Berkeley, Seikai Ishizuka, David Jenkins, Meera Kumbhani, Tasha Milkman, Marissa Molnar, Dan Reckart, Joe Tuttle, Leah Wagner | At First Sight (and Other Stories) | Broken Box Mime Theater |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Sandy Moore | The Simple Stories | WorkShop Theater Company |
| Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role | Noel Joseph Allain | Luft Gangster | Nylon Fusion Collective |
| Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role | Jenny Seastone | The Gin Baby | Kid Brooklyn Productions and Mermaid Sands Productions |
| Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role | Jason O'Connell | Don Juan In Hell | Phoenix Theatre Ensemble |
| Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role | Heather E. Cunningham | An Appeal to the Woman of the House | Retro Productions |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Carlos Neto | Gymnos: A Geek's Tragedy | Ticket 2 Eternity Productions |
| Outstanding Director | DeLisa M. White | Lights Narrow | Teatro Oscuro |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Kia Rogers | Jane the Plain | Flux Theatre Ensemble |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Gail Cooper-Hecht | The Importance of Being Earnest | Take Wing And Soar Productions, Inc. |
| Outstanding Set Design | Travis McHale | Rubber Ducks and Sunsets | Ground Up Productions |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Christian Frederickson | The Awake | kef theatrical productions |
| Outstanding Innovative Design | Nicole Hill | Puppet Design - Mute | New York Neo-Futurists |
| Outstanding Original Music | Scott Munson | Sawbones & the Diamond Eater | Days of the Giants LLC |
| Outstanding Original Short Script | Lenore Wolf | April March, Fragments from an Unintegrated Life from East Side Stories: Movers | Metropolitan Playhouse |
| Outstanding Original Full-Length Script | David Stallings | Dark Water | Manhattan Theatre Works (MTWorks) |
| Outstanding Performance Art Production | The God Projekt | La MaMa in association with Lone Wolf Tribe | |
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | Allegro | Astoria Performing Arts Center | |
| Outstanding Premiere Production of A Play | Pirira | Theatre 167 | |
| Outstanding Revival of A Play | Don Juan In Hell | Phoenix Theatre Ensemble |
Honorary Awards
edit| Award[25] | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Artistic Achievement Award | Dan Bianchi |
| Stewardship Award | Woodie King Jr. |
| Caffe Cino Fellowship Award | Blessed Unrest |
2015 Awards
editCompetitive Awards
edit| Award | Recipient | Production | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Ensemble | Olivia Caputo, Michael Vincent Carrera, Mary Cavett, John Patrick Doherty, Austin Durant, Maxwell Eddy, Patrick Harvey, Alexandra Henrikson, Jonathan Hopkins, David Pegram, Lauren Pennline, Georgina Richardson, Sam Rosenberg, Will Sarratt, Kim Taff, Sophia Tupy, Corey Whelihan | Much Ado About Nothing | Smith Street Stage, Inc. |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Sylvia Milo | The Other Mozart | Little Matchstick Factory |
| Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role | Dan McVey | Pretty Babies | Elsinore County |
| Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role | Mel House | In The Bones | Astoria Performing Arts Center |
| Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role | Matthew Trumbull | The Temple, or Lebensraum | Tin Drum Productions in Association with MozzleStead |
| Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role | Emily Koch | In The Bones | Astoria Performing Arts Center |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Isaac Bush | The Mountain | The Circle Theater of New York |
| Outstanding Director | Isaac Byrne | In Vestments | Theatre 4the People |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Nicole Pearce | The Law of Return | Newsom Zipoy Productions |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Debbi Hobson | Unmentionables | Nylon Fusion Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Set Design | Carolyn Mraz | The Twelfth Labor | Loading Dock Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Jeanne Travis | The Temple, or Lebensraum | Tin Drum Productions in Association with MozzleStead |
| Outstanding Innovative Design | Stephanie Cox-Williams | R & J & Z | Hard Sparks |
| Outstanding Original Music | Phyllis Chen & Nathan Davis | The Other Mozart | Little Matchstick Factory |
| Outstanding Original Short Script | Lisa Bruna | Invasion from Estrogenius: Andi's Night | manhattan theatre source |
| Outstanding Original Full-Length Script | Micheline Auger | Donkey Punch | Ivy Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Performance Art Production | Night | The New Stage Theatre Company | |
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | Merrily We Roll Along | Astoria Performing Arts Center | |
| Outstanding Premiere Production of a Play | In Vestments | Theatre 4the People | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | Much Ado About Nothing | Smith Street Stage, Inc. |
Honorary Awards
edit| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Ellen Stewart Award | Here Arts |
| Caffe Cino Award | Theatre 167 |
| Doric Wilson Independent Playwright Award | Andrea Alton |
| Outstanding Stage Manager | Juni Li |
2016 Awards
editCompetitive Awards
edit| Award [27] | Recipient | Production | Producer/Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Ensemble | Fred Backus, Broderick Ballantyne, Rebecca Gray Davis, Lex Friedman, Ian W. Hill, Bob Laine, Matthew Napoli, Timothy McCown Reynolds, Alyssa Simon, Anna Stefanic | The Golfer | Gemini CollisionWorks |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Siobhan O’Loughlin | Broken Bone Bathtub | Elephant Run District |
| Outstanding Actor In A Featured Role | Timothy McCown Reynolds | The Golfer | Gemini CollisionWorks |
| Outstanding Actress In A Featured Role | Midori Francis | Connected | Project Y Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Actor In A Lead Role | Fred Backus | The Golfer | Gemini CollisionWorks |
| Outstanding Actress In A Lead Role | Maeve Yore | Harper Regan | T. Schreiber Studio |
| Outstanding Choreography / Movement | Becky Baumwoll | Above Below | Broken Box Mime Theater |
| Outstanding Director | Fritz Brekeller | Composure | WorkShop Theater Company |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Aaron Gonzalez | Wait Until Dark | Variations Theatre Group |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Kaitlyn Elizabeth Day | The Golfer | Gemini CollisionWorks |
| Outstanding Set Design | George Allison | Hot L Baltimore | T. Schreiber Studio |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Joe Jung& KJ Sanchez | Unity (1918) | Project: Theater |
| Outstanding Innovative Design | Berit Johnson (Props Design) | The Golfer | Gemini CollisionWorks |
| Outstanding Original Music | Matt Sherwin | Gluten! | Adjusted Realists |
| Outstanding Original Short Script | Kim Katzberg | Strays | Kim Katzberg in collaboration with Nora Woolley and Raquel Cion |
| Outstanding Original Full-Length Script | Scott C. Sickles | Composure | WorkShop Theater Company |
| Outstanding Performance Art Production | Above Below | Broken Box Mime Theater | |
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | Steve: A Docu-Musical | New York Neo-Futurists | |
| Outstanding Premiere Production of a Play | Utility | The Amoralists | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | Street Theater | TOSOS |
Honorary Awards
edit| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2016 Ellen Stewart Award | The Fringe NYC |
| 2016 Artistic Achievement Award | Carmelita Tropicana |
| 2016 Caffe Cino Fellowship Award | New Stage Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Stage Manager Award | Jodi Witherell |
2017 Awards
editCompetitive Awards
edit| Award [28] | Recipient | Production | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Ensemble | Brittany Allen, Vinie Burrows, Ugo Chukwu, Constance Cooper, Milo Cramer, Fernando Gonzalez, Jonathan Gordon, David Greenspan, Tommy Heleringer, Chris Henry, Veronica Hunsinger-Loe, Hannah Mitchell, Caitlin Morris, Craig Mungavin, Jeanna Phillips, Madeline Wise | Minor Character: Six Translations of Uncle Vanya at the Same Time | New Saloon Theater Co. in association with Emily Kaplan & Immediate Medium |
| Outstanding Original Short Script | Charlie O'Leary | Precious Body a part of Landmarks & TRANSformations | Project Y Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Original Full Length Script | Aditya Rawal | The Queen | Aman Soni in association with Juggernaut Theatre Co. and Theater for the New City |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | William DeMeritt | Origin Story | Old Sound Room |
| Outstanding Director | Morgan Green | Minor Character: Six Translations of Uncle Vanya at the Same Time | New Saloon Theater Co. in association with Emily Kaplan & Immediate Medium |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Tamrin Goldberg | Raisin | Astoria Performing Arts Center |
| Outstanding Set Design | Frank Oliva | #liberated | The Living Room |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Kate Jaworski | The Woman Who Was Me | Convergences Theatre Collective |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Aidan Meyer | The Red Room | The Shelter |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Izzy Fields | Anais Nin Goes to Hell | Manhattan Theatre Works (MTWorks) in association with Goode Productions |
| Outstanding Original Music | Melody Bates & Rebecca Hart | The Cabaret at the End of the World | Hard Sparks |
| Outstanding Innovative Design | David Bengali, John Erickson, Reid Farrington, Jorge Garcia-Spitz, David Mauro, Dan Monceaux, Leegrid Stevens for Video Design & Animation | The Dudleys! | Loading Dock Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | Nico Grelli | The Jamb | Hard Sparks |
| Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Moira Stone | Three Sisters | Obvious Volcano in association with Maggie Cino |
| Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role | Zack Krajnyak | Sweeney Todd | Theater 2020 |
| Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role | Ivanna Cullinan | Three Sisters | Obvious Volcano in association with Maggie Cino |
| Outstanding Performance Art Production | The Infinite Wrench | New York Neo-Futurists | |
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | Raisin | Astoria Performing Arts Center | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | The Tempest | Smith Street Stage | |
| Outstanding Premiere Production of a Play | Minor Character: Six Translations of Uncle Vanya at the Same Time | New Saloon Theater Co. in association with Emily Kaplan & Immediate Medium |
Honorary Awards
edit| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Artistic Achievement Award | Lois Weaver & Peggy Shaw, Split Britches |
| Ellen Stewart Award | Crystal Fields |
| Doric Wilson Independent Playwrights Award | J. Stephen Brantley |
| Caffe Cino Fellowship Award | Retro Productions |
| Outstanding Stage Manager Award | Elizabeth Ramsey |
2018 Awards
editCompetitive Awards
edit| Award | Recipient | Production | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Ensemble | Denali Bennett, Victoria Bundonis, LaDonna Burns, Denise DeMars, Tia DeShazor, Susan Cohen DeStefano, Christine Donnelly, Andrea Dotto, Dan Entriken, Jonathan Fluck, Spencer Hansen, James Harter, Marcie Henderson, Greg Horton, Kathleen LaMagna, Andrea McCullough, Sharae Moultrie, Ben Northrup, Rusty Riegelman, Bruce Sabath, Carolyn Seiff, Cliff Sellers, Lauren Alice Smith, Lucy Sorlucco, Tina Stafford, Noah Virgile, Mandarin Wu | Follies | Astoria Performing Arts Center |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Valerie Redd | You / Emma | Wandering Bark Theatre Company in association with IRT Theater |
| Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role | Todd Ritch | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | 5th Floor Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role | LaDonna Burns | Follies | Astoria Performing Arts Center |
| Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role | Ryan McCurdy | Greencard Wedding | Goode Productions |
| Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role | Maggie Low | Chickens in the Yard | Adjusted Realists |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Sara Brians | Follies | Astoria Performing Arts Center |
| Outstanding Director | Mark Lewis | Danny and the Deep Blue Sea | Sea Dog Theater |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Stacey Boggs | AMP | Goode Productions |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Jennifer A. Jacob | Follies | Astoria Performing Arts Center |
| Outstanding Set Design | Maruti Evans | Precious Little Talent | Shea Delves Productions |
| Outstanding Innovative Design | Lisa Renkel (for Projection Design) | Outside Paducah: The Wars at Home | Poetic Theater Productions |
| Outstanding Original Music | Julian Kytasty, Serhiy Zhadan, & The Dogs | 1917-2017:Tychyna, Zhadan & the Dogs | Yara Arts Group in association with La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club |
| Outstanding Original Short Script | Joseph Hefner | Agency | The Company Ink in association with Michael Johnson |
| Outstanding Original Full-Length Script | Eric Avilés | Where You From? What You Be About? | Liberation Arts Collective |
| Outstanding Performance Art Production | Soot and Spit | Our Voices Theater in association with New Ohio Theatre and IRT Theater | |
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | 1917-2017:Tychyna, Zhadan & the Dogs | Yara Arts Group in association with LaMaMa Experimental Theater Club | |
| Outstanding Premiere Production of a Play | The Snow Queen | Blessed Unrest in association with New Ohio Theater | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | Danny and the Deep Blue Sea | Sea Dog Theater |
Honorary Awards
edit| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Caffé Cino Fellowship Award | Peculiar Works Project |
| Ellen Stewart Award | Fractured Atlas |
| Artistic Achievement Award | Mia Katigbak |
| Doric Wilson Independent Playwrights Award | Gina Femia |
| Outstanding Stage Manager | Amy Marin |
2019 Awards
editCompetitive Awards
edit| Award [30] | Recipient | Production | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Ensemble | Aja Downing, Reggie Herold, Katherine Leidlein, Joseph M. Mace, Rori Nogee, Noah Pyzik, Jae Shin, Anna Stefanic, Brittany Zeinstra | Alex & Eugene | Isle of Shoals Productions, Inc. |
| Outstanding Original Short Script | Teresa Lotz | She Calls Me Firefly | Parity Productions in association with New Perspectives Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Original Full Length Script | Madhuri Shekar | Queen | Astoria Performing Arts Center |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Kim Katzberg | Dad in a Box | Eat a Radish Productions |
| Outstanding Director | Sara Thigpen | Twelfth Night | Boomerang Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Yoshiko Usami | Shinka | Ren Gyo Soh |
| Outstanding Set Design | Gabriel Firestone | Whirlwind | Jordan's Play Lab in association with Rebecca Crigler & Barn Owl, LLC |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Kia Rogers | Real | Rodrigo Nogueira in association with The Tank |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Aj Surasky-Ysasi | Worse Than Tigers | The Mill in association with New Ohio Theatre |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Michelle Beshaw | Duke Oldřich & Washerwoman Božena, the True Story | GOH Productions in association with Czechoslovak American Marionette Theatre |
| Outstanding Original Music | Luis D’Elias | Eight Tales of Pedro | The Secret Theatre |
| Outstanding Innovative Design | Hao Bai, Eric Marciano & Ildiko Nemeth – for Projection Design | Electronic City | The New Stage Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role | Harrison Bryan | Spring Awakening | Gallery Players |
| Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Lori Elizabeth Parquet | Operating Systems | Flux Theatre Ensemble |
| Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role | Federico Mallet | Eight Tales of Pedro | The Secret Theatre |
| Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role | Meghan E. Jones | Mary, Mary | Retro Productions |
| Outstanding Performance Art Production | Electronic City | The New Stage Theatre Company | |
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | Spring Awakening | Gallery Players | |
| Outstanding Premiere Production of a Play | Shinka | Ren Gyo Soh | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | Stupid Fucking Bird | Stripped Scripts |
Honorary Awards
edit| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Artistic Achievement Award | Magie Dominic |
| Stewardship Award | Nicky Paraiso |
| Caffe Cino Fellowship Award | TOSOS – The Other Side of Silence |
| Doric Wilson Independent Playwrights Award | Barbara Kahn |
2020 Awards
editThe 2020 NYIT Awards did not take place due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
2021 Awards
editHonorary Awards
edit| Award [31] | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Artistic Achievement Award | Penny Arcade & Steve Zehentner |
| Stewardship Award | IndieSpace/The Indie Theater Fund |
| Caffe Cino Fellowship Award | The Parsnip Ship |
| Doric Wilson Independent Playwrights Award | Chris Weikel |
| Indie Theatre Champion Award | Randi Berry, The Episcopal Actors’ Guild of America, Ximena Garnica/LEIMAY, JACK, Latinx Playwrights Circle, Aimee Todoroff |
| Outstanding Stage Manager Award | Rachel April |
2022 Awards
editThe 2022 NYIT Awards did not take place due to technical issues and ongoing recovery delays as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic[32]
2023 Awards
editHonorary Awards
edit| Award [33] | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Artistic Achievement Award | Everett Quinton |
| Stewardship Award | Kelley Nicole Girod |
| Caffe Cino Fellowship Award | Brownstone Steps Entertainment |
| Indie Theater Champion Award | Chisa Hutchinson |
| Outstanding Stage Manager Award | Heather Olmstead |
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