Alliance to recieve national and local awards

Exciting things are happening at The Lab! Brothers Beckett, Resident Playwright David Michael Sirois' 2011 world-premiere, has been recommended for consideration for the American Theatre Critics Association's annual ATCA/Steinberg New Play Award, honoring new scripts produced outside New York City in calendar year 2011! Ensemble Member Mark Della Ventura was awarded "Best Actor" for the Harvest One-Act Festival in NYC! And I am humbled and honored to have been chosen as one of this year's recipients of MiamiArtZine's annual Visionary Award!

Brothers Beckett Recommended for ATCA/Steinberg New Play Award!

David Michael Sirois is the writer of Brothers Beckett (Steinberg Award consideration, Miami New Times Best New Play, Best of Florida Theatre on Stage, Best of MiamiArtzine.) He recently had two of his one act plays produced Off-Off Broadway. They are also being produced this weekend at Sleepness Night Miami Beach (11/5/11) at the Colony Theatre at midnight.

for more information, check out:
http://sleeplessnight.org/

David has been commissioned by Artistic Director, Adalberto J. Acevedo, to write another full-length play for the 2012 Season. The title is Off Center of Nowhere and it will open Alliance's next season in March 2012!

What is the ACTA/Steinberg New Play Award?

In 1977, the American Theatre Critics Association began annually citing an outstanding new play produced professionally around the United States but not yet produced in New York City. This ATCA New Play Citation continued through 1985, when for the first time three plays were cited. Starting in 1986, one of the three was given the ATCA New Play Award, with citations to the two runners-up. The annual prize was $500, then $1,000, with the money contributed some years by ATCA members' newspapers.

In 2000, The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust generously funded the awards, setting the main prize at $15,000 and two additional citations at $5,000. The award was then named the American Theatre Critics/Steinberg New Play Award and Citations (ATCA/Steinberg for short).

In 2006, it was renamed the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award and Citations (Steinberg/ATCA for short) and raised to $25,000, with two additional citations of $7,500. The honoree and citations are also honored by critical essays in the definitive annual theater yearbook, Best Plays, edited by Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, founded by Burns Mantle in 1920.

Any play receiving its professional premiere as a finished work, outside of New York City, is eligible for nomination, as long as it hasn't opened in New York by the end of the calendar year. Plays are nominated for the Steinberg/ATCA Award by ATCA members. Scripts are then read and honorees selected by a large committee of critics from different regions of the country, and the recent practice has been to announce the awards at the annual Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors' Theatre of Louisville. Many ATCA Award selections have gone on to major off-Broadway or Broadway productions, and many have received subsequent other awards.

for more information, check out:
http://www.americantheatrecritics.org/steinberg-atca-award/

Mark Della Ventura takes home "Best Actor" Award for the 2011 Harvest One-Act Festival in New York!

Mark Della Ventura, along with David Michael Sirois, submitted two plays each to Variations Theatre Group's national call for new one-act plays for their 2nd Annual Harvest One-Act Festival. All 4 shows were accepted!

They began rehearsals here in Florida and geared up for their 2-week NY adventure. The Harvest One-Act Festival, which is also a competition, is a 10-day festival, consisting of 3 Rounds. Advancement through the rounds relies heavily on audience voting.

All 4 plays received extremely positive responses and Small Membership, Mark's one person show, was picked by Variations' Artistic Director Rich Ferraioli to perform in Wild Card Night. Mark performed his show and WON Wild Card Night and made it all the way through to the Semi-finals!

During the closing ceremony, Variations Theatre Group awarded three individuals for outstanding talent in acting and directing, in addition to the "Best Play" Award for the festival.

Congratulations to Mark Della Ventura for taking home the "Best Actor" Award for the 2011 Harvest One-Act Festival!

All 4 shows are being produced this weekend for Sleepness Night Miami Beach at the Colony Theatre this Saturday (11/5/11) at midnight! Free admission!


Visionary Award Recipient

Each year, as part of its Birthday Celebrations, MiamiArtZine honors outstanding contributors to the arts in Miami.

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