SCR receives recognition from Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle

Nike Doukas, Greg Watanabe, Raphael Sbarge and Geoffrey Lower
in The Happy Ones. Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced its nominations and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2009.

South Coast Repertory’s production of The Happy Ones by Julie Marie Myatt was honored with The Ted Schmitt Award. This award is given for the world premiere of an outstanding new play and is accompanied by an offer to publish and a $1000 check funded by Samuel French, Inc.

Additional nominations include: 

Production
The Happy Ones, South Coast Repertory 

Featured Performance
Greg Watanabe, The Happy Ones, South Coast Repertory 

Ensemble Performance
Our Mother’s Brief Affair, South Coast Repertory 

Lighting Design
Lap-Chi Chu, Our Mother’s Brief Affair, South Coast Repertory

An additional congratulation to Sibyl Wickersheimer for receiving The Bob Z Award for career achievement in set design. Sibyl has worked with SCR as a set designer for numerous productions including Our Mother’s Brief Affair, Charlotte’s Web and James and the Giant Peach.

Congratulations to all the nominees and thank you to the LADCC for the recognition.

See the complete list of the LADCC 2009 awardees and nominees!