AWARDS RECEIVED BY THE SUFFIELD PLAYERS


HM — Honorable Mention
CTA — Community Theatre Association
NETC — New England Theatre Conference
ACT/CONN — Associated Community Theatres of Connectictut
AACT — American Association of Community Theatres
NERF — New England Regional Festival

1980 CTA Drama Festival
Count Dracula
Best Director:Lyle W. Pearsons
Best Supporting Actor:Gordon Glover

1981 CTA Drama Festival
The Chalk Garden
Best Connecticut Show
Best Director:Waldo Goodermote
Best Actress:Betty Williams
Best Set Design:Waldo Goodermote
Best Costumes (HM):Virginia Keir

1982 CTA Drama Festival
The Glass Menagerie
Best Show Of Festival
Best Connecticut Show
Best Director:Waldo Goodermote
Best Actress (HM):Betty Williams
Best Actor (HM):Lyle W. Pearsons
Best Set Design:Waldo Goodermote

1983 NETC
Tartuffe
Best Show, runner-up
Best Connecticut Show
Best Costumes:Nadine Glover
Best Supporting Actress:Kelly Seip
Best Supporting Actress (HM):Mary K. Makoski

1984 ACT/CONN Drama Festival
Vanities
Best Show, State Award
Best Director:Denise Boutin
Best Actres (HM):Diane Novak
Best Costumes:Nadine Glover
Best Set Design:Lyle W. Pearsons
Stage Managers' Award

1985 ACT/CONN Drama Festival
Talley's Folly
Best Production, runner-up
Best Actor:Konrad Rogowski
Best Director (HM):Konrad Rogowski
Best Set Design (HM):Craig Parker & Konrad Rogowski
Judges' Special Award
Best Lighting Design:Jerry Zalewski

1986 ACT/CONN Drama Festival
Gin Game
Best Director:Lyle W. Pearsons
Best Set Design:Konrad Rogowski (HM)
Best Actress:Kelly Seip
Best Actor (HM):John Howland

1987 ACT/CONN Drama Festival
A Jury Of Her Peers
Best Set Design:Lyle W. Pearsons
Best Costumes:Sue Pearsons
Best Director (HM):Lyle W. Pearsons
Stage Managers' Award

1988 ACT/CONN Drama Festival
Sorry, Wrong Number
Best Show, State Award
Best Director:Lyle W. Perasons
Best Actress (HM):Mary K. Makoski
Best Costumes:Lisa Dieli Parker
Best Set Design:Lyle W. Pearsons

1989 ACT/CONN Drama Festival
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Best Ensemble
Best Director (HM):Lyle Pearsons
Best Actress:Margie Secora
Best Supporting Actress:Kelly Seip
Best Supporting Actor:Roger Ochs
Best Supporting Actor (HM):George Chartier
Special Award, Artistic Endeavor:Marcy Secora
Special Award, Lighting Design:Jerry Zalewski
Special Award, Sound:Dave Overson
Set Design (HM):Bob McNerny
Best Costume Design:Margie Secora

1990 ACT/CONN Drama Festival
Being of Sound Mind
Best Production, State Award
Best Actress (HM):Lisa Parker
Best Supporting Actress:Kelly Seip
Best Set Design (HM):Konrad Rogowski
Best Director:Konrad Rogowski
Stage Managers' Award

1991 ACT/CONN Drama Festival
The Audition
Best Production, Runner-Up
Best Ensemble
Best Director:Margie Secora
Best Actor:Konrad Rogowski (HM)
Best Actress:Lisa Parker
Best Set Design:Owen Hedden &
Lyle W. Pearsons
Special Award, Sound:Walt Alcutt

1992 ACT/CONN Drama Festival
The Nightingale and Not the Lark
Best Supporting Actress:Karen Balaska
Best Costume Design:Kelly Seip (HM)
Best Set Design:Roger Ochs (HM)
Stage Managers' Award

1993 ACT/CONN Drama Festival
Dark Lady
Best Production, Runner-Up
Best Actress:Margie Secora
Best Supporting Actress:Susan Caplan
Best Costume Design:Margie Secora
Best Set Design:Lyle W. Pearsons
Special Award, Sound:Walt Alcutt

1994 ACT/CONN Drama Festival
I'm Not Rappaport
Best Ensemble, Runner-Up
Best Supporting Actor:Paul Gessay (HM)
Best Supporting Actress:Kelly Seip
Special Award:Best Make-Up

1995 ACT/CONN Drama Festival
The Temp
Best Production, Runner-Up
Best Director:Kelly Seip
Best Actor:Scott Grumling
Best Supporting Actress:Amy Heft (HM)
Stage Managers' Award

1996 ACT/CONN Drama Festival
Zoo Story
Best Production, Runner-Up
Best Ensemble, (HM)

1998 CTA Drama Festival
The Midlife Crisis of Dionysus
Best Production
Best Ensemble
Outstanding Director:Kelly Seip
Outstanding Performance:Chris Daly
Outstanding Set Design:Kelly Seip

1998 AACT New England Regional Festival
Best Backstage Ensemble

2002 AACT/Conn Festival
The Madwoman of Chaillot
Outstanding Performance:Brad Huskinson
Best Set Décor:The Suffield Players

2009 NERF/AACT Regional Festival
Morning's at Seven
Best Supporting Actor:Konrad Rogowski
Best Supporting Actress:Karen Balaska

2013 Massachusetts Critics Circle
Lifetime Achievement:Konrad Rogowski
Best Play:As You Like It
Best Ensemble:As You Like It
Best Director:Chris Rohmann, As You Like It
Best Actor:Robert Lunde, As You Like It
Best Set Design:Konrad Rogowski & Kelly Seip, As You Like It
Best Costume Design:Jeffrey Flood, As You Like It
Best Featured Actor:Steve Wandzy, Deathtrap
Best Featured Actress:Mary Fernandez-Sierra, Deathtrap

2016 Massachusetts Critics Circle
Best Play:Night Sky
Best Ensemble, Play:The 39 Steps
Best Director:Chris Rohmann, Night Sky
Best Supporting Actor, Play:Shaun O'Keefe, Night Sky
Best Costume Design:Dawn McKay, The 39 Steps

2017 Massachusetts Critics Circle
Best Play:Five Women Wearing The Same Dress
Best Ensemble, Play:Chapter Two
Best Featured Actress, Play:Lisa Parker, Chapter Two
Best Set Design:Konrad Rogowski & Kelly Seip, Chapter Two
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