For Immediate Release: August 17, 2006
Media Contact: Amy Watson Bish, Delaware Theatre Company, 302.594.1104 x244

Delaware Theatre Company received major accolades at the announcement of nominations for the 2006 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre. DTC was honored with twelve total nominations (a record for the theatre), ten of which are for 2006’s world premiere of A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama by Aaron Posner and James Sugg (Corporate Producer Wilmington Trust). The show’s ten nominations are the most bestowed upon a single production. “It is wonderful to be recognized for the hard work of this past season, particularly the challenges of mounting a world premiere musical,” says DTC’s Producing Director Anne Marie Cammarato. “I am also thrilled that the Theatre Alliance recognizes the wonderful community work of DTC’s Department of Education and Community Engagement.” The following is a list of the total nominations:

• Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical, sponsored by the University of the Arts: A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama by Aaron Posner & James Sugg
• Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Aaron Posner (A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama by Aaron Posner & James Sugg)
• Outstanding Musical Direction: Jay Ansill (A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama by Aaron Posner & James Sugg)
• Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play: Erica Bradshaw (The Syringa Tree by Pamela Gien)
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical: Scott Greer (A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama by Aaron Posner & James Sugg)
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical: Erin Weaver (A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama by Aaron Posner & James Sugg)
• Outstanding Set Design, sponsored by KieranTimberlake Associates: Tony Cisek (A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama by Aaron Posner & James Sugg)
• PECO Energy Award for Outstanding Lighting Design: James Leitner (A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama by Aaron Posner & James Sugg)
• Outstanding Original Music: James Sugg (A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama by Aaron Posner & James Sugg)
• Independence Foundation Award for Outstanding New Play: A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama by Aaron Posner & James Sugg
• Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical: A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama by Aaron Posner & James Sugg
• Excellence in Theatre Education and Community Service Award, sponsored by Harvey & Virginia Kimmel: DTC Programs for Youth

Philadelphia's theatre event of the year, the Annual Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre is the region's only comprehensive theatre awards program, recognizing artists for excellence and innovation while serving to increase awareness of the richness of the local theatre community. Over 100 productions produced by the Philadelphia region's professional theatres are reviewed by the Barrymore nominating committee. Barrymore Awards are presented to honor excellence in acting, design, choreography, music, education, community service and lifetime achievement.

In 2004, DTC received a record seven Barrymore Awards for Tazwell Thompson’s Constant Star and a total of eleven nominations. The Department of Education and Community Engagement was also previously honored in 1999 for its Youth at Risk programming. DTC also received nominations for productions in 2005, 2002, 2001 and 2000.

Delaware Theatre Company’s 2006-2007 season is sponsored by JPMorgan Chase. Artist transportation provided by Amtrak. Programs are made possible, in part, by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency committed to promoting and supporting the arts in Delaware. The Delaware Division of the Arts provides technical and financial assistance to artists and arts programs and serves as a clearinghouse for information on the arts.

Delaware Theatre Company, Delaware's premier professional theatre, is located at 200 Water Street, on Wilmington’s Riverfront. Delaware Theatre Company is a member of the League of Resident Theatres, Theatre Communications Group, the Arts Consortium of Delaware, the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia, the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce, and the Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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