THE TOP 10 PLAYS OF THE YEAR 2004:
1. SubUrbia, Camelot Artists at the Skylight
2. Theater District, Black Dahlia Theatre
3. A Perfect Wedding, Kirk Douglas Theatre
4. Stage Directions, [Inside] the Ford / Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
5. Exits and Entrances, Fountain Theatre
6. War Music, Geffen Playhouse
7. Sex Parasite, Taper Too at the Ivy Substation
8. Book of Days, Theatre Tribe
9. Slanguage, Taper Too at the Ivy Substation
10. Wonder of the World, West Coast Ensemble
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST:
A Perfect Wedding, Kirk Douglas Theatre
RUNNERS-UP: SubUrbia, Skylight – directed by Alex Craig Mann
BEST DIRECTION:
Alex Craig Mann, SubUrbia, Skylight
RUNNERS-UP: Dan Bonnell, Stage Directions, [Inside] the Ford / Odyssey; Anthony Caldarella, The Great Sebastians, Lillian; Gordon Davidson with Yahuda Hyman, A Perfect Wedding, Kirk Douglas Theatre; Bart DeLorenzo, Hard Times, Evidence Room; Elina de Santos, Vincent in Brixton, Pasadena Playhouse;Scott Ellis, A Little Night Music, LA Opera; Chris Fields, Pigs and Bugs, Echo; Richard Israel, Wonder of the World, WCE; Jessica Kubzansky, Light, Boston Court; Jessica Kubzansky, War Music, Geffen; Jim Holmes, A Gift from Heaven, Beverly Hills Playhouse; Kristin Horton, Catalpa, Alliance Rep; James Lapine, Dirty Blonde, Pasadena Playhouse; Simon Levy, Daisy in the Dreamtime, Fountain at [Inside] the Ford; Michael Michetti, Ouroboros, Road; Tom Moore, Royal Family, Ahmanson; Jack O’Brien, Hairspray, Pantages; Robert A. Prior, Ramayana 2K4, El Portal; John Rando, Urinetown, Wilshire; Jon Lawrence Rivera, Dogeaters, Playwrights’ Arena; Stuart Rogers, Book of Days, Theatre Tribe; Stephen Sachs, Exits and Entrances, Fountain; Peter Schneider, Grand Hotel, Colony; Matt Shakman, Theater District, Black Dahlia; Alex Timbers, A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant, Powerhouse; Michael Uppendahl, Lonesome West, Actors Gang; Chay Yew, M. Butterfly, East West Players; Chay Yew, Sex Parasite, Taper Too; George C. Wolfe, Caroline, or Change, Ahmanson; George C. Wolfe, Topdog/Underdog, Taper
NEW DISCOVERY 2004:
Oren Skoog, Heathen Valley, Elephant Asylum
RUNNERS-UP: Samantha Sloyan, SubUrbia, Skylight – directed by Alex Craig Mann |