Constellation Theatre Company

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Constellation Theatre Company
Formation2007
TypeTheatre group
Location
  • Washington, D.C.
Artistic director(s)
Allison Arkell Stockman (Founding Artistic Director)
Websitewww.constellationtheatre.org

Constellation Theatre Company is a non-profit theater company located in Washington, D.C., performing at the Source Theatre, a black box theatre.[1] Since its founding in 2007, Constellation has received several Helen Hayes Awards, including the John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company in 2009.[2]

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The Source Theater, Washington, D.C., during the run of Constellation Theatre Company's production of Zorro

Artistic leadership

Constellation Theatre Company's founding artistic director is Allison Arkell Stockman. Stockman was a freelance director in Washington, D.C., and New York City. In 2006, she quit her job as a teacher, and started the theater company in 2007.[3] A.J. Guban has been managing director since the founding of Constellation. He has received eight Helen Hayes Nominations for scenic and lighting design: Outstanding Lighting Design for The Wild Party and Avenue Q, 36 Views; and Outstanding Set Design for The Little Shop of Horrors, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, The Arabian Nights, Journey to the West, and 36 Views.

Productions

Current productions

2018–2019 Season: Epic Love

Production history

2017–2018 Season: Survival Instincts
2016–2017 Season
2015–2016 Season: Playtime for Grownups[4]
2014–2015 Season
2013–2014 Season
2012–2013 Season
* world premier
2011–2012 Season
2010–2011 Season
2009–2010 Season
2008–2009 Season
  • Temptation
  • The Marriage of Figaro
  • Crazyface
2007–2008 Season

Grants

In September 2013, the American Theatre Wing (the founder of the Tony Awards) awarded a National Theatre Company Grant to Constellation Theatre.[8] The grant is for general operating support to companies that "have articulated a distinctive mission, cultivated an audience, and nurtured a community of artists in ways that strengthen and demonstrate the quality, diversity, and dynamism of American theatre".[9]

Awards

In 2009, Constellation received the John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company. Constellation has received 81 Helen Hayes Nominations and has won 17. All six of Constellation’s eligible productions from the past two years[when?] have been nominated. Outstanding Production in a Musical Little Shop of Horrors, 2020 The Wild Party, 2018 Urinetown, 2017 Avenue Q, 2016 - Won Outstanding Production in a Play Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce, 2019 - Won Equus, 2017 Outstanding Direction in a Musical Nick Martin, Little Shop of Horrors, 2020 Allison Arkell Stockman, The Wild Party, 2018 Allison Arkell Stockman, Urinetown, 2017 Allison Arkell Stockman, Avenue Q, 2016 - Won Outstanding Direction in a Play Nick Martin, Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce, 2019 - Won Outstanding Choreography in a Musical Ilona Kessell, Little Shop of Horrors, 2020 Ilona Kessell, The Wild Party, 2018 Ilona Kessell, Urinetown, 2017 Rachel Leigh Dolan, Avenue Q, 2016 Outstanding Musical Direction Walter "Bobby" McCoy, Little Shop of Horrors, 2020 Walter "Bobby" McCoy, Aida, 2019 Walter "Bobby" McCoy, The Wild Party, 2018 Jake Null, Urinetown, 2017 Jake Null, Avenue Q, 2016 - Won Outstanding Costume Design Frank Labovitz, Little Shop of Horrors, 2020 Kelsey Hunt, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, 2019 Erik Teague, The Arabian Nights, 2018 Erik Teague, The Wild Party, 2018 Kendra Rai, Journey to the West, 2017 Kara Waala, Avenue Q, 2016 Kendra Rai, The Green Bird, 2012 - Won Outstanding Set Design A.J. Guban, The Little Shop of Horrors, 2020 A.J. Guban, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, 2019 A.J. Guban, The Arabian Nights, 2018 Tony Cisek, The Wild Party, 2018 A.J. Guban, Journey to the West, 2017 A.J. Guban, 36 Views, 2014 Outstanding Lighting Design A.J. Guban, The Wild Party, 2018 Colin K. Bills, Journey to the West, 2017 A.J. Guban, Avenue Q, 2016 A.J. Guban, 36 Views, 2014 Outstanding Sound Design Tom Teasley & Chao Tian, The White Snake, 2020 Gordon Nimmo-Smith, Matthew Schleigh, Brian Lotter,The Caucasian Chalk Circle, 2019 Tom Teasley, The Arabian Nights, 2018 Justin Schmitz, The Wild Party, 2018 Palmer Hefferan, Equus, 2017 Tom Teasley, Journey to the West, 2017 - Won Tom Teasley, The Fire and The Rain, 2016 Tom Teasley, The Love of the Nightingale, 2015 Tom Teasley, The Green Bird, 2012 - Won Tom Teasley, The Ramayana, 2011 - Won Tom Teasley, Crazyface, 2010 - Won Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical Little Shop of Horrors, 2020 The Wild Party, 2018 Avenue Q, 2016 - Won Outstanding Ensemble in a Play Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce, 2019 Peter and the Starcatcher, 2018 - Won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Shayla S. Simmons, Aida, 2019 Katy Carkuff, Avenue Q, 2016 - Won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical Christian Montgomery, Little Shop of Horrors, 2020 Jimmy Mavrikes, The Wild Party, 2018 Matt Dewberry, Avenue Q, 2016 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical Alana Thomas, Little Shop of Horrors, 2020 Chani Wereley, Little Shop of Horrors, 2020 Kari Ginsburg, The Wild Party, 2018 - Won Jenna Berk, Urinetown, 2017 Emily Zickler, Avenue Q, 2016 - Won Jenna Berk, Avenue Q, 2016 Justine "Icy" Moral, Avenue Q, 2016 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Marty Austin Lamar, Little Shop of Horrors, 2020 Da'Von Moody, Aida, 2019 Matt Dewberry, Urinetown, 2017 Vaughn Ryan Midder, Avenue Q, 2016 - Won Mikey Cafarelli, Avenue Q, 2016 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Tonya Beckman, The Skin of Our Teeth, 2019 Billie Krishawn, Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce, 2019 Megan Graves, Peter and the Starcatcher, 2018 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Scott Ward Abernethy, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, 2019 Dallas Tolentino, Journey to the West, 2017 Matthew Aldwin McGee, Taking Steps, 2013 - Won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play Justine "Icy" Moral, Journey to the West, 2017 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play Jordan Campbell, Peter and the Starcatcher, 2018 Matt Dewberry, Peter and the Starcatcher, 2018 Alex Vernon, Peter and the Starcatcher, 2018 Ryan Tumulty, Journey to the West, 2017 Outstanding Choreography in a PlayCasey Kaleba, Matthew R. Wilson, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, 2016 The Constellation Theatre Company was nominated for the following Audience Choice Awards

  • 2008 Crazyface (Favorite Ensemble)[10]
  • 2009 Three Sisters (Favorite Plays, Favorite Actress in a Play)[11]
  • 2013 Taking Steps (Best Play, Best Actor in a Play), Zorro (Best Ensemble Cast, Best Actor in a Play) [12]

Costume Designer Kendra Rai was awarded a 2014 Princess Grace Foundation honorarium to be used for the company's 2014–2015 season costumes[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Source Rental". Cultural D.C. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Helen Hayes Awards: The John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  3. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (7 March 2012). "The D.C. theater scene". The Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Playtime for Grownups – 2015–2016 Season Mailing. Constellation Theatre Company. July 2015.
  5. ↑ Treanor, Lorraine (21 June 2007). "A Dream Play". DCtheatrescene.com. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  6. ↑ Pressley, Nelson (6 October 2007). "Constellation Sparkles In 'Arabian Nights'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Horwitz, Jane (April 9, 2008). "Bertolt Brecht's Human Touch Constellation's 'Good Woman of Setzuan' Isn't About Isms". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "AMERICAN THEATRE WING ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS OF 2013 NATIONAL THEATRE COMPANY GRANTS". StageLight Magazine. 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  9. ↑ "American Theatre Wing Reveals Recipients of 2013 National Theatre Company Grants". broadwayworld.com. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  10. ↑ Treanor, Loraine (2009-09-20). "Audience Choice Awards – 2008/09 Season". dctheatrescene.com. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  11. ↑ Treanor, Lorraine (2010-08-26). "Voting ends tonight for Audience Choice Awards". dctheatrescene. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  12. ↑ Treanor, Lorraine (2013-08-08). "Audience Choice Awards 2012–2013". DC Theatre Scene. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "Theater Honoraria: Kendra Rai". pgfusa.com. Princess Grace Foundation-USA. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
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