New York Innovative Theatre Awards

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The New York Innovative Theatre Awards (IT Awards) are presented annually and were founded to honor excellence in Off-Off-Broadway Theatre and to help nuture the Off-Off-Broadway community.

This organization was founded in 2004 by Jason Bowcutt, Shay Gines and Nick Micozzi.

The IT Awards authored a book entitled Producing Off-Off-Broadway which will be published by United Stages in 2007.

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[edit] 2007 IT Awards Recipients

The 2007 New York Innovative Theatre Awards were held on Monday, September 24th at the Fashion Institute of Technology's Haft Auditorium in New York City and was attended by 750 artists and their guests. The event was hosted by Julie Halston with a presentation by Rising Phoenix Repertory's Elizabeth West.


  • HONORARY AWARDS

The 2007 Artistic Achievement Award for significant artistic contribution to the Off-Off-Broadway community was presented by Mark Finley to Doric Wilson.

The 2007 Stewardship Award for significant contribution to the Off-Off-Broadway community through service, support and leadership was presented by Christine Quinn to Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York).

The Caffe Cino Fellowship Award for consistent production of outstanding work, was presented by Leonard Jacobs and Paul Adams to Rising Phoenix Repertory.


  • Outstanding Ensemble

6969 - CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc. - Boo Killebrew, Julia Lowrie Henderson, Ryan Purcell, Max Rosenak, Phillip Taratula & Daniel Walker Stowell

  • Outstanding Original Short Script

Daniel Reitz - Rules of the Universe, Rising Phoenix Repertory

  • Outstanding Original Full Length Script

Saviana Stanescu - Waxing West, East Coast Artists

  • Outstanding Solo Performance

Mike Houston - The Ledge, eavesdrop

  • Outstanding Director

Daniel Talbott - Rules of the Universe, Rising Phoenix Repertory

  • Outstanding Choreography/Movement

Dan Safer - Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment, La MaMa ETC in association with Witness Relocation

  • Outstanding Set Design

George Allison - Picasso at the Lapin Agile, T. Schreiber Studio

  • Outstanding Lighting Design

Peter Hoerburger - The Present Perfect, The Operating Theater

  • Outstanding Sound Design

Ryan Maeker & Tim Schellenbaum - Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment, La MaMa ETC in association with Witness Relocation

  • Outstanding Costume Design

David Withrow - Bug Boy Blues, The Looking Glass Theatre

  • Outstanding Original Music

Leanne Darling - The Landlord, Toy Box Theatre Company

  • Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role

Max Rosenak - 6969, CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc.

  • Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role

Susan Louise O'Connor - the silent concerto, Packawallop Productions, Inc.

  • Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role

Joe Plummer - As You Like It, poortom productions

  • Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role

Boo Killebrew - 6969, CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc.

  • Outstanding Performance Art Production

Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment - La MaMa ETC in association with Witness Relocation

  • Outstanding Production of a Musical

Urinetown, The Musical - The Gallery Players

  • Outstanding Production of a Play

Bouffon Glass Menajoree - Ten Directions

[edit] 2006 IT Awards Recipients

The 2006 New York Innovative Theatre Awards were held on Monday, September 18th at the historic Cooper Union in New York City and was attended by 600 artists and their guests.

The event was hosted by Charles Busch with a special presentation by Lisa Stevenson of ART/NY.


  • Honorary Awards

- The 2006 Artistic Achievement Award for significant artistic contribution to the Off-Off-Broadway community was presented to Tom O’Horgan.

- The 2006 Stewardship Award for significant contribution to the Off-Off-Broadway community through service, support and leadership was presented to The Field.

- The Caffe Cino Fellowship Award for consistent production of outstanding work includes a grant to be used toward an Off-Off-Broadway production, was presented to The Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

  • Outstanding Ensemble

To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle, Working Man's Clothes - David Carr-Berry, Jared Culverhouse, Ellen David, Paul Fears, Andaye' Hill, Julian James, Gregory Porter Miller & Brian Schlanger

  • Outstanding Solo Performance

Margaux Laskey - size ate - size ate productions

  • Outstanding Actor In A Featured Role

Trey Gibbons - How I Learned To Drive, T. Schreiber Studio

  • Outstanding Actress In A Featured Role

Summer Moore - Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, T. Schreiber Studio

  • Outstanding Actor In A Lead Role

Greg Horton - The Singapore Mikado, Theater Ten Ten

  • Outstanding Actress In A Lead Role

Ellen David - To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle, Working Man's Clothes

  • Outstanding Director

Isaac Byrne - To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle, Working Man's Clothes

  • Outstanding Choreography / Movement

Marius Hanford - Living Dead In Denmark, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

  • Outstanding Set Design

Eddy Trotter - Love! Valour! Compassion!, T. Schreiber Studio

  • Outstanding Lighting Design

Arthur Adair - The Emperor Jones, La MaMa, E.T.C.

  • Outstanding Costume Design

Sidney Shannon - Iron Curtain, Prospect Theater Company

  • Outstanding Sound Design

Paul John DeSena - To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle, Working Man's Clothes

  • Outstanding Original Music

Brendan Connelly - Major Barbara, La MaMa, E.T.C. in association with Two-Headed Calf

Lanford Wilson presents the Outstanding Production of a Play Award
Lanford Wilson presents the Outstanding Production of a Play Award
  • Outstanding Original Short Script

Vishakan Jeyakumar - Jaffna Mangoes, Desipina & Company Seven.11 Convenience Theatre''

  • Outstanding Original Full-Length Script

Bekah Brunstetter - To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle, Working Man's Clothes

  • Outstanding Performance Art Production

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind - New York Neo-Futurists

  • Outstanding Production Of A Musical

Iron Curtain - Prospect Theater Company

  • Outstanding Production Of A Play

To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle - Working Man's Clothes

[edit] 2005 IT Awards Recipients

The inagrual awards ceremony was held on Monday, September 19th at the Lucille Lortel Theatre and was attend by 300 nominees and guests.

It was hosted by Charles Busch with a special presentation by Judith Haking.

  • Outstanding Solo Performance

James Scruggs - Disposable Men, HERE

  • Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role

Nicky Paraiso - Iphigenia, LaMaMa E.T.C. in association with Sky Saver Productions

  • Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role

Sara Thigpen - Burning the Old Man, Boomerang Theatre Company

  • Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role

Troy Lavallee - Serenade & Philosopher Fox, East River Commedia and The Polish Cultural Institute of New York

  • Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role

(IT'S A TIE)

Carolyn Goelzer - Iphigenia, LaMaMa E.T.C. in association with Sky Saver Productions

Maria McConville - Honor part 2, Drilling Company NY

  • Outstanding Director

Paul Bargetto - Serenade & Philosopher Fox, East River Commedia and The Polish Cultural Institute of New York

  • Outstanding Choreography/Movement

Jennifer L. Mudge - It's Karate, Kid! The Musical, The Four Corners Project

  • Outstanding Set Design

Michael Allen - Masquerade, Ten Grand and a Burger

  • Outstanding Lighting Design

Daniel Ordower - Hazard County, Themantics Group

  • Outstanding Costume Design

Rob Eggers - Othello, Palehorse Productions

  • Outstanding Sound Design

Quentin Chiappetta - Murder in the First, Invictus Theatre Company

  • Outstanding Original Music

Quentin Chiappetta - Murder in the First, Invictus Theatre Company

  • Outstanding Original Short Script

P. Seth Bauer - First Time Out of Bounds, Drilling Company NY

  • Outstanding Original Full-length Script

Kelly McAllister - Burning the Old Man, Boomerang Theatre Company

  • Outstanding Performance Art Production

all wear bowlers, HERE

  • Outstanding Production of a Musical

It's Karate, Kid! The Musical, The Four Corners Project

  • Outstanding Production of a Play

Serenade & Philosopher Fox, East River Commedia and The Polish Cultural Institute of New York

  • Outstanding Ensemble

Pulling the Lever

Catherine Jhung, Don Nahaku, Lethia Nall, Matthew Pendergast, A-men Rasheed, Tijuana Ricks, Antonio G. del Rosario, Debargo Sanyal, Ragini Shah, Sam Younis

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