Eighteen Silver Palm Awards honoring excellent work during the South Florida 2011-2012 theatre season were awarded on Monday, December 3rd, 2012, at the Copacabana Supper Club, Fort Lauderdale, and presented to the following (listed in alphabetical order).
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JOSEPH ADLER
for his Outstanding Direction of
RACE, RED, THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT,
and TIME STANDS STILL
at GableStage
KATHERINE AMADEO
for her outstanding performance in
THE TURN OF THE SCREW
at The Naked Stage
MICHAEL AMICO
for his Outstanding Set Designs for
ALL MY SONS,
THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS,
and MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS
at Palm Beach Dramaworks
DAVID ARISCO
for his Outstanding Direction of
NEXT TO NORMAL and
JACOB MARLEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL
at Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
JIM BALLARD
for his Outstanding Performances in
ALL MY SONS and THE FANTASTICKS
at Palm Beach Dramaworks,
and SIDE EFFECTS at Mosaic Theatre
KEN CLEMENT
for his Outstanding Performances in
JACOB MARLEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL
and BECKY’S NEW CAR at
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre,
and THE LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS
at Broward Stage Door Theatre
MARK DELLA VENTURA
for his Outstanding New Work, SMALL MEMBERSHIP
and for his Outstanding Performances in
SMALL MEMBERSHIP and LOBBY HERO
at The Alliance Theatre Lab
CHRISTOPHER DEMOS-BROWN
for his Outstanding New Work,
CAPTIVA at Zoetic Stage
TODD ALLEN DURKIN
for his Outstanding Performances in
CAPTIVA at Zoetic Stage,
A STEADY RAIN at GableStage,
and A MEASURE OF CRUELTY at Mosaic Theatre
KIM EHLY
Outstanding Emerging New Playwright for BABY GIRL
at Kutumba Theatre Project / Empire Stage
LINDSEY FORGEY
Outstanding New Talent,
for her performances in BABY GIRL at Empire Stage
and INTO THE WOODS, URINETOWN, and XANADU at Slow Burn Theatre Company
ISLAND CITY STAGE
for the Outstanding Debut of a New Theatre Company
with THE TWENTIETH CENTURY WAY
JODIE LANGEL
for her Outstanding Performances in
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
at Maltz Jupiter Theatre,
and NEXT TO NORMAL at Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
MARGARET M. LEDFORD
for her Outstanding Direction of
AFTER THE REVOLUTION at Caldwell Theatre Company,
THE UNSEEN at The Promethean Theatre,
and THE TURN OF THE SCREW at The Naked Stage
MICHAEL MCKEEVER
for his Outstanding New Work
MOSCOW at Zoetic Stage
STUART MELTZER
for his Consistent Outstanding Work as the Resident Director
of Zoetic Stage
LAURA TURNBULL
for her Outstanding Performances in
THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS
at Palm Beach Dramaworks,
BECKY’S NEW CAR at Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre,
and DEATH AND THE MAIDEN at Mosaic Theatre
GREGG WEINER
for his Outstanding Performances in
RED, A STEADY RAIN, and TIME STANDS STILL
at GableStage
NOMINATING COUNCIL
The Nominating Council for these awards consisted of . . .
IRIS ACKER
BECON TV
J.W. ARNOLD
South Florida Gay News
RICHARD CAMERON
Theatre Chat at examiner.com / Broadway Global
MARY DAMIANO
BroadwayWorld.com / FloridaTheaterOnstage.com / South Florida Gay News
CHRISTINE DOLEN
The Miami Herald
HAP ERSTEIN
Palm Beach Post / Palm Beach Artspaper
TONY FINSTROM
TonysLatest
BILL HIRSCHMAN
Florida Theater On Stage / Florida Weekly.com
JOHN LARIVIERE
Talkinbroadway.com
RON LEVITT
Florida Media News
ROGER MARTIN
miamiartzine.com
SKIP SHEFFIELD
Boca Raton Tribune / Atlantic Avenue Magazine
MICHELLE F. SOLOMON
miamiartzine.com / Florida Theatre On Stage
JOHN THOMASON
Miami New Times / Broward-Palm Beach New Times / Boca Raton Magazine