OSTC Receives Six Motif Awards

On Monday, August 25, 2014, the Motif Magazine Theater Awards were presented at a ceremony held at Fête in Providence, RI. Since 2006, Motif Magazine has recognized excellence in local theater at many different levels - including Professional (Equity), Semi-Professional (Non-Equity) and Community. This year's awards included productions which were presented between July 2013 and June 2014. Ocean State Theatre Company is proud to have been recognized with a total of six awards - four of which were for their critically acclaimed production of LES MISERABLES.

"We are absolutely thrilled to have been acknowledged with so many awards for our first full season here in Warwick," said Producing Artistic Director, Amiee Turner. "We were honored with Production of the Year last year for RENT and to receive Production of the Year for Laughter on the 23rd Floor this year is truly exciting. For an emerging organization like OSTC to be embraced so quickly by a community that offers so much great theatre inspires us to keep going!"

The Motif Magazine Theater Awards are determined by the publication's readership, who are encouraged to vote for their favorites - specifically the performances and productions that moved, astonished or touched them.

Ocean State Theatre Company's awards were presented to:

Amiee Turner for Direction for LES MISERABLES
Fred Scheff for Male in a Musical for his portrayal of Jean Valjean in LES MISERABLES
Alyssa Gorgone for Female in a Musical for her portrayal of Eponine in LES MISERABLES
Karen Gail Kessler for Supporting Female for her portrayal of Mrs. Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank

LES MISERABLES was also recognized as the Musical of the Year and OSTC's production of Laughter on the 23rd Floor was honored as the Professional Production of the Year.

In addition, Ocean State Theatre Company had nominations for Male Lead (Fred Sullivan Jr. in Laughter on the 23rd Floor) and Costume Design (Brian Horton for 42nd Street.)

Ocean State Theatre Company's upcoming season includes Lerner & Loewe's abso-bloomin'-lutely perfect musical, My Fair Lady, the classic murder mystery thriller, Dial M for Murder, Jeff Stetson's compelling play, The Meeting, Jason Robert Brown's musical masterpiece, The Last Five Years, the door-slamming farce, Lend Me a Tenor and Stephen Sondheim's charming musical, Into the Woods.