IT Awards' 2013 Honorary Award Applications Now Open; Deadline 5/1

The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, has announced that the 2013 Honorary Award applications are now available online at www.nyitawards.com. The applications for the 2013 Honorary Awards are available online and are due by 6pm on May 1, 2013.

Last year's 2012 Caffe Cino Fellowship Award was presented to Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC), in recognition of their diverse and adventurous repertoire, their consistently outstanding work, their dedication to their craft and their devotion to Astoria and to the Off-Off-Broadway community.

"For us, the Caffe Cino Fellowship was an acknowledgement by our peers of APAC's role as a current contributor to the great history of Off Off Broadway theater. Receiving the honor in 2012 was one of our proudest moments." - Taryn Sacramone, APAC Executive Director and Tom Wojtunik, APAC Artistic Director

The Honorary Awards are selected by a committee, which is comprised of people deeply grounded in the Off-Off-Broadway community. A complete list of committee members is available on the IT Awards website at: www.nyitawards.com/aboutus/hac.asp.

Over the past eight years, the IT Awards has honored over 1,650 individual artists, over 470 productions, and 350 theatre companies.

The Honorary Awards are:
* The Artistic Achievement Award, presented to an individual who has made a significant artistic contribution to the Off-Off-Broadway community;

* The Stewardship Award, presented to an individual or organization demonstrating a significant contribution to the Off-Off-Broadway community through service, support and leadership;

* The Caffe Cino Fellowship Award, presented to an Off-Off-Broadway theatre company that consistently produces outstanding work. This award also includes a grant to be used toward an Off-Off-Broadway production.

Previous recipients include:

2005
Artistic Achievement - Basil Twist
Stewardship Award - Ellen Stewart, LaMaMa, ETC.
Caffe Cino Fellowship - Inverse Theater Company

2006
Artistic Achievement - Tom O'Horgan
Stewardship Award - The Field
Caffe Cino Fellowship - Vampire Cowboys

2007
Artistic Achievement - Doric Wilson
Stewardship Award - Alliance of Resident Theatres/NY
Caffe Cino Fellowship - Rising Phoenix Repertory

2008
Artistic Achievement - Judith Malina
Stewardship Award - Martin & Rochelle Denton, New York Theatre Experience
Caffe Cino Fellowship - Boomerang Theatre Company

2009
Artistic Achievement - Maria Irene Fornes
Stewardship Award - Materials for the Arts
Caffe Cino Fellowship - The Brick Theater, Inc.

2010
Artistic Achievement - Lanford Wilson
Stewardship Award - Dixon Place
Caffe Cino Fellowship - The New York Neo-Futurists

2011
Artistic Achievement - Robert Patrick
Ellen Stewart Award - Horse Trade Theater Group
Caffe Cino Fellowship - Flux Theatre Ensemble

2012
Artistic Achievement - 5 Lesbian Brothers
Ellen Stewart Award - Theatre Development Fund
Caffe Cino Fellowship - Astoria Performing Arts Center

The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation is a not-for-profit organization recognizing the great work of New York City's Off-Off-Broadway, honoring its artistic heritage, and providing a meeting ground for this extensive and richly varied community. The organization advocates for Off-Off-Broadway and recognizes the unique and essential role it plays in contributing to American and global culture. They believe that publicly recognizing excellence in Off-Off-Broadway will expand audience awareness and foster greater appreciation of the New York theatre experience. www.nyitawards.com