Photo Coverage: SDCF Honors Victoria Traube at Mr. Abbott Awards Gala
By: Walter McBride Mar. 26, 2019
Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), last night presented the 2019 "Mr. Abbott" Award Gala, hosted by SDC Member, and Tony Award winner David Hyde Pierce. In addition, SDC Member, 2015 "Mr. Abbott" Award recipient, and Tony Award winner James Lapine presented a special "Mr. Abbott" Award to Victoria Traube.
Proceeds from the gala will benefit Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, whose mentorship programs, community forums, and public events develop and promote the creativity and craft of directors and choreographers and foster a cross-generational, National Theatre community.
Founded in 1965, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) exists to foster, promote and develop the craft and creativity of stage directors and choreographers. SDCF's goals are to provide opportunities to practice the crafts of directing and choreography; to gather and disseminate craft and career information; to promote the profession to emerging talent; to provide opportunities for exchange of knowledge among directors and choreographers; and to increase the awareness of the value of directors' and choreographers' work, and to convene around issues affecting theatre artists. www.sdcfoundation.org.
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) is the theatrical union that unites, empowers, and protects professional stage directors and choreographers throughout the United States. Its mission is to foster a national community of professional stage directors and choreographers by protecting the rights, health, and livelihoods of all of its Members; facilitating the exchange of ideas, information, and opportunities, while educating the current and future generations about the role of directors and choreographers; and providing effective administrative, negotiating, and contractual support. 2019 marks the Union's 60th Anniversary. sdcweb.org
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
David Hyde Pierce and Joy Abbott
David Hyde Pierce
Victoria Traube
David Hyde Pierce, Victoria Traube and Joy Abbott
David Hyde Pierce and Jack O’Brien during The "Mr. Abbott" Award 2019 at The Metropolitan Club on 3/25/2019 in New York City.
David Hyde Pierce, Victoria Traube and Jack O’Brien
David Hyde Pierce, Victoria Traube, Jack O’Brien and Ethan McSweeny
Charlotte St. Martin and Robert Wankel
Nicole Fosse, Victoria Traube and Joy Abbott
Robert Wankel and Phillip J. Smith
Jack O'Brien, Victoria Traube and Ted Chapin
Victoria Traube, Jack O’Brien and Sheldon Epps
Jerry Mitchell, Joy Abbott, Angie Schworer and Troy Britton Johnson
Sam Pinkleton, Mark Brokaw, Joy Abbott, Jerry Mitchell and Ted Chapin
Jerry Mitchell and Jack O'Brien
Joy Abbott, Jonathan Cerullo and Laura Penn
Ted Chapin, Laura Osnes and Fred Lassen
Laura Osnes and Phillip J. Smith
Angie Schworer and Richard Bird
Angie Schworer and Richard Bird
Al Blackstone, Jenn Rose, Kitty McNammee, Jerry Mitchell, Katie Spelman and Raja Kelly
Al Blackstone, Jenn Rose, Kitty McNammee, Katie Spelman and Raja Kelly
Pat Birch and Jonathan Cerullo
Nathan Johnson and Laura Osnes
Nathan Johnson and Laura Osnes
Ron Shechtman and Lynne Meadow
Jonathan Cerullo and Laura Penn
The "Mr. Abbott" Award 2019 Presentation at The Metropolitan Club on 3/25/2019 in New York City.
The "Mr. Abbott" Award
The "Mr. Abbott" Award
The "Mr. Abbott" Award
David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce
Laura Penn, Nicole Fosse and Sheldon Epps
Victoria Traube
Victoria Traube
Victoria Traube
Victoria Traube
David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce
Victoria Traube
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