Huntington Theatre Nominated for 35 IRNE Awards for 2012 Productions

Huntington Theatre Company has received 35 IRNE Award nominations from the Independent Reviewers of New England, the most of any small or large theatre company in the region. The Committee recognized six of the eight productions the Huntington produced in 2012 with the following nominations:

Our Town by Thornton Wilder, directed by David Cromer (December 2012 - January 2013)
· Best Production
· Best Director - Drama: David Cromer
· Best Ensemble
· Best Actor: David Cromer (Stage Manager)
· Best Actress: Therese Plaehn (Emily Webb)
· Best Supporting Actor: Nael Nacer (Simon Stimson)

Now or Later by Christopher Shinn, directed by Michael Wilson (October - November 2012)
· Best Supporting Actress: Adriane Lenox (Tracy)

Good People by David-Lindsay Abaire, directed by Kate Whoriskey (September - October 2012)
· Best Production
· Best Director - Drama: Kate Whoriskey
· Best Actress: JohAnna Day (Margaret Walsh)
· Best Supporting Actress: Nancy E. Carroll (Dottie)
· Best Supporting Actress: Karen MacDonald (Jean)
· Best Costume Design: Ilona Somogyi

Private Lives by Noel Coward, Directed by Maria Aitken (May - June 2012)
· Best Production
· Best Director - Drama: Maria Aitken
· Best Actor: James Waterston
· Best Actress: Bianca Amato
· Best Supporting Actor: Jeremy Webb
· Best Set Design: Allen Moyer
· Best Lighting Design: Philip S. Rosenberg

Luck of the Irish by Kirsten Greenidge, Directed by Melia Bensussen (March - May 2012)
· Best New Play
· Best Production
· Best Director of a Drama: Melia Bensussen
· Best Actress: Nicole Salter (Lucy)
· Best Supporting Actor: Victor Williams (Rex)
· Best Supporting Actress: Shalita Grant (Nessa Charles)
· Best Set Design: James Noone

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson, Directed by Liesl Tommy (March - April 2012)
· Best Production
· Best Director - Drama: Liesl Tommy
· Best Ensemble
· Best Actor: Jason Bowen (Levee)
· Best Actress: Yvette Freeman (Ma Rainey)
· Best Supporting Actor - Drama: G. Valmont Thomas (Cutler)
· Best Costume Design: Clint Ramos

The full list of IRNE nominations is available online at huntingtontheatre.org/2013-IRNE-Noms.

The IRNE Awards will be presented on Monday, April 29 at 7pm at Boston Center for the Arts' Cyclorama. The Independent Reviewers of New England Committee includes Jules Becker, Sheila Barth, Kay Bourne, Shani Brown, Beverly Creasey, Kathi Scrizzi Driscoll, Shirley Esthimer, Rich Fahey, Tom Garvey, Guy Giampapa, Norm Gross, Nancy Grossman, Bryce Lambert, Beatrice Lee, Kilian Malloy, and Larry Stark. More information at irneawards.com.