GENE FRANKEL THEATRE FESTIVAL Reveals 2025 Winter Festival Award Winners
The festival featured eighteen New York premieres chosen from more than one hundred and fifty submissions.
The Gene Frankel Theatre Festival wrapped its Winter Festival on December 22 with a gala celebrating the season's short plays and one-act productions. The festival, which ran from December 8 through December 22, featured eighteen New York premieres chosen from more than one hundred and fifty submissions by actress Francesca Ravera and Thomas R. Gordon, Artistic Director of the Gene Frankel Theatre.
The awards were determined by a jury composed of Francesca Ravera, Thomas R. Gordon, and Thomas G. Waites, who attended the productions and recognized outstanding achievements in writing, directing, and performance.
The Winter Festival award recipients are:
Best Actor – One Act
Sam Heather, Jack Mormon
Best Actor – Short Play
Rain Rainwater, Changeling
Best Actress – One Act
Yuval Benit, Malpractice
Best Actress – Short Play
Bex Odorisio, How to Decide When You're Deciding
Best Director – One Act
Jason Hoover, Houselives
Best Director – Short Play
Phoebe Eileen Grech, The Human Element
Best Script – One Act
Custom Options by Matthew Gilleece
Best Script – Short Play
The Library Lam by Robert Cantillon
Best Play – One Act
Houselives by Margot Krauss
Best Play – Short Play
When the Hurly-Burly's Done by Cristina Noelle
The awards were announced and presented during the December 22 gala, marking the official close of the Winter Festival season. It was also revealed that the next Summer Gene Frankel Theatre Festival will run from June 29 through July 19.
With both winter and summer editions, the Gene Frankel Theatre Festival continues to provide a platform for original theatrical work, showcasing short plays and one-act productions while honoring outstanding achievements in theatre through juried evaluation.
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