AACTFest 2021: Awards
The Best of the Best
The productions and individuals honored below were chosen by our AACTFest 2021 Adjudicators.
| Outstanding Festival Production | Theatre | City/State | Region |
| The Mountaintop, by Katori Hall | Lexington Players | Lexington, Massachusetts | I |
| Nominee: Hilary and Clinton, by Lucas Hnath | The Studio Theatre | Little Rock, Arkansas | VI |
| Nominee: The Harry and Sam Dialogues, by Karen Ellison | Bellingham Theatre Guild | Bellingham, Washington | IX |
| Award | Name | Production | Theatre | City/State | Region |
| Acting: Leading Role | Dominic Carter, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr | The Mountaintop, by Katori Hall | Lexington Players | Lexington, Massachusetts | I |
| Jes Washington, as Camae | The Mountaintop, by Katori Hall | Lexington Players | Lexington, Massachusetts | I | |
| Heather Dupree, as Hilary | Hilary and Clinton, by Lucas Hnath | The Studio Theatre | Little Rock, Arkansas |
VI | |
| Acting: Supporting Role | Duane Jackson, as Bill | Hilary and Clinton, by Lucas Hnath | The Studio Theatre | Little Rock, Arkansas |
VI |
| Bonnie Emmer, as Deb | Ordinary Days, by Adam Gwon | INNOVAtheatre | Cincinnati, Ohio |
III |
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| Acting: Featured Role | Evan Tanner, as Mark | Hilary and Clinton, by Lucas Hnath | The Studio Theatre | Little Rock, Arkansas |
VI |
| Layla Kahn-Hickman, as Young Judy | Love and Cheese Toast, by Cooper Shattuck | Theatre Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | IV B | |
| Norquina Rieves, as Annie Mae | Love and Cheese Toast, by Cooper Shattuck | Theatre Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
IV B |
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| Ensemble Performance | Jeff Braswell & Kevin Six | The Harry and Sam Dialogues, by Karen Ellison | Bellingham Theatre Guild | Bellingham, Washington | IX |
| Direction | Sal Jones | The Mountaintop, by Katori Hall | Lexington Players |
Lexington, Massachusetts | I |
| Musical Direction | Matthew Nassida | Ordinary Days, by Adam Gwon | INNOVAtheatre | Cincinnati, Ohio | III |
| Original Music | Richard Pearson Thomas | Holy Days, by Sally Nemeth | SHAPE Players | Mons, Belgium | X |
| Stage Combat | Samantha Johnson | Blood Song: The Story of the Hatfields and the McCoys, by Chelsea Marcantel | Artists Collaborative Theatre | Elkhorn City, Kentucky | IV A |
| Costume Design | Michelle Aguillon | The Mountaintop, by Katori Hall | Lexington Players | Lexington, Massachusetts | I |
| Tami Lawson & Rebecca Fry | A Doll's House, Part 2, by Lucas Hnath | Shawnee Little Theatre | Shawnee, Oklahoma | VI | |
| Scenic Design | Dan LaMorte | Holy Days, by Sally Nemeth | SHAPE Players | Mons, Belgium | X |
| Daniel Strickland | Collected Stories, by Donald Margulies | South City Theatre | Pelham, Alabama | IV B | |
| Lighting Design | Jackie Fitzgerald-Boyd | How to be a Good Son, by Julia Cho | Windham Actors Guild | Windham, New Hampshire | I |
| Sound Design | Keith Strang | How to be a Good Son, by Julia Cho | Windham Actors Guild | Windham, New Hampshire | I |
| Technical Direction | Jamie Peterson | Jerry's Brain, by J.R. Spaulding, Jr.; Score by Christopher Powell | Players de Noc | Escanaba, Michigan | III |
