The sold out 2015-2016 DASH Gala rocked the Arsenal Center!The annual EMACT DASH Gala rocked the house on Saturday, August 27, to a sold out crowd at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown. Thanks to all those who helped to make the Gala a huge success, including our many volunteers who planned the event & assisted with setup and breakdown, the catering and bar staff, the hardworking team at the Arsenal Center, the technical crew, our performers, our hosts, and all the attendees & participants in the 2015-2016 DASH program. We hope you had as much fun as we did! We’re already looking forward to next year!
ICYMI: The full list of 2015-2016 DASH Nominations and WinnersIf you were unable to attend the 2016 DASH Awards, we have you covered.
The full list of 2015-2016 DASH nominees and winners is available here.
Congratulations to all the nominees and to everyone who participated in this past season of community theatre!
DASH Sponsorship Dedications for 2015-2016New for the 2016 DASH Gala, some of our members chose to dedicate their sponsorship of a DASH category in memory of a past member, or to honor the achievements of longtime members of our groups.
Click here to learn more about the sponsorship honorees for the 2015-2016 DASH awards.
Thank you for honoring the memory and hard work of these exceptional member of our community. Celia Couture Receives AACT Distinguished Merit AwardIt is with great pleasure that the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT)’s Awards Committee announces that AACT recognized Celia Couture for her service to community theatre with the Distinguished Merit Award. This award is presented to individuals and organizations in recognition of contributions made to promote and develop the highest standards for community theatre. The award was presented during the AACT NYC Adventure 2016, July 7-10 at the Millennium Hotel in New York City.
ICYMI: The full list of 2015-2016 DASH Nominations and WinnersIf you were unable to attend the 2016 DASH Awards, we have you covered.
The full list of 2015-2016 DASH nominees and winners is available here.
Congratulations to all the nominees and to everyone who participated in this past season of community theatre!
DASH Sponsorship Dedications for 2015-2016New for the 2016 DASH Gala, some of our members chose to dedicate their sponsorship of a DASH category in memory of a past member, or to honor the achievements of longtime members of our groups.
Click here to learn more about the sponsorship honorees for the 2015-2016 DASH awards.
Thank you for honoring the memory and hard work of these exceptional member of our community. Celia Couture Receives AACT Distinguished Merit AwardIt is with great pleasure that the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT)’s Awards Committee announces that AACT recognized Celia Couture for her service to community theatre with the Distinguished Merit Award. This award is presented to individuals and organizations in recognition of contributions made to promote and develop the highest standards for community theatre. The award was presented during the AACT NYC Adventure 2016, July 7-10 at the Millennium Hotel in New York City.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (PLAY)
- Curtis Bellafiore The Glass Menagerie Curtain Call Theatre
- Taylor Cormier Never the Sinner Your Theatre, Inc.
- Jordan DiGloria Wings Vokes Players
- John Softcheck Never the Sinner Your Theatre, Inc.
- Bill Stambaugh The Pillowman Hovey Players
- Paul Warner Picasso at the Lapin Agile MMAS Black Box Theater
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MUSICAL)
- Michael Celularo Hairspray Theatre at the Mount
- Jim Fitzpatrick The Producers The Concord Players
- Mike Giblin Nice Work If You Can Get It Savoyard Light Opera Company
- Brian Higgins The Mystery of Edwin Drood Vokes Players
- Kevin Mischley Young Frankenstein Norton Singers
- Josh Wright The Producers The Concord Players
BEST SET DRESSING (MUSICAL)
- Allen Bantly & Charlotte Kelley The Producers The Concord Players
- Brian Boruta Big Fish The Umbrella
- Dave Cook, Leslye Wanthal, Janet Eichler, Dawn Colford, Linda Schoonmaker, & Jay Nicolosi The Wizard of Oz Acting Out! Theater Company
- Douglas Cooper The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Arlington Friends of the Drama
- Brian Crete & Jacey Rutledge The Mystery of Edwin Drood Vokes Players
- Glenn Fournier The Great American Trailer Park Musical MMAS Black Box Theater
BEST SET DRESSING (PLAY)
- Donnie Baillargeon & David Berti Wings Vokes Players
- Lorien Corbeletti & Gail Steele Boeing Boeing Theatre at the Mount
- James DeStefano & Charlotte Kelley Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Quannapowitt Players
- Karen Dinehart Proof Washington Street Players
- William Endslow You Can't Take It With You The Longwood Players
- Bette Lavery Lost in Yonkers The Walpole Footlighters
BEST SET DESIGN (PLAY)
- James Barton Wings Vokes Players
- Brian Boruta Equus The Umbrella
- James DeStefano Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Quannapowitt Players
- William Endslow You Can't Take It With You The Longwood Players
- Dan Sheehan Don't Dress For Dinner The Walpole Footlighters
- Ted Talanian Barefoot In The Park MMAS Black Box Theater
BEST SET DESIGN (MUSICAL)
- David Bilodeau Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Pentucket Players
- Brian Boruta Big Fish The Umbrella
- Ken Butler The Great American Trailer Park Musical MMAS Black Box Theater
- Andrew Kasper Into the Woods Riverside Theatre Works
- Nathaniel Punches Stiltskin Stage 284
- T. Corbett Thursby Young Frankenstein Norton Singers
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MUSICAL)
- Connell Benn Nice Work If You Can Get It Savoyard Light Opera Company
- Valerie Cabral Young Frankenstein Norton Singers
- Melissa Lynch Into the Woods South Shore Theatre Works
- Melinda Mogel Promises, Promises The Footlight Club
- Carolyn Schwartz The Mikado The Sudbury Savoyards
- Pam Sontag Mary Poppins Theatre at the Mount