You can nominate your favorite Wimberley Players production for a BroadwayWorld Austin Award! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. BWW local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted (this means patrons and fans) and will be open through October 31.
After the nomination period ends, voting will begin in early November and run through December 31. Winners will be announced in January! The information you need to nominate the eligible productions and 2020/2021 categories is listed below. Please note that not all production credits are eligible for this year's awards and we have listed only those categories that BroadwayWorld is considering.
Link to nomination form: https://www.broadwayworld.com/austin/votenominations.cfm
Dracula: The Radio Play (Play)
Opened: October 14, 2020
Directed by: Trish Rigdon
Scenic and Lighting Design: Kevin Rigdon
Cast: Kaleb Williams, Matthew Linder,
Mary Rath, Michael Howard, Wes Elliot, Meret Slover, Zach Johnson,
Mary Jane Windle
It’s a Wonderful Life (Play)
Opened: December 4, 2020
Directed by: Jason Kruger
Scenic Design: Adam Witko
Lighting Design: Bill Peeler
Sound Design: Mike August
Cast: Michael Howard, Jim Bast,
Jason Kruger, Rob Novak, Frank Follis,
Ashley Brandon, Elisabeth Steigelman,
Whitney Marlett, Amy Thomas, Alice Warn,
Mark Webster, Sydney Simpson,
Kristy Ragland, Karen Rudy, Sharla Tilley,
Danny Mosier, Greg Dew, Dylan Droz
Gin Game (Play)
Opened: February 5, 2021
Directed by: David Bisset
Scenic Design: Kevin Rigdon
Lighting Design: Kevin Rigdon
Costume Design: Bridget Gates
Sound Design: Mike August
Cast: Michael Howard, Linda Ford
War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast (Play)
Opened: March 12
Directed by: Trish Rigdon
Scenic Design: Kevin Rigdon
Lighting Design: Kevin Rigdon
Costume Design: Kaitlyn Comfort
Sound Design: Dylan Byrnes
Cast: Kaleb Edward Williams, Jim Bast,
Siddarth Kumar, Mary Rath, Nina Marlow,
Matthew Linder
It Had to Be You (Play)
Opened: April 23, 2021
Directed by: Trish Rigdon
Scenic Design: Kevin Rigdon
Lighting Design: Kevin Rigdon
Costume Design: Kaitlyn Comfort
Sound Design: Brennon Cope
Cast: Danny Mosier, Roxanne Strobel,
Greg Dew
Nunsense (Musical)
Opened: July 31, 2021
Directed by: Jason Kruger
Choreography by: Taylor Rainbolt
Lighting Design: Bill Peeler
Costume Design: Amanda Kelly
Sound Design: Dylan Byrnes
Cast: Karin Cunningham,
Melissa May Moncus, Mia Hernandez, Logan Lassiter, Kelly Ann Menz,
Sydney Simpson, Mykkaela Garcia
Sleuth (Play)
Opened: September 30, 2021
Directed by: Laura Haygood
Scenic Design: Laura Haygood
Lighting Design: Bill Peeler
Costume Design: Susan Blankenship
Sound Design: Marc Haygood
Cast: Danny Mosier, Joe Falocco