Constellation Theatre Company – Wikipedia
Constellation Theatre Company Logo |
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| Formation | 2007 |
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| Type | Theatre group |
| Purpose | Epic, ensemble theatre from around the world |
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Artistic director(s) |
Allison Arkell Stockman (Founding Artistic Director) |
| Website | http://www.constellationtheatre.org/ |
Constellation Theatre Company is a non-profit theater company located in Washington, D.C. The company performs at the Source Theatre, a flexible black box theatre in Washington, D.C. Since its founding in 2007, Constellation has received several Helen Hayes Awards including The John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company in 2009.[1]
Facilities[edit]
Constellation Theatre Company uses the facilities of CulturalDC’s Source at 1835 14th St NW. It features a 120-seat black box performance space. The upper floor has a rehearsal room, conference room, and office space[2]
Artistic leadership[edit]
Constellation Theatre Company’s founding artistic director is Allison Arkell Stockman. A 1996 graduate of Princeton University and a 2001 graduate of Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, Allison was a freelance director in Washington, DC and New York City. In 2006 she quit her job as a teacher, took short-term jobs for a year, and then started the theater company in 2007.[3]
Since Constellation began in 2007, Managing Director A.J. Guban has been an essential artistic and administrative leader of the organization, developing it as a nonprofit business that strives to implement best practices, and as a company dedicated to serving a community of artists, audience members and stakeholders. A.J. has worn many hats managing the daily business operations of the company, including payroll, website design, human resources, graphic design, and budgeting, as well as marketing and development campaigns.
On top of that, A.J.’s amazing scenic and lighting designs have been vital to Constellation’s identity as a theatre that creates spectacular visual worlds. Of the 49 productions at Constellation, A.J. has created 45 scenic designs and 44 lighting designs. He has received eight Helen Hayes Nominations: Outstanding Lighting Design for The Wild Party, Avenue Q, 36 Views; Outstanding Set Design for The Little Shop of Horrors, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, The Arabian Nights, Journey to the West, 36 Views.
Productions[edit]
Current productions[edit]
- 2018-2019 Season: Epic Love
Production history[edit]
- 2017-2018 Season: Survival Instincts
- 2016-2017 Season
- 2015-2016 Season – Playtime for Grownups[4]
- 2014-2015 Season
- 2013-2014 Season
- 2012-2013 Season
- * world premier
- 2011-2012 Season
- 2010-2011 Season
- 2009-2010 Season
- 2008-2009 Season
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- Temptation
- The Marriage of Figaro
- Crazyface
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- 2007-2008 Season
In September 2013, the American Theatre Wing, (the Founder of the Tony Awards) awarded a National Theatre Company Grant to Constellation Theatre.[8] The grant is for general operating support to companies that “have articulated a distinctive mission, cultivated an audience, and nurtured a community of artists in ways that strengthen and demonstrate the quality, diversity, and dynamism of American theatre”.[9]
In 2009, Constellation received the John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company.
Constellation has received 81 Helen Hayes Nominations and has won 17. All six of Constellation’s eligible productions from the past two years have been nominated.
Outstanding Production in a Musical
Little Shop of Horrors, 2020
The Wild Party, 2018
Urinetown, 2017
Avenue Q, 2016 – WINNER!
Outstanding Production in a Play
Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce, 2019 – WINNER!
Equus, 2017
Outstanding Direction in a Musical
Nick Martin, Little Shop of Horrors, 2020
Allison Arkell Stockman, The Wild Party, 2018
Allison Arkell Stockman, Urinetown, 2017
Allison Arkell Stockman, Avenue Q, 2016 – WINNER!
Outstanding Direction in a Play
Nick Martin, Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce, 2019 – WINNER!
Outstanding Choreography in a Musical
Ilona Kessell, Little Shop of Horrors, 2020
Ilona Kessell, The Wild Party, 2018
Ilona Kessell, Urinetown, 2017
Rachel Leigh Dolan, Avenue Q, 2016
Outstanding Musical Direction
Walter “Bobby” McCoy, Little Shop of Horrors, 2020
Walter “Bobby” McCoy, Aida, 2019
Walter “Bobby” McCoy, The Wild Party, 2018
Jake Null, Urinetown, 2017
Jake Null, Avenue Q, 2016 – WINNER!
Outstanding Costume Design
Frank Labovitz, Little Shop of Horrors, 2020
Kelsey Hunt, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, 2019
Erik Teague, The Arabian Nights, 2018
Erik Teague, The Wild Party, 2018
Kendra Rai, Journey to the West, 2017
Kara Waala, Avenue Q, 2016
Kendra Rai, The Green Bird, 2012 – WINNER!
Outstanding Set Design
A.J. Guban, The Little Shop of Horrors, 2020
A.J. Guban, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, 2019
A.J. Guban, The Arabian Nights, 2018
Tony Cisek, The Wild Party, 2018
A.J. Guban, Journey to the West, 2017
A.J. Guban, 36 Views, 2014
Outstanding Lighting Design
A.J. Guban, The Wild Party, 2018
Colin K. Bills, Journey to the West, 2017
A.J. Guban, Avenue Q, 2016
A.J. Guban, 36 Views, 2014
Outstanding Sound Design
Tom Teasley & Chao Tian, The White Snake, 2020
Gordon Nimmo-Smith, Matthew Schleigh, Brian Lotter,The Caucasian Chalk Circle, 2019
Tom Teasley, The Arabian Nights, 2018
Justin Schmitz, The Wild Party, 2018
Palmer Hefferan, Equus, 2017
Tom Teasley, Journey to the West, 2017 – WINNER!
Tom Teasley, The Fire and The Rain, 2016
Tom Teasley, The Love of the Nightingale, 2015
Tom Teasley, The Green Bird, 2012 – WINNER!
Tom Teasley, The Ramayana, 2011 – WINNER!
Tom Teasley, Crazyface, 2010 – WINNER!
Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical
Little Shop of Horrors, 2020
The Wild Party, 2018
Avenue Q, 2016 – WINNER!
Outstanding Ensemble in a Play
Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce, 2019
Peter and the Starcatcher, 2018 – WINNER!
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
Shayla S. Simmons, Aida, 2019
Katy Carkuff, Avenue Q, 2016 – WINNER!
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
Christian Montgomery, Little Shop of Horrors, 2020
Jimmy Mavrikes, The Wild Party, 2018
Matt Dewberry, Avenue Q, 2016
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
Alana Thomas, Little Shop of Horrors, 2020
Chani Wereley, Little Shop of Horrors, 2020
Kari Ginsburg, The Wild Party, 2018 – WINNER!
Jenna Berk, Urinetown, 2017
Emily Zickler, Avenue Q, 2016 – WINNER!
Jenna Berk, Avenue Q, 2016
Justine “Icy” Moral, Avenue Q, 2016
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical
Marty Austin Lamar, Little Shop of Horrors, 2020
Da’Von Moody, Aida, 2019
Matt Dewberry, Urinetown, 2017
Vaughn Ryan Midder, Avenue Q, 2016 – WINNER!
Mikey Cafarelli, Avenue Q, 2016
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Tonya Beckman, The Skin of Our Teeth, 2019
Billie Krishawn, Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce, 2019
Megan Graves, Peter and the Starcatcher, 2018
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
Scott Ward Abernethy, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, 2019
Dallas Tolentino, Journey to the West, 2017
Matthew Aldwin McGee, Taking Steps, 2013 – WINNER!
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play
Justine “Icy” Moral, Journey to the West, 2017
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play
Jordan Campbell, Peter and the Starcatcher, 2018
Matt Dewberry, Peter and the Starcatcher, 2018
Alex Vernon, Peter and the Starcatcher, 2018
Ryan Tumulty, Journey to the West, 2017
Outstanding Choreography in a PlayCasey Kaleba, Matthew R. Wilson, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, 2016
The Constellation Theatre Company was nominated for the following Audience Choice Awards
- 2008 Crazyface (Favorite Ensemble)[10]
- 2009 Three Sisters (Favorite Plays, Favorite Actress in a Play)[11]
- 2013 Taking Steps (Best Play, Best Actor in a Play), Zorro (Best Ensemble Cast, Best Actor in a Play) [12]
Costume Designer Kendra Rai was awarded a 2014 Princess Grace Foundation honorarium to be used for the company’s 2014–2015 season costumes[13]
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