“In the Red and Brown Water”
The Fountain Theatre has been nominated for ten NAACP Theater Awards for two of its acclaimed productions in its 2012 season: the Los Angeles Premiere of In The Red and Brown Water by Tarell Alvin McCraney and the United States Premiere of Athol Fugard’s The Blue Iris.
NAACP Theater Award nominations for the Fountain Theatre are:
- Best Producer – Stephen Sachs and Deborah Lawlor
- Best Director – Shirley Jo Finney
- Best Lead Actress – Diarra Kilpatrick
- Best Supporting Actress – Iona Morris
- Best Supporting Actor – Gilbert Glenn Brown
- Best Choreography – Ameenah Kaplan
- Best Costumes – Naila Aladdin Sanders
- Best Lighting – Jose Lopez
- Best Costumes – Naila Aladdin Sanders
- Best Lighting – Jeff McLaughlin
“We’re very pleased and delighted by these nominations,” beamed Fountain Co-Artistic Director Stephen Sachs. “And we’re proud that both of our nominated productions were premieres of new plays by two important, acclaimed playwrights — one a rising new voice in the American Theater, the other a master on the international stage.”
The Los Angeles 2012-13 theater award season is off to another good start for the Fountain Theatre. It was recently announced that the Fountain also earned 8 Ovation Award nominations including Best Season and Best Production of a Play.
“The Blue Iris”
The NAACP Theatre Awards is presented by the Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP Branch. Ron Hasson is Branch President and Tia Boyd is the Executive Producer for the NAACP Theatre Awards Show. The prestigious star-studded gala is produced for the purpose of honoring artists among the best in the field of entertainment.
This year’s awards show will be held on Monday, November 11, 2013, at 6:00 P.M. at the historical Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, California, formerly known as the Fox Wilshire Theatre. Here is the full list of all nominations.
