ASGT Receives 8 WATCH Award Nominations

The Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH) is an organization founded for the adjudication and presentation of annual awards recognizing artistic and technical excellence in community theater throughout the metropolitan Washington D.C. area.

99 productions (39 musicals, 60 plays) were adjudicated in 2024. Twenty-seven community theater companies participated in WATCH adjudication.

We are especially proud of ASGT’s nominees:

  • Outstanding Set Construction in a Musical
    • Todd Croteau (“Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville”)
  • Outstanding Set Painting in a Musical
    • Gigi Kingsland (“Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville”)
  • Outstanding Properties in a Musical
    • Carol Jones (“The Prom”)
    • Wren Lake (“Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville”)
  • Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical
    • Dianne Trickey-Rokenbrod (“The Prom”)
  • Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical
    • Lucinda Chase (“Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville”)
  • Outstanding Choreography
    • Billy Luzier & Elda Trombley (“Big Fish”)
    • Elysia Merrill (“The Prom”)

The WATCH awards ceremony will take place on 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 23, 2025 at the Birchmere, 3701 Mt Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA 22305. Tickets are $20.00 at the Birchmere Box Office or through Ticketmaster (plus service charge).