Multiple Nominations for The Desert Theatre League Awards!

​If you notice my last 3 news posts have all been dated August 1st.  I was a big day.  In addition to my class at the new Palm Springs Acting Lab being on the front page of the Desert Sun newspaper, I was also featured in a story in the Palm Springs Post, I began an exciting job that I can't quite talk about yet, and it was my first day as an instructor with the Acting Lab.  So fun--I have a GREAT class.

​But ALSO today--the Desert Theatre League announced it's award nominations for the past season.

In the professional drama category, my play ELECTRICITY received 6 nominations; Outstanding Drama, Steve Rosenbaum for Outstanding Directing, Mel England and I both are nominated for Lead Actor, I'm nominated for the Bill Groves Award for Outstanding Original Writing and Mariah Pryor is nominated for Outstanding Lighting Design. I couldn't be more proud of my ELECTRICITY family and thankful for Robbie Wayne and Matthew McLean for our run at The Desert Rose. It was a delight. And as we work, work, work to bring the show Off-Broadway, these kinds of things feed our souls. A special thank you to Mel England and Steve Rosenbaum--my brothers in this amazing adventure. But a very very special thank you to the man who believed in the show from the beginning, Michael Darner who we lost in May and miss so much! These nominations are for him.

AND because that apparently isn't enough, the other two Plays I did at the Desert Rose were also nominated in the Best Drama Category: THE DRAG and SEX (both written by Mae West) and I was nominated for Best Lead Actor for SEX as well. 

Grateful!  And yes--it was such a good day that I bought a lottery ticket--luck ran out.

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