University of Northwestern Saint Paul's production of The Night Witches was invited to KCACTF's Region 5 Conference this past January, and it was just announced that they wracked up a bunch of awards! I love this play, and I'm thrilled the play has found more people to love it and put such amazing work into it. Congratulations to the cast and crew for the honors they received for their work, which are:
Outstanding Production of a Play or Musical
Outstanding Direction of a Play or Musical, Jennifer Hunter
The Citizen Artist Award
The Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Awards recognize programs in higher education using theatrical production to promote long-term societal impact in artistic terms, encouraging empathetic exploration of the complex cultural and physical world, and advocating for justice on campus and throughout the world.
Facilitation of a Brave Rehearsal Space
This recognition celebrates theatre faculty and guest artists who/that create a rehearsal room community that prioritizes the mental, physical, and emotional well-being of their student artists and empowers those students to take on challenging stories or moments onstage.
Outstanding Performance and Production Ensemble
Outstanding Hair and Makeup Design, Lindsey Fields
Distinguished Sound Design, Krister Kahl
Distinguished Projection or Media Design, Sarah Gullickson
Distinguished Choreography or Movement Direction, Jennifer Hunter
Distinguished Dramaturgy, Sophia Danielson
Distinguished Stage Management, Simon Luckow
If you want to know more about the production and how they were able to take it on the road, click here and watch this awesome video they made about it.
Round of applause all around!