Aurora's awards

We at Aurora are proud of the quality of our productions, and grateful for the acknowledgements we receive from the critical community. Here is a list of Aurora's awards over the last few years.

THE COMPANY

 

Fat Pig

  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Supporting Male Performance: Jud Williford

Jack Goes Boating

  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Production
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Ensemble
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Sound Design: Chris Houston
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Light Design: Jim Cave

Miss Julie

  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Supporting Female Performance: Beth Deitchman
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Costume Design: Fumiko Bielefeldt

The Devil's Disciple

  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actor: Warren David Keith
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Costume Designer: Anna Oliver

The Best Man

  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Production
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Ensemble

SEX

  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Production (nomination)
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Female Performance (nomination): Delia MacDougall
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Supporting Female Actor (nomination): Maureen McVerry
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Director (nomination): Tom Ross
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Costume Design (nomination): Cassandra Carpenter
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Original Score (nomination): Billy Philadelphia
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Choreography (nomination): Jayne Zaban
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Ensemble (nomination)

Bosoms and Neglect

  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Supporting Female Actor: Joan Mankin

The Birthday Party

  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Production (nomination)
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Female Performance (nomination): Phoebe Moyer
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Male Performance: James Carpenter
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actor (nomination): Julian Lopez-Morillas
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Director: Tom Ross

Salome

  • San Francisco Chronicle Best of 2006: Top 10 Play
  • Contra Costa Times Best of 2006: Top 10 Play
  • SF Bay Times Best of 2006: Top 10 Play
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Production
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Supporting Performance, Female (nomination): Julia Brothers
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Director (nomination): Mark Jackson
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Choreography: Chris Black
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Ensemble Performance (nomination)

Permanent Collection

  • Oakland Tribune Best of 2006: Top 10 Play
  • Contra Costa Times Best of 2006: Top 10 Play

Small Tragedy

  • San Jose Mercury News Best of 2006: Most Powerful Parable
  • SF Bay Times Best of 2006: Top 10 Play

The Master Builder

  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Production (nomination)
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Principal Peformance, Female (nomination): Lauren Grace
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Principal Performance, Male: James Carpenter

Marius

  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Supporting Actor (nomination): George Maguire

The Price

  • Contra Costa Times Best of 2005: Top 10 Play
  • SF Bay Guardian Best of 2005: Best Ensemble
  • Bay Times Best of 2005: Honorable Mention, Best Play
  • Oakland Tribune Best of 2005: Top 10 Play
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Production
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Actor: Charles Dean
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actor (nomination): Ray Reinhardt
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Director (nomination): Joy Carlin
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Sound Design (nomination): Chris Houston

The Thousandth Night

  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Solo Performance: Ron Campbell

Blue/Orange

  • Dean Goodman Choice Award: Best Ensemble

Emma

  • Dean Goodman Choice Award: Best Ensemble
  • Dean Goodman Choice Award: Director: Jeffrey Bihr
  • Dean Goodman Choice Award: Costume Designer: Cassandra Carpenter

Aeschylus' The Persians

  • Oakland Tribune Best of 2004: Best Play
  • Dean Goodman Choice Award: Director: Barbara Oliver
  • Dean Goodman Choice Award: Principal Performer: Michael Wiles
  • Dean Goodman Choice Award: Principal Performer: Craig W. Marker
  • Dean Goodman Choice Award: Principal Performer: Paul Santiago
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Production (nomination)
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Supporting Performance (nomination): Lura Dolas
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Director (nomination): Barbara Oliver
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Original Script (nomination): Ellen McLaughlin
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Original Score (nomination): Chris Houston
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Ensemble Performance (nomination)

Betrayal

  • SF Bay Guardian Best of 2004: Best Cast

Antigone Falun Gong

  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Choreography: Peter Kwong
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Lighting Design (nomination): Jim Cave
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Costume Design (nomination): Fumiko Bielefeldt
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Original Score (nomination): Mark Izu

The Man of Destiny

  • Dean Goodman Choice Award: Principal Performer: Jeffrey Bihr

Lobby Hero

  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Production (nomination)

The Old Neighborhood

  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Supporting Performance (nomination): Amy Resnick

Thérèse Raquin

  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Supporting Performance (nomination): Joy Carlin
  • Bay Area Critics Circle: Best Lighting Design (nomination): Jim Cave