Awards & Nominations

  • Clowns Like Me

    Lifeline Productions | Playwright and Director

    2023 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards

    WINNER: Best New Play or Musical

    WINNER: Best Direction of a Play

    NOMINEE: Best Actor in a Play (Scott Ehrenpreis)

  • The Many Lives of Owen Crest

    Author

    Sarasota Fiction Writers

    2nd Place: 2022 Annual Short-Story Competition

  • Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story

    Florida Studio Theatre | Director

    2021 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards

    NOMINEE: Best Direction of a Musical

    NOMINEE: Best Lighting Design of a Play or Musical

    NOMINEE: Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance

  • Hand to God

    Florida Studio Theatre | Director

    2019 Sarasota Herald-Tribune “Handy” Awards

    NOMINEE: Best Production of a Play

    NOMINEE: Best Director of a Play

    WINNER: Best Lead Actor in a Play (Harrison Bryan)

    NOMINEE: Best Featured Actress in a Play (Brenny Rabine)

  • How to Use a Knife

    Florida Studio Theatre | Director

    2018 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards

    WINNER: Best Actor in a Professional Play (Sam Mossler)

    2018 Sarasota Herald-Tribune “Handy” Awards

    NOMINEE: Best Featured Actor in a Play (Cedric Cannon)

  • A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

    Florida Studio Theatre | Director

    2018 Curtain Call Awards

    WINNER: Best Professional Theatre Musical

    2018 Sarasota Herald-Tribune “Handy” Awards

    NOMINEE: Best Scenic Design (Isabel and Morah Curley-Clay)

  • Constellations

    Florida Studio Theatre | Director

    2018 Sarasota Herald-Tribune “Handy” Awards

    NOMINEE: Best Production of a Play

    NOMINEE: Best Director of a Play

    WINNER: Best “Magical Pairing” (Alexis Hyatt and Chris Tipp)

  • Other People's Money

    Florida Studio Theatre | Director

    2018 Sarasota Herald-Tribune “Handy” Awards

    NOMINEE: Best Actor in a Play (Sam Mossler)

  • Once

    Florida Studio Theatre | Director

    2017 Sarasota Herald-Tribune “Handy” Awards

    NOMINEE: Best Production of a Musical

    NOMINEE: Best Director of a Musical

    NOMINEE: Best Musical Director (Darren Server)

    NOMINEE: Best Lead Actor (Ben Williams)

    NOMINEE: Best Lead Actress (Elizabeth Nestlerode)

    NOMINEE: Best Costume Design (Susan Angerman)

    NOMINEE: Best “Magic Pairing” (Ben Williams and Elizabeth Nestlerode)

  • Gidion's Knot

    Florida Studio Theatre | Director

    2017 Sarasota Herald-Tribune “Handy” Awards

    NOMINEE: Best “Parntership” (Katherine Michelle Tanner and Kate Hampton)

  • Wheelchair Chicken

    Playwright | 2017

    Theatre Odyssey

    FINALIST: 12th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival

    Edmonds Driftwood Players

    FINALIST: 8th Annual Festival of Shorts

  • Million Dollar Quartet

    Florida Studio Theatre | Director

    2016 Sarasota Herald-Tribune “Handy” Awards

    NOMINEE: Best Production of a Musical

    NOMINEE: Best “Partnership” (Ben Williams, Brandyn Day, Joe Casey, Joe Boover)

  • Relativity

    Florida Studio Theatre | Director2016

    Creative Loafing “Best of the Bay” Awards

    NOMINEE: Best Local Stage Director

  • My Name is Asher Lev

    Florida Studio Theatre | Director

    2016 Creative Loafing “Best of the Bay” Awards

    NOMINEE: Best Local Stage Director

  • Butler

    Florida Studio Theatre | Director

    2016 Creative Loafing “Best of the Bay” Awards

    NOMINEE: Best Local Stage Director

    2016 Sarasota Herald-Tribune “Handy” Awards

    NOMINEE: Best Production of a Play

    NOMINEE: Best Director of a Play

    NOMINEE: Best Actor in a Play (Eric Hoffmann, Shane Taylor)

    WINNER: Best Featured Actor in a Play (Jim Sorensen)

    NOMINEE: Best Scenic Design (Moria and Isabel Curly-Clay)

  • Dancing Lessons

    Florida Studio Theatre | Lead Actor (“Ever Montgomery”)

    2014 Sarasota Herald-Tribune “Handy” Awards

    WINNER: Best Actor in a Play

    Sarasota Magazine

    WINNER: Best Actor

  • Killer Joe

    St. Louis Actors’ Studio | Lead Actor (“Killer Joe Cooper”)

    2012 BroadwayWorld.com

    WINNER: Best Actor

  • Way to Heaven

    The New Jewish Theatre | Lead Actor (“Commandant”)

    2012 BroadwayWorld.com

    WINNER: Best Actor

  • Awake and Sing!

    The New Jewish Theatre | Supporting Actor (“Moe Axelrod”)

    2011 Kevin Kline Awards

    NOMINEE: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play

    WINNER: Outstanding Production of a Play

    Riverfront Times

    Best Stage Production

    Ladue News

    Top Ten Play of 2011

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Best Drama Production of 2011

    Playback STL

    Best Shows of 2011

    Two on the Aisle

    Best Shows of 2011

    Broadwayworld.com

    11 Best Comedies/Dramas of 2011

  • Outlying Islands

    Upstream Theater | Lead Actor (“Robert”)

    Kevin Kline Awards

    NOMINEE: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play

    NOMINEE: Outstanding Production of a Play

    NOMINEE: Outstanding Ensemble in a Play

  • Doubt: A Parable

    Dramatic License Producions | Director, Sound Designer, and Lead Actor (“Father FLynn”)

    2009 Kevin Kline Awards

    WINNER: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play

    NOMINEE: Outstanding Production of a Play

    NOMINEE: Outstanding Director of a Play

    NOMINEE: Outstanding Ensemble in a Play

    NOMINEE: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (Kim Furlow)

  • Brooklyn Boy

    The New Jewish Theatre | Lead Actor “Eric Weiss”)

    2009 Kevin Kline Awards

    NOMINEE: Outstanding Production of a Play

    Ladue News

    Top Ten PLay of 2009

  • Grace

    Rivercity Theatre | Director, Sound Design, and Lead Actor “Steve”)

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Best Modern Production of 2008

    Ladue News

    Top Ten Play of 2008

  • Hamlet

    Rivercity Theatre and Vanity Theatre | Producer, Director, Light Design, and Lead Actor “Hamlet”)

    2007 Kevin Kline Awards

    NOMINEE: Outstanding Director of a Play

    NOMINEE: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play

    NOMINEE: Outstanding Sound Design

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Best Classic Play Production

  • Skin in Flames

    The Greenhouse at HotCity Theatre | Producer and Director

    Ladue News

    Best Play of 2006