The 14th annual Richmond Theatre Community Circle Awards (“Artsies”), formerly known as the Richmond Theatre Critics Circle Awards, took place last weekend with a theme of “We’re Still Here” reflecting the resilience of local arts and arts organizations that made it through a global pandemic.
The Artsies are the primary fundraising event for the Theatre Artist Fund of Greater Richmond (Fund), which provides emergency financial assistance to theater artists and has raised nearly $90,000 for the fund during its history — while writing 21 grants worth $30,468 for artists in need, according to a press release.
Without further adieu, here are all the winners from plays and musicals that Style Weekly regularly covers throughout the year.
Best Musical: “Murder for Two” Swift Creek Mill Theatre
Best Direction, Musical: Tom Width (“Murder for Two”)
Best Lead Performance, Musical: Emily Berg-Poff Dandridge (“Murder for Two”)
Best Lead Performance – Musical: Mark Schenfisch (“Murder for Two”)
Best Supporting Performance – Musical: Anne Michelle Forbes (“Winter Wonderettes”)
Best Supporting Performance – Musical: Grey Garrett (“Mamma Mia!”)
Best Musical Direction: Mark Schenfisch (“Murder for Two”)
Best Choreography: Ashleigh King (“Mamma Mia!”)
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design, Musical: Sue Griffin and Marcia Miller Hailey (“Mamma Mia!”)
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design, Musical: Joe Doran (“Murder for Two”)
Outstanding Achievement in Set Design, Musical: Josafath Reynoso (“Mamma Mia!”)
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design, Musical: Jacob Mishler (“Mamma Mia!”)
Best Play: “Sugar in Our Wounds” (Richmond Triangle Players)
Best Direction, Play: Julie Fulcher-Davis (“Every Brilliant Thing”)
Best Lead Performance, Play: Alec Beard (“An Iliad”)
Best Lead Performance, Play: Jamar Jones (“Fires in the Mirror”)
Best Supporting Performance, Play: Laine Satterfield (“Pipeline”)
Best Supporting Performance, Play: Catherine Schaffner (“A Doll’s House, Part 2”)
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design, Play: Margarette Joyner (“Fires in the Mirror”)
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design, Play: Steven Koehler (“Sugar in Our Wounds”)
Outstanding Achievement in Set Design, Play: William Luther (“Sugar in Our Wounds”)
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design, Play: Joey Luck (“Small Mouth Sounds”)
2022 Ernie McClintock Best Acting Ensemble Award: The cast members of the Cadence Theatre, in partnership with Virginia Repertory Theatre, production of “Small Mouth Sounds” are honored for their notable performance as a cohesive and compelling ensemble: Larry Cook, Marisa Guida, Jenny Hundley, Lauren Leinhaas-Cook, Maura Mazurowski, Jim Morgan, Adam Valentine
Breakout Performance: Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew (“The Niceties”)
Outstanding Original Work: “The Barber of Moville” (Firehouse Theatre)