Nominations have been announced for Philadelphia's Barrymore Awards. Those tapped for the design categories are as follows:
Outstanding Set Design
Nels Anderson, The Dresser, Bristol Riverside Theatre
David P. Gordon, Indian Ink, The Wilma Theatre
James F. Pyne, Jr., The Merchant of Venice, The People’s Light & Theatre Company
James Shuette, Lady in the Dark, Prince Music Theatre
Tony Straiges, The Play About the Baby, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design
Russell H. Champa, Patience, The Wilma Theatre
Chris Ellis, Great Expectations, Walnut Street Theatre
James Ingalls, Lady in the Dark, Prince Music Theatre
Jerold Forsyth, Indian Ink, The Wilma Theatre
Troy Martin O’Shia, Myths and Hymns, Prince Music Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design
David Belugou, Lady in the Dark, Prince Music Theatre
Marla Jurglanis, Playhouse Creatures, The People’s Light & Theatre Company
Susan Smythe, Equus, Mum Puppettheatre
Janus Stefanowicz, Chicago, Villanova Theatre
Niki Turner, Great Expectations, Walnut Street Theatre
Outstanding Sound Design
Aaron Cromie, William Roudebush, Robert Smythe, Equus, Mum Puppettheatre
Whit MacLaughlin, This Mansion Is a Hole, New Paradise Laboratories
John Mock, The Dresser, Bristol Riverside Theatre
James Sugg, As You Like It, Arden Theatre Company
James Sugg, Flop, Pig Iron Theatre Company
Also of note: Obediah Eaves, an Entertainment Design Young Designer to Watch in 2000, was nominated in the category of outstanding original music for the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival production of King Lear.