AWARDS
42nd annual Los Angles Drama Critics Circle Awards:
WINNER: Production – The Ballad of Emmett Till
WINNER: Direction – Shirley Jo Finney, The Ballad of Emmett Till
WINNER: Lead Performance – Lorenz Arnell, The Ballad of Emmett Till
WINNER: Ensemble Performance – The Ballad of Emmett Til
2010 OVATION Awards
WINNER: Best Production of a Play – The Ballad of Emmett Till
WINNER: Director of a Play – Shirley Jo Finney, The Ballad of Emmett Till
WINNER: Acting Ensemble – the cast of The Ballad of Emmett Till
NOMINATION: Choreography – Ameenah Kaplan, The Ballad of Emmett Till
NOMINATION: Sound Design – David Marling, The Ballad of Emmett Till
2011 Backstage GARLAND Awards
WINNER: Production – The Ballad of Emmett Till
WINNER: Playwriting – Ifa Bayeza, The Ballad of Emmett Till
WINNER: Direction – Shirley Jo Finney, The Ballad of Emmett Till
WINNER: Performance in a Play – Lorenz Arnell, The Ballad of Emmett Till
WINNER: Ensemble Performance – The Ballad of Emmett Till
WINNER: Sound Design – David B. Marling, The Ballad of Emmett Till
21ST annual NAACP Theater Award winners
WINNER: Best Director – Shirley Jo Finney, The Ballad of Emmett Till
NOMINATION: Best Ensemble Cast- The Ballad of Emmett Till
NOMINATION: Best Costumes – Naila Aladdin-Sanders, The Ballad of Emmett Till
NOMINATION: Best Lighting – Kathi O’Donohue, The Ballad of Emmett Till
NOMINATION: Best Sound– David B. Marling, The Ballad of Emmett Till
Stage and Cinema “Theater in Los Angeles: the Best of 2010”
• The Ballad of Emmett Till
• Lorenz Arnell in The Ballad Of Emmett Til
EyeSpyLA “The Top 10 in 2010”
• The Ballad of Emmett Till