Silver Spring Stage Receives Total Of 10 WATCH Award Nominations

SILVER SPRING, MD — When the nominations for the 2022 Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH) Awards were announced on Sunday, Silver Spring Stage racked up a combined 15 nominations for three of its productions: "An Empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boeuf," "Native Gardens," and "Perfect Arrangement."

Each year, WATCH presents awards recognizing outstanding artistic and technical achievements in community theater in the Washington, D.C. region.

For this year's awards, WATCH drew its nominations from 98 productions — 38 musicals and 60 plays — from the combined 2020/2022 performance seasons. A list of all the nominations is available online.

The WATCH Awards will be presented Sunday, March 19, at 7 p.m., during a ceremony at the Birchmere, which is located at 3701 Mount Vernon Ave. in Alexandria. Tickets are available for $20 via Ticketmaster or at the Birchmere box office.

The following are the Silver Spring Stage's 15 WATCH Award nominations:

• Outstanding Cameo in a Play – Jenny Gleason as “Miss Berger” – "An Empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boeuf"
• Outstanding Properties in a Play – Katherine Offut – "Native Gardens"
• Outstanding Set Construction in a Play – Douglas Becker – "Native Gardens"
• Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play – Leigh K. Rawls – "Native Gardens"
• Outstanding Set Design in a Play – Leigh K. Rawls – "Native Gardens"
• Outstanding Set Painting in a Play – Leigh K. Rawls – "Native Gardens"
• Outstanding Costume Design in a Play – Leigh K. Rawls – "Perfect Arrangement"
• Outstanding Direction of a Play – Leigh K. Rawls – "Perfect Arrangement"
• Leta Hall Outstanding Ensemble in a Play – "Perfect Arrangement"
• Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play – Pamela Wilterdink as “Barbara Grant” – "Perfect Arrangement"
• Outstanding Hair Design in a Play – Tommy Malek – "Perfect Arrangement"
• Outstanding Play – "Perfect Arrangement"
• Outstanding Properties in a Play – Leigh K. Rawls – "Perfect Arrangement"
• Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play – No Listing – "Perfect Arrangement"
• Outstanding Set Design in a Play – Spencer Knoll & Leigh K. Rawls – "Perfect Arrangement"