Through recommendations, awards, and honors The Jeff Awards helps to foster the growth of companies, encourage artists, bring new appreciation for diverse storytelling, and cultivate civic pride in the achievements of the Chicago theater community. The Jeff Awards evaluates hundreds of theatrical productions annually and holds two awards ceremonies highlighting work over the past Equity and Non-Equity seasons. The 56th anniversary Equity Jeff Awards will take place September 30, 2024, at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook, IL. Tickets are available
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Join The Theatre School in congratulating the following alumni and faculty on their 2023-2024 Equity Jeff Award nominations!
KAREN ALDRIDGE (MFA Acting ‘01), CHLOE BALDWIN (BFA Acting ‘17), and CELESTE M. COOPER (MFA Acting ‘12)
Ensemble, Play
POTUS | Steppenwolf Theatre Company
ALANA ARENAS (BFA Acting ‘02), AYANNA BRIA BAKARI (BFA Acting ‘17), and GLENN DAVIS (BFA Acting ‘04)
Ensemble, Play
Purpose | Steppenwolf Theatre Company
MIGUEL A. ARMSTRONG (Faculty)
Artistic Specialization, Wig Design
Beehive: The 60’s Musical | Marriott Theatre
NICK BOWLING (MFA Directing ‘96)
Director, Play, Large
The Lehman Trilogy | Broadway in Chicago & TimeLine Theatre Company
LINDA BUCHANAN (Professor Emerita)
Scenic Design, Large
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone | Goodman Theatre
MIKAEL BURKE (MFA Directing ‘18)
Director, Play, Midsize
Blues for an Alabama Sky | Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
E. FAYE BUTLER (Goodman School of Drama)
Performer in a Supporting Role, Play
The Nacirema Society | Goodman Theatre
E. FAYE BUTLER (Goodman School of Drama)
Director, Revue
Ain’t Misbehavin’ | Drury Lane Productions
E. FAYE BUTLER (Goodman School of Drama)
Ensemble, Play
The Nacirema Society | Goodman Theatre
ANTHONY CHURCHILL (Faculty)
Projection Design
Black Sunday | TimeLine Theatre Company
ANTHONY CHURCHILL (Faculty)
Projection Design
The Lehman Trilogy | Broadway in Chicago & TimeLine Theatre Company
LOUIS CONTEY (MFA Directing ‘89)
Director, Play, Midsize
A View from the Bridge | Shattered Globe Theatre
FORREST GREGOR (BFA Sound Design ‘23)
Sound Design, Midsize
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice | The Gift Theatre
LEVI HOLLOWAY (BFA Acting ‘05)
New Work
Turret | A Red Orchid Theatre
LEVI HOLLOWAY (BFA Acting ‘05)
Director, Play, Midsize
Turret | A Red Orchid Theatre
NAMBI E. KELLEY (BFA Playwriting ‘95)
New Work
Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution | Court Theatre
JEFFREY LEVIN (Faculty)
Sound Design, Large
Eurydice | Writers Theatre
JEFFREY LEVIN (Faculty)
Sound Design, Large
Selling Kabul | Northlight Theatre
JEFFREY LEVIN (Faculty)
Sound Design, Midsize
Turret | A Red Orchid Theatre
JEFFREY LEVIN (Faculty)
Original Music in a Play
Turret | A Red Orchid Theatre
LAUREN M. NICHOLS (Faculty)
Scenic Design, Large
The Hot Wing King | Writers Theatre
LAUREN M. NICHOLS (Faculty)
Scenic Design, Midsize
Blues for an Alabama Sky | Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
TYRONE PHILLIPS (Faculty)
Director, Play, Large
Twelfth Night | Chicago Shakespeare Theater
PAUL OAKLEY STOVALL (BFA Acting ‘91)
Director, Play, Midsize
Gods and Monsters | Frame of Reference Productions
PAUL OAKLEY STOVALL (BFA Acting ‘91)
Performer in a Supporting Role, Play
Twelfth Night | Chicago Shakespeare Theater
MIKE TUTAJ (Interim Head of Projection Design)
Projection Design
Fiddler on the Roof | Drury Lane Productions
MIKE TUTAJ (Interim Head of Projection Design)
Projection Design
Gods and Monsters | Frame of Reference Productions
JESSICA KUEHNAU WARDELL (Faculty)
Scenic Design, Midsize
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley | Buffalo Theatre Ensemble
MICHAEL WEBER (BFA Acting ‘90)
Director, Musical, Large
Anything Goes | Porchlight Music Theatre (edited)