As the first year of Theatre to the Point comes to a close we wanted to recognize the best of what we saw in 2017. We were paying audience members at a limited number of shows this year and in the future as our site grows we expect these yearly reviews to be a far more comprehensive overview of the best our region had to offer.
Best Musical:
Aida – Reston Community Players
We were blown away by the technical quality of this production that we described as “must see community theatre”
Best Play:
A Bright New Boise – Silver Spring Stage
It’s been a year where local theatres have embraced plays with some pretty dark themes and none were more enjoyable than Silver Spring Stage exploring the rapture inside the break room of a Hobby Lobby.
Best Value Show:
Aida – Reston Community Players
With ticket prices set at $27 we wondered if this show could reach value. Director, Andrew JM Regiec, oversaw a show that smashed that price, scoring 71/100 for a $42 value.
Best Actor in a Musical:
Matt Wetzel, Emmett (Legally Blonde) – Silhouette Stages
Best Actress in a Musical:
Sherry Benedek, Sister Mary Robert (Sister Act) – Cockpit in Court
Best Actor in a Play:
Brendan Murray, Will (A Bright New Boise) – Silver Spring Stage
Best Actress in a Play:
Maura Suilebhan, Anna (A Bright New Boise) – Silver Spring Stage
Best Director of a Musical:
Susan Thornton, Willy Wonka the Musical – Other Voices
Best Director of a Play:
Bill Hurlbut, Omnium Gatherum – Silver Spring Stage
Best Music Director:
Nathan Scavilla, Sister Act – Cockpit in Court
Best Choreographer:
Kendall Sigman, Hairspray – The Fredericktowne Players
Best Set Design:
Andrew JM Regiec & Dan Widerski, Aida – Reston Community Players
Best Costume Design:
Charlotte Marson, Aida – Reston Community Players
Best Lighting Design:
Steve Knapp & Jim McGuire, Willy Wonka – Other Voices
Best Sound Design:
Robert Pike, A Bright New Boise – Silver Spring Stage
Check out all of our reviews here.