At The Purple Rose, we are very proud of the art that
we create. Others have noted our accomplishments over the years, and
we wholeheartedly thank the critics and organizations who have contributed
so much to our success by recognizing it.
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The
Purple Rose Theatre Company's Awards
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2006 - 2007 Season
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- Between the Lines Wilde Awards: Best Local Professional Production - Comedy, Escanaba in Love; Best Duo or Trio in a Local Professional Production, Will David Young, Paul Hopper & Wayne David Parker, Escanaba in Love
- Ann Arbor News Theater Year in Review: Best New Play, Escanaba in Love by Jeff Daniels; Best Director of a Play, Guy Sanville, Escanaba in Love; Best Supporting Actress, Charlyn Swarthout, Escanaba in Love; Best Set Design, Daniel C. Walker, Escanaba in Love; Best Costumes, Ivan Ingermann, Escanaba in Love
- Current Magazine Best of Washtenaw County: Best Stage Venue; Best Theatre Troupe (tie)
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2005
- 2006 Season |
- Finalist for American Theatre Critics Award for Best New Play: Guest Artist by Jeff Daniels
- Detroit Free Press Awards for Theatre Excellence: Best New Play, Guest Artist by Jeff Daniels; Best Featured Actor, Tom Whalen, The Glass Menagerie; Best Featured Actress, Molly Thomas, The Glass Menagerie
- Martin F. Kohn's 10 Best Shows of 2005, Detroit Free Press: The Glass Menagerie
- Martin F. Kohn's 10 Best Shows of 2006, Detroit Free Press: Guest Artist
- Between the Lines Wilde Awards: Best Actor - Comedy, Nicaolas J. Smith, Honus And Me
- Ann Arbor News Theater Year in Review: Best New Play, Guest Artist by Jeff Daniels; Production of the Year, The Glass Menagerie; Best Play Production, The Late Great Henry Boyle; Best Director of a Drama, Michelle DiDomenico, The Glass Menagerie; Best Ensemble, The Glass Menagerie; Best Lead Actor, Tom Whalen, The Glass Menagerie (critic's top choice); Best Lead Actress, Michelle Mountain, The Glass Menagerie; Best Supporting Actor, Ryan Carlson, The Glass Menagerie, Paul Hopper, The Late Great Henry Boyle and Jim Porterfield, Honus And Me; Best Supporting Actress, Molly Thomas, The Glass Menagerie (critic's top choice); Best Set Design, Bartley H. Bauer, Guest Artist
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2004
- 2005 Season |
- Detroit Free Press Awards for Theatre Excellence: Best Play, Bus Stop; Best Director, Guy Sanville, Bus Stop; Best Featured Actor, John Lepard, Bus Stop
- Martin F. Kohn's Best Shows of 2005, Detroit Free Press: Bus Stop
- Ann Arbor News Theater Year in Review: Production of the Year, Bus Stop (critic's top choice); Best New Play, Norma & Wanda by Jeff Daniels; Best Director of a Comedy, Guy Sanville, Norma & Wanda; Best Director of a Drama, Guy Sanville, Bus Stop; Best Ensemble, Bus Stop (critic's top choice); Best Lead Actor, Brian Letscher, Bus Stop; Best Lead Actress, Sandra Birch, Norma & Wanda; Best Supporting Actor, Paul Hopper, Bus Stop (critic's top choice) and John Lepard, Bus Stop; Best Supporting Actress, Terry Heck, Norma & Wanda; Best Technical Achievement, Daniel C. Walker, set design, Bus Stop and Daniel C. Walker, set design, Norma & Wanda
- Between the Lines Wilde Awards: Best Supporting Male Performer in a Local Professional Production - Comedy, John Lepard, Bus Stop
- The Oakland Press Theatre Awards (OPies): Best Play, Bus Stop; Best Director, Guy Sanville, Bus Stop; Best Supporting Performance, Terry Heck, Norma & Wanda; Best Choreography, David Woolley, Norma & Wanda
- Michigan Association of Community Arts Agencies' 2005 Great Lakes Community Arts Award for Outstanding Commitment and Dedication to the Advancement of the Arts in Michigan
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2003
- 2004 Season |
- Nomination for American Theatre Critics Award for Best
New Play: Leaving Iowa by Tim Clue & Spike
Manton
- Between the Lines' Wilde Awards: Critic's Choice
Award
- Oakland Press Awards: Best Ensemble, Leaving
Iowa
- Detroit Free Press Theatre Excellence Awards:
Bartley Bauer, Set, Blithe Spirit; Sandra Birch,
Best Supporting Actress, Blithe Spirit; John
Lepard, Best Actor, Leaving Iowa
- Actor's Equity Fund Award: for exemplary adherence to
the guidelines set forth by the Actor's Equity Association
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2002
- 2003 Season |
- Finalist for American Theatre Critics Award for Best New
Play: Across the Way by Jeff Daniels
- Detroit Free Press Theatre Excellence Awards:
Sandra Birch, Best Actress, Stand
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2001
- 2002 Season |
- Detroit Free Press' Best of Detroit 2001: Best
Cool Little Theatre in a Cool Little Town
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2000
- 2001 Season |
- N.E.A. Chairman's Extraordinary Action Award
- Nomination for American Theatre Critics Award for Best
New Play: Rain Dance by Lanford Wilson
- Detroit Free Press Theatre Excellence Awards:
Best Play, Rain Dance; Guy Sanville, Best Director,
Rain Dance and Orphan Train
- Oakland Press Theater Awards: Outstanding Production,
Rain Dance; Best New Script, Rain Dance;
Artistic Excellence, Rain Dance; Best Play,
Orphan Train ; Best Ensemble Performance - John
Lepard, Inga Wilson, Will Young, Rhonda English, & Lynch
Travis,
Orphan Train; Best Dramatic Performance, Suzy
Regan,
Rain Dance
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1999
- 2000 Season |
- Ambassador Award: The Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors
Bureau made a special tribute to Jeff Daniels for his role
in promoting the arts, talents and attractions of the Ann
Arbor area
- Metro Times: Best Local Theatre Company
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1997
- 1998 Season |
- American Theatre Critics Award: Best New Play, Book
of Days by Lanford Wilson
- Detroit Free Press Theatre Excellence Awards:
Best Play, Best Director, Book of Days; Suzi Regan,
Best Actress, Julie Johnson; Sandra Birch, Best
Actress, Julie Johnson
- Michigan Allied Professional Theatre Awards: Outstanding
Achievement Award, Outstanding Theatre Award
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1996
- 1997 Season |
- Detroit News Theatre Awards: Best Production,
Hot L Baltimore by Lanford Wilson
- Detroit Free Press Theatre Excellence Awards:
Best Play, The Hole, by Wendy Hammond; Michelle
Mountain, Best Actress,The Hole
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1995
- 1996 Season |
- Detroit News Theatre Awards: Guy Sanville, Best
Supporting Actor, Hang the Moon by Suzanne Burr
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| 1994
- 1995 Season |
- Detroit News Theatre Awards: Theatre of the Year
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