CONGRATULATIONS to all of the artists who received AriZoni Award Nominations for their work last season. SSC received 18 nominations overall, indicating, I believe, recognition of one of our most successful seasons ever.

Tartuffe---Best Overall Production
The Winter's Tale-- Best Overall Production
Andi Watson--- Actress in a Major Role for Tartuffe
Kaitlin O'Neal--- Actress in a Major Role for The Merchant of Venice
Richard Baird---Actor in a Major Role for The Winter's Tale, Othello, and Tartuffe
Andi Watson---Actress in a Supporting Role for The Merchant of Venice
Jason Barth---Actor in a Supporting Role for As You Like It
Rolando Zee---Actor in a Supporting Role for The Merchant of Venice
Kimb Williamson---Best Scenic Design for The Merchant of Venice
Michael H. Waid--- Best Costume Design for Tartuffe, The Merchant of Venice
Paul A. Black---Best Lighting Design for The Merchant of Venice
Andi Watson---Best Hair and Make-up for Othello, Tartuffe, The Merchant of Venice
[yours truly is truly grateful for recognition as a Best Director Nominee for
The Merchant of Venice.]

Anyone who knows our company and has followed us over the years knows that Southwest Shakespeare Company continues to pursue excellence on our stages and is in continual quest of raising the bar on our work. Year-in, and year-out we seek to field the best and the brightest in classical actors and to give them the golden opportunity of performing the greatest characters ever conceived-- written by the greatest playwright in the English language.

We start rehearsals for THE COMEDY OF ERRORS very soon. I am getting very excited as we have a crew of enormously talented new faces, as well as many old favorites, that our audiences will see on our stages! Get your tickets now as COMEDY will be a hot ticket!
More news soon.....
Jared