The Greater Baltimore Theater Awards are theater awards to recognize excellence in the professional theater in the Greater Baltimore, Maryland (USA) area since 2004.

Performances must take place in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County or Howard County, Maryland. There must be at least four performances. Performances must be open to the public At least 50% of the cast must reside in the State of Maryland or the District of Columbia The production can not be produced by an educational institution by and for students of that institution

Awards Awards are given in the following categories:

Outstanding Play (three awards) Outstanding Actress (three awards) Outstanding Actor (three awards) Outstanding Director (three awards) Outstanding Costume Design (one award) Outstanding Scenic Design (one award) Outstanding Experimental Production (one award)

2006 Award Winners 2006 Outstanding Play Opus- The Everyman Theatre King Lear Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Faith Healer- Performance Workshop Theatre

Outstanding Actress Megan Anderson, The Cripple of Inishmaan- The Everyman Theatre Nancy Asendorf, Ragtime- Toby's Dinner Theatre of Baltimore Kathrine Lyons, Faith Healer- Performance Workshop Theatre

Outstanding Actor James Denvil, Candida- The Everyman Theatre BJ Gailey, Taming of the Shrew- Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Bruce Nelson, School for Scandal- The Everyman Theatre

Outstanding Direction

Vincent Lancisi, School for Scandal The Everyman Theatre John Vreeke, Opus- The Everyman Theatre Alex Willis, The Goat- Mobtown Players

Outstanding Scene Design Daniel Ettinger, TinTypes- Rep Stage

Outstanding Costume Design Gail Stewart Beach, School for Scandal- The Everyman Theatre

Outstanding Experimental Production Variations on Fear- Run of the Mill

Past Award Winners 2005 Outstanding Play Frankie & Johnny...- The Everyman Theatre Kimberly Akimbo- Rep Stage Turn of the Screw- Fells Point Corner Theater

Outstanding Actress Deborah Hazlett, Frankie and Johnnie...- The Everyman Theatre Helen Hedman, Kimberly Akimbo- Rep Stage Dawn Ursula, Yellowman- The Everyman Theatre

Outstanding Actor Patrick Kilpatrick, A Midsummer Night's Dream- Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Patrick Martyn, House of Blue Leaves- Fells Point Corner Theater Lance Coadie Williams, The Children's Hour- Rep Stage/ The Everyman Theatre

Outstanding Direction Kasi Campbell, Kimberly Akimbo- Rep Stage Vincent Lancisi, Frankie & Johnny...- The Everyman Theatre Craig Allen Mummey, Assassins- Colonial Players

Outstanding Scene Design Lewis Shaw, Romeo and Juliet- Baltimore Shakespeare Festival

Outstanding Costume Design Kristina Lambdin and Jeanne Robin, A Midsummer Night's Dream- Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

Outstanding Experimental Production Variations on Desire- Run of the Mill

2004 Outstanding Play Arcadia- Rep Stage Much Ado About Nothing- Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Proof- The Everyman Theatre

Outstanding Actor Mitchell Hebert, Uncle Vanya- The Everyman Theatre Karl Miller, Arcadia- Rep Stage Jordan Siebert, Hedwig and the Angry Inch- Mobtown Players

Outstanding Actress Megan Anderson, Proof- Everyman Theatre Valerie Fenton, Much Ado About Nothing- Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Janine Gulisano, Miss Saigon- Toby's Dinner Theatre

Outstanding Director Vincent Lancisi, Proof- The Everyman Theatre Terry Long, Hedwig and the Angry Inch- Mobtown Players Rob McQuay and Toby Orenstein, Godspell- Toby's Dinner Theatre

Outstanding Design Tony Cisek, Kathleen Geldard & Dan Covey, The Seagull- Rep Stage Ed Zarkowski & Tony Gallahan, Hedwig and the Angry Inch- Mobtown Players John Raley, Debra Kim Sivigny & Scott Rosenfeld, Julius Caesar- Baltimore Shakespeare Festival

Experimental Production Hedwig and the Angry Inch- Mobtown Players

External links The Greater Baltimore Theater Awards