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There are two divisions this year—one for opera directors, a second for theater and music theater directors.
As the contests unfold, finalists, runners-up and winners will be selected from these lists. To know the exact date when finalists will be announced, please like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter #AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first.
Charles Nelson Reilly was a Tony Award-winning actor and Broadway stage director, and an acclaimed opera director and teacher. Far more than the zany television personality by which he was most often identified, Reilly nurtured the creation of a whole series of unique one-person stage plays. Most famously, he directed Julie Harris in her Tony Award-winning star turn in "The Belle of Amherst", on the life and poetry of Emily Dickinson. Among Reilly's many Broadway directing credits were Ira Levinʼs "Break a Leg", Larry Shueʼs "The Nerd", and the revival of "The Gin Game", starring Julie Harris and Charles Durning, for which Mr. Reilly was the sole American director to be nominated for a Tony in 1997. Mr. Reillyʼs career as an opera director included productions for Chicago Opera Theater, Dallas Opera, San Diego Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Toledo Opera, Milwaukee Opera and Opera Pacific. Charles Nelson Reilly and The American Prize chief judge David Katz were friends for three decades, first meeting through their mutual Hartford voice teacher, Mrs. Friedrich Schorr. Mr. Reilly served as honorary chairperson of the Friedrich Schorr Memorial Performance Prize in Voice from the competition's founding in 1990, until his death. To read more about the career of Charles Nelson Reilly, please click here.
All contestants are reminded they are responsible for the viability of their online links to audition materials. Those links must remain active until the end of the contest year. Questions, or to make us aware of any misprints in the listings below, please email: theamericanprize@gmail.com
Please make us aware of any misprints in the listings below by emailing: theamericanprize@gmail.com
We invite semi-finalists to make the most of their selection by announcing it on social media, and including a link to this announcement on their website or blog. A sample announcement may be found at the end of the post.
NATIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Directing—The Charles Nelson Reilly Prize, 2019-20, theater/musical theater division
Belinda Andrews-Smith
Denison University
Granville OH
Chicago
Geoffrey Arndt
Saint Patrick Summer Theatre
Chicago IL
Sweeney Todd
Geoffrey Arndt
Saint Patrick High School
Chicago IL
We All Rise Above
Katharine Clarke
Endicott College
Beverly MA
Shrek the Musical
Ellen Denham
Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi Opera
Corpus Christi TX
Pinstripe Harry's Tearoom Cabaret
Lori Lane
Artios Academies of Greenville
Greenville SC
Jane Eyre the Musical
Dr Darren P. Lawson
Bob Jones University
Greenville SC
Titanic: The Musical
Joshua May
Schwob School of Music—Columbus State University
Columbus GA
Speed Dating Tonight!
David Ronis
University of Wisconsin—Madison
Madison WI
Into The Woods
David Schwingle
Bob Jones University
Greenville SC
King Lear
NATIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Directing—The Charles Nelson Reilly Prize, 2019-20, opera division
Dean Anthony
SUNY Potsdam—Crane School of Music
Potsdam NY
MAYO (Cipullo)
Melinda Brou
Texas A&M University—Kingsville
Kingsville TX
The Merry Widow
Marc Callahan
Wingate University
Chapel Hill NC
Help, Help, the Globolinks! (Menotti)
Marc Callahan
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill NC
One Who Says Yes (Der Jasager) (Weill)
Marc Callahan
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill NC
Alcina (Handel)
Ellen Denham
Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi TX
Pinocchio (Mozart/Collodi/Caraher)
Tracelyn Gesteland
University of South Dakota Opera
Vermillion SD
The Consul
Brenda Harris
Stony Brook University—Stony Brook Opera
Stony Brook NY
Il Re Pastore (Mozart)
Rachel M. Harris
Heartland Opera
Joplin MO
La Boheme
Rachel M. Harris
University of Missouri
Kansas City MO
La Finta Giardiniera (Mozart)
Rachel M. Harris
Loyola University
New Orleans LA
New Orleans LA
Cendrillon (Massenet)
Melanie Helton
Michigan State University Opera Theatre
East Lansing MI
Die Fledermaus
Melanie Helton
Michigan State University Opera Theatre
East Lansing MI
La Scala di Seta (Rossini)
David Holley
University of NC—Greensboro
Greensboro NC
Falstaff
Dr. Leigh Holman
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder CO
Eugene Onegin
Joshua May
Schwob School of Music—Columbus State University
Columbus GA
Cendrillon (Viradot)
Dugg McDonough
Turner-Fischer Center for Opera at Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge LA
Elizabeth Cree (Puts)
Brandon McShaffrey
Temple University
Philadelphia PA
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (Monteverdi)
David Ronis
University of Wisconsin—Madison
Madison WI
L'incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi)
Josh Shaw
Pacific Opera Project
Los Angeles CA
Madama Butterfly
Javque Trussel
Purchase Opera, Conservatory of Music—SUNY
Purchase NY
Confession, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi
Copland Woodruff
Lawrence University
Appleton WI
Mass (Bernstein)
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We invite semi-finalists to make the most of their selection by announcing it on social media, and including a link to this announcement on their website or blog.
Here is a sample announcement:
"Great News! I've just been selected as a semi-finalist in the (blank) division of The American Prize national non-profit competitions in the performing arts. Here's the link: (copy link here). The American Prize will be announcing finalists in my division soon. You can learn more about this prestigious national competition here: www.theamericanprize.org or follow the news on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Prize-celebrating-American-excellence-in-the-arts/214320622728 or Twitter: https://twitter.com/americanprize "
Please feel free to modify or expand this announcement to suit your needs.
Congratulations to all semi-finalists.
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