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THE JOSEPH JEFFERSON AWARDS COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS FOR THE 31ST ANNUAL CITATIONS WING AWARDS TO BE HELD JUNE 7 PARK WEST

CHICAGO, May 3, 2004 — The Citations Wing of the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee announces 97 nominations in 22 categories for the 2003-2004 31st annual Citations season in Chicago. Bailiwick Repertory leads Chicago’s companies in nominations for non-union productions, with a total of 17, followed by TimeLine Theatre Company with 15 and Circle Theatre and Griffin Theatre Company with 9 nominations each.

Outstanding Production-Play nominations are shared by Pegasus Players’ production of Broadway Bound, Strawdog Theatre Company’s Detective Story, Hannah and Martin and The Lion in Winter from TimeLine Theatre, Circle Theatre’s In the Blood, and Eclipse Theatre Company’s Lost in Yonkers. Dr. Sex and Pinafore!, presented by Bailiwick Repertory, and A Kurt Weill Review: Songs of Darkness and Light, from Theo Ubique Theatre Company in association with Michael James, shared nominations in the outstanding Production � Musical or Revue category.

The Citations Awards presentations will be held on Monday, June 7 at Park West, 322 West Armitage Avenue in Chicago, at 7:30 p.m. Actor/director David Cromer and Famous Door Artistic Director Marc Grapey, who shared a Jeff Award last season for their co-direction of Famous Door Theatre’s The Cider House Rules, will serve as co-masters of ceremonies. There will be a reception with a light buffet supper and a cash bar preceding the ceremony from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. All tickets are general seating, and the public is invited to attend.

The Citations Wing of the Jeff Committee was created to recognize outstanding achievement in professional productions of Chicago area theatres not operating under union contracts. During the 2003-2004 Citations season (April 1, 2003 - March 31, 2004) the Jeff Committee judged 96 productions from 44 producing organizations. The committee recommended 30 productions from 19 producing organizations, and the final list of Citations nominations represents 29 productions from 19 companies. The awards are non-competitive, and multiple recipients may receive awards in each category.

Founded in 1968, the mission of the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee is to honor excellence in theatrical productions in the Chicago theatre community. Originally chartered to recognize Equity productions, the non-Equity wing was founded in 1973 to celebrate outstanding achievement in non-union Chicago theatre. Non-Resident award categories were established in 1992 in recognition of the contributions to Chicago theatre by non-local producing organizations. The 45-member Committee, composed of theatre professionals and enthusiasts, evaluates approximately 200 theatrical productions and holds two awards ceremonies each year. The Citations Awards, honoring outstanding achievement in non-union productions, are presented in early June. The Jeff Awards for excellence in Equity theatre are celebrated in November.

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