The New York Innovative Theatre Awards are independent theatre's equivalent to comedy's ECNY Awards; a system for recognizing outstanding work in a field where tireless toil often goes unremarked.  Though the system is imperfect--awards are based on the votes of audience members who take the time to log on to the NYITA site after the play, create an account, and scroll through the various categories to vote--it's exciting to see buzz around the community as the season draws to a close.  Follow the jump for the complete list of nominees--the Stolen Chair Theatre Company, who we've profiled previously, scored two nods for The Accidental Patriot.

Outstanding Ensemble

Tanya Calamoneri, Heather Harpham, Lisa Ramirez, Cassie Terman
Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

Jessica Burr, Zenzele Cooper, Dave Edson, Jason Griffin, Anna Kepe, Eunjee Lee, Celli Pitt, Matthew Sincell, Darrell Stokes, Laura Wickens
Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

Elena Chang, Noshir Dalal, Jon Hoche, Kelley Rae O'Donnell, Melissa Paladino, Maureen Sebastian, Andrea Marie Smith, Paco Tolson, Temar Underwood
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

Michael Crane, Andrew Guilarte, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Rock Kohli, Ramiz Monsef, Gita Reddy, David Sajadi
The Leopard and The Fox, Alter Ego Productions

Danny Ashkenasi, Matt W. Cody, Paul Daily, Tatiana Gomberg, Emily Hartford, Ned Massey
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

Joe Basile, Christopher Borg, Jeffrey Cranor, Kevin R. Free, Ryan Good, Eevin Hartsough, Jacquelyn Landgraf, Sarah Levy, Erica Livingston, Rob Neill, Joey Rizzolo, Justin Tolley, Jenny Williams
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, New York Neo-Futurists

 

Outstanding Solo Performance

Dana Berger Washing Machine, Fist In The Pocket Theater in association with The Chocolate Factory

Andrea Caban You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company

Taylor Mac The Young Ladies Of..., HERE Arts Center

Petronia Paley On the Way to Timbuktu, Ensemble Studio Theatre

Jonathan Pereira American Cake, Prickly Pear Productions in association with the FRIGID Festival

Melle Powers Whence Came Ye Scarlett O'Hara O'Hanrahan?, 53 Hysterics in association with the FRIGID Festival

 

Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role

Tom Bain The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side, The Amoralists Theatre Company

Jason Griffin Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

Greg T. Parente Night of Nigro, The Strain Theatre Company

Rob Sheridan The Two Lives of Napoleon Beazley, Incumbo Theater Company

Matthew Sincell Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

Paco Tolson Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

 

Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role

Britney Burgess Professional Skepticism, Zootopia Theatre Company

Megan Byrne No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project

Kaylin Lee Clinton The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company

Catherine Correa The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company

Tatiana Gomberg The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

Erica Terpening Night of Nigro, The Strain Theatre Company

 

 

Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role

Michael DiGioia Elizabeth Rex, Nicu's Spoon

Alex Draper No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project

Peter Judd You Can't Take It With You, T. Schreiber Studio

Cameron J. Oro The Accidental Patriot: The Lamentable Tragedy of the Pirate Desmond Connelly, Irish by Birth, English by Blood, and American by Inclination The Stolen Chair Theatre Company

Maximilian Osinski Cherry Docs, Theatre of the Expendable

Bobby Steggert Yank! A New Musical, The Gallery Players

 

Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role

Abby Baum Triumph of Love, Astoria Performing Arts Center

Stephanie Barton-Farcas Elizabeth Rex, Nicu's Spoon

Laura Heidinger Six Degrees of Separation, The Gallery Players

Lauren Kelston Mill Fire, Retro Productions

Kira Sternbach Gerald's Method, Gallant Arts

Kristen Vaughan Mill Fire, Retro Productions

 

 

Outstanding Choreography/Movement

Julie Atlas Muz The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company

Barbara Charlene The Accidental Patriot: The Lamentable Tragedy of the Pirate Desmond Connelly, Irish by Birth, English by Blood, and American by Inclination The Stolen Chair Theatre Company

Kelly Hayes Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

Patrick Hogan & Robert O'Neill EchoLake, Embodiment Productions

Anabella Lenzu & Qui Nguyen (RUS)H, HERE Arts Center

Qui Nguyen Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

 

Outstanding Director

Edward Elefterion The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

David Gow Cherry Docs, Theatre of the Expendable

Emma Griffin Removable Parts, HERE Arts Center

Richard Romagnoli No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project

Robert Ross Parker Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

Damen Scranton Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

 

Outstanding Lighting Design

Christopher Brown (RUS)H, HERE Arts Center

Deborah Constantine Same Train, Algonquin Theater Productions

Kevin Hardy The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

Kerrie Lovercheck Mill Fire, Retro Productions

Philip Sandstrom EchoLake, Embodiment Productions

Benjamin C. Tevelow Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

 

Outstanding Costume Design

Rebecca Cunningham What I Did Last Summer, Retro Productions

Leon Dobkowski The Leopard and The Fox, Alter Ego Productions

Jessica Sofia Mitrani & Ildiko Nemeth The Round of Pleasure, New Stage Theatre Company

Mioko Mochizuki Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

Bobby Pearce The Chaos Theories, Shotgun Productions in association with The Resistance Theatre Company and MILJam Productions

Jessica Wegener Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

 

Outstanding Set Design

Sean Breault Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

Jack Cunningham & Rebecca Cunningham Mill Fire, Retro Productions

Michael Kramer Proof, Astoria Performing Arts Center

Michael Kramer Triumph of Love, Astoria Performing Arts Center

Travis McHale The People vs. Mona, Ground Up Productions

Tim McMath Six Degrees of Separation, The Gallery Players

Matt Ward Mary Trilogy, Mir Productions

 

Outstanding Sound Design

Amy Altadonna Mill Fire, Retro Productions

Dan Bianchi The Invisible Man, Radiotheatre

Dan Bianchi The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre

Miguel Frasconi Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

Damen Scranton Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

Patrick Shearer Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

 

Outstanding Original Music

Dan Bianchi The Invisible Man, Radiotheatre

Dan Bianchi The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre

Mark Bruckner Same Train, Algonquin Theater Productions

Larry Lees The Magic of Mrs. Crowling, Royal Circus in association with Horse Trade

Pete Mills The Rockae, Prospect Theater Company

Mitun Sinha The Leopard and The Fox, Alter Ego Productions

Min Xiao-Fen On the Way to Timbuktu, Ensemble Studio Theatre

 

Outstanding Full-Length Script

Bekah Brunstetter You May Go Now, Babel Theatre Project

Qui Nguyen Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

Matthew Opatrny Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

David Pumo Auntie Mayhem, Gato Flaco Productions and Wings Theatre Company

James Scruggs (RUS)H, HERE Arts Center

Stanton Wood The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

 

Outstanding Short Script

Andrea Caban You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company

Bronwen Denton-Davis Pealing Figs, Mind The Gap Theatre

Daniel Gallant Gerald's Method, Gallant Arts

Philip Gawthorne Modern Life is Rubbish, Mind The Gap Theatre

Nancy Harris Girl in a Bath, Mind The Gap Theatre

Aliza Shane The Three Sillies, The Looking Glass Theatre

C. Denby Swanson Potato Feast, The Drilling Company

 

Outstanding Performance Art Production

Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo

The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre

Removable Parts, HERE Arts Center

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, New York Neo-Futurists

You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company

The Young Ladies Of..., HERE Arts Center

 

 

Outstanding Production of a Musical

Conjur Woman, LaMaMa Experimental Theater Club

Honor, Prospect Theater Company

The People vs. Mona, Ground Up Productions

The Rockae, Prospect Theater Company

Triumph of Love, Astoria Performing Arts Center

Yank! A New Musical, The Gallery Players

 

Outstanding Production of a Play

Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest

The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Hipgnosis Theatre Company

Cherry Docs, Theatre of the Expendable

Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company

The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble

No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project