The 2017 Elly Awards

Named in honor of Eleanor McClatchy — late publisher of The Sacramento Bee and renowned arts lover — the Elly Awards are the Sacramento area equivalent to the Tony Awards. The Elly Awards recognize all aspects of theatrical production, from the actors on the stage to the designers and technicians behind the scenes.

SARTA is an alliance of non-professional, community-level theaters, artists, technicians and administrators who foster and promote high-quality theater in the Sacramento region, according to its website. It keeps community theater calendars, sends out audition and performance notices, and recognizes theatrical excellence with the annual Elly Awards Ceremony.

The productions receiving the most Elly Awards were:
Peter and the Starcatcher – Green Valley Theatre Company (8)
Lizzie: The Musical – The Actor’s Playpen (4)
Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allen Poe – Green Valley Theatre Company (4)
The Wizard of Oz – Roseville Theatre Arts Academy (3)
Zoo Story – Quest Theaterworks (2)
The Good Body – Quest Theaterworks (2)
It’s A Wonderful Life – William Jessup University (2)

Elly Awards for Overall Production in individual categories in the Adult Division went to:
Peter and the Starcatcher – Green Valley Theatre Company – Comedy
Zoo Story – Quest Theaterworks – Drama
Lizzie: The Musical – The Actor’s Playpen – Musical

A full list of the 2017 Elly Award Recipients (Adult Division) can be found HERE.

A full list of the 2017 Elly Award Recipients (Youth Division) can be found HERE.

A full list of the 2017 Elly Nominees (Adult and Youth Divisions) can be found HERE.

The 2015 Elly Awards

Green Valley Theatre Company brought home seven awards at the 33rd Annual Elly Awards Sunday night, including the award for Overall Production of a musical for In the Heights.

Green Valley was followed closely by Big Idea Theatre, whose production of The Language Archive garnered six awards, and San Joaquin Delta College, which took home five awards for its production of Death of a Salesman.

Named in honor of Eleanor McClatchy — late publisher of The Sacramento Bee and renowned arts lover — the Elly Awards are the Sacramento area equivalent to the Tony Awards. The Elly Awards recognize all aspects of theatrical production, from the actors on the stage to the designers and technicians behind the scenes.

SARTA is an alliance of non-professional, community-level theaters, artists, technicians and administrators who foster and promote high-quality theater in the Sacramento region, according to its website. It keeps community theater calendars, sends out audition and performance notices, and recognizes theatrical excellence with the annual Elly Awards Ceremony.

The productions receiving the most Elly Awards were:
In The Heights – Green Valley Theatre Company (7)
Language Archives – Big Idea Theatre (6)
Death of a Salesman – San Joaquin Delta College (5)
Anon(ymous) – Falcon’s Eye Theatre at Folsom Lake College (3)
The Sound of Music – Stockton Civic Theatre (2)

Elly Awards for Overall Production in individual categories in the Adult Division went to:
Comedy – Language Archives – Big Idea Theatre
Drama – Death of a Salesman – San Joaquin Delta College
Musical – In the Heights – Green Valley Theatre
Original Works: Original Script – Frankenstein – Jes Gonzales – Resurrection Theatre
Original Works: Original Adaptation- Little Women – Deanne Eldridge – Free Fall

Two individuals received two Elly awards apiece – Benjamin T. Ismail for Direction and Sound Design for Language Archives and Harvey T. Jordan for Direction and Leading Male for Death of a Salesman. Both shows also won in their respective Overall Production category.

This year’s lifetime achievement awards went to Rodger McDonald and Janis Stevens. McDonald is a veteran director and actor in the Sacramento community, and recently completed his 250th production at Woodland Opera House. Stevens is been an adjunct professor at American River College, as well as an accomplished actor and director, and has touched the lives of countless numbers of students.

A full list of the 2015 Elly Award Recipients (Adult Division) can be found HERE.

A full list of the 2015 Elly Award Recipients (Youth Division) can be found HERE.

A full list of the 2015 Elly Nominees (Adult and Youth Divisions) can be found HERE.

The 2015 Elly Nominations

Theatremakers from all over Sacramento gathered for the announcement of the 436 nominations for the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance’s Elly Awards Saturday night at the West Sacramento Community Center.

SARTA’s Elly’s are the Sacramento area equivalent of the Tony Awards, with recognition for all aspects of production from lead and supporting actor and actress to costume, lighting, sound and set design to music direction and choreography to overall production in a seven different categories.

City Theatre Wins Big at Elly Awards

City Theatre took home five awards at the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance’s Elly Award Ceremony on Sunday, including the award for Best Overall Production in a Comedy for Scapino!

While California Stage Company earned bragging rights as the most-awarded theater of the year with six wins, City Theatre was right behind, tied for the second-most with Green Valley Theatre Company. Both companies took home five awards.

City College Theater Department Celebrates 11 Elly Award nominations

HIGH REGARD FOR SCAPINO!  WITH NOMINATION FOR BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION

The Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance announced nominations for this year’s Elly Awards, on August 3. City College’s City Theatre brought home 11 nominations for the 2013-2014 school year’s theatrical productions, including a nomination for Best Overall Production in a Comedy for Scapino!

Youth Elly Award Ceremony

The Roseville Theatre Arts Academy’s auditorium was sold out Sunday, Sept. 7, as the Sacramento Regional Theatre Alliance announced the winners of its Youth Elly Awards.

Sutter Street Theatre and St. Mary’s High School came away with the most awards, each garnering six. They were followed by Rocklin Community Theatre, taking home five wins.

The 2014 Elly Nomination Party

An anticipatory buzz filled the West Sacramento Community Center on Sunday night as theatremakers from all over Sacramento gathered to hear the announcement of the 438 nominations for the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance’s Elly Awards.