Shakespeare's Richard III, May 9 - 24
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CONGRATULATIONS TAPESTRY!

TAPESTRY GAINS SIX NOMINATIONS AND THREE WINS at the NVTA ONE ACT FESTIVAL in 2007

Tapestry Theatre was a big winner at the 2007 NVTA Festival. Tapestry's shows were nominated in six of eight categories, and received three awards. The Northern Virginia Theater Alliance Festival played June 11 - 16 at the James Lee Community Center in Falls Church, Virginia. Eleven theater groups from the DC Metro area presented thirteen short plays, which were adjudicated by a panel of theater professionals. Ticket proceeds supported the NVTA scholarship fund for theatre studies.

  • WINNER: Aimee Meher-Homji - Best Actress in Three Times a Lady
  • WINNER: Lori Muhlstein - Best Supporting Actress in Just A Stage He's Going Through
  • WINNER: Ward Kay - Judges Award for Best Playwright for Three Times a Lady
  • Nomination: Ted Ballard - Best Actor in Just A Stage He's Going Through
  • Nomination: Kay Sullivan - Best Director in Three Times a Lady
  • Nomination: Three Times A Lady - Best Production of an Original Play

Just A Stage He's Going Through by Pat Cook was presented in the published category. The play was directed by Peggy Jones. Ted Ballard received a best actor nomination for his wry turn as an average guy suddenly thrust into a surreal spotlight. Lori Muhlstein's hilarious portrayal of "Sigmund Freud" got the judges' nod for Best Supporting Actress.

3 Times A Lady won a best original script award for playwright Ward Kay . Lead actress Aimee Meher-Homji scored a win as best actress for her funny and touching portrayal of a wife split into multiple personalities. Kay Sullivan's direction was also nominated; and the performance was nominated for best original play production. Sullivan and her cast will take 3 Times A Lady to Richmond, where they will compete in the statewide Virginia Theatre Association Festival on August 25.

Congratulations to everyone to helped make Tapestry Theatre Company such a fantastic success!

OUR HISTORY

Tapestry Theatre Company was formed in 1995 with the idea of keeping the classics alive. That year, we produced Shakespeare's The Taming of a Shrew. Since then, TTC has gone on to produce classical and contemporary works, perform in numerous festivals and feature award-winning original works.

In June 1997, Tapestry performed at the Northern Virginia Theatre Alliance One Act Festival and a Judge's Discretionary Award for our portrayal of Longstreet. We also WOW'ed everyone with our condensed version of Twelfth Night -- which was the first time anyone had ever performed Shakespeare at the festival.

Tapestry has also been proud to produce a number of plays by local playwright and TTC member Jefferson Morris. He was awarded the Best Original Script and Best Original Production at the 1997 NVTA One Act Festival for his work Promise performed by the Encore Players.

In 2003, Tapestry performed The Most Massive Woman Wins at the NVTA One Act Festival and walked away with awards for Best Overall Production and two for Best Supporting Actress.

For photos from recent Tapestry Theatre productions (you can even purchase them!), visit the website of Bob Morrison's Bonnie Briar Productions.

PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

Sept. 2007 - May 2008
  • Richard III by William Shakespeare - Directed by Susan Schulman. Shakespeare's dark & twisted prince conquers the stage (May 9-24, 2008)
  • Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters First 100 Years - By Emily Mann, Directed by Peggy Jones (February 15-March 2, 2008) — Back by popular demand!

Sept. 2006 - Sept. 2007
  • Crimes of the Heart - Directed by Zina Bleck and Herb Tax, A comedy by Beth Henley (August 10-26, 2007)
  • Tapestry Theatre's Evening of One Acts (June 20-21, 2007)
    Just A Stage He’s Going Through by Pat Cook - Directed by Peggy Jones and
    Three Times A Lady by Ward Kay - Directed by Kay Sullivan
  • Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters First 100 Years - By Emily Mann, Directed by Peggy Jones, assisted by Mark Edwards (February 16-March 4, 2007)

Sept. 2005 - Sept. 2006
  • Little Women - Directed by Zina Black, Script by Marion De Forest, Adapted from the novel by Louisa May Alcott (August 11-27, 2006)
  • Fahrenheit 451 - Directed by Mark Edwards, Adapted from the novel by Ray Bradbury (May 12-28, 2006)
  • Romeo & Juliet - by William Shakespeare, Directed by Peggy Jones (February 10-26, 2006)
  • Collected Stories - by Donald Margulies, Directed by Rusty Clauss (December 9-18, 2005)

Sept. 2004 - Sept. 2005
  • The Guys by Anne Nelson, directed by Charlie Rizor. The Guys won the Judges Discretionary Award for Best Ensemble at the NVTA One Act Festival. Both Actors in the show were nominated in the best actor category (June 2005)
  • Othello by William Shakespeare, directed by Ember Martin (May 2005)
  • Flyin' West by Pearl Cleage, directed by Peggy Jones (February 2005)
  • The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute, directed by Ember Martin (November 2004)

Sept. 2003 - Sept. 2004
  • Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, directed by Ember Martin (July 2004)
  • The Trojan Women, which won the NVTA Award for Technical Excellence in June 2004
  • The Crucible by Arthur Miller, directed by D. Scott Graham (January 2004)

Sept. 2002 - Sept. 2003
  • Rumors by Neil Simon and directed by Candice Baker
  • The Most Massive Woman Wins, which received three NVTA awards including Best Overall Production and Best Supporting Actress (Leslie Anne Byers and Veronica del Cerro), was directed by Kay Martin
  • You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown directed by Kay Martin
  • Macbeth by William Shakespeare, directed by Ember Martin (January 2003)

Sept. 2001 - Sept. 2002
  • Fourth Annual Jefferson Morris One-Act Festival, featuring Don Juan in Hell's Kitchen directed by Peggy Jones and Sunday Dinner directed by Denise Reid
  • Neil Simon's The Last of the Red Hot Lovers directed by Kay Martin
  • To Kill a Mockingbird directed by Zina Bleck

Sept. 2000 - Sept. 2001
  • Night of Noel Coward Readings: Ways and Means and Hands Across the Sea
  • The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
  • Robin Hood! by Tim Kelly

Sept. 1999 - Sept. 2000
  • Third Annual Jefferson Morris One-Act Festival, featuring Happy Medium by Jefferson Morris and Blithe Spirit (Act III) by Noel Coward
  • Peppermints in the Parlor by Alexandria's Barbara Brooks Wallace

Sept. 1998 - Sept. 1999
  • Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw
  • Second Annual Jefferson Morris One-Act Festival, featuring Catherine by Jefferson Morris (showcased at National Theater and performed in NVTA competition) and Overruled by George Bernard Shaw, performed in competition (NVTA)
  • Union, an original Civil War play by award-winning playwright Jefferson Morris
  • A Gallery of Suspects (a murder-mystery)

Sept. 1997 - Sept. 1998
  • Ring Round the Moon, staged reading
  • The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (holiday production featuring over 12 children)
  • The Gift of the Magi
  • The Magic Fishbone, performed as part of The City of Alexandria's Candlelight Tour
  • Tartuffe
  • Jefferson Morris One-Act Festival, featuring two one-acts by Jefferson Morris: Cousin John, performed in competition (NVTA) and Sy-Clone, showcased at National Theater
  • The Doctor, original Moliere translation, performed in competition (NVTA)
  • The Good Old Days, an original vaudeville show written by Rusty Clauss

Sept. 1996 - Sept. 1997
  • Longstreet! (received NVTA's Judge's Discretionary Award for historical accuracy)
  • Merry Wives of Windsor
  • Twelfth Night, performed in competition (NVTA)

Sept. 1995 - Sept. 1996
  • The Taming of the Shrew