2011

“A wonderful model - Steven Dietz’s Becky’s New Car led audiences on a quirky and unexpected journey of comedic twists and turns as the Banyan Theater Company started its 10th season. The play featured a strong cast led by Geraldine Librandi (see below) in the story of a woman finding herself in the midst of a bizarre yet relatable mid-life crisis.” - Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, September 2011

“What a debut - Three actors made their powerful Sarasota stage debuts this season … Robert David May’s powerful, oversized presence and voice made Jud Fry the star of the Players Theatre’s production of Oklahoma! He then delivered again as Fagin in Oliver at the Manatee Players and as the frantic producer Max Bialystock in The Producers before finishing off the year with the Banyan Theater’s Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun.” - Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, September 2011

“The right Brand - Just about every season, the Banyan Theater Company provides a reason for actress Geraldine Librandi to come back to Sarasota. And this year, she arrived in one of the year’s highlight productions, Becky’s New Car, as a woman going through a totally unexpected midlife crisis in a way that really brought the audience along with her.” - Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, September 2011

“A lovely Kiss - A final nod to close the season to Katherine Michelle Tanner, who delivered a sensitive, funny and beautifully shaded performance as a new mother and caregiver in the Banyan Theater’s Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun. She gave heart and honesty to the sentimental and manipulative play. Here’s hoping we see more of this FSU/Asolo Conservatory graduate.” - Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, September 2011

Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun, second place best professional play (non-musical), Sarasota Herald-Tribune’s Curtain Call Awards poll, September 2011

2010

Banyan Theater Company, Best Theater, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2010

Side Man (Roxanne Fay), Best Actress, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2010

Ghosts (Jeffrey W. Dean), Best Set Designer, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2010

2009

Banyan Theater Company, Best Theater, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2009

Fat Pig, Best Play, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2009

The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Jessica K. Peterson), Best Actress, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2009

A Moon for the Misbegotten (Steven Clark Pachosa), Best Supporting Actor Play, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, June 2009

A Moon for the Misbegotten (James Florek), Best Lighting nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, June 2009

A Moon for the Misbegotten (Jessica K. Peterson), Best Actress Play nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, June 2009

True West (R. Ward Duffy and Eric Hissom), Best Actor Play nominees, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, June 2009

The Clean House (Geraldine Librandi), Best Actress Play, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, June 2009

The Clean House (Douglas Jones), Best Director Play nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, June 2009

The Clean House (Karina Barros), Best Supporting Actress Play nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, June 2009

The Clean House, Best Play nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, June 2009

2008

Creative Loafing’s 11 Most Memorable Arts Moments, December 2008
#4. [Stuff] Bein’ Thrown Around in The Clean House
Banyan Theater Company's marvelous summer production of Sarah Ruhl’s play was a dirty, lovely catharsis, in which ripe pickin’s and household plants were sacrificed for emotional effect. Karina Barros’ saucy Brazilian housemaid … chucked fruit off a terrace. Seva Anthony’s tightly wound workaholic learns to let loose with potted soil, sullying her clinical, Home Resource-appointed living room and getting in touch with her inner crazy. These weren’t any old props: They were poignantly staged metaphors – and watershed moments in an altogether profound portrait of life, death and laughter.

Banyan Theater Company, Best Theater Company, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2008

True West (R. Ward Duffy), Best Actor, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2008

A Moon for the Misbegotten (Jessica K. Peterson), Best Actress, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2008

2007

Faith Healer (Eric Hissom), Best Actor Play nominee, Sarasota Magazine Critic’s Choice Theater Awards, June 2008

A Doll House (Gil Lazier), Best Director Play nominee, Sarasota Magazine Critic’s Choice Theater Awards, June 2008

A Doll House (Colleen McDonnell), Best Actress Play nominee, Sarasota Magazine Critic’s Choice Theater Awards, June 2008

Faith Healer (Lisa Morgan), Best Actress Play nominee, Sarasota Magazine Critic’s Choice Theater Awards, June 2008

A Doll House, Best Play nominee, Sarasota Magazine Critic’s Choice Theater Awards, June 2008

Banyan Theater Company, Best Theater Company, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2007

Faith Healer (Geoffrey Todd), Best Actor, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2007

Enigma Variations (James Florek), Best Set Designer, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2007

2006

The Retreat from Moscow (Barbara Redmond), Best Actress Play, Sarasota Magazine Critic’s Choice Theater Awards, July 2007

Mrs. Warren’s Profession (Lisa Morgan), Best Actress Play nominee, Sarasota Magazine Critic’s Choice Theater Awards, July 2007

Creative Loafing Top 10 Theater Events of 2006, December 2006
Mrs. Warren's Profession, #1 - "a brilliant, forever memorable production"
Life X 3, #6 - "so comic one could hardly stop laughing"
The Retreat from Moscow, #10 - "one could hope that Banyan Theater - which brought us three of the top 10 in 2006 - weren't just a summer, but a year-round organization"

The Retreat from Moscow (Barbara Redmond), Best Actress Play, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2006

Banyan Theater Company, Best Theater Company, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2006

Mrs. Warren's Profession, Best Play, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2006

Mrs. Warren's Profession (Greg Leaming), Best Director, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2006

Mrs. Warren's Profession (Natasha Staley), Best Actress, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2006

2005

The Glass Menagerie, Best Play, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2005-2006

The Glass Menagerie (Sharon Spelman), Best Actress, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2005-2006

The Glass Menagerie (Kent Paul), Best Direction nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2005-2006

The Glass Menagerie (Sarah Stockton), Best Supporting Actress, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2005-2006

The Glass Menagerie, Best Production-Play nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2005

The Glass Menagerie (Sharon Spelman), Best Actress-Play, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2005

Sight Unseen, Ten Theater Experiences to be Savored Beyond 2005, Weekly Planet, 12/28/05

Sight Unseen , Best Production-Play nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2006  

Sight Unseen (David Breitbarth), Best Actor-Play nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2006

Sight Unseen (Stephen Johnson), Best Supporting Actor nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2006

Sight Unseen (Kris Danford), Best Supporting Actress nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2006

Sight Unseen (Brad Mooy), Best Director-Play nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2006

Sight Unseen (Martin Petlock), Best Lighting Design nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2006

2004

Vincent in Brixton, Best Production-Play nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2004

Vincent in Brixton (Geraldine Librandi), Best Actress-Play nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2004

Vincent in Brixton (Jeffrey W. Dean), Best Scenic Design nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2004

Vincent in Brixton (Marty Petlock), Best Lighting Design nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2004

Vincent in Brixton, Top 10 Dramatic Events of 2004, Weekly Planet, 12/29/04

Uncle Vanya (Douglas Jones), Best Actor, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2004-2005

Vincent in Brixton, Uncle Vanya, Best Play nominees, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2004-2005

Uncle Vanya (Steven Rubin), Best Set Design nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2004-2005

Uncle Vanya (Marty Petlock), Best Lighting Design nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2004-2005

Uncle Vanya (Gil Lazier), Best Direction nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2004-2005

Banyan Theater Company, Best Theater Company, Weekly Planet Best of the Suncoast, 2004

2003

Banyan Theater Company, “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet,” Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2002-2003

Sea Marks, Best Straight Play, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2002-2003

Banyan Theater Company, Editors’ Pick Best New Theater Company, Sarasota Magazine Best of the Best Awards, 2003

The Lion in Winter (David Covach), Best Set Designer, Weekly Planet, 10/22/03

The Price (Steven Clark Pachosa), Best Actor nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2003-2004

The Price, Best Play nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2003-2004

2002

Betrayal, Best Production-Play nominee, Sarasota-Herald Tribune Handy Awards, August 2002

Don Juan in Hell, Standing ‘O’ Award nominee, SRQ Magazine, November 2002