I’ve been nominated for an AriZoni award for my work on PVCC’s production of The Laramie Project.  I didn’t even know I’d been nominated.  Rico found out last night via Facebook, but I was already asleep and being nominated for the Valley’s most prestigious theatre award doesn’t make his “reasons to wake you up” list.  He neglected to tell me again today (the movers were here) so I found out from Chris Scinto’s FB this afternoon.  The awards ceremony is in September.  I don’t know who nominated me, but I owe them a hug and a beer.

The nod is positive reinforcement; I’m currently making a concert-length piece for solo flute and strings from the Laramie Project music.  Other nominees include director Mark Stoddard as well as technical guru and resident cut-up Erik Reid.  This was a fun and fulfilling project, despite the fact that I didn’t have much to do until tech week.  It’s wonderful to keep one toe in the theatre pool; I never tire of doing my little bit to bring something  as good as this production to life.  Special thanks is also due to Duo46 (Matt Gould and Beth Schneider) for their impeccable recording of the work.