Interview request

Dear Helen Hayes Nominee,

We are getting ready for our favorite time of year – when DC Theatre Scene presents its annual pre-Awards feature on the nominees for the Helen Hayes Awards. Last year, 57 nominees took part in ‘Curtain Call – Meet the 2009 Helen Hayes Nominees’ . Their responses deepened our understanding of what it means to create theatre.

We hope you will take a few moments to read this year’s questions and respond.

We look forward to your hearing from you. If I can offer any assistance, you may call me at 301 638-1137 or email me at helenhayes@dctheatrescene.com.

On behalf of everyone involved with the Washington area theatre scene, thank you for your work, and congratulations on this important recognition. We wish you much continued success and happiness.  And we’ll look for you at the Awards, and the After Party.

Lorraine Treanor, Editor
DCTheatreScene.com

How to Respond:

The questions for your category are below. Copy the questions into an email addressed to helenhayes@dctheatrescene.com

Important:  In the subject line, put the name of the play and your name.
If possible, include your photo – if you are nominated for performance, we prefer a photo of you in the role.

Deadlines:

We plan to have this year’s feature posted by March 22^nd, so please send your response back to us as soon as possible. The deadline is March 12^th.

The Questions

If  your nomination is for Performance

Outstanding Performance Nominations

1. Briefly describe your character and how you connected to the character.
2. What was the most surprising thing that happened during the run?
3. What was your favorite moment in the play?
4. Name your favorite performances this past year, other than your own. (Not limited to the Washington area).
5. What are you working on now?

Email your answers to us at helenhayes@dctheatrescene.com. In the subject line include the title of the play and your name. Attach a photo, preferably of you in the role.

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If your nomination is for Direction

Outstanding Direction Nominations

1. What attracted you to this project?
2. What was the most challenging scene to direct and why?
3. Which was your favorite moment in the show?
4. How did the final run of the show compare to what you had in mind at the start of rehearsals?
5. If you could work with anyone in the theatre, living or dead, who would it be and why?
6. What’s next?

Email your answers to us at helenhayes@dctheatrescene.com. In the subject line include the title of the play and your name. Attach your photo.

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If your nomination is for Musical Direction

Outstanding Musical Direction Nominations

1. What attracted you to this project?
2. What was most challenging about working with this score?
3. What was the best thing you did for this production?
4. If you could work with anyone in the theatre, living or dead, who would it be and why?
5. Is there a particular work of art you would like to see turned into a musical and why?
6. What’s next?

Email your answers to us at helenhayes@dctheatrescene.com. In the subject line include the title of the play and your name. Attach your photo.

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If your nomination is for Choreography

Outstanding Choreography

1. What attracted you to this project?
2. What was most challenging about working on this play?
3. Which was your favorite moment in the show?
4. When was the last time you performed as a dancer?
5. If you could choreograph for anyone in the theatre, living or dead, who would it be and why?
6. What would your dream dance assignment look like?
7. What’s next?

Email your answers to us at helenhayes@dctheatrescene.com. In the subject line include the title of the play and your name. Attach your photo.

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If your nomination is for Design

Outstanding Costumes, Lighting, Set, and Sound Designers

1. What was most challenging about designing for this show?
2. What’s the best thing you did for this production?
3. What new technology in the last few years has contributed the most to your art?
4. What would be your dream project?
5. What’s next?

Email your answers to us at helenhayes@dctheatrescene.com. In the subject line include the title of the play and your name.

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If your nomination is for Writing

Outstanding Playwrights, Librettists, and Composers

1. What inspired you to create this piece?
2. From the time you began the writing it, what has been the play’s biggest surprise?
3. When did you finish the play?
4. What has been your biggest challenge?
5. Did you see the DC production?
6. (If yes) which scene or moment did you most especially like?
7. Which other plays of yours will be produced in the coming year?

Email your answers to us at helenhayes@dctheatrescene.com. In the subject line include the title of the play and your name. Attach your photo.

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If your company is nominated for Production

Outstanding Production

1. What was there about this play that made you choose it?
2. How did you first learn of the play?
3. Of all the elements you juggled while mounting the production, which was most challenging?
4. What about this production makes you most proud?

Email your answers to us at helenhayes@dctheatrescene.com. In the subject line include the title of the play and your name. Attach your photo.

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If your company is nominated for Ensemble

Outstanding Ensemble

1. When did you first realize there was something special about working with this cast?
2. What moment(s) in the play do you think best exemplify the ensemble’s work?

Email your answers to us at helenhayes@dctheatrescene.com. In the subject line include the title of the play and your name. Attach a photo of the ensemble or of you in the ensemble..