2025 Michael Merritt Awards

Help us celebrate our 2025 recipients!

This year’s recipients are:

Christine Pascual
The Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration

JR Lederle
The Robert Christen Award

Albany Park Theater Project
The Arts Advocacy Award

Lonnae Hickman
The Michael Maggio Professional Designer Award

Tuesday Thacker
The Early Career Technical Collaborator Award

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Event Location: 5pm on Monday, May 19th at Black Ensemble Theater

The ceremony and conversations with these extraordinary artists will be on Monday, May 19th at Black Ensemble Theater. Doors open at 5pm. See you there!