The Michael Merritt Awards

Winner of The 2017 Robert Christen Award for Excellence in Technical Collaboration Stage Manager Narda E. Alcorn

2017 Emerging Designer Winner Scenic Designer Courtney O’Neill and Emerging Technical Collaborator Charge Scenic Artist CoCo Ree Lemery

2017 Merritt Award Winner the fabulous costume designer Ann Roth and her presenter Anna D. Shapiro. If you weren’t in the room to hear Ann Roth, you wish you were.

2017 Exhibition Prize Winners Sound Designer Joe Palermo and Scenic Designer Sotirios Livaditis and award presenter Megan Philippi.

The Michael Merritt Award, a national award unique in its emphasis on excellence in both design and collaboration, has been presented annually since 1994 to outstanding professional theatrical designers.