07/10/2026
Congratulations to our Les Passees Kids on the Block director Eliza Moran and the New Moon Theatre Memphis for their Ostrander Award nominations for 2026!!
New Moon Theatre Company is honored to have received 12 Nominations for the 2026 Ostrander Theatre Awards! Shoutout to our Drowning Girls, Revolutionists, and Betties for delivering fantastic theatre to Memphis this season, and congratulations to all our fellow nominees, and the theatre community as a whole for delivering an exciting season of theatre for our community in Memphis! Additional shoutout to our Board Member Chris Sterling for receiving an additional nomination for Scenic Design for JOB at Circuit Playhouse and Board Member Melissa Andrews for receiving additional nominations for Lighting Design for THE WEDDING SINGER at BPACC and TRAGEDY SOUND at POTS@TheWorks!
Props - Laurie Boller, The Drowning Girls, New Moon Theatre
Sound Design - Emily Rooker, The Drowning Girls, New Moon Theatre
Lighting - Melissa Andrews, The Drowning Girls, New Moon Theatre
Set - Chris Sterling, The Drowning Girls, New Moon Theatre
Costume - Ashley Whitten Kopera, The Drowning Girls, New Moon Theatre
Choreography - Katy Stanfield, The Drowning Girls, New Moon Theatre
Leading Actress - Holly L. Derr, The Revolutionists, New Moon Theatre
Ensemble
Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties, New Moon Theatre
The Drowning Girls, New Moon Theatre
The Revolutionists, New Moon Theatre
Direction - Aliza Moran, The Drowning Girls, New Moon Theatre
Overall Production - The Drowning Girls, New Moon Theatre; Aliza Moran, director; April Vincent, stage manager
Board Members:
Lighting
Melissa Andrews, The Wedding Singer, Bartlett Performing Arts Center
Melissa Andrews, The Drowning Girls, New Moon Theatre
Melissa Andrews, Tragedy Sound, TheatreWorks
Set
Chris Sterling, Job, Circuit Playhouse
Chris Sterling, The Drowning Girls, New Moon Theatre