Kathryn V. Lamkey Award

Equity's prestigious Rosetta LeNoire Award has been given to Mia Katigbak, co-founder and Artistic Director of the National Asian-American Theatre Company (NAATCO). The award, created by Actors' Equity Association in 1988 to honor Ms. LeNoire's contribution to the American theatre, was presented at the Union's April 7 General Membership meeting held in New York City.

Actors’ Equity has awarded its Rosetta LeNoire Award to producer/director Woodie King, Jr., and the New Federal Theatre. The prestigious Award was presented on Friday, April 8, 2005 at Equity’s membership meeting in New York City.

Non-Traditional Dance Company and its Wheelchair-Mobile Actor/Dancer Founder Are Hailed for Making Strides in Personifying Diversity

It is with great pride and joy that we acknowledged two theatres this year with the Rosetta LeNoire Award for "excellence in artistic contributions to the universality of the human spirit." Awards were presented at membership meetings in Los Angeles and New York on April 4, 2003 to Deaf West Theatre of Los Angeles and North Shore Music Theatre of Beverly, Massachusetts. Here are profiles of the two recipients.

1989 Rosetta LeNoire 1990 Mixed Blood Theatre, Minneapolis 1991 Milwaukee Repertory Theatre 1992 Joseph Papp & the New York Shakespeare Festival 1993 Crossroads Theatre, New Brunswick 1994 Wynn Handman and The American Place Theatre 1995 Philip Rose 1996 Ellen Stewart, artistic director, La MaMa E.T.C. 1997 Walter J. Turnbull, Boys Choir of Harlem 1998 Sacramento Light Opera Association 1999 Dennis Zacek and Marcelle McVay, Victory Gardens Theatre 2000 Wheelock Family Theatre, Boston MA 2001 Sharon Jensen, The Non-Traditional Casting Project/Doug Mann, The Chicago Theatre Company 2002 Eric Krebs

The award honors those who make the theatrical experience special. It can be anyone whose interaction, time and focus allows members the freedom to do their best as artists.

John Moore, a leader in the Denver arts community, has been named the recipient of the Lucy Jordan Award from Actors’ Equity Association. Moore was presented the award at the Denver-area Equity membership meeting in late August.

Michelle Polgar, a leader in the Austin arts community, has been named the recipient of the Lucy Jordan Award. Polgar was presented the award at the Austin/San Antonio area membership meeting in February.

Jay C. Sarno, a leader in the San Diego arts community who helped shepherd North Coast Repertory Theatre from a small community playhouse to a leading Equity Theatre, received the Lucy Jordan Award at the San Diego Area Membership Meeting in May.

Mary Lou Westerfield always wanted to be in the theater, but she never planned to dedicate her life to the industry. For the former Equity Western Regional Director/Assistant Executive Director, it just kind of happened. Of course, for her, with not one regret.

Go to an opening night – any opening night – in the nine Bay Area counties and you will more than likely find 88-year-old Richard Connema and his partner of 50 years, Eddy Chambers, in the audience. That’s why, on April 28, 2014, the 2013 Lucy Jordan Award was awarded to Connema.

Stage Manager Glenn Bruner is the recipient of Equity's 2012 Lucy Jordan Recognition Award, which honors an individual in the theatrical community. The award was presented by Equity's Western Regional Board and Stage Managers Committee on May 6 during a special member reception at Tucson's historic Temple of Music and Art.

Actors' Equity Association (Equity) announced today that Austin resident Connie McMillan is the 2011 Lucy Jordan Humanitarian Award recipient. The award, which honors an individual in the theatrical community, was presented at Equity’s Austin/San Antonio Annual Membership meeting on Saturday, February 11, 2012.

Actors' Equity Association announced that Lynne Soffer is the winner of the 2010 Lucy Jordan Humanitarian Award. The presentation of the award, which honors an individual in the theatrical community, was made at the April 26, 2011 Equity Membership Meeting in San Francisco.

This year's recipient of the Lucy Jordan Humanitarian Award is Diane Ronneberg, wardrobe mistress and dresser.

The 2008 Lucy Jordan Humanitarian Award recipient is Seattle-based actor Christopher Comte. The award will be presented in Seattle at the next membership meeting in 2009.

The Western Regional Stage Managers Committee, on behalf of Actors' Equity Association's Western Regional Board, is delighted to announce this year's Lucy Jordan Humanitarian Award recipient, Rick Starr. The award was presented at the beginning of the Equity General Membership held on Friday, October 7, 2007 at the Los Angeles Equity office.

Don Toner, Managing Artistic Director/ Producer of the Austin Playhouse, received this year's Lucy Jordan Award at the fall Equity membership meeting in Los Angeles on October 6, 2006. The award is given annually by the Western Regional Stage Managers Committee to recognize an individual in the Western Region who has best exemplified the spirit of Lucy Jordan, recognizing "an extraordinary and exemplary commitment" to the theatre community and the membership of Actors' Equity.

Dirk van Allen, an accomplished actor and tireless theatre advocate, has been named the recipient of Actors’ Equity’s prestigious 2005 Lucy Jordan Award. Mr. van Allen received the award at the Equity membership meeting in Los Angeles on October 7, 2005.

The Western Stage Managers Committee presented this year's Lucy Jordan Recognition Award to Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director and Producer of Center Theatre Group, which includes the Ahmanson Theatre, the Mark Taper Forum and the new Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles.