| The OHR Awards are here! | | Print | |
| Written by Laura Apelt | |
| Tuesday, 15 August 2006 | |
 We hear your demands and we deliver. Especially when you’re asking for something as great for the arts as reinstating local theatre awards. Or as tasty as a big order of Chinese food… you could ask for that too.
After much deliberation this summer, we have decided on the fairest method of decision-making that we could think of. In something as subjective as the arts, it’s impossible to be in 100% agreement with all concerned, but we hope we’ve come pretty close. You can take a look at the official OHR Awards Procedures yourself, but I’ll try to sum it all up for you in a way that’s easier to understand. A pox on all that lawyer-speak!
Basically what happens is this:
Then there are the extenuating circumstances and caveats:
PLUS, we have one extra feature! OHR will also be giving out our Special Awards. These are to-be-determined awards that will honor the really special stuff that goes on during a season. These awards could include Best Season, Best Directorial Concept, Greatest Contribution to the Arts, Best Pit Orchestra, etc. Plans for the future…
As you all know, we’re still a fairly new site, so our plans for this year are what we believe we can actually accomplish this year. In the future we hope to:
The rules for this season will have to remain as they are, since the season has already started, but we’ll be evaluating the process all year to see if there’s a way to improve it. We welcome your suggestions. You can email us privately. The ceremony will be in July, so we’ll put up info about getting tickets sometime in the spring. See you there!
The awards categories for the 2006-2007 season are as follows: Check out the OHR Awards Forum that inspired this event. Thank you to everyone who contributed! |
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Just surfing old articles, such as this one. Are you still gonna do an awards thing, or has the idea been shredded?--See ya, HM Nancy, Yes, we would love to hear what the public has to think about the year in theatre. Hopefully the forums will be replete with opinions on who should be voted best ____. Because of the way that we are doing the judging, it shouldn't have any effect on the recommendation/nomination/judging process, however, it will have a huge impact on the Special Awards that we will be giving out. PJ Freebourn GLORIOUS It's about time. And thank you for not opening up the Pandora's Box method of selection by popular vote (and the resultant mass e-mails!) However, would still like to hear what people think. One question: Does your season start with this summer's shows, or the first 'fall show?' Toodles. Let me be the first to congratulate you on this monumental achievement in a relatively short time. It's hard, I know: no matter what you do, and as fair as one tries to be, that there will be naysayers--and worse! When I first suggested this award thing, never thought it would actually happen. Carpe Diem!--Joe S |