The Kennedy Center Honors Contra Costa College Drama Department With Nine National Awards

The Citizen Artist Award
The Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Awards recognize programs in higher education using theatrical production to promote long-term societal impact in artistic terms, encouraging empathetic exploration of the complex cultural and physical world, and advocating for justice on campus and throughout the world.

CURSED: The House of Atreus, Contra Costa College

Outstanding Production of a New, Devised or Company-Generated Work

CURSED: THE HOUSE OF ATREUS, Contra Costa College

Outstanding Achievement in the Facilitation of a Brave Rehearsal Space

CURSED: The House of Atreus, Contra Costa College

Distinguished Achievement in Direction of a New, Devised or Company-Generated Work

Carlos-Manuel for CURSED: THE HOUSE OF ATREUS, Contra Costa College

Special Achievement in Playwriting and New Play Development as Teaching Tool

Carlos-Manuel for CURSED: The House of Atreus, Contra Costa College

Special Achievement in Movement or Choreography

Carlos-Manuel for CURSED: The House of Atreus, Contra Costa College

Distinguished Achievement in Ensemble Performance

CURSED: The House of Atreus, Contra Costa College

Distinguished Achievement in Stage Management

Lauryn Brooks and Izzy Da Silva for CURSED: The House of Atreus, Contra Costa College

Distinguished Achievement in Costume Design

Ralph Hoy for CURSED: The House of Atreus, Contra Costa College