(Above Photo: Sibyl Reymundo-Santiago is presented the Community Collaboration Award by Terry Lawler credit Ken Howard Photography)
- First Runners-up Pamela Weiler Grayson, who was honored with Arielle Flax for the play Observant, and Arlene Hutton, who was honored with Dana Brooke for the play Blood of the Lamb.
- Honored Finalists abs wilson, who was honored with Veronica Mansour for the musical Lighthouse, and Melissa Bell and director Laurie A. Guzda, honored for the dark comedy Zoe Comes Home. Kao Kalia Yang and composer Jocelyn Hagen, selected as honored finalists for the opera The Song Poet, sent recorded acceptance speeches.
- Finalists Abby Rooney and Bibiana Torres, honored for their work on Bedroom Pop, also attended. Other teams selected as finalists were Karen Howes and Maggie Marion for Five Degrees Above Polaris, Sharon Baker Sharon Baker and Carol Antman for The Best Party Ever and Allyson Morgan and Tara Sheffer for The Ghost.
- Student Collaboration Awardees Bella Panico and Isabella De Oliveira Makiyama Lopes of Marymount Manhattan College for The Nowhere Women, and Beatriz Coelho de Soarez and Destinee-Jolene Marcion of the School of Visual Arts BFA Film Department.
A centralized resource for professional women in the performing arts and media industries, the WAM Coalition represents more than 100,000 women and nonbinary artists in the arts and media through its affiliates. Each winner is a member of one or more of the WAM Coalition member organizations, which include Actors' Equity Association, Associated Musicians of New York Local 802 AFM, Dramatists Guild, League of Professional Theatre Women, New York Women in Communications, New York Women in Film & Television, SAG-AFTRA New York Local, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and the Writers Guild of America, East — or an individual member.
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| Lynda Crawford and Kat Files, Women in the Arts & Media Coalition 7th Collaboration Award Winners credit Ken Howard Photography |
Presenting Sibyl Reymundo-Santiago with the WAM Coalition’s Community Collaboration Award for her work as executive director and head of programming for the Soho International Film Festival was producer and former New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) executive director Terry Lawler. Reymundo-Santiago also hosted the evening.
The WAM Coalition presented its 7th Collaboration Award to playwright Lynda Crawford and choreographer Kat Files for the play with dance Dusk!
“Every year we are inspired by the ways women artists find one another, build teams and make work that refuses to be silenced,” said WAM Coalition Co-Presidents Avis Boone, Yvonne Curry and Shellen Lubin. “This year’s honorees reflect the breadth of our community, whether emerging voices or established leaders, and affirm our belief that when women are supported, the culture changes.”
For more information about the Women in the Arts & Media Coalition at www.womenartsmediacoalition.org. Follow the organization on Facebook or Instagram at (@WomenArtsMedia) or on LinkedIn.
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| Women in the Arts & Media Coalition, Inc., co-presidents Avis Boone, Yvonne Curry and Shellen Lubin |
ABOUT WOMEN IN THE ARTS & MEDIA COALITION, INC.
The Women in the Arts & Media Coalition, Inc. is a non-profit organization representing more than 100,000 women and nonbinary artists in the performing arts and media through its member organizations and affiliates. The WAM Coalition focuses the power of its member organizations and their memberships on issues of concern through advocacy, networking and educational events. Member organizations are: Actors' Equity Association, Associated Musicians of New York Local 802 AFM, Dramatists Guild, League of Professional Theatre Women, New York Women in Communications, New York Women in Film & Television, SAG-AFTRA New York Local, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and the Writers Guild of America, East. Affiliates are: BOLD, Drama Desk, International Center for Women Playwrights, The Lambs, Inc., Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative, National League of American Pen Women, Inc., National Theatre Conference, Professional Women Singers Association, The Rehearsal Club, 365 Women a Year: A Playwriting Project, Theater Resources Unlimited, Women in Music, The Women's Media Center, We Make Movies, Women Make Movies and WomenArts.