Welcome to the DTAFest Festival Awards Archive! Past Festival winners are listed by year, in reverse order, with the most recent DTAFest results at the top of the list. If you are interested in seeing the awards from a specific year, simply select that year from the list below; otherwise, scroll down the page and enjoy!

• DTAFest 2018
• DTAFest 2014
• DTAFest 2013
• DTAFest 2012
• DTAFest 2011
• DTAFest 2010
• DTAFest 2009
• DTAFest 2008
• DTAFest 2007
• DTAFest 2006
• DTAFest 2005

DTAFest 2018

Outstanding Production

Wilmington Drama League
I Dream Before I Take the Stand

First Runner-Up

Reedy Point Players
Jumping

Outstanding Achievement in Direction

Eric Merlino
Wilmington Drama League
I Dream Before I Take the Stand

Outstanding Achievement in Ensemble Performance

Brittany Wilson and Jonathan Dalecki
Wilmington Drama League
I Dream Before I Take the Stand

Outstanding Achievement in Acting

Aniela Meinhaldt
Reedy Point Players
Jumping

Outstanding Cameo Appearance

Lance Thompson
Reedy Point Players
Jumping

Outstanding Achievement IN Playwriting

Brian Smith
Reedy Point Players
Meant to Be

Achievement in Acting

Lori Peters
Wilmington Drama League
Daisy’s Day

Gail Wagner
Reedy Point Players
Meant To Be

Achievement in Playwriting

Kristyn Leigh Robinson
Wilmington Drama League
Daisy’s Day

Achievement in Set Design

Reedy Point Players
Jumping

Achievement in Constuming

Wilmington Drama League
Daisy’s Day

DTAFest 2014

Outstanding Production

Pyramus & Thisbe - from A Midsummer Night's Dream

Cape Henlopen Theatre Academy

First Runner Up, Outstanding Production

Hansel & Gretel - Wilmington Drama League

Outstanding Performance (Actor)

Charles Webb, Mediocreville

Will Rotsch, Hansel & Gretel

Outstanding Performance (Actress)

Catherine Enslen, Hansel & Gretel

Outstanding Ensemble Performance

Pyramus & Thisbe,Cape Henlopen Theatre Academy

Outstanding Set Design

Angel Kisses In Left Field, Reedy Point Players

Best Direction

Martha Pfeifer, Cape Henlopen Theatre Academy

Outstanding Playwrighting

Matt Casarino, Mediocreville

Outstanding Playwrighting Honorable Mention

Animesh Karna, Touching

Outstanding Cameo Performance

Emily Stanton,The Crucible

DTAFest 2013

Outstanding Production

For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls, Wilmington Drama League

First Runner Up, Outstanding Production

27 Wagons Full of Cotton, Possum Point Players

Outstanding Performance (Actor)

Andrew Chambliss, For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls

Outstanding Performance (Actress)

Kathy Buterbaugh, For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls

Jill Lewandowski, 27 Wagons Full of Cotton

Outstanding Ensemble Performance

End of the Movie, Reedy Point Players

Wild Sweet William, The Everett Theatre (showcase)

Outstanding Make-Up

27 Wagons Full of Cotton, Possum Point Players

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DTAFest 2012

Outstanding Production

Chinamen, Wilmington Drama League

First Runner Up, Outstanding Production

Playing God, Wilmington Drama League

Outstanding Performance (Actor)

Jeremiah Dillard, Chinamen

Outstanding Performance (Actress)

Kathleen Kimber, Playing God

Outstanding Costume

Echoes of War, Possum Point Players

Outstanding Make-Up

Vampe, Viviana Theatre Productions

Outstanding Ensemble Performance

Echoes of War, Possum Point Players

Outstanding Direction

Ken Mammarella, Chinamen

Outstanding Playwriting

Krystyn Leigh Robinson, Playing God

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DTAFest 2011

Best Overall Production

Zoo Story, Chapel Street Players

First Runner Up, Best Overall Production

No Child, Wilmington Drama League

Outstanding Performance

Timothy Sheridan, No Child
Mili Santos, No Child
Walt Osborne, And Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens
Patrick Cathcart, The Zoo Story
Brian Turner, The Zoo Story

Outstanding Playwriting

AbleArts, Inc.

Outstanding Ensemble Performance

No Child, Wilmington Drama League

Outstanding Cameo Performance

Shelley Hitch, C.P. Express
Quan Mackey, C.P. Express

Outstanding Direction

Andrew John Mitchell, The Zoo Story

Outstanding Technical Design

Marsha Amato-Greenspan, And Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens

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DTAFest 2010

Winner, Published Works category

Prelude to a Kiss, Bootless Artworks

Runner Up, Published Works category

Off the Grid, Reedy Point Players

Winner, Original Works category

Nectar, Bootless Artworks

Runner Up, Original Works category

Midnight Train to George, Rehoboth Beach Theatre

DTAFest 2009

Best Overall Production

Relative Strangers, Chapel Street Players

First Runner Up, Published Works category

Bon Appetit, Bootless Artworks

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DTAFest 2008

Winner, Published Works category

Tone Clusters, Chapel Street Players

Runner Up, Published Works category

The Actor's Nightmare, Wilmington Drama League

Winner, Original Works category

Best of Friends, Milton Theater

Runner Up, Original Works category

His and Her Date, Arden Club Theater

DTAFest 2007

Best Overall Production

The Rothko Room, Arden Club Theater

First Runner Up, Published Works category

Old Familiar Steam, Chapel Street Players

DTAFest 2006

Winner, Published Works category

Man at Desk, Chapel Street Players

DTAFest 2005

Best Overall Production

The Art of Self Defense, Chapel Street Players

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Member Theatres

Able Arts
Wilmington, DE
www.facebook.com/ablearts

Cape Henlopen
Theatre Academy

Cape Henlopen Theatre Academy

Possum Point Players
Georgetown, DE
www.possumpointplayers.org

Reedy Point Players
Reedy Point, DE
reedypointplayers.com

Second Street Players
P.O. Box 470
Milford, DE 19963
www.secondstreetplayers.com

Wilmington Drama League
Wilmington, DE
www.wilmingtondramaleague.org