Award Winners Database
The Mississippi Theatre Association seeks to recognize those individuals and theatres that represent exemplary service to the organization and to theatre in Mississippi.
Search our database for sixty years of award winners!
| wdt_ID | Year | Festival Track | Award Category | Special Award Type | Place | Winner's Name | Role | Production | Theatre Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | Playwriting Competition | Youth Playwriting Competition | 1st | Stephyne Weathersby | Liberty | Mississippi School for the Arts | ||
| 2 | 2021 | Playwriting Competition | Youth Playwriting Competition | Finalist | Callie Matthews | Sharky Water | Mississippi School for the Arts | ||
| 3 | 2021 | Playwriting Competition | Youth Playwriting Competition | Finalist | X'Zavier Henderson | Ashes | Meridian High School | ||
| 4 | 2021 | Playwriting Competition | Adult Playwriting Competition | 1st | Leslie Barker | Jar(ring) | Clinton, MS | ||
| 5 | 2021 | Playwriting Competition | Adult Playwriting Competition | Finalist | Randy Ferino | Decoration Day: The Annihilation of Black Wall Street | Meridian, MS | ||
| 6 | 2021 | Playwriting Competition | Adult Playwriting Competition | Finalist | Cason Miles | The Two Soldiers in Cabin Three | Hattiesburg, MS | ||
| 7 | 2021 | Theatre for Youth | Best Ensemble | The Hero Squad vs. The Princess Snatchers | Oak Grove High School | ||||
| 8 | 2021 | Theatre for Youth | Special Recognition Awards | Excellence in Adapting to a Virtual Experience | Rainbow Fish | Clinton High School | |||
| 9 | 2021 | Theatre for Youth | Special Recognition Awards | Excellence in Creative Design | Take a Breath, Turley: A Tale of the Turtle That Snapped | Northwest Rankin High School | |||
| 10 | 2021 | Theatre for Youth | All Star Cast | Grace Greenfield | Bernardo and Pierro's Traveling Wagon of Tales | Ocean Springs High School |