AMON! play captures six award nominations: Best Play, Best Actor, Best Director

The new hit play AMON! The Ultimate Texan is on roll. As the troupe prepared for the play’s Feb. 22 West Texas debut in Abilene, North Texas’ 2020 theater awards were announced.

AMON! was nominated for six top awards at the 21st annual Column Awards, hosted by John Garcia.

In the summer of 2020, it was announced that playwright Dave Lieber won the Steve Lovett Award for Outstanding New Work by a Local Playwright.

The play is the story of Amon “Mr. Fort Worth” Carter, who ruled the city for a half century as owner of the newspaper, top radio station and TV channel. The play is both funny and poignant. Audiences love it after 31 shows, and seats are hard come by. Follow #AmonOnTour on Twitter.

Nominations include:

Best New Play: Rick Blair, producer

Outstanding Work by a Local Playwright: Dave Lieber

Best Director: Connie Sanchez

Best Actor: Kelvin Dilks

Kelvin Dilks (center) accepts a birthday cake on Amon Carter’s actual birthday from play director Connie Sanchez, as playwright Dave Lieber (left) looks on. Play producer Rick Blair can be seen under Connie’s outstretched arms.

Best Lighting Design: Daniel Orges

Best Original Scenic Design: Connie Sanchez

These six nominations are part of the 57 nominations earned by Artisan Center Theater in Hurst, which premiered AMON!

Artisan’s 57 nominations were the second most garnered by any theater in North Texas. Congratulations ARTISAN!

Competitors for Best Play include: A Few Good Men, Barefoot in the Park, and Driving Ms. Daisy.

Here’s the complete list of nominees.

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