The Banyan Theater Company has been receiving nominations and winning awards since its first season!  
   

2007

Banyan Theater Company, Best Theater Company, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2007

Faith Healer (Geoffrey Todd), Best Actor, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2007

Enigma Variations (James Florek), Best Set Designer, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2007

 
   

2006

The Retreat from Moscow (Barbara Redmond), Best Actress Play, Sarasota Magazine Critic’s Choice Theater Awards, July 2007

Mrs. Warren’s Profession (Lisa Morgan), Best Actress Play nominee, Sarasota Magazine Critic’s Choice Theater Awards, July 2007

Creative Loafing Top 10 Theater Events of 2006, December 2006
Mrs. Warren's Profession, #1 - "a brilliant, forever memorable production"
Life X 3, #6 - "so comic one could hardly stop laughing"
The Retreat from Moscow, #10 - "one could hope that Banyan Theater - which brought us three of the top 10 in 2006 - weren't just a summer, but a year-round organization"

In November, Stanford Group Company, along with the Sarasota County Arts Council and Ringling School of Art and Design, awarded the Banyan Theater Company with the inaugural Stanford Financial Excellence in the Arts Award in Sarasota. This initiative recognizes and rewards local arts organizations that demonstrate exemplary management of their financial resources.

The Retreat from Moscow (Barbara Redmond), Best Actress Play, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2006

Banyan Theater Company, Best Theater Company, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2006

Mrs. Warren's Profession, Best Play, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2006

Mrs. Warren's Profession (Greg Leaming), Best Director, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2006

Mrs. Warren's Profession (Natasha Staley), Best Actress, Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast, 2006


Barbara Redmond,
The Retreat from Moscow
   

2005

The Glass Menagerie, Best Play, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2005-2006

The Glass Menagerie (Sharon Spelman), Best Actress, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2005-2006

The Glass Menagerie (Kent Paul), Best Direction nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2005-2006

The Glass Menagerie (Sarah Stockton), Best Supporting Actress, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2005-2006

The Glass Menagerie, Best Production-Play nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2005

The Glass Menagerie (Sharon Spelman), Best Actress-Play, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2005

Sight Unseen, Ten Theater Experiences to be Savored Beyond 2005, Weekly Planet, 12/28/05

Sight Unseen , Best Production-Play nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2006  

Sight Unseen (David Breitbarth), Best Actor-Play nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2006

Sight Unseen (Stephen Johnson), Best Supporting Actor nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2006

Sight Unseen (Kris Danford), Best Supporting Actress nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2006

Sight Unseen (Brad Mooy), Best Director-Play nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2006

Sight Unseen (Martin Petlock), Best Lighting Design nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2006




Sarah Stockton, Sharon Spelman,
The Glass Menagerie
   

2004

Vincent in Brixton, Best Production-Play nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2004

Vincent in Brixton (Geraldine Librandi), Best Actress-Play nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2004

Vincent in Brixton (Jeffrey W. Dean), Best Scenic Design nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2004

Vincent in Brixton (Marty Petlock), Best Lighting Design nominee, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Handy Awards, August 2004

Vincent in Brixton, Top 10 Dramatic Events of 2004, Weekly Planet, 12/29/04

Uncle Vanya (Douglas Jones), Best Actor, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2004-2005

Vincent in Brixton, Uncle Vanya, Best Play nominees, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2004-2005

Uncle Vanya (Steven Rubin), Best Set Design nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2004-2005

Uncle Vanya (Marty Petlock), Best Lighting Design nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2004-2005

Uncle Vanya (Gil Lazier), Best Direction nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2004-2005

Banyan Theater Company, Best Theater Company, Weekly Planet Best of the Suncoast, 2004




Best Theater Company
   

2003

Banyan Theater Company, “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet,” Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2002-2003

Sea Marks, Best Straight Play, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2002-2003

Banyan Theater Company, Editors’ Pick Best New Theater Company, Sarasota Magazine Best of the Best Awards, 2003

The Lion in Winter (David Covach), Best Set Designer, Weekly Planet, 10/22/03

The Price (Steven Clark Pachosa), Best Actor nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2003-2004

The Price, Best Play nominee, Sarasota Magazine Theater Awards, 2003-2004




Editor's Pick: Best Theater Company
   

2002

Betrayal, Best Production-Play nominee, Sarasota-Herald Tribune Handy Awards, August 2002

Don Juan in Hell, Standing ‘O’ Award nominee, SRQ Magazine, November 2002