Okay, I feel a little bad about this but I did two plays while in Las Vegas and I’ve since gotten recognized for both of them. I admit I’m very proud of this. I’ve excerpted it below.

Anthony DelValle is the theatre critic at the Review Journal, the big paper in Las Vegas. They should be applauded, by the way, for keeping their paper’s archives available for FREE on the web indefinitely. Of course, that could change.

Here’s the link to the full article – http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Aug-24-Thu-2006/living

THE NINTH ANNUAL THEATER AWARDS – 2006: Taking home a ‘Tony’
By Anthony DelValle


It’s our tradition to annually put aside all negative thoughts and pay tribute to the artists who somehow keep the world of local theater going. It isn’t easy for them. Many work long hours — in addition to “real” jobs — for long stretches of time and frequently for no money, to create outstanding products that few appreciate.

This season, which traditionally runs from September through August, found the Review-Journal critiquing 93 productions. Of those, 18 received a rating in the “A” (outstanding) range; 24, a “B” (above average); 26, a “C” (average); 21, a “D” (below average); and 4, an “F” (what we might call a “failure”). This translates to nearly 45 percent of local productions earning a rating above the average ranking. It suggests that the performing arts scene here, while still slight in quantity, is gaining in quality.

The envelope please:

Best Actor

Chris Carrier in Test Market’s December offering of Edward Albee’s “The Play About the Baby,” directed by JayC Stoddard at the former Temple Beth Sholom, gave us a surprisingly thorough dramatic journey in his role as a newlywed who goes from happily naive to a frightened realist within a short period of time. Carrier is one of those unassuming actors whose face registers everything. Communicating with an audience seems as natural to him as breathing.

Best Supporting Actor

Chris Carrier, fresh off his best actor-triumph in Test Market’s “The Play About the Baby,” illuminated a different side of the human animal in his performance as Shane, a naive, troubled and not-very-bright pitcher who may have murdered someone on the field in Las Vegas Little Theatre’s March production of Richard Greenberg’s “Take Me Out,” directed by Walter Niejadlik on the LVLT mainstage. Carrier is one of the most honest, organic actors in Las Vegas. He gets us so far inside his character he is sometimes pleasantly painful to watch.