Square One Theatre Honors Peggy Nelson With Subscriber Award

SQUARE ONE THEATRE REVEALS ITS 2018-2019 SUBSCRIBER AWARD RECIPIENTS

STRATFORD, CT - Stratford’s Square One Theatre Company concluded its twenty-ninth anniversary season recently with the annual presentation of its Subscriber Awards. The awards were selected by the theatre’s nearly 1,000 subscribers who voted for performers in various acting categories from the company’s three-play, 2018-19 season. This was the fourth year for the theatre’s new space onstage at Stratford Academy.

Square One’s critically acclaimed production of Joanna Glass’s, Trying won three awards including ‘Outstanding Production’. It was also cited for ‘Outstanding Actor’ for Al Kulcsar (Fairfield), playing real-life Judge Frances Biddle during his final days. Kulcsar is a fan-favorite at Square One and is the top winner thus far with this most recent acting award being his eleventh. He also won last season for his role in The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey and previously for Chapatti and The Outgoing Tide.

Kulcsar’s co-star in Trying, Celine Montaudy (Norwalk) who played Biddle’s youthful Canadian secretary, was honored as the year’s ‘Outstanding Featured Actress’ by the subscribers. This was Montaudy’s debut performance at Square One.

Peggy Nelson (Hamden) won her fifth award as ‘Outstanding Actress’ for her role as the fast-thinking wife in Square One’s hit comedy from March, Clever Little Lies. Nelson was previously honored for her leading roles in Irena’s Vow, Later Life, Doubt and Buffalo Gal.

Kiel Stango (Waterbury), who played a political operative in last fall’s production of The God Game, won his first award at the theatre as ‘Outstanding Featured Actor’.

Square One’s 30th anniversary season will open with Joshua Harmon’s timely play, Admissions, on November 7, 2019. Discount three-play subscriptions are currently on sale. For further information and a copy of the theatre’s new season brochure, call the Square One Administrative Office at 203.375.8778 or visit: www.squareonetheatre.com.

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