2018 Henry Awards’ sensibilities go for Arvada Center
The Arvada Center took home eight of the 28 competitive awards, including Outstanding Production of a Play for its contemporary adaptation of Sense and Sensibility — on wheels.
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WESTWORD: Best Director of 2017
/in Awards, Directing /by adminBEST DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Kent directed Waiting for Godot at the Arvada Center in the spring, followed by The Foreigner in fall, and his talent for comic schtick — evident in both productions though very differently employed in each — is peerless. -Juliet Wittman, WESTWORD
Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Shakespeare Play
/in Acting, Awards /by adminGeoffrey Kent’s Iago was hands down the best reason to see the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s Othello last summer.
2015 True West Award & Podcast
/in Acting, Awards /by adminIt’s a rare thing to be watching any live performance and just know that you are witnessing a moment of culmination and ascendancy. Last summer in Boulder, it happened twice.
Best Actor in a Shakespeare Play
/in Acting, Awards /by adminShakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1 is filled with complex and fascinating characters, and one of the most fascinating, at least as played by Geoffrey Kent, is Hotspur.
Best Theatre Production: Midsummer
/in Awards, Directing /by adminThe Colorado Shakespeare Festival is in transition and its last season was uneven — but Geoffrey Kent’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream ransomed the summer.
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy
/in Acting, Awards /by adminEven so, we couldn’t possibly have anticipated the level of his brilliant, manic energy in the role.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Shakespeare Tragedy
/in Acting, Awards /by adminMercutio is one hell of a role, with some of the best speeches anywhere in Shakespeare. All in All, Kent’s performance was a tour de force.
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
/in Acting, Awards /by adminAmong many fine performances in musicals this season, Geoffrey Kent’s Officer Lockstock stood out.