Stage Struck! 2025 Festival Winners

We are thrilled to announce the award recipients from Stage Struck! 2025, and to celebrate the incredible talent that took the stage April 11th and 12th at Gateway Theatre (home of WWPT):

Outstanding Production
"Seanchaí" by Gavin Bradley, presented by Rua Theatre

Runner-Up to Outstanding Production
"Something Wrong" by G.A. Northrup, presented by iiii theatricals

Outstanding Performance
Susan Sneath as Siobhan in "Seanchaí"
Michael Anderson as James in "The Valiant", presented by Shaggy Dog Productions

Runner-Up to Outstanding Performance
Francie Goodwin-Davies as Hannah in "Something Wrong"
David Wolkowski as Warden Holt in "The Valiant"

Outstanding Direction
Rick Kiebiech for "The Pilgreens Plan a Funeral", presented by FOMPT & Silent Pea Productions

Outstanding New Work
"Seanchaí" by Gavin Bradley, presented by Rua Theatre

Outstanding Technical Merit
"The Pilgreens Plan a Funeral", presented by FOMPT & Silent Pea Productions

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the playwrights, performers, directors, designers, and production teams who brought their stories to life last weekend.
Here the entire list of productions presented at Stage Struck 2025:
Confirmed Bachelor* written by Erin Leflar and Clayton James-Plamondon - presented by Third Beet Productions
Something Wrong* written by Andy Northrup - presented by iiii theatricals
Seanchai* written by Gavin Bradley - presented by Rua Theatre
The Valiant written by Holworthy Hall & Robert Middlemass - presented by Shaggy Dog Productions
The Sound of Rain* written by Katelyn Cabalo - presented by Theatre Tahanan
The Pilgreens Plan a Funeral* written by Janice Thompson Spence & Rick Kiebiech - presented by FOMPT & Silent Pea Productions
2B (OR NOT 2B) PART 2 written by Jacquelyn Reingold - presented by One Sick Puppy Theatricals
To My Beloved* written by Crystal Poniewozik - presented by Pony Productions

A special thank you to Sandra M. Nicholls, our adjudicator for 2025, whose insight, care, and thoughtful adjudications helped make this year’s festival especially meaningful.