Directors’ Choice

(since 1998)

Every year, MainStreet Evaluations selects three musicals to receive a Directors' Choice Award. Each submission is read by two members of the Evaluation Committee who each grade the work.  Submissions that receive two qualifying grades become DCA semi-finalists and are conveyed to a special committee comprised of 5-10 Evaluators. These individuals read and rank the semi-finalists according to preference and the six top-ranked shows (DCA finalists) are conveyed to MainStreet’s Guest Artistic Director, a prominent musical theater director, who selects the three DCA “winners”.  

Guest Artistic Directors serve for one year. DCA winners receive staged readings in all MainStreet Festivals.

Guest Artistic Directors

(since 1998)

Submissions that receive two qualifying grades (DCA semi-finalists) are conveyed to a special committee comprised of 5-10 Evaluators who annually read and rank them according to preference.  The six top-ranked shows (DCA finalists) are conveyed to MainStreet’s Guest Artistic Director, a prominent musical theater director, who selects the three DCA “winners”.  

Guest Artistic Directors serve for one year. DCA winners receive staged readings in all MainStreet Festivals.

2008

Gabriel Barre

Gabriel Barre

2007

Stafford Arima

Stafford Arima

2006

Charles Repole

Charles Repole

2005

<Kathleen MarshallPatricia Birch

Kathleen Marshall & Patricia Birch

2004

John Rando

John Rando

2003

Gabriel Barre

Gabriel Barre

2001

Martin Charnin

Martin Charnin

2000

Walter Bobbie

Walter Bobbie

1999

Graciele Daniele

Patricia Birch