What a wonderful night for the Norton Singers at the 2025 - 2026 Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theater DASH (Distinguished Achievement and Special Honors) gala, held at Cary Memorial Hall in Lexington, MA last evening.
The group garnered an impressive 11 wins (out of 13 nominations) for its spring production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, performed at Wheaton College. In addition, its winter production of Painting Life In Pictures: A Work of Art, performed at the Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center, received a special Consultants Choice award for Lisa Yves and Yochi Yakir Avin, recognizing outstanding work as a documentary play with music.
Hunchback of Notre Dame won awards in the following categories:
• Scenic Design, Musical: Doug Hodge
• Prop Design, Musical: Anna McReynolds and Tina Marie Thompson
• Lighting Design, Musical: Jacob Inman and Doug Hodge
• Costumes Design, Musical: Regina O'Connor
• Makeup and Hair Design, Musical: Regina O'Connor
• Stage Management, Musical: Tina Marie Thompson and Melissa Franklin
• Lead Performer, Musical Drama: Athan Mantalos
• Outstanding Ensemble Performance
• Music Direction: Ben Oehlkers
• Direction of a Musical: Doug Hodge
• Best Production of a Musical
Congratulations to the production teams for the success of these two amazing productions! The work put in to make these shows magical was clearly on display this evening. The work of everyone, both onstage and off, are greatly appreciated.
