Mission & History

Founded in 1991 and incorporated in 1995, Plan-B develops and produces unique and socially conscious theatre. 

Listed below are the awards and other recognition Plan-B has garnered since 2000.

In December of 2007, Ivan Lincoln, the theatre critic for the Deseret Morning News for more than 20 years, retired.  He published a list of the 10 best dramas he'd seen during his career - three Plan-B productions made that list:  Molly Sweeney (2000), The Laramie Project (2001) and Facing East (2006).
 

EQUALITY UTAH
    Allies For Equality Award 2007

CITY WEEKLY ARTY (FORMERLY SLAMMY) AWARDS

  Best Director 2000:  Tobin Atkinson, A Place in the Sky
  Best Acting Company 2001
  Best Local Production 2001:  The Laramie Project
  Best Director 2001:  Jerry Rapier, The Laramie Project
  Best Actor 2001:  Charles Lynn Frost, The Laramie Project
  Best Actress 2001:  Joyce Cohen, Molly Sweeney
  Best Playwright 2001:  Moisés Kaufman, The Laramie Project
  Best Acting Company 2002
  Best Theatre Production 2002:  My Left Breast
  Best Director 2002:  Jerry Rapier, My Left Breast
  Best Actress 2002:  Betsy West, My Left Breast
  Best Playwright 2002:  Susan Miller, My Left Breast
  Best Theatre Production 2003:  Hedwig & The Angry Inch
  Best Actor 2003:  Aaron Swenson, Hedwig & The Angry Inch
  Best Actress 2003:  Jeanette Puhich, Hedwig & The Angry Inch
  Best Acting Company 2004
  Best Theatre Production 2004:  Animal Farm
  Best Director 2004:  Jerry Rapier,  Animal Farm
  Best Original Play 2004: Slam
  Best Acting Company 2005
  Best Theatre Production 2005:  TRAGEDY: a tragedy
  Best Theatre Production 2006:  Amerika
  Best Original Play 2006: Amerika
  Best Unsung Theatre Hero 2006: Cheryl Cluff
  Best Arts Fundraiser To Get You Hot Under The Collar 2006: 
                 And the Banned Played On
  Best Angry Incher 2006: Aaron Swenson, Hedwig and The Angry Inch (revival)
  Best Theatre Production 2007:  Facing East
  Best Original Play 2007:  Facing East
  Best Theatre Performance 2007:  Ensemble of Facing East
  Best Instant Theatre 2007:  Slam

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

  Best  Local Production 2001:  The Laramie Project
  One of the Year’s Best 2002:  My Left Breast
  One of the Year’s Best 2003:  Hedwig and The Angry Inch
  One of the Year’s Best 2004:  Animal Farm
  One of the Year’s Best 2004:  A Letter To Harvey Milk
  One of the Year’s Best 2005:  Slam ’05
  One of the Year’s Best 2005:  Hedwig and The Angry Inch (revival)
  One of the Year's Best 2006:  Amerika
  One of the Year's Best 2006:  Facing East
  One of the Year's Best 2007:  Facing East
  One of the Year's Best 2007:  Exposed

DESERET MORNING NEWS

  Best Local Production 2001:  The Laramie Project
  One of the Year’s Best 2002:  My Left Breast
  Best Fundraiser 2003:  And the Banned Played On
  Best Drama 2003: bash: latterday plays
  Best Actor 2003:  Carl Nelson, bash: latterday plays
  One of the Year’s Best 2004:  A Letter to Harvey Milk
  Best Solo Actor 2004: Yaron Schweizer, A Letter to Harvey Milk
  One of the Year’s Best 2005:  Patient A
  One of the Year’s Best 2005:  Hedwig and The Angry Inch (revival)
  Best Actress 2005:  Colleen Lewis, Patient A
  One of the Year's Best 2006: Amerika
  Best Drama 2006: Facing East
  Best Actress 2006: Jayne Luke, Facing East
  Best Drama 2007: Exposed
  Best Comedy 2007: Gutenberg! The Musical!

Q SALT LAKE

  Best Theatre Company 2006
  Best Play 2006:  Hedwig and The Angry Inch (revival)
  Best Actor 2006:  Aaron Swenson, Hedwig and The Angry Inch (revival)
  Best Theatre Company 2007
  Best Play 2007:  Facing East
  Best Actor 2007:  Charles Lynn Frost, Facing East
  Best Play 2008:  Gutenberg! The Musical! and Facing East (tie)
  Best Theatre Company 2008

ASSOCIATION OF MORMON LETTERS
  Best Drama 2007:  Facing East