Volunteer and Artist Awards

Silicon Valley Shakespeare appreciates all its volunteers and artists!

Every year, we hold a special Volunteers and Artists Appreciation gala, bringing together everyone who made that season possible. We feed them (of course), and highlight a few of that year’s contributors:

• Crown Jewel: Exceptional recognition (given only some years)
• Golden Gavel: Board member of the year
• Golden Ivy: Volunteer of the year
• “Sparky” Award: Someone who particularly helped out in a pinch
• Bard in Action: Special recognition of artists, technicians, or staff.

2019

• Golden Gavel: Michelle Galloway
• Golden Ivy: Erik Browne
• “Sparky” Award: Janet Rohrer
• Bard in Action: Merav Berger, John Bernard, Doll Piccotto, Skyler Riordan
• Golden Rose: Melissa Jones

2018

• Golden Gavel: Michelle Galloway
• Golden Ivy: Janet Rohrer
• “Sparky” Award: Sharon Freeman
• Bard in Action: Drew B. Jones, Rebecca Voss, Ting Na Wang, Louis Stone Collonge
• Golden Rose: Kevin Davies

2017

• Golden Gavel: Sasha Abrams
• Golden Ivy: Alexandra Maisonneuve Teixeira
• “Sparky” Award: Kevin Davies
• Bard in Action: Janine Burgener, Ross Arden Harkness, Emily Pennington, Anneliese Seidel

2016

• Golden Rose: Louis Stone-Collonge
• Golden Gavel: Robert Peterson
• Golden Ivy: Skip Huffman
• “Sparky” Award: Christina Sturken
• Bard in Action: Sarah Sinizer-Hopkins, Maren Lane, Melissa Weinstein, Tonya Duncan

2015

• Golden Gavel: Michelle Galloway
• Golden Ivy: Bonnie Peterson
• “Sparky” Award: Doll Piccotto
• Bard in Action: Keira Robinson, Evelyn Huynh, John Rutski, Doug Brook

2014

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  Crown Jewel: Dinna Myers

• Golden Gavel: Sasha Abrams
• Golden Ivy: Kris Dudley
• “Sparky” Award: Steve Lafond
• Bard in Action: Patrick Tisdale, Ambera DeLash, Nick Boucher, Keenan Flagg