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Jeff Kiltie, the newly elected board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s most highly coveted recognition of theatrical and performance excellence, announced the nonprofit organization’s officers and board members for the 2021-2022 theater season, including the addition of four distinguished new board members: Herman G. Montero, William Nix, Geoffrey Short and Avery Sommers.
Kiltie is general manager of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, stage manager, producer and member of Actors’ Equity Association, and co-chair of this year’s Carbonell Special Committee. With more than 30 years of experience in all aspects of the performing arts industry, he will also serve as chair of the board’s Production & Programming Committee.
The Carbonell Awards fosters the artistic growth of professional theater in South Florida by celebrating the diversity of our theater artists, providing educational scholarships, and building audience appreciation and civic pride by highlighting achievements of our theater community. More than 20 professional theater companies in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties participate in the awards process every year. The Carbonell Awards also celebrate the accomplishments of local artistic leaders by presenting several Special Awards.
Along with New York’s Drama Desk and Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Awards, the Carbonell Awards are among the nation’s senior regional arts awards and predate others, including Washington, D.C.’s Helen Hayes Awards. The Carbonell Awards are named after Manuel Carbonell, an internationally-renowned sculptor, who designed the original solid bronze and marble award in 1976, the signature trophy that is given annually to Carbonell Award winners. Over the last 45 years, the Carbonell family has donated more than $250,000 in awards.
For more information, visit www.carbonellawards.org.
