Below are the winners of the adjudicated and fan favorite honors for the 2026 Silver Spring Stage One-Act Festival. Congratulations to all, and thanks to the producers, directors, writers, actors, and technical and artistic teams for making the Festival a success!
Outstanding Production: “Creation,” written and directed by Erica Smith
Runner-Up Outstanding Production: “Mama’s Boys,” by Raymond J. Ingram, directed by Cainan Asher Grier
Fan Favorite Week 1: “Creation”
Fan Favorite Week 2: “Mama’s Boys”
Outstanding Direction: Erica Smith, “Creation”
Outstanding Script: Robin Berl, “Hope Trapped Inside”
Outstanding Achievement in Acting: Kat Binney, “Hope Trapped Inside”
Outstanding Achievement in Acting: Melanie Gordon, “Wormwood”
Outstanding Achievement in Acting: Matthew J. Murray, “Mama’s Boys”
Outstanding Achievement in Acting: Pamela Northrup, “Vertical Constellation With Bomb”
Outstanding Achievement in Acting: Drew Okoye, “Mama’s Boys”
Outstanding Achievement in Acting: Mani Yangilmau, “Hope Trapped Inside”
Outstanding Performance in a Comic Role: Sam Intrater, “Hollywood Crashout”
Outstanding Achievement in a Supporting Role: Sue Struve, “Anne Sexton Has a Band”
Outstanding Tech: “Mama’s Boys”