actor / director / designer / storyteller

DAVID L. YEN

David L. Yen © All rights reserved.

45th annual bay area theatre critics circle awards

​winner: featured performance: Musical

("Officer Lockstock", Urinetown: the Musical,
Spreckels Theatre Company)

winner: entire production - north bay

AND entire production - entire bay area

(Galatea, Spreckels Theatre Company)
Also nominated:

best ensemble: musical

(Urinetown: the Musical, Spreckels Theatre Company)

​​FEATURED PERFORMANCE - DRAMA​

in a house with fewer than 100 seats
("EPS UNIT", Galatea, Spreckels Theatre Company)

ENTIRE PRODUCTION - NORTH BAY

 (Urinetown: the Musical, Spreckels Theatre Company

2017 marquee Journalists theater awards

​winner: Outstanding drama Production

(Director, "Visiting Mr. Green", 6th Street Playhouse)
Also nominated:

​OUTSTANDING DRAMA PRODUCTION

(Director, "Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery",
Spreckels Theater Co.)​

2019 theatre bay area awards winner, tier iii

outstanding ensemble of a play,

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY,
"the Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time"

Spreckels theatre company

Also nominated for:

Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role in a Play (Tier III)
Cedric Doyle in "The Nether" - Left Edge Theatre
Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role in a Play (Tier II)
Ed Boone in "The Curious Incident..." - Spreckels Theatre Company
Outstanding Ensemble of a Play (Tier III)
"The Nether" - Left Edge Theatre
Outstanding Production of a Play (Tier III)
Direction, "Drumming with Anubis" - Left Edge Theatre

2019 marquee theater journalists association awards

Nominated for:

​Outstanding Comedy Production 
Direction, "Drumming with Anubis" - Left Edge Theatre
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama
Scott Bader in "Faceless" - 6th Street Playhouse STUDIO
Outstanding Ensemble
"The Curious Incident..." - Speckels Theatre Company

2018 San Francisco Bay Area ​Theatre Critics circle Award winner (multiple) in a house of 100-300 seats:  
Best production, entire bay area
entire production, north bay
ensemble, (and five other awards) 
​"the curious incident of the dog in the night-time"
- Spreckels theatre company

Also nominated for:

Best Production, North Bay AND
Best Production, Entire Bay Area
in a house with more than 300 seats

"Peter Pan" - Spreckels Theatre Company


2018 theatre bay area awards

Nominated:

Outstanding Ensemble of a Musical Tier II

AND Outstanding Production of a Musical Tier II

"Peter Pan" - Spreckels Theatre Company

2020 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA ​tHEATRE CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER: BEST ENSEMBLE IN A HOUSE OF 100-300 SEATS
​"drumming with anubis" - left edge theatre

Also nominated for:

Best production, North Bay AND Best production, entire Bay Area (In a house of 100-300 seats)
"Drumming with Anubis" - Left Edge Theatre
"Faceless" - Sixth Street Playhouse (STUDIO)

​​"The james brown hardest working man in
show business" award

Harry J. Duke, Sonoma County Gazette

2016 marquee theater journalists award

Nominated for three awards:

Outstanding Comedy Production ("Treasure Island" - direction)

Outstanding Lead Performance - Musical ("My Fair Lady" - Higgins)

Outstanding Set Design ("Wait Until Dark")

2015 john mcdill memorial award recipient

the Mountain Play


KSRO RADIO "THE DRIVE WITH STEVE JAXON" HALL OF FAME

2014 San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award

winner:  Best ensemble in a house of 100-300 seats

​"Journey's End" - Ross Valley Players

Also nominated for:

Best Principal Actor in a Play (in a house of 100-300 seats)
Stanhope in ​"Journey's End" - Ross Valley Players
​Best Featured Actor in a Musical (in a house over 300 seats)
Hanratty in "Catch Me If You Can" - Spreckels Theatre Company


2014 THEATRE BAY AREA AWARD

Nominated: Best ensemble Tier III

"Journey's End" - Ross Valley Players

Awards // accolades