The Irma P. Hall Black Theater Awards was founded in 2015 by DFW Black Arts. Named in honor of the legendary actress Irma P. Hall, IPHBTA was created to honor the artistic excellence in performing and technical theater for companies in the Dallas Ft Worth metroplex. The IRMAS has honored over 350 artists, 150 productions and 20 theaters.
Ms. Irma P. Hall, a Texas native, is a stage and film actress. Best known for her standout role as the matriarch “Big Mama” in the film Soul Food, Hall has nearly 100 film and television credits to her name. Hall taught in the Dallas school system for twenty years until she was discovered by actor and director Raymond St. Jacques.
Hall has been nominated and has received several awards for her acting including a NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Soul Food, the prestigious Prixe du Jury from Cannes Film Festival for her performance in the The Ladykillers and an induction into the Texas Film Hall.
2025 IRMA P HALL MEDAL RECIPIENTS
VICKIE WASHINGTON
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT |
SOUL REPERTORY THEATRE
THEATRICAL EXCELLENCE |
MICHELLE GEORGE
PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT |
SHEILA WALKER
DALLAS ILLUMINATION |
BRANDI GILES
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT |
EVENT TIMELINE
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ACT ONE
6:00 PM VIP NOMINEE AND SPONSORS RECEPTION VIP TICKET REQUIRED 2ND LEVEL |
ACT TWO
7:00 PM CEREMONY TICKETED |
ACT THREE
9:00 PM AFTER PARTY WITH DJ TERANCE MAIN LOBBY |
How Nominations Are Determined
- Be produced in Dallas/Ft Worth
- Have a cast of 51% African Americans
- Run for a minimum of 2 weeks
- Have a cast of 51% African Americans
- Run for a minimum of 2 weeks
7th Annual Irma P Hall Black Theatre Award Winners
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Best Scenic Design of a Play or Musical
Bryan Stevenson | Chicken & Biscuits @ Theatre Arlington Best Costume Design of a Play or Musical Hope Cox | Chicken & Biscuits @ Theatre Arlington Best Lighting Design of a Play or Musical Nicole Iannaccone | Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer @ Bishop Arts Theatre Center in collaboration with Dallas Theater Center Best Sound Design of a Play or Musical Rayven Harris | A Gospel Black Nativity @ Jubilee Theatre Best Director of a Musical Guinea Bennet-Price | Thunder Knocking at the Door @ Soul Rep Theatre Company Best Musical Director Steven A. Taylor | Sister Act @ Jubilee Theatre Best Choreography Kiandra Brooks | Sister Act @ Jubilee Theatre Best Play I Am Delivered’t @ Dallas Theater Center Best Musical Sister Act @ Jubilee Theatre Limited Run Production For Bo @ SheDFW Arts and Urban Arts Center in collaboration with The Botham Jean Foundation |
Lead Actor in Play
Zachary J. Willis | I Am Delivered’t @ Dallas Theater Center Lead Actress in Play Liz Mikel | Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer @ Bishop Arts Theatre Center in collaboration with Dallas Theater Center Lead Actor in A Musical Sinclair Freeman | Thunder Knocking at the Door @ Soul Rep Theatre Company Lead Actress in a Musical Kris Black Jasper | Sister Act @ Jubilee Theatre Featured Actor in Play Corey Pratt | Yanga @ Soul Rep Theatre Company & Cara Mia Theatre in association with Mulato Teatro Featured Actress in Play E. Faye Butler | I Am Delivered’t @ Dallas Theater Center Featured Actor in Musical Octavian Lewis | The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin @ Jubilee Theatre Featured Actress in Musical Yolonda Williams | Thunder Knocking at the Door @ Soul Rep Theatre Company |
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Best Scenic Design
Kevin Brown | American Son @ Theater Arlington Best Costume Design Hope Cox | The Color Purple @ Jubilee Theatre Best Lighting Design Phillip Villar | Cadillac Crew @ Soul Rep Theatre Company and Echo Theater Best Sound Design Bill Eickenloff | Aida @ Lyric Stage Best Musical Director Steven A. Taylor | The Color Purple @ Jubilee Theatre Best Choreography Michelle N. Gibson | Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters @ Dallas Children's Theater Best Director D. Wambui Richardson | The Color Purple @ Jubilee Theatre Best Musical Director Steven A. Taylor | The Color Purple @ Jubilee Theatre |
Best Actor in Play
Davayun Chase | Mountaintop @ Circle Theater Best Actress in Play Camika Spencer | One Year in Egypt @ Bishop Arts Theater Best Actor in A Musical Canali Miller | The Color Purple @ Jubilee Theatre Best Actress in a Musical Denise Jackson | The Color Purple @ Jubilee Theatre Featured Actor in Play Tyrone King | American Son @ Theater Arlington Featured Actress in Play Crystal Williams | Chicken & Biscuits @ Uptown Players Featured Actor in Musical Gerald Taylor II | Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters @ Dallas Children’s Theater Featured Actress in Musical Jada Admas | The Color Purple @ Jubilee Theatre |
6th Annual Irma P Hall Black Theatre Award Winners
5th Annual Irma P Hall Black Theatre Award Winners
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Best Scenic Design of a Play or Musical
Yajaira Rosales If Pretty Hurts, Ugly Must Be a “MF”: An African Folktale @ Jubilee Theatre Best Lighting Design of a Play or Musical Velyncia Caldwell Fairview @ Bishop Arts Theater Center in partnership with Undermain Theater Best Costume Design of a Play or Musical Jasmine Woods Travisville @ Soul Rep Theatre Company Best Sound Design of a Play or Musical Ryan J Simon If Pretty Hurts, Ugly Must Be a “MF”: An African Folktale @ Jubilee Theatre Best Choreographer Quinton Winston Dreamgirls @ Jubilee Theatre Best Musical Director Steven A. Taylor Dreamgirls @ Jubilee Theatre |
Best Actor in a Musical
Andre Pernell Williams II Dreamgirls @ Jubilee Theatre Best Actor in A Play Christian Wilson Bars and Measures @ Bishop Arts Theater Center Best Actress in Play Tiana Shuntae Alexander Good Grief @ Soul Rep Theatre Company Best Actress in Musical Tyler Fite An Oak Cliff Carol @ Urban Arts Center Best Director Sheridan Singleton Black Nativity '22 @ Bishop Arts Theater Center Best Play What to Send Up When It Goes Down @ Stage West Best Musical Dreamgirls @ Jubilee Theatre |
