By JAMES D. WATTS JR. World Scene Writer on Mar 13, 2011, at 3:48 AM Updated on 3/13/11 at 7:00 AM

David Virili, president of Theater Tulsa, waves the winner envelope at the 2009 Tulsa Awards for Theater Excellence. A total of $20,000 in prizes will be awarded during this year’s TATE Awards. MICHAEL WYKE/Tulsa World file
At this time last year, local theater companies had submitted only seven nominees for the second annual Tulsa Awards for Theater Excellence.
This year, that number is 13. Three children’s productions and 10 adult dramas and comedies will be competing for the $20,000 in total prize money when the TATE awards are presented June 26 at an event at the Cascia Hall PAC. [Read more…]