Congrats to my brother Joe Griffin for taking home the Non-Union Jeff Award for Best Sound Design for STRANGE CARGO – The Doom of the Demeter at City Lit Theatre!
Plus, you can now hear Strange Cargo’s award-winning sound design on Joe’s new album – BLOOD VESSEL: Music from and inspired by Strange Cargo – the Doom of the Demeter! Go get it HERE ON BANDCAMP!
Ahoy, you lot!
I am overjoyed to announce that the World Premiere of STRANGE CARGO – The Doom of the Demeter at City Lit Theatre has received FIVE Jeff Award Nominations! For those of you not hip to the Chicago theatre scene, the Jeffs are Chicago’s biggest theatre awards, akin to the Tonys in New York – so it’s a big deal!
Here’re our nominations:
Best Ensemble
Best Scenic Design – Ruby Lowe
Best Projection Design – DJ Douglass
Best Artistic Specialization – Puppet Design – Jeremiah Barr
Best Sound Design – Joe Griffin (my brother Joe! – Also nominated for Best Sound Design for his work on Lifeline Theater’s War of the Worlds!)
The full list of nominees can be found HERE. The Jeff Awards Ceremony will be held Monday, March 23rd, 2026 – stay tuned to find out if we won!
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