Awards Received by the Trap Door Company

Over Fifteen Joseph Jefferson Nominations and Five Joseph Jefferson Citations: Best Supporting Actress (Sharon Gopfert, Lebensraum), Best Supporting Actor (Eric Johnson, Lebensraum) and Best Ensemble for the productions of Lebensraum, Porcelain and Nana.

Six After Dark Awards: Best Director (Michael Pieper) and Best Production for Lebensraum, Best Actress (Marzena Bukowska) and Best Production for People Annihilation or My Liver is Senseless,  Best Sound Design (Bob Rokos) for Sugar Down, Billie Hoak and Best Production for Porcelain.

Three first place awards from The Cultural Programs of the French Embassy: Deathwatch, The Automobile Graveyard, and The Architect and Emperor of Assyria.

Two Orgie Awards: Best Director (Tracy Letts) for People Annihilation or My Liver is Senseless and Best Actress (K.K. Dodds) for AmeriKafka.

Best Ensemble Award, Katzelmacher, Windy City Times 2004.

“Best Theatre Making the Best of It,” Performink 2002.

Steadstyle’s Best Production of the Year Award for Morocco and Quills.

Chicagocritic.com Best Production of the Year for People Annihilation or My Liver is Senseless.

Chris Jones Top Ten Chicago Theater Performances of 2005 - K.K. Dodds in AmeriKafka

Gay Chicago Magazine's After Dark Award for "Best Lighting" - Old Clown Wanted, 2006

Chicago Tribune's Top Five Shows of 2006 -The Fourth Sister

Performink's End of the Year Round-up "Best Production"- Request Program and "Best Performance" - Carolyn Shoemaker, 2006

Gay Chicago Magazine's After Dark Award "Best Production", "Best Ensemble" and "Best Costumes" - The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant, 2007

Joseph Jefferson nomination "Best Supporting Actor" -John Kahara for The Swan, 2007

Joseph Jefferson recommendation for Emma, 2007

Newcity's "Top Five Guilty Pleasures" for 2007 - Eva Peron

Gay Chicago Magazine's After Dark Award "Best of Stage" for 2007 - Emma