New Jersey Stage 2017: Issue 41 | Page 17

t S W NE Y E S ER J The NJ Stage Awards were create to promote places to experience the arts through- out the state. Initial voting takes place October 1-14 when the public gets the chance to vote on the full list of nominees. From there we tally the votes and cre- ate 10 finalists per category, based on a mix of the public NJ STAGE 2017 - Issue 41 SHARE BUTTON 2017 NJ STAGE AWARDS vote and NJ Stage staff picks. The public then votes on the fi- nalists for the final 2 weeks of October. The beauty of these awards is that they are simply based on getting the word out via social media, email lists, or phone calls. Even the smallest organization can win. INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 17