Awards
2018 Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical, The Wild Party
2018, Best Acting/Ensemble, What Happened, Bethesda Play in a Day
2017 Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play, When the Rain Stops Falling
2017 Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Next to Normal
2016, Best Direction, audience choice award, The Coolidge, LiveArt Play in a Day
Nominations
2018 Helen Hayes Award Nomination, Outstanding Production of a Musical, The Wild Party
2018 Helen Hayes Nomination, Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical, The Wild Party
2017 Helen Hayes Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical, Next to Normal
2017 Helen Hayes Nomination, Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical, Next to Normal
2016, Best Actress in a Musical- Small Professional Theatre Nomination, BroadWay World Awards, Washington, DC, Next to Normal
2016 Helen Hayes Nomination, Outstanding Play, Very Still & Hard to See
2014 Helen Hayes Nomination, Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical, The Full Monty
Honors
2017, Honoree, "23 most memorable moments on stage in 2017", The Staff of DC Theatre Scene (For The Wild Party)
2016, Honoree, "Take a Bow", The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts' Favorite Spring/Summer 2016 Performances (For Next to Normal)
2016, Honoree, "Most memorable moments on the DC area stages in 2016," The Staff of DC Theatre Scene (For Next to Normal)
2016, Honoree, "Best performances and ensembles in Musicals in Professional Theaters in DC/MD/VA," The Staff of DcMetroTheaterArts, 2016 (recognized for individual performance and ensemble)
2016, Honoree, "Best performances and ensembles in Plays in Professional Theaters in DC/MD/VA," The Staff of DcMetroTheaterArts, 2016 (recognized for ensemble for When the Rain Stops Falling)
2015, Top 5 Shows of the Week, MD Theatre Guide (for Friendship Betrayed, which Kari directed)
2015, DCMetroTheaterArts' honorees for Best of 2015's Best Plays in Professional Theaters (for Friendship Betrayed, which Kari directed)
2015, DCMetroTheatreArts' honoree for 2015's Best Director of a Play in Professional Theatre (for Friendship Betrayed, which Kari directed)
2015, Jeff Walker's Top 10 Shows of 2015, DC Theatre Scene (for Friendship Betrayed, which Kari directed)