Memphis’ 2025 theater awards in doubt due to outstanding debt
Cast members of Theatre Memphis’ production of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” perform during the 40th annual Ostranders Awards for Local Theatre Excellence at the Orpheum on Monday. The Ostranders celebrate the best in Memphis theater. (Brad Vest/The Daily Memphian file)
Memphis' annual Ostrander Awards may not be held this summer as the organization struggles to find funding.
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Alys Drake
Alys Drake is a Memphian born and raised in the Bluff City. A theater-lover, she has worked in a variety of marketing and communications roles at entities within the advertising, legal, marketing, religious and financial services sectors. She is a graduate of Memphis Central High School and Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.
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