EncoreMichigan.com's 2013 Wilde Award nominations—recognizing some of "the best productions, performances and technical work produced or presented by professional theaters from across the state" this past season, as determined by EncoreMichigan.com's team of theater critics (of which I am one)—were recently announced, and artists and productions in our area earned a total 20 nominations.

Ann Arbor's Performance Network Theatre earned the overall top spot as the most-nominated theater with 15; Chelsea's Purple Rose Theatre earned 4 nominations, while Dexter's Encore Theatre earned 1.

Wilde Award winners will be revealed at a ceremony on Monday, Aug. 19 at 8 p.m. at the Berman Center for the Performing Arts in West Bloomfield. To see a complete list of 2013 Wilde Award nominees, visit www.encoremichigan.com.

Here are the nominees from our area:

Best Drama: "Good People," Performance Network, David Wolber, director; "My Name is Asher Lev," The Jewish Ensemble Theatre and Performance Network Theatre, David Magidson, director (this co-production starts its run at Performance Network on August 8).

Best Musical: "A Little Night Music," Performance Network, Phil Simmons, director

Best Performance, Actor - Comedy: Sebastian Gerstner, "Lend Me a Tenor," The Encore Musical Theatre; Phil Powers, "Brill," Performance Network Theatre; John Seibert, "In the Next Room, or the vibrator play," Performance Network Theatre.

Best Performance, Actor - Drama: Jon Bennett, "Burn This," Performance Network Theatre

Best Performance, Actor - Musical: John Seibert, "A Little Night Music," Performance Network Theatre

Best Performance, Actress - Comedy: Aphrodite Nikolovski, "In the Next Room, or the vibrator play," Performance Network Theatre

Best Performance, Actress - Drama: MaryJo Cuppone, "Good People," Performance Network Theatre; Michelle Mountain, "33 Variations," The Purple Rose Theatre Company; Suzi Regan, "Good People," Performance Network Theatre.

Best Performance, Actress - Musical: Naz Edwards, "A Little Night Music," Performance Network Theatre.

Best Ensemble: Naz Edwards, Mitchell Koory and John Seibert, "My Name is Asher Lev," The Jewish Ensemble Theatre and Performance Network Theatre (the show starts its run at PNT on August 8).

Best Choreography: Rhiannon Ragland, "The Meaning of Almost Everything," The Purple Rose Theatre Company

Best Design - Sets: Monika Essen, "In the Next Room, or the vibrator play," Performance Network Theatre; Daniel C. Walker, "Brill," Performance Network Theatre

Best Design - Sound or Video: Quintessa Gallinat, "The Meaning of Almost Everything," The Purple Rose Theatre Company

Best Music Direction: R. MacKenzie Lewis, "A Little NIght Music," Performance Network Theatre

Best New Script: Jeff Daniels, "The Meaning of Almost Everything," The Purple Rose Theatre Company.

Jenn McKee is an entertainment reporter for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at jennmckee@annarbor.com or 734-623-2546, and follow her on Twitter @jennmckee.