San Diego Theatre Critics Circle is an organization of theatre critics who write for various publications throughout San Diego. You may reach current members by writing to each member via their publication or contact the board via email at info@sdcriticscircle.org.

The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle awards are given out to professional theatre companies and all shows and performances in a calendar year (Jan – Dec) are eligible.  Theaters that would like to be considered for awards should extend an invitation to all members for opening night or opening weekend review tickets. In order for shows to receive nominations they must be seen by a certain percentage of members.

The Critics Circle classifies professional theaters as those that pay artists for their work and/or strive to produce adventurous and challenging work that is new to San Diego. We do not at this time include college productions or community theater productions for awards consideration.

Please see the membership page for information regarding our membership options and the minimum qualifications needed to qualify.

The nominees are traditionally announced on our website and our Facebook page on Jan. 1. The awards ceremony follows in February.

The Craig Noel Awards program is a ticketed event that is open to all. Ticket information will be published on our website home page and Facebook page on the same day as the nominations are unveiled. In recent years, general admission tickets, reserved table seats, and VIP/donor seats have been available for purchase.

Individually named nominees are entitled to one free ticket. Full ticket details and awards location will be released each year with the nominations on Jan. 1.