New England Members Celebrate 30th SAG Awards® in Somerville

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With 200 attendees at this year’s local viewing party, New England celebrated the SAG Awards in style!

Members of the New England Local gathered with friends and industry partners to toast and celebrate the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® on Feb. 24 at the Somerville Theatre in Somerville, Massachusetts. Two hundred partygoers mixed, mingled and watched the two-hour Netflix livestream on the big screen. 

The 20-person New England Local SAG Awards Committee met weeks ahead of the event to plan and organize the local party, and then volunteered on-site to make things run smoothly. The theater’s first-floor lobby was decked out with a dazzling balloon-arched red carpet, while the balcony lobby was dressed with a second red carpet stretching 30 feet long with a SAG-AFTRA SAG Awards step-and-repeat backdrop and spotlights. Inside the main theater, the committee set up a stylish and bright cupcake display as well as a festive door prize area. Lucky raffle winners won SAG-AFTRA swag bags throughout the night. 

New England SAG Awards Committee Chair Ted Garland emceed the night and welcomed members. A poster was featured in the balcony lobby as a tribute to local members lost over the last 12 months. 

Built in 1914, the Somerville Theatre offers amazing projection and a staff of union projectionists. The entire theater staff was fantastic to work with and the beautifully maintained theater offered the perfect way to celebrate the big night. Thank you to everyone who came out and made the New England Local SAG Awards viewing party one to remember!

A couple dozen diverse individuals take a group photo. In the center front, three women are seated on the red carpet; one woman to the left kneels. All dressed in formal attire. Behind them is a step-and-repeat backdrop with balloons and award posters.
Bazarian, Levine and Crowley Kwaitowski stand closely together on the red carpet. All wear black; Bazarian’s shoes are a nude color. Behind them is a white SAG-AFTRA and SAG Awards step-and-repeat backdrop.
Eng, (Asian American), and Lyman (African American), are seated in theater chairs. Both women are dressed in party attire: Eng’s dress is gold; Lyman’s dress is black. There is a bright blue cup in the holder between them. In the background are others.
Zykina and Carroll stand closely together on the red carpet. Zykina’s dress is a dark color and shimmers; she holds a white purse and wears white boots. Carroll’s dress is red; she wears heels. Behind them are a balloon arch and SAG Awards posters.
Aleman and Caruso stand closely together. Both wear all-black outfits. Aleman’s hand is on Caruso’s shoulder; Caruso’s hand is in her pocket. Behind them is a sign for the Somerville Theatre: light-up marquee letters are carved into blue marble.
Xiadani and Curri stand close together. Xiadani’s dress is black with gold beading; Curri wears a gold top and blue pants. Their poses are more modelesque, with Xiadani bent forward at the hip, and Curri’s left hand on her hip and her right above head.
Gregorie and Renée stand together. Gregorie wears a gray blazer and white-patterned dress shirt; Renée wears a black dress with silver bands in the cutouts on the side. Renée’s left hand is on her hip. Behind Gregoire’s head is a warm gold light.
Madison, Garland and McElroy stand together on the red carpet. Madison and Garland wear black suits; McElroy’s dress is black with silver applique, and she wears earrings. McElroy’s arm is looped around Garland’s.
Four African American men, from left, Curtis, Elsima, Perkins and Williams stand for a photo. They all dressed in formalwear, with all but Elsmia in suits. Perkins’ glasses are perched atop his head and he wears a pink bowtie.
Rust and Speert look towards the camera, with Speet looking over her right shoulder. Rust wears a suit and tie; Speert wears a black dress with thin spaghetti straps. A red light shines on their faces.
Fuller, SooHoo, Kong, Rand, Lebeau and Putney stand closely together. Rand and Lebeau wear formal dresses, with Lebeau’s being brown with an intricate pattern; the men are dressed in business-casual or formal attire.
A stylized image of different cupcakes being displayed. The cupcakes are arranged on flat and multi-tiered trays; there is also a paper cut-out of the award statuette. Above are brightly-lit letters arranged to spell “SAG-AFTRA.”

A shout out to all the New England Local members for making our SAG Awards viewing party such an unforgettable night! A picture is worth a thousand words, but the memories are priceless. Photo by Katya Zykina.

SAG-AFTRA New England members Charlene Bazarian, Deb Levine and Laurie Crowley Kwiatkowski are classy and sassy on the red carpet!

SAG-AFTRA New England Local Board member Liz Eng and SAG-AFTRA New England Local President Andrea Lyman sit in the front row of the Somerville Theatre watching the dazzling 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards and passing out swag bags throughout the night.

SAG-AFTRA New England Local members Katya Zykina and Megan Carroll model for the camera and create memories on awards night. Photo courtesy Katya Zykina.

Sonia Aleman and SAG-AFTRA New England Local member Courtney Caruso are all smiles in front of the Somerville Theatre sign. Photo by Tim O’Connor.

Deby Xiadani, artistic director of The Rockwell in Somerville, and SAG-AFTRA New England member Katie Curri share a laugh and have a blast at the big bash!

SAG-AFTRA New England member Chris Gregoire and his guest Monique Renée strike a pose at the party. Photo by Tim O’Connor.

SAG-AFTRA New England member Madison Garland, New England SAG Awards Committee Chair Ted Garland and guest Liz McElroy radiate on the red carpet. Photo courtesy Ted Garland.

Capturing a moment with our favorite people, as SAG-AFTRA New England members, from left, David Curtis, Juvan Elsima and Jamel Perkins, hang with Malik Williams, vice president of the Secret Society of Black Creatives.

SAG-AFTRA New England member Jameson Rust and his girlfriend Becca Speert shine bright at the party! Photo by Tim O’Connor.

SAG-AFTRA New England Local members Shane Fuller, Tony SooHoo, Vihann Kong, Nicole Johan Rand, Chelsea Lebeau and Duncan Putney enjoy the inspiring night. Photo by Katya Zykina.

Cupcakes were featured at the New England Local party, with the Netflix Red Carpet pre-show on the big screen.

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