SAVING Alligator High, the riotous comedy from Jambiz International, is the most nominated production going into this year’s Actor Boy Awards which recognises excellence in Jamaican theatre.

The comedy, written by the team of Patrick Browne and Trevor Nairne, has a total of 12 nods ahead of the March 30 awards ceremony scheduled for the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in St Andrew.

Among its nominations are Best Set Design, Best Costume Design, Best New Jamaican Play, Best Supporting Actor — David Crossgill and Courtney Wilson; Best Supporting Actress — Camille Davis and Sakina Deer; Best Lead Actor Glen Campbell; Best Lead Actress Sharee McDonald Russell; Best Production; and Best Director.

Another Jambiz International production last year’s Funny Kind’a Love went home with seven nominations.

Oliver Mair’s revue Laff It Off received nine nominations. Among its take are nods for Best Choreography, Best Original Song, Best New Jamaican Play, Best Comedy, and Best Actor in a Supporting Role — Akeem Mignott.

The work of the School of Drama at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts continues to bear fruit.

Three of the school’s productions, An Echo in the Bone, Dream on Monkey Mountain, and Wild Alice, were among the top nominees.

Dream on Monkey Mountain and the production for children Wild Alice both received eight nominations each, while Echo in the Bone copped six nominations.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Actor Boy Awards and the producers of the event are promising a spectacular affair.

A special highlight of the celebrations will involve plays which have won the coveted Production of the Year over the 25 years.

Best Set Design

An Echo in the Bone — Ron Steger

Funny Kind’a Love — Trevor Nairne & Patrick Brown

Dream on Monkey Mountain — Ron Steger

Saving Alligator High

— Trevor Nairne & Patrick Brown

Wild Alice — Ron Steger

Best Lighting Design

An Echo in the Bone — John DaCosta

Funny Kind’a Love — Patrick Brown & Lenford Salmon

Dream on Monkey Mountain — Trevor Nairne & Calvin Mitchell

Her Last Cry — Nadia Roxburgh

Wild Alice — Nadia Roxburgh

Best Costume Design

Dream on Monkey Mountain — Denise Francis-Erricson

Wild Alice — Pierre LeMaire

An Echo in the Bone — Stacy Ann Banton

Saving Alligator High — Trevor Nairne

Anancy Chaptaz: Monkey Bizniz — Natasha Griffiths

Best Choreography

Anancy Chaptaz: Monkey Bizniz

— Paula Shaw

Princess Boonoonoonoos

— Patrick Earle

Dream on Monkey Mountain

— Patrick Earle & Alice Berry-Gayle

Laff It Off — Michael Holgate

God Go Wid Yuh — Kevin Moore

Best Original Song

More than Monkey (Anancy Chaptaz: Monkey Bizniz) — Sabrena McDonald/Hugh Douse/Andre Dennis

Trapped (Anancy Chaptaz: Monkey Bizniz) — Sabrena McDonald/Hugh Douse/Andre Dennis

Laff It Off (Laff it Off) — Oliver Mair/Alex Martin-Blanken/Dalton Spence

Evensong (God GO Wid Yuh) — Dahlia Harris/Tesfa Edwards

Star Bwoy (Laff it Off) — Oliver Mair/Alex Martin-Blanken/Dalton Spence