Ken Martin-Lifetime Achievement Award

Ken Martin accepting the Francis Grover Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award at the 18th annual NH Theatre Awards held at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord on Sunday, Jan. 25. (PAUL SANDLER PHOTO)

CONCORD — Ken Martin, the co-founder and former artistic director of M&D Playhouse, was the recipient of the Francis Grover Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award at the New Hampshire Theatre Alliance’s 18th annual NH Theatre Awards held at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord on Sunday, Jan. 25.

“When I first heard I was going to receive this prestigious award, I thought there were dozens of people on this stage more deserving of this honor,” Martin said in his acceptance speech. “People who have worked longer, people who have achieved more, people who weren’t moving to Hawaii in September, but then the film crew showed up and I knew they were serious.”

Shadow Box at 18th NH Theatre Awards

From left: Eric Jordan, Jane Duggan (in the wheelchair), Melissa O'Neil, Ken Martin, Karen Gustafson, Christine Thompson and Jason Stevens perform a scene from "The Shadow Box" at the 18th annual NH Theatre Awards held at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord on Sunday, Jan. 25. (ASHLEY KERR PHOTO)

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