Theatre Smash - Winners of Indie Dora for Best Production: l-r Sarah Baumann co-founder, Ashlie Corcoran artistic director & Stacey Norton general manager.
INDEPENDENT THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
The Ugly One – Theatre Smash
OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY OR NEW MUSICAL
Jules Lewis – Tomasso’s Party – Rooftop Creations
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
Jennifer Brewin – The Story – Theatre Columbus
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
Richard Donat – His Greatness – independent Artists Repertory Theatre (iArt)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
Astrid Van Wieren – This Wide Night – Mermaid Productions
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED ROLE / ENSEMBLE
The Ensemble – Morro And Jasp: Go Bake Yourself – U.N.I.T. Productions
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
Camellia Koo – The Ugly One – Theatre Smash
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Astrid Janson – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MACKENZIE KING – Videocabaret
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Andre du Toit – The Double – TheatreRUN
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION
Gaisha Ishizaka – A Fool’s Life – Ahuri Theatre in association with Why Not Theatre
Tonight is the 33rd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, which are being held at the St.Lawrence Centre for the Arts in the Bluma Appel Theatre. I will be there tweeting live for Praxis via @praxistheatre from the awards ceremony, as well as the pre-show reception in the Lower Lobby of the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. I think by the time the after-party rolls around, it will be best for me to put @praxistheatre to bed, though there may be shenanigans available via @AislinnTO.
If you can’t attend the awards tonight, but want to follow along, below is a handy live-stream of all tweets Dora, or at least, tweets using the #Doras hashtag. If last year is anything to go by, tweeters should avoid #Dora (minus the s) as you may find yourself being followed by people searching for “The Explorer”. You’ll also find all of Praxis Theatre’s tweets here, and I’ve added #DorasTO to the mix to cover our bases.
I’m looking forward to spending the evening with my date, famous tweeter – and rollerskating performer/playwright – @nancykenny, and I’ll try to grab a few photos of guests on the red carpet schmoozing with red carpet co-host @colindoyle.
A Fool’s Life – Ahuri Theatre in association with Why Not Theatre
The Story – Theatre Columbus
The Ugly One – Theatre Smash
Morro And Jasp: Go Bake Yourself – U.N.I.T. Productions
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MACKENZIE KING – Videocabaret
OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY OR NEW MUSICAL
Adam Paolozza & Arif Mirabdolbaghi (original adaptation) – The Double – TheatreRUN
Eric Woolfe – DOC WUTHERGLOOM’S HAUNTED MEDICINE SHOW – ELDRITCH THEATRE
Heather Marie Annis, Amy Lee & Byron Laviolette – Morro And Jasp: Go Bake Yourself – U.N.I.T. Productions
Hume Baugh – Crush – Optic Heart Theatre
Jules Lewis – Tomasso’s Party – Rooftop Creations
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
Ashlie Corcoran – The Ugly One – Theatre Smash
Dan Watson – A Fool’s Life – Ahuri Theatre in association with Why Not Theatre
Ed Roy – His Greatness – independent Artists Repertory Theatre (iArt)
Jennifer Brewin – The Story – Theatre Columbus
Michael Hollingsworth – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MACKENZIE KING – Videocabaret
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
Clinton Walker – Ditch – Sometimes Y Theatre
Cyrus Faird – The Jones Boy – Surface/Underground Theatre
Daniel MacIvor – His Greatness – independent Artists Repertory Theatre (iArt)
Eric Woolfe – DOC WUTHERGLOOM’S HAUNTED MEDICINE SHOW – ELDRITCH THEATRE
Richard Donat – His Greatness – independent Artists Repertory Theatre (iArt)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
Amy Nostbakken – The Big Smoke – Theatre Ad Infinitum in association with Why Not Theatre
Astrid Van Wieren – This Wide Night – Mermaid Productions
Lesley Faulkner – Dying City – Surface/Underground Theatre
Melee Hutton – Brothers Karamazov – Wordsmythe Theatre
Shannon Taylor – The Jones Boy – Surface/Underground Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED ROLE / ENSEMBLE
The Ensemble – A Fool’s Life – Ahuri Theatre in association with Why Not Theatre
The Ensemble – Stockholm – Seventh Stage Theatre Productions in association with Nightwood Theatre
The Ensemble – The Story – Theatre Columbus
The Ensemble – Morro And Jasp: Go Bake Yourself – U.N.I.T. Productions
The Ensemble – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MACKENZIE KING – Videocabaret
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
Andrea Mittler – Brothers Karamazov – Wordsmythe Theatre
Camellia Koo – The Ugly One – Theatre Smash
Catherine Hahn – The Story – Theatre Columbus
Kimberly Purtell – His Greatness – independent Artists Repertory Theatre (iArt)
Sean Frey and Sonja Rainey – A Fool’s Life – Ahuri Theatre in association with Why Not Theatre
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Astrid Janson – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MACKENZIE KING – Videocabaret
Camellia Koo – The Ugly One – Theatre Smash
Catherine Hahn – The Story – Theatre Columbus
Lindsay Anne Black – Peter and the Wolf – Theatre Rusticle
Sean Frey and Sonja Rainey – A Fool’s Life – Ahuri Theatre in association with Why Not Theatre
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Andre du Toit – The Double – TheatreRUN
Andy Moro – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MACKENZIE KING – Videocabaret
David DeGrow – Hallaj – Modern Times Stage Company
Jason Hand – The Ugly One – Theatre Smash
Kimberly Purtell – His Greatness – independent Artists Repertory Theatre (iArt)
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION
Gaisha Ishizaka – A Fool’s Life – Ahuri Theatre in association with Why Not Theatre
John Gzowski – The Ugly One – Theatre Smash
John Millard – The Story – Theatre Columbus
Patric Caird – Peter and the Wolf – Theatre Rusticle
Thomas Ryder Payne – Hallaj – Modern Times Stage Company
The 32nd annual Dora Awards are tonight at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. Good luck to all the nominees, organizers, presenters, wait-staff, and spouses or partners that don’t know anyone but will make a good show of it anyhow.
Praxis will be live tweeting sights-and-sounds form the Doras, maybe some of the results too – but no promises! We’re looking at more of a colour commentary.
Maybe see you there? If not follow along from home/tastefully from your seat at the Bluma right here!
IN THE WINGS – Episode 3 – “The Apology” starring Kaitlyn Riordan, Sascha Cole and A. Jelly Konstruct (who is a dead ringer for You Should Have Stayed Home dramaturg and producer Julian DeZotti)
“After the years and years of weaker and waterier imitations, we now find ourselves rejecting the very notion of a holy stage. It is not the fault of the holy that it has become a middle-class weapon to keep the children good.”
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