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Category: Indie Dora Nominees

June 3, 2013, by
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Theatre Centre Artistic Director was presented with The George Luscombe Award for Mentorship at The 2013 Dora Nomination Announcement. Pictured here with Theatre Ontario supported Mentee Zoe Sweet.

Theatre Centre Artistic Director was presented with The George Luscombe Award for Mentorship at The 2013 Dora Nomination Announcement. Pictured here with Theatre Ontario PTTP supported mentee @ Theatre Centre, Zoe Sweet.

INDEPENDENT THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION

BOBLO – Co-Produced by Kitchenband and The Theatre Centre

The Lesson – Modern Times Stage Company

Mr. Marmalade – Outside The March

THE WAR OF 1812 The History of the Village of Small Huts, 1812-15 – Presented by VideoCabaret in association with the Young Centre for the Performing Arts

Laws of Motion – Small Elephant Co-op, Dani Kind and Kate Zeigler

OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY 

Adam Seybold – The De Chardin Project – The Quickening Theatre

Daniel Karasik – The Biographer – Tango Co.

Jordan Tannahill – Post Eden – Suburban Beast

Michele Smith and Dean Gilmour – As I Lay Dying – Theatre Smith-Gilmour

Sky Gilbert – A Few Brittle Leaves – The Cabaret Company

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION

Christopher Stanton – Laws of Motion – Small Elephant Co-Op, Dani Kind and Kate Zeigler

Melee Hutton – The Dumb Waiter – Wordsmyth Theatre

Michael Hollingsworth – THE WAR OF 1812 The History of The Village of Small Huts, 1812-15

Mitchell Cushman – Mr. Marmalade – Outside The March

Soheil Parsa – The Lesson – Modern Times Stage Company

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE 

Andrew Musselman – Catalpa – Blood in the Alley

David Ferry – The Lesson – Modern Times Stage Company

David Fox – When The World Was Green : A Chef’s Fable

Gavin Crawford – A Few Brittle Leaves – The Cabaret Company

Mark Wilson – The Dumb Waiter – Wordsmyth Theatre

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE 

Amy Keating – Mr. Marmalade – Outside The March

Cynthia Ashperger – Feral Child – Suburban Beast/ Jordan Tannahill

Deborah Drakeford – BEA – Actors Repertory Company

Michelle Monteith – The Lesson – Modern Times Stage Company

Virgilia Griffith – Honesty – Suburban Beast / Jordan Tannahill

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE  – ENSEMBLE

The Ensemble of BOBLO – Co-Produced by Kitchen Band and The Theatre Centre

The Ensemble of Mr Marmalade – Outside The March

The Ensemble of THE WAR OF 1812 The History of The Village of Small Huts, 1812-15 – Presented by VideoCabaret in association with the Young Centre for the Performing Arts

The Ensemble of Laws of Motion – Small Elephant Co-Op, Dani Kind and Kate Zeigler

OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN

Anahita Dehbonehie – The Lesson – Modern Times Stage Company

Andrea Mittler – The Dumb Waiter – Wordsmyth Theatre

Jon Grosz/ Mitchell Cushman – Mr. Marmalade – Outside The March

Jung-Hye Kim – Boblo – Co-Produced by Kitchen Band and The Theatre Centre

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN

Angela Thomas – The Lesson – Modern Times Stage Company

Astrid Janson – THE WAR OF 1812 The History of The Village of Small Huts, 1812-15 – Presented by VideoCabaret in association with the Young Centre for the Performing Arts

Jon Grosz/Mitchell Cushman – Mr. Marmalade – Outside The March

Sheree Tams – A Few Brittle Leaves – The Cabaret Company

Teresa Przybylski – As I Lay Dying – Theatre Smith-Gilmour

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN

Andre Du Toit – As I Lay Dying – Theatre Smith-Gilmour

Andy Moro –  THE WAR OF 1812 The History of The Village of Small Huts, 1812-15 – Presented by VideoCabaret in association with the Young Centre for the Performing Arts

Jason Hand – The De Chardin Project – The Quickening Theatre

Michelle Ramsay – The Lesson – Modern Times Stage Company

Rebecca Picherack – BOBLO –  Co-Produced by Kitchen Band and The Theatre Centre

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION

Andrew Penner – Boblo – Co-Produced By Kitchen Band and The Theatre Centre

Jake Blackwood – THE WAR OF 1812 The History of The Village of Small Huts, 1812-15 – Presented by VideoCabaret in association with the Young Centre for the Performing Arts

James Mckernan – The Dumb Waiter – Wordsmyth Theatre

Thomas Ryder Payne – The Lesson – Modern Times Stage Company

Thomas Ryder Payne – The Biographer – Tango Co.

June 7, 2011, by
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INDEPENDENT THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION

  • The Company Theatre Through the Leaves
  • Eldritch Theatre Madhouse Variations
  • Doghouse Riley Productions Blood
  • Cahoots Theatre Company in association with The Young Centre for the Performing Arts paper SERIES
  • Cahoots Theatre Company A Taste of Empire

OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY OR NEW MUSICAL

  • Sky Gilbert The Situationists Cabaret Company
  • Maev Beatty and Erin Shields, with Andrea Donaldson Montparnasse Groundwater Productions in association with Theatre Passe Muraille
  • Jovanni Sy A Taste of Empire Cahoots Theatre Company
  • Eric Woolfe Madhouse Variations Eldritch Theatre
  • Darrah Teitel The Apology Rabiayshna

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION

  • Trevor Schwellnus Nohayquiensepa (No one knows) Aluna Theatre
  • Philip Riccio Through the Leaves The Company Theatre
  • Peter Pasyk Blood Doghouse Riley Productions
  • Nina Lee Aquino paper SERIES Cahoots Theatre Company in association with The Young Centre for the Performing Arts
  • Audrey Dwyer The Apology Rabiayshna

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE

  • Nicholas Campbell Through the Leaves The Company Theatre
  • Matthew MacFadzean Tom’s A-Cold Starving Artists / Nextstage Festival
  • Gavin Crawford The Situationists Cabaret Company
  • Eric Woolfe Madhouse Variations Eldritch Theatre
  • Cyrus Faird Mojo Ezra’s Atlantic Co-op

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE

  • Sandy Duarte Blood Doghouse Riley Productions
  • Rosemary Dunsmore The New Electric Ballroom MacKenzieRo: The Irish Repertory Theatre Company of Canada
  • Peggy Baker Are You Okay Peggy Baker Dance Projects in association with Necessary Angel Theatre Company
  • Maria Vacratsis Through the Leaves The Company Theatre
  • Kyra Harper Vincent River Cart/Horse Theatre

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED ROLE / ENSEMBLE

  • The Ensemble The Apology Rabiayshna
  • The Ensemble paper SERIES Cahoots Theatre Company in association with The Young Centre for the Performing Arts
  • The Ensemble Montparnasse Groundwater Productions in association with Theatre Passe Muraille
  • The Ensemble Nohayquiensepa (No one knows) Aluna Theatre
  • Christopher Stanton The New Electric Ballroom MacKenzieRo: The Irish Repertory Theatre Company of Canada

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN

  • Steve Lucas The Situationists Cabaret Company
  • Lindsay Anne Black The Atomic Weight of Happiness Stand Up Dance
  • John Thompson Through the Leaves The Company Theatre
  • Jackie Chau Brown Balls fu-GEN Theatre Company
  • Camellia Koo paper SERIES Cahoots Theatre Company in association with The Young Centre for the Performing Arts

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN

  • Rosemarie Umetsu The New Electric Ballroom MacKenzieRo: The Irish Repertory Theatre Company of Canada
  • Melanie McNeill Madhouse Variations Eldritch Theatre
  • Jung-Hye Kim Montparnasse Groundwater Productions in association with Theatre Passe Muraille
  • Jessica Botelho Paradise By The River Shadowpath
  • Camellia Koo paper SERIES Cahoots Theatre Company in association with The Young Centre for the Performing Arts

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN

  • Trevor Schwellnus Nohayquiensepa (No one knows) Aluna Theatre
  • Michelle Ramsay paper SERIES Cahoots Theatre Company in association with The Young Centre for thePerforming Arts
  • Michelle Ramsay The Atomic Weight of Happiness Stand Up Dance
  • Kevin Hutson Hard Times Puppetmongers in association with the night kitchen and Theatre Passe Muraille
  • Gareth Crew Madhouse Variations Eldritch Theatre

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION

  • Thomas Ryder-Payne Nohayquiensepa (No one knows) Aluna Theatre
  • Richard Lee paper SERIES Cahoots Theatre Company in association with The Young Centre for the Performing Arts
  • Mike Filippov Madhouse Variations Eldritch Theatre
  • Christopher Stanton The New Electric Ballroom MacKenzieRo: The Irish Repertory Theatre Company of Canada
  • Anna Fritz 300 TAPES The Theatre Centre/Public Recordings Co-production