On Monday October 20th at the second annual gala of the Montreal English Theatre Awards, the following artists, companies, and productions were awarded for their excellence in theatre in the 2013-2014 Season.
Outstanding Lead Performance – Actor
Chip Chuipka – If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Eric Peterson – Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
Donald Rees – Mistakes Were Made (Brave New Productions)
Jonathan Silver – Unseamly (Infinitheatre)
Jaa Smith-Johnson – Blind (Scapegoat Carnivale)
Outstanding Lead Performance – Actress
Laura Condlln – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Clare Coulter – 4000 Miles (Centaur Theatre)
Leni Parker – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Amelia Sargisson – If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Outstanding Supporting Performance – Actress
Tanja Jacobs – Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
France Rolland – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Julie Tamiko Manning – Othello (Segal Centre/Scapegoat Carnivale)
Julie Tamiko Manning – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Kim Villagante – Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of (Black Theatre Workshop/urban ink productions)
Outstanding Supporting Performance – Actor
Daniel Brochu – Othello (Segal Centre/Scapegoat Carnivale)
Davide Chiazzese – The 39 Steps (Theatre Lac Brome)
Patrick Costello – The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Graham Cuthbertson – Glengarry Glen Ross (Segal Centre)
Mike Hughes – The 39 Steps (Theatre Lac Brome)
Alex Ivanovici – Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
Outstanding Set Design
Max-otto Fauteux – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Julie Fox – Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
Barbra Matis – 4000 Miles (Centaur Theatre)
Eo Sharp – The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Diana Uribe – If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Outstanding Costume Design
Mylène Chabrol – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Evita Karasek – The 39 Steps (Theatre Lac Brome)
Fruzsina Lanyi – The Aeneid (Talisman Theatre)
Eo Sharp – The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Diana Uribe – If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Outstanding Lighting Design
David Perreault Ninacs – The Aeneid (Talisman Theatre)
Luc Prairie – 4000 Miles (Centaur Theatre)
Martin Sirois – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Robert Thomson – If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Robert Thomson – The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Outstanding Sound Design
Jesse Ash – The Iliad (Geordie Productions)
Jesse Ash – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Peter Cerone – If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Richard Feren – Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
Dmitri Marine – The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Troy Slocum – Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of (Black Theatre Workshop/urban ink productions)
Outstanding Original Composition
Baba Alex – Bhopal (Teesri Duniya)
Danielle Desormeaux – If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Troy Slocum and Collaborators – Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of (Black Theatre Workshop/urban ink productions)
Dumisizwe Vuyo Bhembe – Letters to my Grandma (Teesri Duniya)
Nikita U – The Aeneid (Talisman Theatre)
Outstanding Direction
Chris Abraham – Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
Micheline Chevrier – If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre) Micheline Chevrier – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Peter Hinton – The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Outstanding New Text (Original or Adaptation)
Peter Hinton – The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Greg MacArthur – Horror Story (Youtheatre)
Omari Newton – Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of (Black Theatre Workshop/urban ink productions)
Oren Safdie – Unseamly (Infinitheatre)
Jesse Stong – Shared Account (Geordie Productions)
Outstanding Ensemble
The Iliad & The Odyssey (Geordie Productions)
The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre) Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Outstanding Emerging Artist
Andrew Chown – Actor – Harry the King: The Famous Victories of Henry V (Repercussion Theatre)
Elizabeth Neale – Actress – Contractions (Moving Forward Productions)
Aiza Ntibarikure – Actress – Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Segal Centre/Copa de Oro Productions)
Jaa Smith-Johnson – Actor – Blind (Scapegoat Carnivale)
Jesse Stong – Playwright – Shared Account (Geordie Productions)
David Terriault – Musical Direction – Spring Awakening (Persephone Productions)
Emily Thorne – Sound Designer – Blind (Scapegoat Carnivale)
Unsung Hero of the Theatre Award – For excellence behind the scenes
Melanie St-Jacques
The Normal Springford Founder Awards
Elsa Bolam
Outstanding Professional Production
If We Were Birds – Imago Theatre
Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of – Black Theatre Workshop / urban ink productions
The Seagull – Segal Centre
Seeds – Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre
Top Girls – Segal Centre
Outstanding Independent Production
The Aeneid – Talisman Theatre
Blind – Scapegoat Carnivale Theatre
Contractions – Moving Forward Productions
Mistakes Were Made – Brave New Productions
Unseamly – Infinitheatre
Outstanding Community Theatre Production
You Can’t Take it With You – Lakeshore Players
Catch Me if You Can – Côte Ste-Luc Dramatic Society
Don’t Dress for Dinner – Lakeshore Players
How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying – WISTA
The Yeomen of the Guard – Lakeshore Light Opera
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On Monday October 20th at the second annual gala of the Montreal English Theatre Awards, the following artists, companies, and productions were awarded for their excellence in theatre in the 2013-2014 Season.
Outstanding Lead Performance – Actor
Chip Chuipka – If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Eric Peterson – Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
Donald Rees – Mistakes Were Made (Brave New Productions)
Jonathan Silver – Unseamly (Infinitheatre)
Jaa Smith-Johnson – Blind (Scapegoat Carnivale)
Outstanding Lead Performance – Actress
Laura Condlln – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Clare Coulter – 4000 Miles (Centaur Theatre)
Leni Parker – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Amelia Sargisson – If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Outstanding Supporting Performance – Actress
Tanja Jacobs – Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
France Rolland – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Julie Tamiko Manning – Othello (Segal Centre/Scapegoat Carnivale)
Julie Tamiko Manning – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Kim Villagante – Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of (Black Theatre Workshop/urban ink productions)
Outstanding Supporting Performance – Actor
Daniel Brochu – Othello (Segal Centre/Scapegoat Carnivale)
Davide Chiazzese – The 39 Steps (Theatre Lac Brome)
Patrick Costello – The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Graham Cuthbertson – Glengarry Glen Ross (Segal Centre)
Mike Hughes – The 39 Steps (Theatre Lac Brome)
Alex Ivanovici – Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
Outstanding Set Design
Max-otto Fauteux – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Julie Fox – Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
Barbra Matis – 4000 Miles (Centaur Theatre)
Eo Sharp – The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Diana Uribe – If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Outstanding Costume Design
Mylène Chabrol – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Evita Karasek – The 39 Steps (Theatre Lac Brome)
Fruzsina Lanyi – The Aeneid (Talisman Theatre)
Eo Sharp – The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Diana Uribe – If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Outstanding Lighting Design
David Perreault Ninacs – The Aeneid (Talisman Theatre)
Luc Prairie – 4000 Miles (Centaur Theatre)
Martin Sirois – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Robert Thomson – If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Robert Thomson – The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Outstanding Sound Design
Jesse Ash – The Iliad (Geordie Productions)
Jesse Ash – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Peter Cerone – If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Richard Feren – Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
Dmitri Marine – The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Troy Slocum – Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of (Black Theatre Workshop/urban ink productions)
Outstanding Original Composition
Baba Alex – Bhopal (Teesri Duniya)
Danielle Desormeaux – If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Troy Slocum and Collaborators – Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of (Black Theatre Workshop/urban ink productions)
Dumisizwe Vuyo Bhembe – Letters to my Grandma (Teesri Duniya)
Nikita U – The Aeneid (Talisman Theatre)
Outstanding Direction
Chris Abraham – Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
Micheline Chevrier – If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre) Micheline Chevrier – Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Peter Hinton – The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Outstanding New Text (Original or Adaptation)
Peter Hinton – The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Greg MacArthur – Horror Story (Youtheatre)
Omari Newton – Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of (Black Theatre Workshop/urban ink productions)
Oren Safdie – Unseamly (Infinitheatre)
Jesse Stong – Shared Account (Geordie Productions)
Outstanding Ensemble
The Iliad & The Odyssey (Geordie Productions)
The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre) Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Outstanding Emerging Artist
Andrew Chown – Actor – Harry the King: The Famous Victories of Henry V (Repercussion Theatre)
Elizabeth Neale – Actress – Contractions (Moving Forward Productions)
Aiza Ntibarikure – Actress – Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Segal Centre/Copa de Oro Productions)
Jaa Smith-Johnson – Actor – Blind (Scapegoat Carnivale)
Jesse Stong – Playwright – Shared Account (Geordie Productions)
David Terriault – Musical Direction – Spring Awakening (Persephone Productions)
Emily Thorne – Sound Designer – Blind (Scapegoat Carnivale)
Unsung Hero of the Theatre Award – For excellence behind the scenes
Melanie St-Jacques
The Normal Springford Founder Awards
Elsa Bolam
Outstanding Professional Production
If We Were Birds – Imago Theatre
Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of – Black Theatre Workshop / urban ink productions
The Seagull – Segal Centre
Seeds – Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre
Top Girls – Segal Centre
Outstanding Independent Production
The Aeneid – Talisman Theatre
Blind – Scapegoat Carnivale Theatre
Contractions – Moving Forward Productions
Mistakes Were Made – Brave New Productions
Unseamly – Infinitheatre
Outstanding Community Theatre Production
You Can’t Take it With You – Lakeshore Players
Catch Me if You Can – Côte Ste-Luc Dramatic Society
Don’t Dress for Dinner – Lakeshore Players
How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying – WISTA
The Yeomen of the Guard – Lakeshore Light Opera
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