It’s lucky number 33 for UBC Theatre alumni.
For the 33rd annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards, 33 UBC Theatre alumni have been nominated for their Outstanding work in the 2014-15 season:
Large Theatre:
- Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role – Nicola Cavendish (4,000 Miles, Arts Club Theatre)
- Performance by and Actress in a Supporting Role – Luisa Jojic (The Tempest, Bard on the Beach)
- Lighting Design – Lauchlin Johnston (The Whipping Man, Pacific Theatre)
- Set Design – Marshall McMahen (Crazy for You, Gateway Theatre)
- Costume Design – Carmen Alatorre (Crazy for You, Gateway Theatre)
- Sound Design – Scott Zechner (Late Company, Touchstone Theatre)
- Direction – Barb Tomasic (Crazy for You, Gateway Theatre)
- Direction – Craig Holzschuh (À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou, Théâtre la Seizième)
- Direction – Anthony Ingram (The Whipping Man, Pacific Theatre)
Small Theatre:
- Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role – Cherise Clarke (Blasted, Pi Theatre)
- Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Xander Williams (The Duchess a.k.a.: Wallis Simpson, Ruby Slippers Theatre)
- Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Dawn Petten (After Me (Après Moi), Ruby Slippers Theatre)
- Lighting Design – Conor Moore (Indian Arm, Rumble Theatre & The Competition is Fierce, ITSAZOO Productions)
- Set Design – Lauchlin Johnston (STATIONARY: A Recession-Era Musical, Delinquent Theatre)
- Set Design – Sarah Melo & Carolyn Rapanos (Hunter Gatherers, Staircase Theatre)
- Costume Design – Ines Ortner (Mozart & Salieri, Seven Tyrants Theatre)
- Costume Design – Maryanne Renzetti (Hunter Gatherers, Staircase Theatre)
- Sound Design/Composition – Scott Zechner (All that Fall, Blackbird Theatre)
- Sound Design/Composition – Mishelle Cuttler (STATIONARY: A Recession-Era Musical, Delinquent Theatre)
- Direction – Chelsea Haberlin, Kathleen Duborg, Richard Wolfe [and other nonUBC alum] (Our Town, Osimous Theatre)
- Production (Musical) – Mozart & Salieri, *Seven Tyrants Theatre
- Production (Musical) – *STATIONARY, A Recession-Era Musical, Delinquent Theatre
- Significant Artistic Achievement – Ensemble Performance (STATIONARY: A Recession-Era Musical, Delinquent Theatre)
- Significant Artistic Achievement – Outstanding Musical Direction, Mishelle Cuttler (STATIONARY: A Recession-Era Musical, Delinquent Theatre)
Theatre for Young Audiences:
- Outstanding Performance – Jonathan Winsby (James and the Giant Peach, Carousel Theatre for Young People)
- Artistic Creation – Ryan Gladstone, Direction (The Little Prince, Monster Theatre)
Outstanding Original Script, The Georgia Straight Critic’s Choice Innovation Award:
- Christine Quintana (Selfie, Théâtre la Seizième)
- Dave Deveau (Celestial Being, Green Thumb Theatre)
The Jessie Richardson Awards Ceremony will be held at the Commodore Ballroom (868 Granville Street), June 22, 2015. Doors open at 5:30pm, ceremony begins at 6:30pm. Tickets: $29.50 plus service charges. Ticketmaster: 1-855-985-5000 or www.ticketmaster.ca.
Congratulations to all the nominees. See you at the Commodore Ballroom on June 22!
*UBC alumni-created theatre company
Photo: UBC Theatre alumna Chelsea Haberlin receiving the 2013-14 Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Production – Small Theatre (Killer Joe, ITSAZOO Productions).
