Congrats to our Alumni Nominated for Jessie Awards for 2020.



Jessie Awards

Jessie Awards

We offer congratulations to all of the people committed to telling their stories within the Vancouver theatre community, the individuals and companies nominated for Jessies, and especially to our nominated alumni. We celebrate you!

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE – LARGE THEATRE

Moya O’Connell – Coriolanus – Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN – LARGE THEATRE

Alan Brodie – Coriolanus – Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival

Parjad Sharifi – Cipher – Arts Club Theatre Company (in partnership with Vertigo Theatre)   

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN – LARGE THEATRE

Sophie Tang – Kuroko – Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN – LARGE THEATRE

Carmen Alatorre – All’s Well That Ends Well – Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival

Christine Reimer – Kuroko – Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre

Christine Reimer – Noises Off – Arts Club Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN OR ORIGINAL COMPOSITION – LARGE THEATRE

Sammie Hatch – Kuroko – Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE – SMALL THEATRE

Lois Anderson – Anna Bella Eema – Sol Theatre Collective

Luisa Jojic – Herringbone – Patrick Street Productions

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – SMALL THEATRE

John Murphy – Body Awareness – Mitch and Murray Productions

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN – SMALL THEATRE

Sophie Tang – Chicken Girl – rice & beans theatre (in partnership with Playwrights Theatre Centre)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – SMALL THEATRE

Mindy Parfitt – The Father – The Search Party

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION – PLAY – SMALL THEATRE

Anna Bella Eema – Sol Theatre Collective (Professor Emeritus Charles Siegel directed)

SIGNIFICANT ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT – SMALL THEATRE

Outstanding Ensemble Performance:

Caitlin Clugston, Graham Coffeng, Nick Fontaine, Janet Gigliotti, Alex Gullason, Warren Kimmel, Steve Maddock, Jennie Neumann, Anthony Santiago, Madeleine Suddaby, Jennifer Suratos,  Lindsay Ann Warnock, Jonathan Winsby, Katey Wright – Company – Raincity Theatre

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

Scott Button – New Canadian Kid – Green Thumb Theatre

OUTSTANDING DESIGN – THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

Jay Havens – Set Design – Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish – Axis Theatre Company 

Kiara Lawson – Costume Design – Bad Hats Theatre’s Peter Pan – Carousel Theatre for Young People

OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CREATION – THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

Ian Harmon – Direction – Love You Forever and More Munsch – Beach House Theatre

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION  – THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish – Axis Theatre Company

SIGNIFICANT ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT – THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish – Axis Theatre Company