Congrats to our Alumni Winners at the Jessie Awards!
On Monday, July 16, at Bard on the Beach, a packed house cheered on the winners of our Vancouver theatre awards, The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards. We applaud our alumni and kudos to all those in our community who work so hard to tell their stories.
36th Annual JESSIE AWARD Winners/ UBC Theatre and Film Alumni
Small Theatre
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble – Small Theatre
Sarah Afful, Peter Anderson, Craig Erickson, Pippa Mackie, Naomi Wright – The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius – Rumble Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design – Small Theatre
Sophie Tang – The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius – Rumble Theatre
Outstanding Sound Design or Original Composition – Small Theatre
Daniel Deorksen & Kurt Schindelka – A Steady Rain – Seven Tyrants Theatre
Outstanding Direction – Small Theatre
Stephen Drover – The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius – Rumble Theatre
Outstanding Production – Small Theatre
The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius – Rumble Theatre-Rumble Theatre Artistic Director: Stephen Drover.
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble – Large Theatre-This was a co-presentation with the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival at our Frederic Wood Theatre.
Amber Funk Barton, Andrew Gordon, Nathan Kay, Tiffany King, Billy Marchenski, Niall McNeill, Lucy McNulty, Kerry Sandomirsky, Matthew Tom-Wing, Marcus Youssef and Lucy Cairns – King Arthur’s Night – Neworld Theatre
Outstanding Set Design – Large Theatre
Lauchlin Johnston – Misery – Arts Club Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design – Large Theatre
Christine Reimer – Much Ado About Nothing – Bard on the Beach
Georgia Straight Outstanding Direction – Large Theatre
Stephen Drover – Hand to God – Arts Club Theatre Company
Theatre for Young Audiences
Outstanding Performance – Theatre for Young Audiences
Parmiss Sehat – Jabber – Green Thumb Theatre and Neworld Theatre
Outstanding Design – Theatre for Young Audiences
Shizuka Kai, Joel Grinke, and Mishelle Cuttler – Set/Projection/Sound – Jabber – Green Thumb Theatre and Neworld Theatre
Outstanding Artistic Creation – Theatre for Young Audiences
Chelsea Haberlin – Directing – Jabber – Green Thumb Theatre and Neworld Theatre
ADDITIONAL AWARDS
Critic’s Choice Innovation Award
Japanese Problem – Universal Limited and Multiple Organism – Mind of a Snail
Joanna Garfinkel, Yoshié Bancroft, Daniel Deorksen, Nicole Yukiko
Sam Payne Award for the Most Promising Newcomer
Tai Amy Grauman
GVPTA Career Achievement Award
John Wright
