CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ALUMNI NOMINATED FOR THE 2018 JESSIE AWARDS!



Fingers crossed for our fabulous alumni from BFA Acting, BFA Theatre Design and Production, MFA Directing and congratulations to ALL the theatre workers nominated for their ability to tell our stories with talent, intelligence and grace.
Returning to its theatrical roots, the stage will be set for the 36th annual Jessie Awards at Bard on the Beach on Monday, July 16th in the BMO Mainstage in Vanier Park, a fitting venue in a magnificent setting. Doors open at 5:30pm, Ceremony begins at 6:30pm.
Tickets: https://bit.ly/2LFMZsk

LARGE THEATRE

Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Large Theatre

Jonathan Winsby
Beauty and the Beast
Arts Club Theatre Company

Outstanding Performance by an Actress – Large Theatre

Lois Anderson
Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika
Arts Club Theatre Company
Nicola Cavendish
Happy Place
Touchstone Theatre

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble – Large Theatre

Amber Funk Barton, Andrew Gordon, Nathan Kay, Tiffany King, Billy Marchenski, Niall McNeill, Lucy McNulty, Kerry Sandomirsky, Matthew Tom-Wing, Marcus Youssef
King Arthur’s Night
Neworld Theatre

Outstanding Lighting Design – Large Theatre

Lauchlin Johnston
Outside Mullingar
Pacific Theatre

Outstanding Set Design – Large Theatre

Lauchlin Johnston
Misery
Arts Club Theatre Company
Kevin McAllister
King Charles III
Arts Club Theatre Company
Carolyn Rapanos
Circle Game
Firehall Arts Centre

Outstanding Costume Design – Large Theatre

Carmen Alatorre
The Winter’s Tale
Bard on the Beach
Christine Reimer
Much Ado About Nothing
Bard on the Beach

Outstanding Direction – Large Theatre

Lois Anderson
Fun Home
Arts Club Theatre Company
Stephen Drover
Hand to God
Arts Club Theatre Company

Significant Artistic Achievement – Large Theatre

Andrew Cohen
Circle Game
Outstanding Musical Arrangements
Firehall Arts Centre

SMALL THEATRE

Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Small Theatre

Nick Fontaine
A Little Night Music
Patrick Street Productions
Kenton Klassen
The Lonesome West
Cave Canem Productions
Raugi Yu
I Lost My Husband
Ruby Slippers Theatre

Outstanding Performance by an Actress – Small Theatre

Yoshié Bancroft
The Double Axe Murders
Rusticate Theatre/Presentation House

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
Daniel Doerksen, David Newham, Kurt Schindelka
A Steady Rain
Seven Tyrants Theatre

Outstanding Lighting Design – Small Theatre

Sophie Tang
The Society for the Destitute Titus Bouffonius
Rumble Theatre

Outstanding Costume Design – Small Theatre

Stephanie Kong
City of Angels
The PIT Collective

Outstanding Sound Design or Original Composition – Small Theatre

Mishelle Cuttler
The Society for the Destitute Titus Bouffonius
Rumble Theatre
Daniel Deorksen & Kurt Schindelka
A Steady Rain
Seven Tyrants Theatre

Outstanding Direction – Small Theatre

Stephen Drover
The Society for the Destitute Titus Bouffonius
Rumble Theatre
Ryan Gladstone
Who Killed Gertrude Crump?
Monster Theatre

Outstanding Production – Small Theatre

The Lonesome West
Cave Canem Productions – AD: Kenton Klassen
The Shipment
SpeakEasy Theatre
The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius
Rumble Theatre – AD: Stephen Drover

Significant Artistic Achievement – Small Theatre

Joanna Garfinkel & Yoshié Bancroft
Japanese Problem
Universal Limited

THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

Outstanding Performance – Theatre for Young Audiences

Parmiss Sehat
Jabber
Green Thumb Theatre

Outstanding Design – Theatre for Young Audiences

Jay Havens
Set, Costume, & Props
Th’owziya: The Hungry Feast Dish
Axis Theatre
Shizuka Kai, Joel Grinke, and Mishelle Cuttler
Set, Projection, Sound
Jabber
Green Thumb Theatre

Outstanding Artistic Creation – Theatre for Young Audiences

Ryan Gladstone & Bruce Horak
Song Composition
The Canada Show
Monster Theatre
Chelsea Haberlin
Directing
Jabber
Green Thumb Theatre

Significant Artistic Achievement – Theatre for Young Audiences

Axis Theatre
Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish
Director: Chris McGregor, Actor: Tai Amy Grauman
Outstanding Artistic Achievement for centrally focusing on an Indigenous story
Green Thumb Theatre

CRITIC’S CHOICE INNOVATION AWARD

Japanese Problem
Universal Limited: Co-creators: Yoshié Bancroft & Joanna Garfinkel, Collaborator: Nicole Yukiko, Composer/Collaborator: Daniel Deorksen, Collaborator: Laura Fukumoto