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36th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards

Soulpepper, Modern Times Stage/ Aluna Theatre and Mirvish come out on top at 2015 Doras

Written by Chris Earle
Directed by Edward Roy
Musical Direction by Waylen Miki
Lighting and Production Design by Andrea Lundy
Produced by Jacoba Knaapen

Mike Ross and Albert Schultz accept Dora Award for Spoon River (Outstanding New Musical or Opera). Photo: Lauren Gillett.

The 36th annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards were held yesterday, June 22, 2015, at Harbourfront Centre's West Jet Stage. Hosted by the ever entertaining Gavin Crawford, this year's celebration of Toronto theatre, dance and opera turned out a worthy bunch of winners. See the full list of award recipients below. Visit tapa.ca/dora-awards for more information. 

 

2015 DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARD RECIPIENT LIST

GENERAL THEATRE DIVISION

Outstanding Production
Accidental Death of an Anarchist  Soulpepper Theatre Company

Outstanding New Play
Hannah Moscovitch   Infinity

Outstanding Direction
Eda Holmes  Tom at the Farm

Outstanding Performance - Male
Kawa Ada   Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Outstanding Performance - Female
Nicky Guadagni   Hooked

Outstanding Performance - Ensemble
The Ensemble of Twelve Angry Men Soulpepper Theatre Company

Outstanding Scenic Design
Börkur Jónsson  The Heart of Robin Hood

Outstanding Costume Design
Astrid Janson   Trudeau and Lévesque

Outstanding Lighting Design
André Du Toit   Take Me Back to Jefferson

Outstanding Sound Design/Composition
original sound poetry/composition: Rafael Barreto-Rivera, Paul Dutton, Steve McCaffery & bpNichol. additional sound design/ creation: Bill Brennan, Graham Hargrove,
John Millard and the cast   The Four Horsemen Project


INDEPENDENT THEATRE DIVISION

Outstanding Production
Blood Wedding (Bodas de Sangre)   A Modern Times Stage Company/ Aluna Theatre co-production

Outstanding New Play
Jordan Tannahill   Concord Floral

Outstanding Direction
Soheil Parsa  Blood Wedding (Bodas de Sangre) 

Outstanding Performance - Male
Sergio DiZio   The Motherfucker With the Hat

Outstanding Performance - Female
Beatriz Pizano   Blood Wedding (Bodas de Sangre)

Outstanding Performance - Ensemble
The Ensemble of Mouthpiece      Quote Unquote Collective in association with Why Not Theatre

Outstanding Scenic Design
Trevor Schwellnus   Blood Wedding (Bodas de Sangre)

Outstanding Costume Design
Angela Thomas   Blood Wedding (Bodas de Sangre)

Outstanding Lighting Design
Trevor Schwellnus   Blood Wedding (Bodas de Sangre)

Outstanding Sound Design/Composition
Composer: Amy Nostbakken; Sound Designer: James Bunton   Mouthpiece


MUSICAL THEATRE DIVISION

Outstanding Production
Once   David Mirvish in association with Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr,
Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo

Outstanding Touring Production (open to General Theatre & Musical Theatre/ Opera)
Kiss & Cry   Charleroi Danses presented by Canadian Stage

Outstanding Performance - Male
Daren A. Herbert   The Wild Party

Outstanding Performance - Female
Trish Lindström    Once

Outstanding Performance - Ensemble
The Ensemble of Once    David Mirvish in association with Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr,
Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo


MUSICAL THEATRE / OPERA DIVISION

Outstanding New Musical or Opera
Mike Ross/ Albert Schultz   Spoon River

Outstanding Direction
Atom Egoyan   Die Walküre

Outstanding Scenic Design
Paul Steinberg   Falstaff

Outstanding Costume Design
Brigitte Reiffenstuel   Falstaff

Outstanding Lighting Design
David Finn   Die Walküre

Outstanding Choreography
Stephanie Graham   The Wild Party

Outstanding Musical Direction
Mike Ross  Spoon River

OPERA DIVISION

Outstanding Production
Falstaff   COC co-production with Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Teatro alla Scala; Metropolitan Opera and Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam

Outstanding Performance - Male
Gerald Finley   Falstaff

Outstanding Performance - Female
Christine Goerke   Die Walküre

Outstanding Performance - Ensemble
The Ensemble of Falstaff        COC co-production with Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Teatro alla Scala; Metropolitan Opera and Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam

THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES DIVISION

Outstanding Production
Beneath the Banyan Tree   Theatre Direct

Outstanding New Play
Created by Beau Dixon, Lyrics and Music by Susan Newman and Rob Fortin   Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story

Outstanding Direction
Lynda Hill   Beneath the Banyan Tree

Outstanding Performance - Individual
Beau Dixon   Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story

Outstanding Performance - Ensemble
The Ensemble of Beneath the Banyan Tree Theatre Direct

DANCE DIVISION

Outstanding Production
So Blue   Luminato presents So Blue Produced by Fou Glorieux. Co-Produced by the Festival TransAmeriques, Tanzhaus nrw, Theatre de la Ville, Hellerau and National Arts Centre

Outstanding Choreography
James Kudelka   #lovesexbrahms (Intermezzi)

Outstanding Performance - Male
Vincent Mantsoe   NTU (DW208)

Outstanding Performance - Female
Caroline Fraser   Skills & Soul Battles (TUDS)

Outstanding Performance - Ensemble
The Ensemble of This Is a Costume Drama Harbourfront Centre's World Stage presents The Deitrich Group

Outstanding Sound Design/Composition
new arrangement Nicolás Hernández after Nicolás Hernández and Jose Luis Valle "Chuscales" Pueblo (Letters to Spain)

Outstanding Lighting Design
Simon Rossiter   #lovesexbrahms (Intermezzi)

 


Show Dates: 
Mon, 2015-06-22

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