The bad news is that the flu rendered me too sick to go. The good news is that the winners are picked and all I can do is report. I've got a raised eyebrow at this one. Not to say the winners didn't deserve to win, but there was a lot of good theatre this past year that went unrecognized. Did the judges only see about 5 shows in total?
PROFESSIONAL Category Winners:
Outstanding Production: Sherlock Holmes, produced by the Segal Centre for Performing Arts
Outstanding Direction: Andrew Shaver for Sherlock Holmes (Segal Centre)
Outstanding Male Actor: A three-way tie between Patrick Costello for Trad (Sidemart Theatrical Grocery and Centaur Theatre); Grahame Cuthbertson for August, An Afternoon in the Country (Centaur Theatre); and Joe de Paul for Head a Tête(Geordie Productions).
Outstanding Female Actor: Lucinda Davis for Harlem Duet (Black Theatre Workshop).
Outstanding Supporting Male Actor: James Loye for Robin Hood (Geordie Productions)
Outstanding Supporting Female Actor: Catherine Lemieux for Good People (Centaur Theatre)
Outstanding Set Design: Eo Sharp for Red (Segal Centre)
Outstanding Costume Design: James Lavoie for Sherlock Holmes (Segal Centre)
Outstanding Lighting Design: Luc Prairie for Sherlock Holmes (Segal Centre)
Outstanding Sound Design: Jesse Ash for Sherlock Holmes (Segal Centre)
INDEPENDENT Category Winners:
Outstanding Production: The Bacchae (Scapegoat Carnivale)
Outstanding Direction: Paul Van Dyck for Oroonoko (Persephone Productions)
Outstanding Male Actor: Alex McCooeye for The Bacchae (Scapegoat Carnivale)
Outstanding Female Actor: A four-way tie between Rebecca Croll for Oroonoko (Persephone Productions); Jennifer Morehouse for The Medea Effect (Talisman Theatre); Aiza Ntibarikure for Oroonoko (Persephone Productions); and Nadie Verrucci for Jacques Brel is a Alive and Well and Living in Pars (In Your Face Entertainment)
Outstanding Supporting Male Actor: Greg Kramer for The Bacchae (Scapegoat Carnivale)
Outstanding Female Supporting Actor: France Rolland for The Bacchae (Scapegoat Carnivale)
Outstanding Set Design: Frances Farley for The Bacchae (Scapegoat Carnivale)
Outstanding Costume Design: Susan Vera for The Bacchae (Scapegoat Carnivale)
Outstanding Lighting Design: Erwann Bernard for The Bacchae (Scapegoat Carnivale)
Outstanding Sound Design: Peter Cerone and Brian Lipson for The Bacchae (Scapegoat Carnivale)
COMBINED Categories, including both Professional and Independent nominees:
Outstanding Ensemble: A three-way tie between The Bacchae (Scapegoat Carnivale); The Hound of the Baskervilles (Theatre Lac Brome); and Innocence Lost: A Play About Steven Truscott (Centaur Theatre)
Outstanding New Text, Original or Adaptation: Marcus Youssef for Jabber (Geordie Productions)
Outstanding New Translation: Nadine Desrochers for The Medea Effect (Talisman Theatre)
COMMUNITY Theatre Category Winner:
Outstanding Community Theatre Production: Oklahoma! (Hudson Music Club)
