News: (Montreal) First META Nominations announced (Press release)

2012-2013 MONTREAL ENGLISH THEATRE AWARDS NOMINEES

The METAs 2012-2013 Committee and Jury are pleased to announce the nominees for the inaugural awards ceremony, celebrating excellence in English theatre in Montreal.  The jury considered all registered productions from September 1, 2012 – August 31, 2013. 

The nominees are (in alphabetical order):

PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY

Outstanding ProductionHead à Tête – Geordie Productions
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Repercussion Theatre
Sherlock Holmes – The Segal Centre for Performing Arts
Trad – SideMart Theatrical Grocery, Centaur Theatre Company

Outstanding DirectionAlain Goulem – Head à Tête - Geordie Productions
Amanda Kellock – A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Repercussion Theatre
Andrew Shaver – Sherlock Holmes - The Segal Centre for Performing Arts
Harry Standjofski – August, an Afternoon in the Country - Centaur Theatre Company
Roy Surette – Good People - Centaur Theatre Company

Outstanding Male ActorDaniel Brochu – A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Repercussion Theatre
Patrick Costello – Trad - Centaur Theatre Company
Graham Cuthbertson – August, An Afternoon in the Country - Centaur Theatre Company
Alain Goulem – A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Repercussion Theatre
Joe De Paul – Head à Tête - Geordie Productions

Outstanding Female ActorLucinda Davis – Harlem Duet - Black Theatre Workshop
Johanna Nutter – Good People - Centaur Theatre Company
Chuma Sopotela – Waiting for the Barbarians - The Segal Centre for Performing Arts, Mopo Cultural Trust, and Baxter Theatre Centre
Patricia Summersett – Trench Patterns - Infinitheatre
Julie Tamiko Manning – A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Repercussion Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Female ActorShiong-En Chan – Thinking of Yu - Imago Theatre
Clare Coulter – August, An Afternoon in the Country - Centaur Theatre Company
Susan Glover – Robin Hood - Geordie Productions
Catherine Lemieux – Good People - Centaur Theatre Company
Fiona Reid – Innocence Lost: A Play About Steven Truscott - Centaur Theatre Company

Outstanding Supporting Male ActorKyle Gatehouse – Sherlock Holmes - The Segal Centre for Performing Arts
Karl Graboshas – Good People - Centaur Theatre Company
James Loye – Robin Hood - Geordie Productions
Andrew Shaver – Trad - SideMart Theatrical Grocery, Centaur Theatre Company
Jeremiah Sparks – Harlem Duet - Black Theatre Workshop

Outstanding Set Design
John Dinning – Good People - Centaur Theatre Company
Amy Keith - Head à Tête - Geordie Productions
James Lavoie - August, An Afternoon in the Country - Centaur Theatre
Eo Sharp – Red - The Segal Centre for Performing Arts
Sarah Yaffe – Trad – SideMart Theatrical Grocery, Centaur Theatre Company

Outstanding Costume DesignMarija Djordjevic – A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Repercussion Theatre
James Lavoie – Sherlock Holmes - The Segal Centre for Performing Arts
James Lavoie – Innocence Lost: A Play About Steven Truscott - Centaur Theatre Company
Cathia Pagotto – Robin Hood - Geordie Productions
Sarah Yaffe – Trad - SideMart Theatrical Grocery, Centaur Theatre Company

Outstanding Lighting DesignLuc Prairie – Sherlock Holmes - The Segal Centre for Performing Arts
Martin Sirois - August, An Afternoon in the Country - Centaur Theatre Company
Martin Sirois – Thinking of Yu - Imago Theatre
Robert Thomson – Red - The Segal Centre for Performing Arts
Sarah Yaffe – Trad - SideMart Theatrical Grocery, Centaur Theatre Company

Outstanding Sound Design
Jesse Ash - Sherlock Holmes - The Segal Centre for Performing Arts
Robert Denton – Harlem Duet - Black Theatre Workshop
Alain Goulem – Head à Tête - Geordie Productions
Kristie Ibrahim - A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Repercussion Theatre
Keith Thomas – Red - The Segal Centre for Performing Arts

INDEPENDENT CATEGORY

Outstanding Production
The Bacchae – Scapegoat Carnivale
The Medea Effect – Talisman Theatre
Oroonoko – Persephone Productions
Richard III – Metachroma Theatre

Outstanding Direction
Joel Miller – Richard III - Metachroma Theatre
Emma Tibaldo – The Medea Effect - Talisman Theatre
Paul Van Dyke – Oroonoko - Persephone Productions
Logan Williams – Ludwig & Mae - Title 66 Productions

Outstanding Male ActorAlex McCooeye – The Bacchae - Scapegoat Carnivale
Jamie Robinson - Richard III - Metachroma Theatre
Jaa Smith-Johnson – Oroonoko - Persephone Productions
Serge Turcotte – Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris - In Your Face Entertainment

Outstanding Female Actor
Rebecca Croll – Oroonoko - Persephone Productions
Jennifer Morehouse - The Medea Effect - Talisman Theatre
Aiza Ntibarikure – Oroonoko - Persephone Productions
Nadia Verucci - Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris - In Your Face Entertainment

Outstanding Supporting Female Actor
Lucinda Davis – Richard III - Metachroma Theatre
Diana Fajrajsl - Richard III - Metachroma Theatre
France Holland – The Bacchae - Scapegoat Carnivale

Lily Maclean – Ludwig & Mae - Title 66 Productions [ reversed order]

Outstanding Supporting Male ActorGreg Kramer – The Bacchae - Scapegoat Carnivale
Paul Van Dyke -  The Bacchae - Scapegoat Carnivale
Brett Watson - The Bacchae - Scapegoat Carnivale

Outstanding Set Design
Roze Bell - Ludwig & Mae - Title 66 Productions
Tim Boucher – Art - Brave New Productions
Frances Farley - The Bacchae - Scapegoat Carnivale
Peter Vatsis – Oroonoko - Persephone Productions

Outstanding Costume DesignRoze Bell - Ludwig & Mae - Title 66 Productions
Veronica Classen - Richard III - Metachroma Theatre
Melanie Michaud – Oroonoko - Persephone Productions
Susana Vera – The Bacchae - Scapegoat Carnivale
Logan Williams – Hamlet - Persephone Productions

Outstanding Lighting DesignErwann Bernard - The Bacchae - Scapegoat Carnivale
David Perreault Ninacs – The Medea Effect - Talisman Theatre

Outstanding Sound Design
Vuyo Bhembe – Oroonoko - Persephone Productions
Peter Cerone & Brian Lipson - The Bacchae - Scapegoat Carnivale
Michael Leon & Matt Waddell – The Medea Effect - Talisman Theatre

COMBINED CATEGORIES
Outstanding Ensemble (Professional and Independent)August, An Afternoon in the Country – Centaur Theatre Company
The Bacchae – Scapegoat Carnivale
The Hound of the Baskervilles – Theatre Lac Brome
Innocence Lost: A Play About Steven Truscott – Centaur Theatre Company
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Repercussion Theatre

Outstanding New Text (original or adaptation)Marcus Youssef - Jabber (New Text) - Geordie Productions
Alyson Grant – Trench Patterns (New Text) - Infinitheatre
Greg Kramer – Sherlock Holmes (Adaptation) - The Segal Centre for Performing Arts

Outstanding New TranslationMaureen Labonte - August, An Afternoon in the Country - Centaur Theatre Company
Andreas Apergis and Joseph Shragge – The Bacchae - Scapegoat Carnivale
Nadine Desrochers - The Medea Effect - Talisman Theatre

COMMUNITY THEATREOutstanding Community Theatre ProductionOklahoma! – Hudson Music Club
Princess Ida – The Lakeshore Light Opera
Tales From Odessa – The Segal Centre for Performing Arts & Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre

The METAs will be presented at a ceremony on Monday October 21^st, 2013 at The Rialto Theatre (5723 avenue du Parc, Montreal) at 7pm.  The event is open to the public.  Tickets are available at www.theatrerialto.ca or by contacting the Quebec Drama Federation at 514-875-8698 (www.quebecdrama.org).  Tickets are $25 (including tax). 

Hosting the gala evening will be Montreal actors Holly Gauthier-Frankel (Miss Sugarpuss Must Die!, Schwartz’s, Salt Water Moon) and Marcel Jeannin (Guys and Dolls, God of Carnage,MöcShplat) with musical accompaniment by Montreal composer and musician Nick Carpenter.   

The METAs organizing committee is: Amanda Kellock (Chair), Alain Goulem, Tristan D. Lalla, Jacky Lalonde, Leni Parker, and Peter Roberts.

For information about the METAs rules and regulations and procedures, please visitwww.quebecdrama.org