The 2013 Dora Mavor Moore Awards were held last night at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. The Doras are held annually by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) to honour excellence in Toronto’s performing arts industry.
The Doras serve as Toronto theatre’s night out and a chance for the community to celebrate and honour its own.
Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus, co-Artistic Directors of The National Theatre of the World, hosted a consistently upbeat, tightly-paced evening and winners kept their acceptance speeches short and to-the-point making this one the shortest Dora Award ceremonies in recent history. Despite there being more categories of awards to present this year the ceremony clocked in at a breezy two-and-a-half hours.
The bigger winner of the the night was Young People’s Theatre’s production of Cinderella: A RATical Retelling which walked away with seven honours including outstanding production of a musical and outstanding direction of a musical beating out Theatre 20’s Bloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare, which was nominated for nine awards but won none.
Other winners of the night included Buddies in Bad Times Theatre for their production of Obaaberima which won outstanding production (general theatre) and Outside the March’s Mr. Marmalade which won outstanding production (independent theatre).
Mooney on Theatre would like to congratulate all the nominees and winners of the 2013 Dora Mavor Moore Awards:
2013 DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARDS WINNERS
GENERAL THEATRE DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
- Obaaberima; Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY
- Kristen Thomson; Someone Else; Produced by Crow’s Theatre in association with Canadian Stage
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
- Chris Abraham; The Little Years; Tarragon Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – MALE
- Tom Rooney; Someone Else; Produced by Crow’s Theatre in association with Canadian Stage
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – FEMALE
- Irene Poole; The Little Years; Tarragon Theatre
OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN
- Julie Fox; Arigato, Tokyo; Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
- Dana Osborne; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead; Soulpepper Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
- Michelle Ramsay; Obaaberima; Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION
- Kobena Aquaa-Harrison; Obaaberima; Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
INDEPENDENT THEATRE DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
- Mr. Marmalade; Outside the March
OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY
- Adam Seybold; The De Chardin Project; The Quickening Theatre
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
- Michael Hollingsworth; THE WAR OF 1812 The History of the Village of the Small Huts, 1812-15; Presented by VideoCabaret in association with the Young Centre for the Performing Arts
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – MALE
- Gavin Crawford; A Few Brittle Leaves; The Cabaret Company
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – FEMALE
- Michelle Monteith; The Lesson; Modern Times Stage Company
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – ENSEMBLE
- The Ensemble of THE WAR OF 1812 The History of the Village of the Small Huts, 1812-15; Presented by VideoCabaret in association with the Young Centre for the Performing Arts
OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN
- Andrea Mittler; The Dumb Waiter; Wordsmyth Theatre
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
- Astrid Janson; THE WAR OF 1812 The History of the Village of the Small Huts, 1812-15; Presented by VideoCabaret in association with the Young Centre for the Performing Arts
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
- Rebecca Picherack; BOBLO; Co-Produced by Kitchenband and The Theatre Centre
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION
- Andrew Penner; BOBLO; Co-Produced by Kitchenband and The Theatre Centre
MUSICAL THEATRE DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
- Cinderella; Young People’s Theatre
OUTSTANDING TOURING PRODUCTION
- She She Pop & Their Fathers: Testament; Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage presents She She Pop
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – MALE
- Bruce Dow, Of A Monstrous Child: A Gaga Musical; Ecce Homo Theatre in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – FEMALE
- Lisa Horner, The Wizard of Oz; Mirvish
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – ENSEMBLE
- The ensemble of Cinderella; Young People’s Theatre
MUSICAL THEATRE / OPERA DIVISION
OUTSTANDING NEW MUSICAL/OPERA
- Alice Ping Yee Ho (composer) / Marjorie Chan (librettist); The Lesson of Da Ji; Toronto Masque Theatre
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
- Allen MacInnis; Cinderella; Young People’s Theatre
OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN
- Robin Fisher; Cinderella; Young People’s Theatre
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
- Robin Fisher; Cinderella; Young People’s Theatre
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
- Lesley Wilkinson; Cinderella; Young People’s Theatre
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
- Jo Leslie; Cinderella; Young People’s Theatre
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION
- Johannes Debus; Dialogues des Carmélites; Canadian Opera Company presents the Nederlandse Opera production
OPERA DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
- Dialogues des Carmélites; Canadian Opera Company presents the Nederlandse Opera production
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – MALE
- Russell Braun; Il Trovatore; The Canadian Opera Company presents the Opéra de Marseille production
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – FEMALE
- Elena Manistina; Il Trovatore; The Canadian Opera Company presents the Opéra de Marseille production
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – ENSEMBLE
- The Ensemble of Dialogues des Carmélites; Canadian Opera Company presents the Nederlandse Opera production
THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
- La Fugue; Young People’s Theatre presents SMCQ Jeunesse/Qui Va Là
OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY
- Jordan Tannahill; rihannaboi95; Suburban Beast
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
- Richard Greenblatt; Wrecked; Roseneath Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – INDIVIDUAL
- Oyin Oladejo; In This World; Roseneath Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – ENSEMBLE
- The Ensemble of Alligator Pie; Soulpepper Theatre Company
DANCE DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
- Political Mother; Hofesh Shechter Company’s production presented by Canadian Stage
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
- Santee Smith; Susuriwka – willow bridge; Kaha:wi Dance Theatre presents Susuriwka – willow bridge – North American Premiere – Co-produced with Yokohama Noh Theatre and Harbourfront Centre’s Planet IndigenUS Festival 2012
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – MALE
- Aakash Odedra; Alchemy; Harbourfront Centre’s NextSteps in association with Sampradaya Dance Creations
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – FEMALE
- Molly Johnson; Lab Rats; DanceWorks
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE – ENSEMBLE
- The Ensemble of Road Trip; DanceWorks
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION
- Rodney Sharman; From the House of Mirth; COLEMAN LEMIEUX & COMPAGNIE
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
- Marc Parent; Stereophonic; Peggy Baker Dance Projects
- Audience Choice Award: The Wizard of Oz
- Silver Ticket Award: Malcolm Black
- The 2013 Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award will be awarded to Paul Templin.
- The 2013 George Luscombe Award for Mentorship will be awarded to Franco Boni.
- The 2013 Pauline McGibbon Award will be awarded to Ryan Wilson.