We’ve won a bunch of awards over the years!
2018/2019 – Palmer Park
Shelley Martin (THEA – Adjudicator’s Award for Stagecraft & Creative Problem Solving)
Howard Linscott (THEA Nomination – Outstanding Performance in a Large Cast in a Comedy)
Palmer Park Cast (THEA Nomination – Best Ensemble in a Comedy)
2018/2019 – Soldier’s Heart
Kyle Dickie (THEA – First Time Director)
Glen Warren (THEA – Best Supporting Actor in a Drama)
Amy Caughlin (THEA Nomination – Best Production in a Drama)
Bryan Mailey (THEA Nomination – Best Actor in a Drama)
Shelley Martin & Kyle Dickie (THEA Nomination – Best Set Design in a Drama)
Michael Serres (THEA Nomination – Best Sound Design in a Drama)
Production Team (THEA Nomination – Adjudicator’s Award for best Scenography in a Drama)
2017/2018 – Sisters
Annette Stokes (THEA – Best Lead Actress in a Drama)
Kyle Brough (THEA Nomination – Best Production of a Drama)
Helen Coughlin (THEA Nomination – Best Director of a Drama)
Joanne Norman (THEA Nomination – Best Lighting Design in a Drama)
2017/2018 – Lettice and Lovage
Kyle Brough (THEA – Best Sound Design in a Comedy)
Lee Laycoe (THEA Nomination – Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy)
Shelley Martin (THEA Nomination – Best Set Design in a Comedy)
Helen Coughlin & Shelley Martin (THEA Nomination – Adjudicator’s Award for Best Set Decor, Painting, and Props in a Comedy)
Kyle Brough – Best Sound Design in a Comedy, “Lettice and Lovage”
2016/2017 – Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Cheryl Tulloch (THEA Nomination – Best Lead Actress in a Comedy)
Entire Cast (THEA Nomination – Best Ensemble in a Comedy)
Kim Blanusa (THEA Nomination – Best Costumes in a Comedy)
2016/2017 – August: Osage County
Helen Coughlin (THEA Nomination – Best Director of a Drama)
Ruth Smith (THEA Nomination – Best Lead Actress in a Drama)
Kyle Dickie (THEA Nomination – Best Stage Manager of a Drama)
Marlo Alcock & Lyle Corrigan (THEA Nomination – Best Duo in a Drama)
Michael Serres & Howard Linscott (THEA Nomination – Best Sound Design in a Drama)
Entire Cast (THEA Nomination – Adjudicator Award for Memorable Moment: Family Intervention Scene)
Joanne Norman, Annette Stokes-Harris, Michael Serres, Kyle Dickie, Justine Dickie: THEA nominated Borelians from 2015/2016 season.
2015/2016 – Having Hope at Home
Kyle Brough (THEA Nomination – Best Production of a Comedy)
Joanne Norman (THEA Nomination – Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy)
Kyle Dickie (THEA Nomination – Best Lead Actor in a Comedy)
Justine Dickie (THEA Nomination – Best Lead Actress in a Comedy)
2015/2016 – Doubt: A Parable
Denise Randall (THEA Nomination – Best Costumes in a Drama)
Michael Serres (THEA Nomination – Best Lead Actor in a Drama)
Annette Stokes (THEA Nomination – Best Lead Actress in a Drama)
2014/2015 – Office Hours
Ruth Smith (THEA – Best Stage Management for a Comedy)
Michael Serres (THEA Nomination – Best Sound Design for a Comedy)
2014/2015 – The Drawer Boy
Ruth Smith (THEA – Best Production of a Drama)
David Geene (THEA – Best Performance by a Male in a Leading Role, Drama)
John Lunman (THEA nomination – Best Performance by a Male in aLeading Role, Drama)
Joanne Norman (THEA Nomination – Best Lighting Design for a Drama)
Helen Coughlin (THEA nomination – Best Director of a Drama)
Kyle Dickie, Ruth Smith, David Geene, Kyle Brough: Best Production of a Drama, “Drawer Boy”
David Geene: Best Lead Actor in a Drama, “Drawer Boy”
2013/2014 – Wait Until Dark
Justine Scott (THEA – ADJUDICATOR AWARD, DRAMA, “HONOURABLE MENTIONS IN ACTING”)
Sarah Smith (THEA – Best Stage Management in a Drama)
Joanne Norman (THEA – Best Lighting in a Drama)
Ruth Smith (THEA Nomination – Best Director for a Drama)
Michael Serres (THEA Nomination – Best Sound Design for a Drama)
2013/2014 – Drama At Inish
Bryan Mailey (THEA – ADJUDICATOR AWARD, COMEDY, FOR “THE HEAVENS ARE REALLY ANGRY WITH YOU” SPECIAL EFFECTS)
Janet Huehn (THEA Nomination – Best Costumes in a Comedy)
Mary Delaney (THEA Nomination – Best Actress in a Comedy)
2012/2013 – A Streetcar Named Desire
Michael Serres (THEA – Best Sound Design in a Drama)
Janet Huehn (THEA Nomination – Best Costumes in a Drama)
David Geene (THEA Nomination – Best Actor in a Drama)
Annette Stokes (THEA Nomination – Best Actress in a Drama)
Amy Caughlin and crew (THEA Nomination – Best Stage Management in a Drama)
Entire Cast (THEA Nomination – Best Ensemble in a Drama)
2012/2013 – Oliver Twist
Fagin’s Ensemble – Matthew Edmonson, Everett Brown, Lucy Reimer, Ethan Muller, Hannah & Grace Barrowclough, Lauren Trueman, Jamie Strain, Jordyn Byers, Julia & Stephanie Gnandt, Sarah Davis, Zackery Loretta, Alexander & Nicole Cann (THEA Nomination – Best Juvenile Performance)
2011/2012 – Our Town
Janet Huehn (THEA – Best Costumes in a Drama)
David Geene (THEA Nomination – Best Performance by a Male in a Supporting Role in a Drama)
Michael Serres (THEA Nomination – Best Sound Design in a Drama)
Ensemble Cast (THEA Nomination – Adjudicator’s Award for Ensemble Cast in a Drama)
2010/2011 – Moon Over Buffalo
Nancy Gleed
(THEA Nomination – Best Performance by a Female in a Leading Role in a Comedy)
Graeme Powell
(THEA Nomination – Best Performance by a Male in a Supporting Role in a Comedy)
Graeme Powell
(THEA Nomination – Best Production – Comedy)
2010/2011 – Blithe Spirit
Mary Delaney
(THEA Nomination – Best Performance by a Female in a Supporting Role in a Comedy)
Christy Chase
(THEA Nomination – Comedy Adjudicator’s Award for Stage Management)
Rick Kerr
(THEA Nomination – Best Performance by a Male in a Leading Role in a Comedy)
2009/2010 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Mary Delaney
(THEA – Best Performance by a Female in a Supporting Role in a Comedy)
Jennifer Hardie
(THEA – Best Costume Design in a Comedy)
Annette Stokes-Harris and Michael Serres
(THEA – Best Sound Design in a Comedy)
Ruth Smith
(THEA Nomination – Best Performance by a Female in a Supporting Role in a Comedy)
Bob Kowalski & Cheryl Van Vliet
(THEA Nomination – Best Lighting Design)
Andrew Oxenham
(THEA Nomination – Best Set Design)
Annette Stokes-Harris and Michael Serres
(THEA Nomination – Best Direction – Comedy)
Nancy Melcher and Joanne Chiusolo
(THEA Nomination – Best Production – Comedy)
Mary Delaney, Jennifer Hardie, Michael Serres and Annette Stokes-Harris
2008/2009 – “Peter Pan”
Cast
(THEA Nomination – Adjudicator’s Award for Outstanding Acting Ensemble)
Graeme Powell and John Jackson
(THEA Nomination – Best Supporting Actor)
Bradley Cole
(THEA Nomination – Adjudicator’s Award for Most Promising Youth or Newcomer in a Drama)
2008/2009 – “Lost in Yonkers”
Devin Norman-Hurley
(THEA Nomination – Adjudicator’s Award for Most Promising Youth or Newcomer in a Drama)
Joanne Norman
(THEA Nomination – Best Director – Drama)
Mary Parulski
(THEA Nomination – Best Costumes in a Drama)
Annette Stokes-Harris
(THEA Nomination – Best Female Lead in a Drama)
Michael Serres
(THEA – Best Sound Design in a Drama)
2007/2008 – “Alice in Wonderland”
Sheila Nicholson, Carey Nicholson, and Jennifer Hardie win the THEA for Best Costume Design
2007/2008 – “Crimes of the Heart”
2006/2007 – “Hay Fever”
2006/2007 – “The Miracle Worker”
Carey Nicholson and Keegan Serres
(THEA Nomination – Best Sound Design)
Denise Randall, Laurie Snider and Sheila Nicholson
(THEA Nomination- Best Costume Design)
Eliza Brown, Marisa De Souza, Jenny Fisher, Krista LaFraugh, Rob Smith and Brimley the dog
(THEA Nomination – Drama Adjudicator’s award – Best Newcomers)
Michael Kashmanian, Robin Hepburn, Nancy Melcher, Andy Williamson
(THEA Nomination – Drama Adjudicator’s Award – Doing a lot with a little – “stage management crew who worked smoothly, with insufficient headsets, and while unable to see the action on stage”)
2005/2006 – “Orphans”
Carey Nicholson (THEA Nomination – Best Drama)
Paul Chiusolo, Vivian Lee, and Graeme Powell (Drama Adjudicator’s Award for Best Ensemble) [Absent: Bill Walker
2005/2006 – “Dracula: Nightmare of the Dead”
Michael Serres and Ruth Smith
(THEA Nomination – Best Sound Design)
Nancy Newman
(THEA Nomination – Best Set Design)
2004/2005 – “Auntie Mame”
Mary Parulski (THEA – Best Costume Design)
Lorraine Chiusolo (THEA Nomination – Best Leading Actress in a Comedy)
Jan Taylor (THEA Nomination – Outstanding Properties in a Comedy)
Joanne Norman (THEA Nomination – Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy)
Mary Parulski with the THEA for Best Costume Design
2003 – “Lend Me A Tenor”
Stephen Wright
(THEA – Best Costume Design in a Comedy)
David Lepp
(THEA Nomination – Best Performance by a Male in a Supporting Role (Comedy))
Debra Scott as Maria
(THEA Nomination – Comedy Adjudicator’s Award 2, Best Newcomer)
For Company Panache – The Ensemble
(THEA Nomination – Comedy Adjudicator’s Award 3)
Joanne Norman
(THEA Nomination – Best Director)
Nancy Bongard & Carla Guglielmo
(THEA Nomination – Best Comedy)
2003 – “Inherit the Wind”
Daniel Wyse
(THEA Nomination – Best Performance by a Male in a Supporting Role (Drama))
Sheila Sears & Bill Walker for Properties
(THEA Nomination – Drama Adjudicator’s Award Technical)
Matt Walker as Howard
(THEA – Drama Adjudicator’s Award)
Ensemble Acting in Capturing the sense of Community
(THEA Nomination – Drama Adjudicator’s Award)
David Robinson
(THEA Nomination – Best Drama)
2001 – “Good Night Desdemona”
Ensemble (for commitment to cross-dressing)
(THEA Nomination – Comedy Adjudicator’s Award 1)
Sheila Sears, Jeff Fletcher & Cast
(THEA Nomination – Comedy Adjudicator’s Award 3)
2000 – “All My Sons”
(THEA – Best Play)
Joanne Norman and Mark McKeon
(THEA – Best Lighting Design)
1998 – “Ten Lost Years”
(THEA – Best Play; Elsie – Outstanding Production)
1993 – “Night of January 16th”
1993 – A Streetcar Named Desire
Steve Foote
(THEA Nomination – Best Performance by a Male in a Leading Role in a Drama)
Norma Van Camp
(THEA Nomination – Best Performance by a Female in a Leading Role in a Drama)
Brad Goreski
(THEA Nomination – Best Cameo)
Lynn Relf
(THEA – Best Lighting in a Drama)
1992 – Arsenic and Old Lace
Ed Daigle
(THEA – Best Director of a Comedy)
Dave Ellis
(THEA Nomination – Best Performance by a Male in a Supporting Role in a Comedy)
John H. Foote and Norma Van Camp
(THEA – Best Production of a Comedy)
1991 – The Glass Menagerie
Steve Foote
(THEA – Best Performance by a Male in a Leading Role in a Drama)
1992 – The Crucible
Steve Foote
(THEA Nomination – Best Performance by a Male in a Supporting Role in a Drama)
John H. Foote
(THEA – Best Direction of a Drama)
1991 – Cheaters
Louise Kukianchuk
(THEA – Best Performance by a Female in a Leading Role in a Drama)
1990 – Brighton Beach Memoirs
Autumn Smith
(THEA – Best Performance by a Female in a Lead Role in a Comedy)
Louise Lukianchuk
(THEA Nomination – Best Performance by a Female in a Supporting Role in a Comedy)
1990 – Death of a Salesman
Steve Foote
(THEA Nomination – Best Performance by a Male in a Supporting Role in a Drama)
1989 – The Passion of Dracula
Zakena Reid
(THEA Nomination – Best Newcomer)
1989 – Agnes of God
Hailey Vogel
(THEA Nomination – Best Newcomer)
Cast
(THEA Nomination – Ensemble)
1988 – Nobody Loves A Dragon
(THEA – Best Play)
(ELSIE – Best Play at Theatre Ontario)
1984 – Nurse Jane goes to Hawaii
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