FALL 2018 CAMPUS THEATRE SEASON

Henry IV by William Shakespeare (TCDS)

Directed by Theo Iordache

 

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare (VCDS)

Directed by Abby Palmer

 

Puppet Macbeth (SMCT)

 

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (VCDS)

Directed by Rachel Bannerman

 

Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang (Hotake Theatre)

Directed by Cy Macikunas

 

The Rocky Horror Picture Show by Richard O’Brien( UC Follies)

Directed by Emily Powers

 

Pacamambo by Wajdi Mouawad (SMCT)

Directed by William Dao

 

Art by Yasmina Reza (TCDS)

Directed by Ryan Falconer

 

Les Frères by Sandra A. Daley-Sharif (UC Follies)

Directed by Abigail Whitney 

 

B-Side: A Rock Cabaret by Joceyln Kraynyk with Michael Henley, and Shannon Dunbar (UC Follies)

Directed by Jocelyn Kraynyk

 

A New Brain Music and lyrics William Finn, Book by Finn and James Lapine(VCDS)

Directed by Shannon Dunbar

 

2019 WINTER CAMPUS THEATRE SEASON

Confessions of a Female Disorder by Susan Miller (VCDS)

Directed by Molly Simpson

 

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre (TCDS)

Directed by Max Levy and Ethan Raymond

 

Beauty and the Beast Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and a book by Linda Woolverton. (SMCT)

Directed by Pia Dimayuga

 

Mamma Mia! Music and Lyrics by Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeun And some songs with Stig Anderson Book by Catherine Johnson, Originally Conceived by Judy Craymer (VCDS)

Directed by Ronan Mallovy

 

Queen by Madhuri Shekar (UC Follies)

Directed by Jasmine Cabanilla

 

If/Then by Brian Yorkey (TCDS)

Directed by Becks Lefranc

 

All Our Happy Happy Day Are Stupid by Sheila Heti (SMCT)

Directed by Brad Gira

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NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Mamma Mia! - Emma Lavin
If/Then - Alice Guo
Beauty and the Beast - Michael Manning & Josh Davis

 

BEST SET DESIGN
A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Alexandra Georgeoles (Set & Puppet Design)
The Importance of Being Earnest - Abby Palmer & Shay Santaiti (Set Design)
Queen - Abby Palmer (Set Design)
Pacamambo - Brad Gira (Set Design)
All Our Happy Days are Stupid - Brad Gira & Oriana Di Nucci (Set & Props Design)

 

BEST COSTUMES, HAIR, & MAKEUP

A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Jasmine Cabanilla, Bailey Irene Midori Hoy, Annika Hocieniec (Costumes, Hair, & Makeup Design)

Mamma Mia! - Katie Marsland, Molly Simpson, Annika Hocieniec (Costumes, Hair, & Makeup Design)

The Importance of Being Earnest - Gianni Sallese (Costume Design)

Queen - Jasmine Cabanilla (Costume Design)

All Our Happy Days are Stupid - Abby Esteireiro (Costume Design)

 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Pacamambo
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Queen
The Importance of Being Earnest
All Our Happy Days are Stupid

 

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT (2 winners)

Pacamambo - Beka Morrison (Lighting Design)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Lauren Lacey (Lighting Design)
Queen - Nicole Eun-Ju Bell, Lauren Lacey, Alison Starkey (Projection / Lighting / Sound Design)
A New Brain - Shannon Dunbar (Lighting Design)
Mamma Mia! - Matt Lalonde (Lighting Design)
If/Then - Nam Nguyen (Audio Engineer)
A New Brain - Katie Gibbons (Audio Engineer)
Confessions of a Female Disorder - Alison Starkey (Sound Design)
Yellow Face - Amanda Darvi & Nam Nguyen (Lighting & Sound Design)
Beauty and the Beast - Natalia Sydorenko (Lighting Design)

 

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL (2 winners)
Kara Austria - Beauty and the Beast (Babette)
Jaclyn Sleiman - Beauty and the Beast (Chip)
Violet Allmark - A New Brain (Mimi Schwinn)
Bronwyn Williams - If/Then (Elena)
Randy Chang - If/Then (David)
Carter Holmes - Mamma Mia! (Pepper)

Oliver Daniel - A New Brain (Roger Delli-Bovi)
Emily Villani - A New Brain (Lisa / Homeless Lady)
Isaac Pilozo - A New Brain (Richard the “Nice Nurse”)
Nova Dexter - A New Brain (Nancy D. the “Mean Nurse”)
 

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY (2 winners)
Victoria Watson-Sepejak - A Midsummer Night's Dream (Bottom)
Kara Austria - The Importance of Being Earnest (Lady Bracknell)
Ahlam Hassan - Pacamambo (The Psychiatrist)
Joanne Perez - Pacamambo (Growl)
Kenley Ferris Ku - Yellow Face (Leah / Others)
Max Cameron Fearon - Yellow Face (The Announcer)
Mick Robertson - All Our Happy Days are Stupid (Jenny Oddi)
Vedant Sharma - Queen (Arvind)
Maxwell Nisbeth - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Privthi Kahlon - All Our Happy Days are Stupid (Mr. Oddi)

 

BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT
Confessions of a Female Disorder - Beatrice Freedman
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Oriana Di Nucci
Pacamambo - Beka Morrison
Mamma Mia! - Nour Ramzi
No Exit - Neve Klassen

 

MUSICAL ACHIEVEMENT
The Band of If/Then
The Band of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Band of Mamma Mia! 

Keshav Sharma-Jaitly (Percussion for Multiple Shows)
The Band of A New Brain

 

MUSICAL LEADERSHIP
A New Brain - Shreya Jha & Michael Henley (Music Director & Vocal Director)
Art - Shreya Jha (Composer & Band Member)
If/Then - Kevin Yue (Music Director)
Mamma Mia! - Emma Wallace (Music Director)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Risa de Rege (Composer & Music Director)

 

BEST LEADING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL (2 winners)
Nova Dexter - If/Then (Kate)
Lisean Henry - Mamma Mia! (Donna)
Alexandra Palma - Mamma Mia! (Tanya)
Ryan Williams - Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere)
Elizabeth So - Mamma Mia! (Rosie)
River Oliveira - If/Then (Lucas)

Angelli McGuigan - Beauty and the Beast (Mrs. Potts)
Renae Wolfesberger - Mamma Mia! (Sophie)
Michael Henley - A New Brain (Gordon Michael Schwinn)
Josh Davis - Beauty and the Beast (Gaston)

BEST LEADING PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY (2 winners)

Eiléanór O'Halloran - Pacamambo (Julie)
Sai Lian Macikunas - Henry IV (Sir John Falstaff)
Jenny Zhang - Yellow Face (DHH)
Leslie Durward - All Our Happy Days are Stupid (Mrs. Sing)
Frosina Pejcinovska - All Our Happy Days are Stupid (Mrs. Oddi)
Tuhi Sen - Queen (Sanam)
Carmen Bezner Kerr - The Importance of Being Earnest (Gwendolen Fairfax)
Sumeeta Farrukh - Confessions of a Female Disorder (Ronnie)
Emily Powers - Confessions of a Female Disorder (Coop)
Kenley Ferris Ku - The Importance of Being Earnest (Cecily Cardew)
 

BEST DIRECTOR
Queen - Jasmine Cabanilla
Les Freres - Abigail Whitney
A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Abby Palmer
All Our Happy Days Are Stupid - Brad Gira
Pacamambo - Will Dao
 

BEST MUSICAL
A New Brain
Beauty and the Beast
Mamma Mia!
If/Then

 

BEST PLAY
Queen

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Pacamambo
All Our Happy Days Are Stupid
The Importance of Being Earnest 

 

AWARDS OF MERIT

Chel Byrne, for Outstanding Dedication & Contribution to the UofT Theatre Community as a Non-Student
Marie Song and Sonny Nightingale, for Outstanding Season Management & Execution
The company of Art, for Outstanding Immersive Experience with the Art Gallery
Arunima Choudhury, for Excellence in Ensemble Roles

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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD

Mamma Mia! - VCDS

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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Angelli McGuigan

Kara Austria

Sylvia Woolner

Katie Gibbons

Abby Esteireiro

Privthi Kahlon

Nova Dexter

Jenny Zhang

Bronwyn Williams

Brent Nuevo

Tia Dayman

Chloë Flowers

Sam Parker

Alison Starkey

Carmen Bezner Kerr

Lauren Kroell

Lauryn Sherwood

Will Zich

Makayla Pacinto

Theresa Nacarato

Tuhi Sen

Sam Zhu

Vedant Sharma

Sophie Wagle

Lagan Maheshwari

Holly Melsom

Barbara Anathasoulas

Ayana Harvey

Katie Marsland

Toufic Bala

Lisa Kim

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