2020 FALL CAMPUS THEATRE SEASON

Andy, Steve & the Great Debate of 2020 (SMCT)

Directed by Alison Starkey

 

Follies Fest – 3 Original One Act Plays (UC Follies)

Clue written and directed by Isabella Fusco

Sub Rosa written and directed by Kasia Peruzzi

Unprecedented written and directed by Tammy Yu

 

The Longest Night by Archie Burton Smith (UC Follies)

Directed by Archie Burton Smith

 

Dracula by Bram Stoker (TCDS)

Adapted and directed by Claire Ellis

 

SMC Funnies 1 / Season 3 (SMCT)

Head Writers: Kara Austria and Helen Ho

Writers: Sarah Burns, Davide Sallese, Celena Ho, Brynn Bonne, Victoria Watson Sepejak and Talia Shafir
Directed by Aiyana Harvey and Jennifer Dufton

 

Antigone Now by Melissa Cooper (UTM EDSS)

Directed by Anthony Palermo

 

Festival of the Arts: Original One Act Plays (UTSC Drama Society)

How to Care for Lavender in Winter by Abby Kaneko and A. Lyon, Directed by Mailka Daya

First Love by A.L. and Sofia Suleman, Directed by Victoria Addorisio

Sunday Grace by Alisha Rao and Reeana Evelyn, Directed By Reeana Evelyn and Alisha Rao

 

One Slow Summer by Sydnie Phillips (SMCT)

Directed by Isaac Pilozo

 

Technical Deadication by Helen Ho (VCDS)

Directed by Naira Bahrami

 

2021 WINTER CAMPUS THEATRE SEASON

I Want You To Love Me by Victoria Watson Sepejak (UC Follies)

Directed by Cass Iacovelli

 

Essay by Hannah Moscovitch (UC Follies)

Directed by Beatrice Freedman

 

Theory of Relativity Book by: Brian Hill, Music and lyrics by: Neil Bartram (SMCT)

Directed by Isabella Cesari

 

Black Hallow by Isabella Cesari (UC Follies)

Directed by Isabella Cesari

 

Antigone Presented by the Girls of St. Catherines by Madhuri Shekar (SMCT)

Directed by Isaac Pilozo and Jasmine Cabanilla

 

Tinsel Town Bartleby by Emily Powers (TCDS)

Directed by Sonny Nightingale

 

When All of This is Over by the Company (VCDS)

Directed by Sydnie Phillips

 

The Arsonists by Max Frisch, translated by Alistair Beaton (UC Follies)

Directed by Rida Ahmad and Jordan Chan

 

Chamber Music by Arthur Kopit (SMCT)

Directed by Tara Costello and Lagan Maheshwari

 

Ghost Quartet by Dave Malloy (VCDS)

Music Directed by Chanel Chow

 

Dog Sees Dog by Bert V. Royal (UTSC Drama Society)

Directed by Anthony Palermo

 

Luv: A Cast Album by Nick Duarte and Music by Shreya Jha (SMCT)

Directed by Oliver Daniel

 

The Performance Arts Festival (UTM EDSS)

Waiting: A Movement Piece Inspired by Waiting for Godot Co-Created and Directed by Abigail Henry & Chloé Castrucci

Alien: A Solo Piece Created & Directed by Marissa Monk

Friends of Fefu: A Song Cycle Music & Lyrics by Anthony Palermo, Text Adapted by Reena Goze, Directed by Anthony Palermo & Reena Gooze

Jokes on You: A Solo Piece Created & Directed by Kenneth Johnson

Goblin Market: A Drag Piece Created & Directed by Sydney-Paige Scott

Death of a Saleswoman Written & Directed by Hannah Mitchell, Nasim Ramirez, & Maïa Greco

 

Bare: A Pop Opera by Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere (TCDS)

Directed by Abigail Lewis

 

SMC Funnies 2 / Goes to the Movies by St. Michael’s College Troubadours (SMCT)

Writers: Kara Austria & Helen Ho

Writers: Sarah Burns, Davide Sallese, Celena Ho, Brynn Bonne, Victoria Watson Sepejak and Talia Shafir

Directors: Aiyana Harvey & Jennifer Dufton
 

Porcelain Tigers by Carline Hsieh (UC FOLLIES)

Directed by Abby Esteireiro and William Dao

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NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS

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Best Play:

Cass Iacovelli for I WANT YOU TO LOVE ME (UC Follies)

Beatrice Freedman for ESSAY (UC Follies)

Jasmine Cabanilla & Isaac Pilozo for ANTIGONE PRESENTED BY THE GIRLS OF ST CATHERINES (SMCT)

Anthony Palermo for DOG SEES GOD (UTSC Drama Society)

Abby Esteireiro & William Dao for PORCELAIN TIGERS (UC Follies)

 

Best Musical:

Isabella Cesari for THEORY OF RELATIVITY (SMCT) 

Abigail Lewis for BARE: A POP OPERA (TCDS)

Chanel Chow for GHOST QUARTET (VCDS)

 

Best Audio Experience:

Claire Ellis for DRACULA (TCDS)

Nadia Bahrami for TECHNICAL DEADICATION (VCDS)

Isabella Cesari for BLACK HOLLOW (UC Follies)

Sydnie Phillips for WHEN ALL OF THIS IS OVER (VCDS)

Oliver Daniel for LUV: A CAST ALBUM (SMCT)

Archie Burton Smith for THE LONGEST NIGHT (UC Follies)

 

Best Variety Show: 

Abigail for FOLLIES FEST (UC Follies)

Jennifer Dufton & Aiyana Harvey for SMC FUNNIES (SMCT)

Valeria Venturo for UTSC FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS (UTSC Drama Society)

Sydney-Paige Scott for EDSS PERFORMANCE ARTS FESTIVAL (UTM EDSS)

Alison Starkey for ANDY, STEVE & THE GREAT DEBATE OF 2020 (SMCT)

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Best Leading Performance in a Play:

Hannah Mitchell as Antigone in ANTIGONE NOW (UTM EDSS)

Chrissy Gross as Missy in I WANT YOU TO LOVE ME (UC Follies)

Isobel MacDonald as Dana in I WANT YOU TO LOVE ME (UC Follies)

Liam Donovan as Professor Galbraith in ESSAY (UC Follies)

Anthony Palermo as Jeffrey in ESSAY (UC Follies)

Julia Rapai as Greta in ANTIGONE PRESENTED BY THE GIRLS OF ST CATHERINES (SMCT)

Brynn Bonne as CB’s Sister in DOG SEES GOD (UTSC Drama Society)

Jasmine Cabanilla as Mother/Daughter in PORCELAIN TIGERS (UC FOLLIES)

 

Best Leading Performance in a Musical:

Anthony Palermo as Astronomer in GHOST QUARTET (VCDS)

Alison Starkey as Bear in GHOST QUARTET (VCDS)

Anthony Palermo as Peter in BARE: A POP OPERA (TCDS)

Kasey Belding as Ivy in BARE: A POP OPERA (TCDS)

Angelli McGuigan as Nadia in BARE: A POP OPERA (TCDS)

Sydney-Paige Scott as Pearl in GHOST QUARTET (VCDS)

 

Best Leading Performance in an Audio Experience:

Kasey Belding as Johnathan Harker in DRACULA (TCDS)

Chloe Ali as Mina Murray in DRACULA (TCDS)

Kara Austria as Hope in TECHNICAL DEADICATION (VCDS)

Gianni Sallese as Sound in TECHNICAL DEADICATION (VCDS)

Maya Bogojevic as Rowena in BLACK HOLLOW (UC Follies)

Aiden Bennett as David in WHEN ALL OF THIS IS OVER (VCDS)

Kimia Karachi as Sara in WHEN ALL OF THIS IS OVER (VCDS)

Elizabeth So as Jess Yauch in THE LONGEST NIGHT (UC Follies)

 

Best Supporting Performance in a Play:

Anoushka Prasad as Tamsin in ANTIGONE PRESENTED BY THE GIRLS OF ST CATHERINES (SMCT)

Jennifer Dufton as Billy in TINSEL TOWN BARTLEBY (TCDS)

Sylvia Woolner as Maria in TINSEL TOWN BARTLEBY (TCDS)

Tammy Yu as Woman in Safari Outfit in CHAMBER MUSIC (SMCT)

Joanna de Villa as Trisha in DOG SEES GOD (UTSC Drama Society)

Jessica Lagoda as Marcy in DOG SEES GOD (UTSC Drama Society)

Tiana Dang as Mother in PORCELAIN TIGERS (UC Follies)

Hannah Waldman as Susan in ANTIGONE PRESENTED BY THE GIRLS OF ST CATHERINES (SMCT)

 

Best Supporting Performance in a Musical:

Anna Prentice in THEORY OF RELATIVITY (SMCT)

Sabrina Weinstein in THEORY OF RELATIVITY (SMCT)

Isaac Pilozo in THEORY OF RELATIVITY (SMCT)

Owen Ward in THEORY OF RELATIVITY (SMCT)

Lauren Kroell in THEORY OF RELATIVITY (SMCT)

Liam Donovan as Priest in BARE: A POP OPERA (TCDS)

Chloë Flowers as Claire in BARE: A POP OPERA (TCDS)

Maya Bogojevic in THEORY OF RELATIVITY (SMCT)

 

Best Supporting Performance in an Audio Experience: 

Adrian Pavone as Andrew Wilson in THE LONGEST NIGHT (UC Follies)

Ashley Zwick as The Friend/Bobby in THE LONGEST NIGHT (UC Follies)

Brendan Rush as Clark Wilson/Various in THE LONGEST NIGHT (UC Follies)

Gianni Sallese as Cornelius Grimbald in BLACK HOLLOW (UC Follies)

Kara Austria as Oscar in BLACK HOLLOW (UC Follies)

Cass Iacovelli as Oliver in BLACK HOLLOW (UC Follies)

Minji Kang as Henry in BLACK HOLLOW (UC Follies))

Julia Pape as Daisy/Various in THE LONGEST NIGHT (UC Follies)

 

Best Performance in a Variety Show (2 winners): 

Kara Austria in ANDY, STEVE & THE GREAT DEBATE OF 2020 (SMCT)

Sophie Berkowitz in ANDY, STEVE & THE GREAT DEBATE OF 2020 (SMCT)

Davide Sallese in SMC FUNNIES (SMCT)

Maha Bellazzi in FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS (UTSC Drama Society)

Lagan Maheshwari in FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS (UTSC Drama Society)

Jessica Lagoda in FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS (UTSC Drama Society)

Joanna de Villa in FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS (UTSC Drama Society)

Marissa Monk in PERFORMANCE ARTS FESTIVAL (UTM EDSS)

Hannah Mitchell in PERFORMANCE ARTS FESTIVAL (UTM EDSS)

Nasim Ramirez in PERFORMANCE ARTS FESTIVAL (UTM EDSS)

Brynn Bonne in ANDY, STEVE & THE GREAT DEBATE OF 2020 (SMCT)

Victoria Watson Sepejek in SMC FUNNIES (SMCT)

 

Best Direction:

Archie Burton Smith for THE LONGEST NIGHT (UC Follies)

Beatrice Freedman for ESSAY (UC Follies)

Isabella Cesari for THEORY OF RELATIVITY (SMCT)

Abby Esteireiro & William Dao for PORCELAIN TIGERS (UC Follies)

Anthony Palermo DOG SEES GOD (UTSC Drama Society)

 

Best Production Management:  

Angelli McGuigan for THEORY OF RELATIVITY (SMCT)

Helen Ho for WHEN ALL OF THIS IS OVER (VCDS)

Kimia Karachi for CHAMBER MUSIC (SMCT)

Ashley Heng for PORCELAIN TIGERS (UC Follies)

Amy Witherspoon for DRACULA (TCDS)

 

Best Video Editing

Golshan Alaei, Audrey Lee & Jennifer Dufton for SMC FUNNIES (SMCT)

Beatrice Freedman for TINSEL TOWN BARTLEBY (TCDS)

Golshan Alaei & Cherry Zhang for BARE: A POP OPERA (TCDS)

Abby Esteireiro & William Dao for PORCELAIN TIGERS (UC Follies)

Jasmine Cabanilla for ANTIGONE PRESENTED BY THE GIRLS OF ST CATHERINES (SMCT)

 

Best Sound Design/Editing:

Amy Witherspoon for DRACULA (TCDS)

Emelia Findlay for WHEN ALL OF THIS IS OVER (VCDS)

Alison Starkey for DOG SEES GOD (UTSC Drama Society)

Casey Hua for PORCELAIN TIGERS (UC Follies)

Dermot O’Halloran for GHOST QUARTET (VCDS)

 

Best Adaptation to a Virtual Setting: 

Archie Burton Smith for THE LONGEST NIGHT (UC Follies) 

Cass Iacovelli for I WANT YOU TO LOVE ME (UC Follies)

Anthony Palermo for DOG SEES GOD (UTSC Drama Society)

Abby Esteireiro & William Dao for PORCELAIN TIGERS (UC Follies) 

Isaac Pilozo & Jasmine Cabanilla for ANTIGONE PRESENTED BY THE GIRLS OF ST CATHERINES (SMCT)

 

Best Musical Achievement:

Ness Wong for THEORY OF RELATIVITY (SMCT)

Solivan Lau for BARE: A POP OPERA (TCDS)

Anthony Palermo for Music & Lyrics for FRIENDS OF FEFU - PERFORMANCE ARTS FESTIVAL (UTM EDSS)

Shreya Jha for Music & Lyrics for LUV (SMCT)

Victoria Yip for GHOST QUARTET Cast/Band (VCDS) 

 

Best Musical Leadership:

Benjamin Kersey for ANDY, STEVE & THE GREAT DEBATE OF 2020 (SMCT)

Solivan Lau & Ness Wong for THEORY OF RELATIVITY (SMCT)

Solivan Lau for BARE: A POP OPERA (TCDS)

Chanel Chow for GHOST QUARTET (VCDS)

 

Best Production Design:

Isaac Pilozo for ONE SLOW SUMMER (VCDS)

Isaac Pilozo and Jasmine Cabanilla for ANTIGONE PRESENTED BY THE GIRLS OF ST CATHERINES (SMCT)

Sydney-Paige Scott for GHOST QUARTET (VCDS)

Anthony Palermo for DOG SEES GOD (UTSC Drama Society)

Abby Esteireiro and William Dao for PORCELAIN TIGERS (UC Follies)

 

Best Original Work:

Archie Burton Smith for THE LONGEST NIGHT (UC Follies) 

Sydnie Phillips for ONE SLOW SUMMER (VCDS)

Helen Ho for TECHNICAL DEADICATION (VCDS)

Victoria Watson Sepejek for I WANT YOU TO LOVE ME (UC Follies)

Carline Hsieh for PORCELAIN TIGERS (UC Follies)

 

Best Publicity:

Sabrina Weinstein for THE LONGEST NIGHT (UC Follies)

Isabella Cesari for THEORY OF RELATIVITY (SMCT)

Megan Campbell for BARE: A POP OPERA (TCDS)

Abby Estereiro for PORCELAIN TIGERS (UC Follies)

Joanna de Villa for DOG SEES GOD (UTSC Drama Society)

 

Best Ensemble:

Ensemble of THE LONGEST NIGHT (UC Follies)

Cast of SMC FUNNIES (SMCT)

Cast of THEORY OF RELATIVITY (SMCT)

Ensemble of BARE: A POP OPERA (TCDS)

Cast of GHOST QUARTET (VCDS)

 

Best Costume Design:

Kara Austria for THEORY OF RELATIVITY (SMCT)

Gabriel Woo for DOG SEES GOD (UTSC Drama Society)

Abigail Lewis for BARE: A POP OPERA (TCDS)

Flora Fushii-McIntosh for PORCELAIN TIGERS (UC Follies)

Aiyana Harvey for ANTIGONE PRESENTED BY THE GIRLS OF ST CATHERINES (SMCT)

 

Best Set Design:

Sydney-Paige Scott for GHOST QUARTET (VCDS)

Jasmine Cabanilla, William Dao & Abby Esteireiro for PORCELAIN TIGERS (UC Follies)

 

Best Choreography/Virtual Movement Coordinator:

Kimia Karachi for CHAMBER MUSIC (SMCT)

Emily Sugianto for THEORY OF RELATIVITY (SMCT)

 

Best Lighting Design:

Beka Morrison for THE ARSONISTS (UTM EDSS)

Tara Costello for GHOST QUARTET (VCDS)

 

Best Art/Animations: 

Claire Ellis for DRACULA (TCDS)

Charmain Wong for ONE SLOW SUMMER (VCDS)

Sydney-Paige Scott for ANTIGONE NOW (UTM EDSS)

Tanya Arbabian in PERFORMANCE ARTS FESTIVAL (UTM EDSS)

Hannah Fleisch for I WANT YOU TO LOVE ME (UC Follies)

 

Strongest Opening/Closing Sequence:

Rida Ahmad for THE ARSONISTS (UC Follies)

 

AWARDS OF MERIT

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MVG (Most Valuable Ghostie):

Chanel Chow for GHOST QUARTET (VCDS)

 

Strongest Mixed Media Piece

Chloe Castrucci and Abigail Henry for PERFORMANCE ARTS FESTIVAL (UTM EDSS)

 

Virtual Chemistry

Jessica Lagoda and Joanna de Villa for DOG SEE’S GOD (UTSC Drama Society)

 

Gen Z Award for Best Tiktokers:

Isabella Cesari

Kasey Belding

Angelli McGuigan

Maya Bogojevic

 

Rookie of the Year:

Brynn Bonne

Anthony Palermo

 

Graduation Impact: 

Isaac Pilozo

Nour Ramzi

Beatrice Freedman

Alison Starkey

 

Donald Sutherland Award for Best Performance:* 

Kara Austria

 

Janet Bessey Award for Excellence in Stage Management:* 

Beatrice Freedman

 

*Both of these awards are usually presented as part of the UofT Drama Festival. 

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