2013 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards Nominees
/The nominees for the 31st Annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards were announced at the Jessie Nominations Party held on Tuesday, May 21 at the Vancouver TheatreSports League Improv Centre on Granville Island.
The Jessies began in 1983 and takes its name from Jessie Richardson, one of Vancouver’s theatre pioneers. The awards acknowledge bodies of work in the Large Theatre, Small Theatre and Theatre for Young Audiences, all whose work has contributed to make Vancouver a vibrant city.
Nominees
LARGE THEATRE
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role - Large Theatre
Andrew McNee—Boeing-Boeing—Arts Club Theatre Company
Andrew Wheeler—Clybourne Park—Arts Club Theatre Company
Ashley Wright—The Merry Wives of Windsor—Bard on the Beach
Gaelan Beatty—Xanadu—Arts Club Theatre Company
Scott Bellis—King John—Bard on the Beach
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role - Large Theatre
Deborah Williams—Clybourne Park—Arts Club Theatre Company
Gina Chiarelli—Master Class—Arts Club Theatre Company
Kerry Sandomirsky—Haunted—Touchstone Theatre Production
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Large Theatre
Chris Cochrane—She Stoops to Conquer—Arts Club Theatre Company
David Marr—The Merry Wives of Windsor—Bard on the Beach
Ian Butcher—Macbeth—Bard on the Beach
Kayvon Kelly—The Taming of the Shrew—Bard on the Beach
Robert Moloney—Clybourne Park—Arts Club Theatre Company
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Large Theatre
Beatrice Zeilinger—Xanadu—Arts Club Theatre Company
Colleen Wheeler—Boeing-Boeing—Arts Club Theatre Company
Georgina Beaty—My Turquoise Years—Arts Club Theatre Company
Lauren Bowler—High Society—Arts Club Theatre Company
Nicola Lipman—Boeing-Boeing—Arts Club Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design - Large Theatre
Gerald King—Macbeth—Bard on the Beach
Gerald King—Xanadu—Arts Club Theatre Company
Gerald King—The Taming of the Shrew—Bard on the Beach
Itai Erdal—She Stoops to Conquer—Arts Club Theatre Company
John Webber—Master Class—Arts Club Theatre Company
Outstanding Set Design - Large Theatre
Alison Green—My Turquoise Years—Arts Club Theatre Company
Amir Ofek—Boeing-Boeing—Arts Club Theatre Company
David Roberts—She Stoops to Conquer—Arts Club Theatre Company
John Webber—Master Class—Arts Club Theatre Company
Pam Johnson—The Merry Wives of Windsor—Bard on the Beach
Outstanding Costume Design - Large Theatre
Drew Facey—The Merry Wives of Windsor—Bard on the Beach
Mara Gottler—The Taming of the Shrew—Bard on the Beach
Rebekka Sorensen—She Stoops to Conquer—Arts Club Theatre Company
Outstanding Direction - Large Theatre
David Mackay—Boeing-Boeing—Arts Club Theatre Company
Dean Paul Gibson—Xanadu—Arts Club Theatre Company
Janet Wright—Clybourne Park—Arts Club Theatre Company
Johnna Wright—The Merry Wives of Windsor—Bard on the Beach
Meg Roe—Master Class—Arts Club Theatre Company
Outstanding Production - Large Theatre
Clybourne Park—Arts Club Theatre Company
Master Class—Arts Club Theatre Company
The Merry Wives of Windsor—Bard on the Beach
Significant Artistic Achievement - Large Theatre
Benjamin Elliott—Bard on the Beach—The Merry Wives of Windsor—Outstanding Musical Direction
Corwin Ferguson—Arts Club Theatre Company—Master Class—Outstanding Projection Design
Murray Price—Bard on the Beach—Macbeth—Outstanding Sound or Original Composition
Ron Samworth—Theatre Conspiracy—Extraction—Outstanding Sound or Original Composition
SMALL THEATRE
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role – Small Theatre
Benjamin Elliott—Broken Sex Doll—The Virtual Stage
Haig Sutherland—The Secret Mask—Presentation House Theatre
Jay Brazeau—The Secret Mask—Presentation House Theatre
John Emmet Tracy—Terminus—Pi Theatre
John Murphy—Eternal Hydra—Touchstone Theatre
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role – Small Theatre
Emma Slipp—Three Sisters—The Only Child Collective
Erla Faye Forsyth—How to Write a New Book for the Bible—Pacific Theatre
Julie McIsaac—Mother Teresa is Dead—Bleeding Heart Collective
Leanna Brodie—Terminus—Pi Theatre
Pippa Mackie—Terminus—Pi Theatre
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Small Theatre
Brett Harris—Mojo—ITSAZOO Productions
Chris Lam—100 Saints You Should Know—Pacific Theatre
Joey Lespérance—Porc-Épic—Théâtre La Seizième
Kayvon Kelly—Mother Teresa is Dead—Bleeding Heart Collective
Sean Harris Oliver—Unstuck—Screaming Weenie Productions
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Small Theatre
Alison Kelly—The Secret Mask—Presentation House Theatre
France Perras—Porc-Épic—Théâtre La Seizième
Josette Jorge—Play with Monsters—Solo Collective Theatre
Karin Konoval—Play with Monsters—Solo Collective Theatre
Marsh Regis—Race—RACE Equity Co-op
Outstanding Lighting Design – Small Theatre
Alan Brodie—Terminus—Pi Theatre
Itai Erdal—Broken Sex Doll—The Virtual Stage
John Webber—Molière's Don Juan—Blackbird Theatre
Jonathan Ryder—Initiation Trilogy—Electric Company
Ted Roberts—The Santaland Diaries—Arts Club Theatre Company
Outstanding Set Design – Small Theatre
Christopher David Gauthier—Cold Comfort—Yogurt Theatre
David Roberts—Terminus—Pi Theatre
Lauchlin Johnston—God and the Indian—Fire Hall Arts Centre
Naomi Sider—How Has My Love Affected You?—Arts Club Theatre Company in association with Neworld Theatre
Pam Johnson—Shelter from the Storm—Touchstone Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design – Small Theatre
Carmen Alatorre—Terminus—Pi Theatre
Drew Facey—Broken Sex Doll—The Virtual Stage
Jessie van Rijn—Ordinary Days—Relephant Theatre Co-op
Mara Gottler—Three Sisters—The Only Child Collective
Sydney Cavanagh—The Santaland Diaries—Arts Club Theatre Company
Outstanding Sound Design or Original Composition – Small Theatre
Alison Jenkins—The Unplugging—Arts Club Theatre Company
Anton Lipovetsky—Broken Sex Doll—The Virtual Stage
David Mesiha—Terminus—Pi Theatre
James Coomber—Mother Teresa is Dead—Bleeding Heart Collective
Malcolm Dow—Play with Monsters—Solo Collective Theatre
Outstanding Direction – Small Theatre
Andy Thompson—Broken Sex Doll—The Virtual Stage
Chelsea Haberlin—Mojo—ITSAZOO Productions
Craig Holzschuh—Porc-Épic—Théâtre La Seizième
Pam Johnson—The Secret Mask—Presentation House Theatre
Outstanding Production – Small Theatre
Broken Sex Doll—The Virtual Stage
Mojo—ITSAZOO Productions
Porc-Épic—Théâtre La Seizième
Terminus—Pi Theatre
Winners and Losers—Theatre Replacement and Neworld Theatre in association with Crow's Theatre
Significant Artistic Achievement – Small Theatre
Anton Lipovetsky—The Virtual Stage—Broken Sex Doll—Musical Direction
Colin Decker, Carey Dodge, Tara Cheyenne Friedenburg, Brae Norwiss, Sean Tyson, John Webber, Jay Dodge, Sherry Yoon—Boca Del Lupo—Photog.—Artistic Acheivement in Technical Integration
Jamie Nesbitt—Arts Club Theatre Company in association with Neworld Theatre—How Has My Love Affected You?—Outstanding Projection Design
Peter Jotkus and Lucy Pratt-Johnson—Arts Club Theatre Company—The Santaland Diaries—Outstanding Stage Management
The Virtual Stage Company—The Virtual Stage—The Zombie Syndrome—Logistical and Technical Innovation
THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
Outstanding Performance – Theatre for Young Audiences
Curtis Tweedie—Night Light—Green Thumb Theatre
Graeme McComb—Cranked—Green Thumb Theatre
Kayla Dunbar, Mack Gordon, Nicol Spinola, Mike Stack, Amanda Testini, Allan Zinyk—The Cat in the Hat—Carousel Theatre
Raes Calvert and Linda Carson (Ensemble)—Where the Wild Things Are—Presentation House Theatre (in association with Manitoba Theatre for Young People)
Marie-Claire Marcotte—Statu Quo—Théâtre La Seizième
Outstanding Design – Theatre for Young Audiences
Barbara Clayden, Al Frisk, Jeff Harrison—Ensemble Design—Arthur: Boy King
Corwin Ferguson—Video—Statu Quo
Drew Facey, Gareth Fry, Jeff Harrison, Vicki Mortimer—Ensemble Design—The Cat in the Hat
Julie Martens—Set Design—Statu Quo
Linda Leon—Set, Props and Costume Design—Where the Wild Things Are
Outstanding Artistic Creation – Theatre for Young Audiences
Carole Higgins—Direction—The Cat in the Hat
Cathy Nosaty—Composition—Where the Wild Things Are
Craig Holzschuh—Direction—Statu Quo
Jeff Tymoschuk—Composition—Arthur: Boy King
Kim Selody—Direction—Where the Wild Things Are
Significant Artistic Achievement – Theatre for Young Audiences
Darryl Milot—Carousel Theatre—2012/13 Season—Outstanding Costume Construction
Jordan Watkins—Green Thumb Theatre—Cranked—Outstanding DJ
Mike Dangeli—Axis Theatre—Raven Meets Monkey King—Outstanding Mask Design and Creation
—Presentation House Theatre (in association with Manitoba Theatre for Young People)—Where the Wild Things Are—Outstanding Production
Pamela Jakobs—Carousel Theatre—The Cat in the Hat—Outstanding Sound Operation and Stage Management
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCRIPT
Aaron Bushkowsky—Play with Monsters—Solo Collective Theatre
Jan Derbyshire—Turkey in the Woods—Cranberry Sauce Equity Co-op
Marcus Youssef—How Has My Love Affected You?—Arts Club Theatre Company in association with Neworld Theatre
Marita Dachsel—Initiation Trilogy—Electric Company Theatre
Yvette Nolan—The Unplugging—Arts Club Theatre Company
