Dora Awards Winners 2023

And the recipients of the 2023 Dora Mavor Moore Awards are:

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION RECIPIENTS

The recipients of Outstanding Production in each of the divisions are as follows:

General Theatre: Red VelvetCrow’s Theatre

Independent Theatre: First Métis Man of Odesa, A Punctuate! Theatre Production, In Association with The Theatre Centre

Musical Theatre: Alice In WonderlandBad Hats Theatre, presented by Soulpepper Theatre

Opera: Bluebeard’s CastleAgainst the Grain Theatre

Dance: Sex DalmatianCitadel + Compagnie

Theatre for Young Audiences: The Darkest DarkYoung People’s Theatre

Touring Production: Kid Koala: The Storyville MosquitoTO Live presents Kid Koala

 

GENERAL THEATRE DIVISION

Nominated for 6 Doras, Red Velvet produced by Crow’s Theatre comes out on top of the Division with 2 Awards.

Outstanding Production: Red VelvetCrow’s Theatre

Outstanding New Play: Kanika Ambroseour placeA Cahoots Theatre and Theatre Passe Muraille Co-production

Outstanding Direction: Cherissa RichardsRed VelvetCrow’s Theatre

Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role: Vanessa SearsQueen Goneril, Soulpepper Theatre

Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role: Dan MousseauPRODIGALProduced by The Howland Company, in association with Crow’s Theatre

Outstanding Scenic/Projection Design: Julie Fox and Joshua Quinlan (scenic), UNCLE VANYACrow’s Theatre

Outstanding Costume Design: Ronnie BurkettLittle DickensCanadian Stage presents a production of Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes

Outstanding Lighting Design: Lorenzo SavoiniBengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Crow’s Theatre and Modern Times Stage Company

Outstanding Sound Design/Composition: Kate DeLorme (sound design); Floydd Ricketts (Composer):, Choir BoyCanadian Stage and Arts Club Theatre Company (Vancouver)

 

INDEPENDENT THEATRE DIVISION

First Métis Man of Odesa, A Punctuate! Theatre Production, in association with The Theatre Centre, leads the Independent Theatre Division with 3 Dora Awards from 5 nominations. Love You Wrong Time from Nightwood Theatre, receives 2 Doras from 5 nominations.

Outstanding Production: First Métis Man of Odesa, A Punctuate! Theatre Production, in association with The Theatre Centre

Outstanding New Play: Matthew MacKenzie and Mariya KhomutovaFirst Métis Man of Odesa, A Punctuate! Theatre Production, in association with The Theatre Centre

Outstanding Direction: Lianna MakuchFirst Métis Man of OdesaA Punctuate! Theatre Production, in association with The Theatre Centre

Outstanding Performance by an Individual: Haley McGeeThe Ex-Boyfriend Yard SaleNever Mind the Noise, Presented by Soulpepper in association with Outside the March and red light district

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble: The Ensemble of Maddie Bautista, Deanna H. Choi, Love You Wrong TimeBad Muse Collective presented by Nightwood Theatre

Outstanding Scenic/Projection Design: Echo Zhou (scenic)and Emily Jung (projection), Between a Wok and a Hot PotCahoots Theatre

Outstanding Costume Design: Jung-Hye Kim, The Chinese LadyStudio 180 Theatre and fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company in association with Crow’s Theatre

Outstanding Lighting Design: André du ToitBroken ShapesThe Theatre Centre and Broken Shapes Collective

Outstanding Sound Design/Composition: Deanna H. Choi and Maddie BautistaLove You Wrong Time,  Bad Muse Collective presented by Nightwood Theatre

 

MUSICAL THEATRE DIVISION

Alice In WonderlandBad Hats Theatre, presented by Soulpepper Theatre, leads the Musical Theatre Division with 6 Doras from 13 nominations. The Shape of HomeCrow’s Theatre presents County Stage Company, earns 2 Doras in the Division

Outstanding Production: Alice In WonderlandBad Hats Theatre,presented by Soulpepper Theatre

Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role: Hailey GillisThe Shape of HomeCrow’s Theatre presents County Stage Company

Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role: Tess BengerAlice In WonderlandBad Hats Theatre, presented by Soulpepper Theatre

Outstanding New Musical: Fiona Sauder (book); Landon Doak and Victor Pokinko (music), Matt Pilipiak (dramaturg)Alice In WonderlandBad Hats Theatre, presented by Soulpepper Theatre

Outstanding Musical Direction: Frank Cox-O’ConnellBeau DixonHailey GillisMarni JacksonRaha Javanfar and Andrew Penner, The Shape of HomeCrow’s Theatre presents County Stage Company

Outstanding Direction:  Sue Miner, with associate directors Matt Pilipiak and Fiona Sauder, Alice In WonderlandBad Hats Theatre, presented by Soulpepper Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Design: Ming Wong (costume), Alice In WonderlandBad Hats Theatre, presented by Soulpepper Theatre

Outstanding Original Choreography: Cameron Carver,  Alice In WonderlandBad Hats Theatre, presented by Soulpepper Theatre

 

OPERA DIVISION

Bluebeard’s CastleAgainst the Grain Theatre  and Macbeth, Canadian Opera Company and Lyric Opera of Chicago, both received 3 Doras.

Outstanding Production: Bluebeard’s CastleAgainst the Grain Theatre

Outstanding Performance by an Individual: Gerald FinleyBluebeard’s CastleAgainst the Grain Theatre

 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble: The Ensemble of Canadian Opera Company Chorus, MacbethCanadian Opera Company and Lyric Opera of Chicago

Outstanding Musical Direction: Speranza Scappucci, MacbethCanadian Opera Company and Lyric Opera of Chicago

Outstanding Direction: Daisy EvansBluebeard’s CastleAgainst the Grain Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Design: David Finn (lighting), MacbethCanadian Opera Company and Lyric Opera of Chicago

 

DANCE DIVISION

Heading home with the perfect track record, Sex DalmatianCitadel + Compagnie, takes home 3 Dora Awards from their 3 nominations to lead the Division.

Outstanding Production: Sex DalmatianCitadel + Compagnie

Outstanding Original Choreography: Alyssa Martin,Sex Dalmatian, Citadel + Compagnie

Outstanding Performance by an Individual: Morgyn Aronyk-SchellJulie et l’univers, Citadel + Compagnie

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble: The Ensemble of Drew Berry, Brayden Jamil Cairns, Sam Grist, Pony Nicole Herauf, Natasha Poon Woo, Morgyn Aronyk-Schell Steph Harkness, and Eliajah Stefura,Sex Dalmatian, Citadel + Compagnie

Outstanding Original Sound Composition: Rick Sacks with Julian Cote, Pura Fé, Marie Gaudet, Marc Merilianen, and Pierre Mongeon, Miigis: Underwater PantherRed Sky Performance in association with Canadian Stage

Outstanding Achievement in Design: Louise Potiki Bryant, Shane Powless, and Emma Lopez (projection), Homelands, Kaha:wi Dance Theatre

 

THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES DIVISION

The Darkest DarkYoung People’s Theatre received 2 Dora Awards out of 6 nominations.

Outstanding Production: The Darkest DarkYoung People’s Theatre

Outstanding New Play:  Morgan Brie Johnson and Alexandra Simpson, Finding Home: A Salmon Journey up the Humber RiverAnimacy Theatre Collective and Theatre Direct, presented by Theatre Direct

Outstanding Direction: Eric CoatesBentboyYoung People’s Theatre

Outstanding Performance by an Individual: Amanda CordnerSnow White, Young People’s Theatre

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble: The Ensemble of Gugun Deep Singh, Suzanne Roberts Smith, Andrea Massoud, Jamar Adams-Thompson, Deivan Steele, and Arielle ZamoraRomeo and Juliet. And ActionShakespeare In Action

Outstanding Achievement in Design: Daniele Guevara (projection), The Darkest Dark, Young People’s Theatre

 

TOURING DIVISION

The Outstanding Touring Production award was presented at the Dora VIP Reception on June 9th  2023. The recipient was Kid Koala: The Storyville MosquitoTO Live presents Kid Koala.

 

SILVER TICKET AWARD PRESENTED:

The Silver Ticket Award is bestowed upon an individual who has excelled in their career while also nurturing the development of Canadian theatre. It entitles the recipient to a lifetime of theatre tickets to any TAPA member company production. This year’s Silver Ticket recipient is Allen MacInnis. MacInnis has had remarkable impact as a visionary artist, compelling educator and inspiring leader most notably in the theatre for young audiences community. For over 40 years MacInnis’s passion and commitment to the community has inspired generations.

 

JON KAPLAN AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD PRESENTED:

TAPA’s Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award for Outstanding Production, in honour of the beloved, long-time theatre critic Jon Kaplan and supported by Now PlayingToronto, was given out at the ceremony and selected by the general public via online vote. Presented with a commemorative plaque, the Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award winner by an overwhelming majority is da Kink In My HairTO Live and Soulpepper Theatre Company.

 

RAY FERRIS INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY GRANT AWARDED:

The Ray Ferris Innovation and Sustainability Grant is an annual grant awarded to a Toronto-based producing company selected by the committee based on a detailed production/project proposal, recognizing advances in theatrical design and the promotion of sustainability in live theatre. The inaugural recipient, Native Earth Performing Arts, received a cash grant of $25,000 towards innovative sustainability elements for their in-person live theatre production of Women of the Fur Trade. The Ontario Arts Foundation manages the endowment that funds the grant and TAPA acts as the administrator.

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