Montreal English Theatre Awards (META) Nominees Announced

The Montreal English Theatre Awards, or METAs, were established in 2012 as a response to the need for the Montreal English Theatre community to promote and encourage their visibility and successes provincially, nationally and internationally. These peer-juried awards celebrate the artistic work that is outstanding in Montreal English Theatre, promote professional and emerging English theatre artists & companies and facilitate a level of critical discourse.

The METAs are managed by a volunteer Committee (METAC) which consists of active members of the theatre community from various disciplines who are committed to guiding the development of this initiative and ensuring its integrity as a project "by the community and for the community".

Montreal English Theatre Awards

Outstanding Lead Performance - Actor

• Eloi ArchamBaudoin - Hosanna (Tableau D'Hôte Theatre)
• Damien Atkins - We Are Not Alone (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts & Crow's Theatre)
• Greg Ellwand - Travesties (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)
• Matt Miwa - The Tashme Project: The Living Archives (Tashme Productions)

Outstanding Lead Performance - Actress

• Lucinda Davis - random (Black Theatre Workshop & Imago Theatre)
• Virgilia Griffith - Gas Girls (Black Theatre Workshop)
• Julie Tamiko Manning - The Tashme Project: The Living Archives (Tashme Productions)
• Brigitte Robinson - The Graduate (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)

Outstanding Supporting Performance - Actor

• Julian Bailey - The Glass Menagerie (Hudson Village Theatre)
• Adam Capriolo - Twelfth Night (Repercussion Theatre)
• Davide Chiazzese - Hosanna (Tableau D'Hôte Theatre)
• Chimwemwe Miller - Gas Girls (Black Theatre Workshop)
• Paul Rainville - Twelfth Night (Repercussion Theatre)

Outstanding Supporting Performance - Actress

• Lisa Horner - Belles Soeurs: The Musical (produced by Copa de Oro Productions, presented by The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)
• Chala Hunter - Travesties (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)
• Gitanjali Jain - Twelfth Night (Repercussion Theatre)
• Cat Lemieux - Triplex Nervosa (Centaur Theatre Company)
• Jennifer Roberts - Chloe's Choice The True But Not Entirely Reasonable Holiday Fable of Chloe Rebecca Ramadan, Aged 9 4/5 (Geordie Productions)
• Jane Wheeler - The Graduate (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)

Outstanding Direction

• Micheline Chevrier - random (Black Theatre Workshop & Imago Theatre)
• René Richard Cyr - Belles Soeurs: The Musical (produced by Copa de Oro Productions, presented by The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)
• Mike Payette - Hosanna (Tableau D'Hôte Theatre)
• Jacob Tierney - Travesties (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)
• Matthew Tiffin - The Glass Menagerie (Hudson Village Theatre)

Outstanding Ensemble

• 33 Variations - Ian Baird, Sean Curley, Marie-Noelle Dufour, Nir Guzinski, Bryan Libero, Stephanie McKenna, Emma McQueen & Joy Ross-Jones (Brave New Productions)
• Don Quixote de Lac Brome - Davide Chiazzese, Mary Harvey & Mike Hughes (Theatre Lac Brome)
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Vanessa Carter, Lucas Chartier, Alex Goldrich, James Harrington, Martin Law & Allie Shapiro (Persephone Productions)
• Forever Plaid - Chris Barillaro, Gab Desmond, Michael Daniel Murphy & Jonathan Patterson (Copa de Oro Productions & The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)
• The Mighty Carlins - Chip Chuipka, Alain Goulem & Mike Hughes (ASM Performing Arts)

Outstanding Set Design

• Jean Bard - Belles Soeurs: The Musical (produced by Copa de Oro Productions, presented by The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)
• Julie Fox - We Are Not Alone (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts & Crow's Theatre)
• Lara Kaluza - Hosanna (Tableau D'Hôte Theatre)
• James Lavoie - The Tashme Project: The Living Archives (Tashme Productions)
• Pierre-Étienne Locas - Travesties (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)

Outstanding Costume Design

• Louise Bourret - Travesties (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)
• Mérédith Caron - Belles Soeurs: The Musical (produced by Copa de Oro Productions, presented by The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)
• Evita Karasek & Michèle Gagné - Twelfth Night (Repercussion Theatre)
• Noémi Poulin - Hosanna (Tableau D'Hôte Theatre)
• Susana Vera - The Graduate (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)

Outstanding Lighting Design

• Nicolas Descôteaux - Travesties (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)
• David Perrault Ninacs - The Tashme Project: The Living Archives (Tashme Productions)
• Kimberly Purtell - We Are Not Alone (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts & Crow's Theatre)
• Martin Sirois - random (Black Theatre Workshop & Imago Theatre)
• Peter Vatsis - The Glass Menagerie (Hudson Village Theatre)

Outstanding Sound Design

• Peter Cerone - random (Black Theatre Workshop & Imago Theatre)
• Rob Denton - Hosanna (Tableau D'Hôte Theatre)
• Gabriella Hook & Harry Standjofski - The Invisible Man / L'homme invisible (Third Way-Troisième Voie & Théâtre de la Manufacture)
• Thomas Ryder Payne - We Are Not Alone (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts & Crow's Theatre)

Outstanding Original Composition

• Devon Bate - Corpus (Teesri Duniya Theatre)
• Matthew Barber & Justin Rutledge - The Graduate (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)
• Rob Denton - Gas Girls (Black Theatre Workshop)
• Gabriella Hook & Harry Standjofski - The Invisible Man / L'homme invisible (Third Way-Troisième Voie & Théâtre de la Manufacture)
• Alan Menken - The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz: The Musical (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)

Outstanding New Text (Original or Adaptation)

• Damien Atkins - We Are Not Alone (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts & Crow's Theatre)
• Neil Bartram & Brian Hill - Belles Soeurs: The Musical (produced by Copa de Oro Productions, presented by The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)
• Julie Tamiko Manning & Matt Miwa - The Tashme Project: The Living Archives (Tashme Productions)
• Marcus Youssef - Chloe's Choice The True But Not Entirely Reasonable Holiday Fable of Chloe Rebecca Ramadan, Aged 9 4/5 (Geordie Productions)

Outstanding Contribution to Theatre

• George Allister & Patrick Andrew Boivin: Video Design - The Tashme Project: The Living Archives (Tashme Productions)
• Matthew Barber & Justin Rutledge: Live Music - The Graduate (The Segal Centre for Performing Arts)
• Nadine Desrochers: Translation - Billy (The Days of Howling) (Talisman Theatre)
• Zach Fraser: Puppet & Mask Design - The Nisei and the Narnauks (Persephone Productions)
• Gabriella Hook & Harry Standjofski: Live Music - The Invisible Man / L'homme invisible (Third Way-Troisième Voie & Théâtre de la Manufacture)
• Noémi Poulin: Video Design - Corpus (Teesri Duniya Theatre)

Outstanding Emerging Artist

• Laurence Gagnon Lefebvre: Set Design - Corpus (Teesri Duniya Theatre)
• Virgilia Griffith: Performance - Gas Girls (Black Theatre Workshop)
• Donnub Jafarzadeh: Performance - Game Changers (Geordie Productions)
• Marjolaine Provençal: Set Design - Twelfth Night (Repercussion Theatre)
• Jennifer Roberts: Performance - Chloe's Choice The True But Not Entirely Reasonable Holiday Fable of Chloe Rebecca Ramadan, Aged 9 4/5 (Geordie Productions)
• Charlotte Rogers: Performance - Chloe's Choice The True But Not Entirely Reasonable Holiday Fable of Chloe Rebecca Ramadan, Aged 9 4/5 (Geordie Productions)

Outstanding Community Production

• Disney's Beauty and the Beast - West Island Theatre Association (WISTA)
• Hairspray the Broadway Musical - Côte Saint-Luc Dramatic Society (CSLDS)
• The Mousetrap - Lakeshore Players
• Not Now, Darling - Lakeshore Players
• The Pirates of Penzance - Lakeshore Light Opera

Outstanding PACT Production

• Belles Soeurs: The Musical - produced by Copa de Oro Productions, presented by The Segal Centre for Performing Arts
• random - Black Theatre Workshop & Imago Theatre
• Travesties - The Segal Centre for Performing Arts
• We Are Not Alone - The Segal Centre for Performing Arts & Crow's Theatre

Outstanding Independent Production

• Billy (The Days of Howling) - Talisman Theatre
• The Dumb Waiter - Theatre Esperance
• Hosanna - Tableau D'Hôte Theatre
• The Mighty Carlins - ASM Performing Arts
• The Tashme Project: The Living Archives - Tashme Productions
• Hosanna - Tableau D'Hôte Theatre
• The Mighty Carlins - ASM Performing Arts
• The Tashme Project: The Living Archives - Tashme Productions

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