Announcing the 22/23 Season METAs Nominees!
The Montreal English Theatre Awards Committee is proud to announce the nominees for the 11th Edition of the Awards Ceremony. The Montreal English Theatre Awards (METAs) recognize and celebrate the outstanding artistic work of the individuals and companies that comprise Montreal’s English Theatre community.
Established in 2012, the peer-juried awards exist to promote professional and emerging English theatre artists and companies, to heighten their visibility both regionally and beyond, and to elevate the level of critical discourse about theatre in Montreal amongst artists and with the community at large.
33 productions were registered for the METAs during the 2022-2023 season. The METAs Jury has selected a robust 89 nominations, and will be awarding 17 trophies at the Ceremony. The METAs Committee is excited to be including the return of the Unsung Hero of the Theatre Award.
This year’s METAs Ceremony, presented in partnership with the Conseil des arts de Montréal, returns to the beautiful Gesù Theatre on Sunday, November 12th at 7:30 PM.
Tickets are NOW ON SALE for the general public via www.legesu.com
The full list of nominees follows.
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
Dracula : A Comedy of Terrors - James Daly, Ellen David, Naomi Ngebulana, David Noël, Colin Simmons
Frankenstein - Eloi Archambaudoin, Rosie Callaghan, Arun Varma
Pool (No Water) - Lucas DiTecco, Audrey-Shana Férus, David Noël, Rosemarie Sabor, Thomas Vallières, Dakota Jamal Wellman
Wildfire - David Chiazzese, Julie Tamiko Manning, Kathleen Stavert
Curtains - Tyler Amaral, Mikaël Tobio Bennett, Eric Curotte-Ryder, Darien Deer, Robyn Erin Ellison, Kirk Elsmore, Angelo Michele Fatica, Gio, Nathan Hill, Billy Iliopoulos, Brandi Jacobs, Madison King, Vanessa Marion, Mike Mastromonaco, Ainsley Meloche, Brianna Montour, Cédric Mulcair, Mark Ouimet, Dennen Phillips, Emily Pincin, Océanie Renaud, Angel Robertson, Linnea Sander, Trisha Sky, Kahonwentha Stacey, Eric Von Arx, Kerrin-lee Whyte
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE - PACT Production
Ravyn R. Bekh - Cymbeline
Lucinda Davis - Redbone Coonhound
Deborah Drakeford - Redbone Coonhound
Anne-Marie Saheb - Foxfinder
Sophie-Thérèse Stone-Richards - Tribes! (No Matter What)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE - Independent Production
Skyler Clark - Lizzie
Julie d'Entremont - Reefer Madness
Caitlin Hawes - Reefer Madness
Gabe Maharjan - Landscape Grindr
Jennifer Roberts - What Rough Beast
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE - PACT Production
Patrick Emmanuel Abellard - King Dave
Ryan Bommarito - Foxfinder
Ellen David - Prayer for the French Republic
Inès Defossé - Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes
Tymisha Harris - Josephine: A Musical Cabaret
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE - Independent Production
Robyn Erin Ellison - Curtains
Holly Gauthier-Frankel - The Covenant
Rahul Gandhi - What Rough Beast
Michael Martini - Landscape Grindr
Darragh Mondoux - Meet Me
OUTSTANDING EMERGING ARTIST - PERFORMANCE
Robyn Erin Ellison - Curtains
Julie d'Entremont - Reefer Madness
Naomi Ngebulana - Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Simon Pelletier - Tribes! (No Matter What)
Arielle Shiri - Prayer for the French Republic
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
Brian Dudkiewicz - Prayer for the French Republic
Odile Gamache - Wildfire
Michael Gianfrancesco - Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Jawon Kang - Redbone Coonhound
James Lavoie - Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes
Liv Wright - Foxfinder
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Louise Bourret - Josephine: A Musical Cabaret
Louise Bourret - Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Nalo Soyini Bruce - Redbone Coonhound
Sabrina Miller - Frankenstein
Jessica Poirier-Chang - Foxfinder
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Jon Cleveland - Tribes! (No Matter What)
Amber Hood - Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Chantal Labonté - Foxfinder
Michelle Ramsay - Redbone Coonhound
Tim Rodrigues - English
Chris Wardell - Pool (No Water)
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION
Jesse Ash - Bloodshot
Victoria Deiorio - Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Rob Denton & Claire Bourdin - Meet Me
Rob Denton - Tribes! (No Matter What)
Jackie Gallant - Foxfinder
Thomas Ryder Payne - Redbone Coonhound
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THEATRE
Leanna Brodie (Translation) - Wildfire
Debora Friedmann (Choreographer) - Reefer Madness
Custom App (Designer: Jacob Niedzwiecki; Developer: Nic Goertzen; Media Content Generator: Nate Plong; Media Content Creator/Writer: Stephanie Merulla) - Meet Me
Starcatcher Productions (Production Company) - Curtains
Allison Moore (Live Video, Design & Integration) - Cyclorama
OUTSTANDING EMERGING ARTIST - Production
Dezmond Arnkvarn (Animation) - Redbone Coonhound
Iehente Foote (Stage Management) - Curtains
Mary Hayes (Set Painting) - Tribes! (No Matter What)
Jawon Kang (Set Design) - Redbone Coonhound
Michael Martini (Direction) - Landscape Grindr
Chris Wardell (Lighting Design) - Pool (No Water)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
Micheline Chevrier (Director) & Kwaku Okyere (Associate Director) - Redbone Coonhound
Gordon Greenberg - Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Rosaruby Kagan - Meet Me
Howard Rosenstein - Tribes! (No Matter What)
Lisa Rubin - Prayer for the French Republic
OUTSTANDING NEW TEXT
Alice Abracen - The Covenant
Julia Ainsworth & Rosaruby Kagan - Meet Me
Rana Bose - Tribes! (No Matter What)
Gillian Clark - Poof
Jon Lachlan Stewart - The King Stinks
Amy Lee Lavoie & Omari Newton - Redbone Coonhound
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Landscape Grindr - Landscape Grindr Collective
Meet Me - Live Action Theatre Project presented by Teesri Duniya Theatre
Pool (No Water) - Persephone Productions
Reefer Madness - Contact Theatre
The King Stinks - Surreal SoReal Theatre
What Rough Beast - Théâtre Ouest End & Tantalus
OUTSTANDING PACT PRODUCTION
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors - Segal Centre for Performing Arts
Foxfinder - Imago Theatre
Prayer for the French Republic - Segal Centre for Performing Arts
Redbone Coonhound - Imago Theatre & Tarragon Theatre
Tribes! (No Matter What) - Theatre Espérance & Teesri Duniya
Wildfire - Talisman Theatre
CONGRATS TO ALL THE NOMINEES!
