The 29th Sterling Award nominations have been released and it is a good looking list. We are very proud of our Department of Drama Alumni who make a big appearance in the list of nominees.
Hosted by Drama Alumni Mary Hulbert & Garett Ross, the ceremony will take place June 27th at the Mayfield Dinner Theatre. For tickets call the Mayfield Box Office at 780-483-4051
Congratulations and good luck to our Alumni who have received nominations in these categories:
Timothy Ryan Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical
West Side Story (Citadel Theatre) – Bob Baker
Outstanding New Play (award to playwright)
Kevin Sutley – The Conversion
Outstanding Director
Bradley Moss – Gordon (Theatre Network)
Dave Horak – Burning Bluebeard (Edmonton Actors Theatre)
James MacDonald – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Citadel Theatre)
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
John Ullyatt – Coriolanus (Freewill Shakespeare Festival)
Jesse Gervais, The Realistic Joneses (Wild Side Productions)
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Tiffany Ayalik – Café Daughter (Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre/Alberta Aboriginal Arts)
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Joe Perry – Gordon (Theatre Network)
Ben Stevens, Gordon (Theatre Network)
John Ullyatt – Burning Bluebeard (Edmonton Actors Theatre)
Outstanding Set Design
T. Erin Gruber – Café Daughter (Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre/Alberta Aboriginal Arts)
Cory Sincennes – Evangeline (Citadel Theatre)
Sydney Gross – The Good Bride (Northern Light Theatre)
Outstanding Costume Design
Bretta Gerecke – Alice Through the Looking Glass (Citadel Theatre)
Sydney Gross – Burning Bluebeard (Edmonton Actors Theatre)
Outstanding Lighting Design
Daniela Masellis – The Supine Cobbler (The Maggie Tree)
Outstanding Multi-Media Design
T. Erin Gruber – Café Daughter (Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre/Alberta Aboriginal Arts)
Outstanding Choreography or Fight Direction
Richelle Thoreson- Burning Bluebeard (Edmonton Actors Theatre)
Outstanding Artistic Achievement, Theatre for Young Audiences
Kristen Padayas – for Performance – Under Cover (Concrete Theatre)
Beth Graham – for Playwriting – Working It Out (Alberta Workers’ Health Centre)
Daniel Van Heyst – for Production Design – Alberto the Dancing Alligator (Kompany Family Theatre)
Mieko Ouchi – for Direction- Under Cover (Concrete Theatre)
Individual Achievement in Production
Al Gadowsky – Stage Manager
Outstanding Fringe New Work (award to playwright)
Elena Belyea – Miss Katelyn’s Grade Threes Prepare for the Inevitable (Tiny Bear Jaws)
Outstanding Fringe Director
Amy DeFelice – The Amish Project (Pocket Theatre/Trunk Theatre)
Wayne Paquette – Dark Vanilla Jungle (Cowardly Lion Productions/Blarney Productions)
Kate Ryan – A New Brain (Plain Jane Theatre Company)
John Hudson – Gidion’s Knot (Chorus Productions)
Corben Kushneryk – Harold and Vivian Entertain Guests (Impossible Mongoose Productions)
Outstanding Fringe Performance by an Actor
Mathew Hulshof – Hey, Countess! (Teatro la Quindicina)
Garett Ross – A New Brain (Plain Jane Theatre Company)
Outstanding Fringe Performance by an Actress
Clarice Eckford- The Amish Project (Pocket Theatre/Trunk Theatre)
Beth Graham- Gidion’s Knot (Chorus Productions)
Be sure to visit the Sterling Awards site for the full list of nominees and information about the awards night: http://www.sterlingawards.com/Sterling_Awards/2016.html
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