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The 31st Dora Mavor Moore Awards

The 31st annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards was held Monday, June 28, 2010 at the Bluma Appel Theatre of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto, Ontario by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts which "is a professional arts service organization dedicated to advancing the arts in the City of Toronto by promoting and advocating on behalf of local theatre, dance and opera companies and providing services to enhance the artistic, technical and administrative development of its membership. The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts also supports a large number of allied members consisting of industry suppliers, managers, publicists, ticket agencies, educational institutions, training studios, talent and casting agents, and other businesses that contribute to the performing arts in the GTA."[tapa.ca/doras] The Doras were hosted by CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi.

The VIP reception was held at the Rosewater Supper Club ( near our studio) and the winners of the awards were announced at the nearby historic Toronto's Bluma Appel Theatre. The post awards cool party was held outdoors at the theatre at Front Street East.

2010 Awards

Luminato, Soulpepper, Tarragon and Theatrefront each received four awards. Obsidian Theatre Artistic Director Philip Akin won the Silver Ticket Award. The 2010 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Recipients are (the envelope please):

GENERAL THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION

Outstanding New Play - Michael Healey Courageous
Outstanding Production - Parfumerie Soulpepper Theatre Company
Outstanding Direction of a Play / Musical - Morris Panych Parfumerie
Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role - Diego Matamoros Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role - Tara Rosling If We Were Birds
Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role / Ensemble - Maurice Dean Wint Courageous
Outstanding Original Set Design Ken MacDonald Parfumerie
Outstanding Original Costume Design Martha Mann The Marriage of Figaro
Outstanding Original Lighting Design Andrea Lundy Hamlet
Outstanding Original Sound Design/Composition Thomas Ryder Payne If We Were Birds
Outstanding Musical Direction Johannes Debus The Flying Dutchman
Outstanding Original Choreography Jonathon Feng Han; Alyssa Xiaoli Wang; Chen Jiao; Wen Qiqi Monkey King
Outstanding Touring Production Lipsynch Luminato presents Ex Machina

INDEPENDENT THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION

Outstanding New Play or New Musical Donna-Michelle St. Bernard Gas Girls
Outstanding Production The Mill Theatrefront in association with the Young Centre for the Performing Arts
Outstanding Direction Vikki Anderson The Turn of the Screw
Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role Clinton Walker The Turn of the Screw
Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role Christine Horne The Turn of the Screw
Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role / Ensemble The Ensemble Spent
Outstanding Original Set Design Gillian Gallow The Mill
Outstanding Original Costume Design Dana Osborne The Mill
Outstanding Original Lighting Design Andrea Lundy The Mill
Outstanding Original Sound Design/Composition David Atkinson The Belle of Winnipeg

DANCE DIVISION

Outstanding Original Choreography Heidi Strauss this time
Outstanding Production Shoot the Moon/Wings of Wax/The Second Person Luminato presents Nederlands Dans Theater
Outstanding Performance Brendan Wyatt this time
Outstanding Original Sound Design/Composition Richard Sacks in collaboration with Red Sky musicians: Tuvshinjargal Damdinjav, Bat-Orshikh Bazarvaani, Batmend Baasankhuu, Eddy Robinson, Theo McGregor Tono

THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES DIVISION

Outstanding Production In This World Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People presents Youtheatre
Outstanding Performance Natasha Greenblatt Get Yourself Home Skyler James

MUSICAL THEATRE DIVISION

Outstanding New Musical / Opera R Murray Schafer The Children's Crusade
Outstanding Production Assassins BirdLand Theatre and Talk is Free Theatre
Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role Jeff Lillico The Light in the Piazza
Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role Louise Pitre The Toxic Avenger Musical