2014 Montreal English Theatre Award Nominees Announced; Ceremony Set for Oct 20

In celebration of excellence in English-language theatre in Montreal, the Montreal English Theatre Awards Committee is pleased to release its list of 2013-2014 nominees. The second annual METAs gala will take place on Monday October 20th at 7:45pm at the Rialto Theatre (5723 avenue du Parc). Tickets ($25 + tax) will be available to the public from September 29th at www.metas.ca.

Major category changes include the amalgamation of the independent and professional categories with the exception of Outstanding Production, for which there will be one professional, one independent, and one community theatre recipient. The community theatre nominees will be announced at a later date.

Changes have been made in the jury's voting process to eliminate the possibility of a tie in any category.

The new Backstage Award will be given to a deserving member of a production team who works behind the scenes. Each registered company has been asked to submit a nomination for the award. The winner will be revealed at the METAs gala.

The Norma Springford Award, named after a pillar and trailblazer of the Montreal English theatre scene from 1941 until the mid-eighties, will be given to a founding member of the professional theatre community. To celebrate Montreal's newest talents, an emerging artist category has also been added this year.

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Montreal English Theatre Awards - 2013-2014 Nominations -- OFFICIAL LIST:

Outstanding Lead Performance - Actor
Chip Chuipka - If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Eric Peterson - Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
Donald Rees - Mistakes Were Made (Brave New Productions)
Jonathan Silver - Unseamly (Infinitheatre)
Jaa Smith-Johnson - Blind (Scapegoat Carnivale)

Outstanding Lead Performance - Actress
Laura Condlin - Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Clare Coulter - 4000 Miles (Centaur Theatre)
Leni Parker - Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Amelia Sargisson - If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)

Outstanding Supporting Performance - Actress
Tanja Jacobs - Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
France Rolland - Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Julie Tamiko Manning - Othello (Segal Centre/Scapegoat Carnivale)
Julie Tamiko Manning - Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Kim Villagante - Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of (Black Theatre Workshop/urban ink productions)

Outstanding Supporting Performance - Actor
Daniel Brochu - Othello (Segal Centre/Scapegoat Carnivale)
Davide Chiazzese - The 39 Steps (Theatre Lac Brome)
Patrick Costello - The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Graham Cuthbertson - Glengarry Glen Ross (Segal Centre)
Mike Hughes - The 39 Steps (Theatre Lac Brome)
Alex Ivanovici - Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)

Outstanding Set Design
Max-otto Fauteux - Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Julie Fox - Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
Barbra Matis - 4000 Miles (Centaur Theatre)
Eo Sharp - The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Diana Uribe - If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)

Outstanding Costume Design
Mylène Chabrol - Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Evita Karasek - The 39 Steps (Theatre Lac Brome)
Fruzsina Lanyi - The Aeneid (Talisman Theatre)
Eo Sharp - The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Diana Uribe - If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)

Outstanding Lighting Design
David Perreault Ninacs - The Aeneid (Talisman Theatre)
Luc Prairie - 4000 Miles (Centaur Theatre)
Martin Sirois - Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Robert Thomson - If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Robert Thomson - The Seagull (Segal Centre)

Outstanding Sound Design
Jesse Ash - The Iliad (Geordie Productions)
Jesse Ash - Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Peter Cerone - If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Richard Feren - Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
Dmitri Marine - The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Troy Slocum - Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of (Black Theatre Workshop/urban ink productions)

Outstanding Original Composition
Baba Alex - Bhopal (Teesri Duniya)
Danielle Desormeaux - If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Troy Slocum and Collaborators - Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of (Black Theatre Workshop/urban ink productions)
Dumisizwe Vuyo Bhembe - Letters to my Grandma (Teesri Duniya)
Matthew Waddell - The Aeneid (Talisman Theatre)

Outstanding Direction
Chris Abraham - Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
Micheline Chevrier - If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre)
Micheline Chevrier - Top Girls (Segal Centre)
Peter Hinton - The Seagull (Segal Centre)

Outstanding Professional Production
If We Were Birds - Imago Theatre
Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of - Black Theatre Workshop / urban ink productions
The Seagull - Segal Centre
Seeds - Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre
Top Girls - Segal Centre

Outstanding Independent Production
The Aeneid - Talisman Theatre
Blind - Scapegoat Carnivale Theatre
Contractions - Moving Forward Productions
Mistakes Were Made - Brave New Productions
Unseamly - Infinitheatre

Outstanding New Text (Original or Adaptation)
Peter Hinton - The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Greg MacArthur - Horror Story (Youtheatre)
Omari Newton - Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of (Black Theatre Workshop/urban ink productions)
Oren Safdie - Unseamly (Infinitheatre)
Jesse Stong - Shared Account (Geordie Productions)

Outstanding Ensemble
The Iliad & The Odyssey (Geordie Productions)
The Seagull (Segal Centre)
Seeds (Porte Parole/Centaur Theatre)
Top Girls (Segal Centre)

Outstanding Emerging Artist
Andrew Chown - Actor - Harry the King: The Famous Victories of Henry V (Repercussion Theatre)
Elizabeth Neale - Actress - Contractions (Moving Forward Productions)
Aiza Ntibarikure - Actress - Ain't Misbehavin' (Segal Centre/Copa de Oro Productions)
Jaa Smith-Johnson - Actor - Blind (Scapegoat Carnivale)
Jesse Stong - Playwright - Shared Account (Geordie Productions)
David Terriault - Musical Direction - Spring Awakening (Persephone Productions)
Emily Thorne - Sound Designer - Blind (Scapegoat Carnivale)

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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". The METAs are also supported by the Quebec Drama Federation and our generous sponsors this year, The Rialto Theatre, Barefoot Wines, and Creemore Springs.

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