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".
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)
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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