Nominees and Winners 2005
The 2005 Brickenden Awards
“In this difficult business, where it’s easy to lose hope and settle for less, if I’m trying to make it through a difficult situation, I do it by looking at what’s there and imagining what it could be.” — Tom McCamus’ tribute to Art Fidler
Wolf Performance Hall
Monday, January 30, 2006
Hosted by Erika Ritter
* indicates the winner
Best Actress
Presented by Dorinda Greenway
Award sponsored by The Marienbad Restaurant & Chaucer’s Pub
- Anne-Marie Caicco (Home and Native Land)
- Amber Cunningham (P & J)
- Julia Webb (Wit) *
- Deborah Mitchell (Retreat from Moscow)
- Eva Blahut (Angels in America)
Best Set Design
Presented by Andrea Halwa and Wyn Geleynse of The London Arts Council
Award sponsored by Joe Samuels
- David Long (Angels in America) *
- Kevin Bice (The Secret Garden)
- John Beverley (The UnderAchievers)
- Kathryn Immonen (Tape)
- Brad Visser (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest)
Best Lighting
Presented by Andrea Halwa and Wyn Geleynse of The London Arts Council
Award sponsored by Luke Mattar Photography
- Karen Crichton (Angels in America)
- Darryl Crichton (Wit) *
- Justin Peter Quesnelle (Boulevard)
- Stephen Mitchell (The Secret Garden)
- Mike Semple (Kiki’s Room)
Best Costumes
Presented by Andrea Halwa and Wyn Geleynse of The London Arts Council
Award sponsored by Len’s Mill Stores
- Barbara Hunter (The Donnelly Trial) *
- Bruce Marrs & Nancy De Souza (You Kiss by the Book)
- Mona Brennan-Coles & Iris Gutmanis (Angels in America)
- Sharon Kinsella (Shimmy!)
- Stephanie Demas (P & J)
Best Sound
Presented by Andrea Halwa and Wyn Geleynse of The London Arts Council
Award sponsored by Susan Merskey
- John Pacheco, Tony Fonseca & Matt Loop (The UnderAchievers) *
- Adam Dafoe & Kevin MacKenzie (Kiki’s Room)
- (The Shape of Things)
- Scott Brubacher & Dan Norman (Twelfth Night)
Best Ballyhoo
Presented by Caroline Bonham
Award sponsored by CIVA Communications
- The Donnelly Trial (Doty Docs) *
- Angels in America (Fountainhead Theatreworks)
- Tape (Theatre Soup)
- The UnderAchievers (Channel Surfing Productions)
- Home and Native Land (behindthewire productions)
Best Youth Production
Presented by David Wasse
Award sponsored by The London Free Press
- A Year With Frog and Toad (Original Kids)
- Thomas and the Princess (St. Theresa Catholic School) *
- Aida (Original Kids)
- Godspell: The Musical (Original Kids)
- Romeo and Juliet (Original Kids)
Best Touring Production
Presented by Janice Zolf
Award sponsored by A Channel
- The Strange History of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Ridiculous Passion) *
- MacHomer (Wyrd Productions)
- Sea Peach (Catharine Kidd)
- Her Father’s Barn (Company Calabrese)
- The Body (Chesterfield Productions)
Best Musical Production
Presented by Marcus Lundgren
Award sponsored by Peter and Anne Busby
- P & J (Bohemia Productions)
- You Kiss by the Book (Inke Poding Theatrics) *
- Into the Woods (UWO Faculty of Education)
- Annie Get Your Gun (London Musical Theatre)
- The Secret Garden (London Musical Theatre)
Best Comedy Production
Presented by Lori Fellner
Award sponsored by Rogers Television
- The UnderAchievers (Channel Surfing Productions) *
- You Kiss by the Book (Inke Poding Theatrics)
- Get Your Head Off My Shoulder (Fully Insured)
- P & J (Bohemia Productions)
- The Waiting Room (Channel Surfing Productions)
Bravest Production
Presented by Teresa Tarasewicz
Award sponsored by City Lights Books
- Boulevard (Tall Tale Theatre) *
- Kiki’s Room (The Pink Fish Production Company)
- Angels in America (Fountainhead Theatre)
Curtain Raiser
Presented by The Brickenden Committee
Award sponsored by KPMG LLP
- Awarded to Art Fidler
Best Supporting Actress
Presented by Jordan Morris
Award sponsored by Jackie Farquhar
- Penny Eizenga (Angels in America) *
- June Cole (Home and Native Land)
- Janice Blewett (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest)
- Martha Zimmerman (Wit)
- Lucy Williams (Wit)
Best Supporting Actor
Presented by Laura Morland
Award sponsored by Clear Concept Events
- Scott Holden (Boulevard)
- Serge Saika-Voivod (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) *
- Paul Merrifield (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest)
- Paul Myers (The UnderAchievers)
- Jayson McDonald (Tape)
Best Actor
Presented by Anne-Marie Caicco
Award Sponsored by The Marienbad Restaurant & Chaucer’s Pub
- Justin Peter Quesnelle (Tape)
- Justin Peter Quesnelle (Retreat from Moscow) *
- Jeff Werkmeister (The UnderAchievers)
- David Wasse (Retreat from Moscow)
- Dean Hall (The Donnelly Trial)
Best Original Script
Presented by Caitlin Murphy
Award sponsored by Attic Books
- Matt Loop (The UnderAchievers)
- Jonathan De Souza (You Kiss by the Book)
- Stephanie Demas (Blow this Popsicle Stand) *
- Joshua Richardson (P & J)
- Jayson McDonald (Boulevard)
Best Director
Presented by Susan Ferley
Award sponsored by The Londoner
- John Pacheco (The UnderAchievers)
- Stephanie Demas (Blow This Popsicle Stand)
- John Gerry (Angels in America)
- Don Fleckser (Retreat from Moscow) *
- John Krisak (Wit)
Best Production
Presented by Susan Ferley
Award sponsored by Mainstreet London
- Angels in America (Fountainhead Theatre)
- The UnderAchievers (Channel Surfing Productions)
- Retreat from Moscow (The Arts Project) *
- The Donnelly Trial (Doty Docs)
- Wit (Arbitrary Angle)