Nominees and Winners 2008

The 2008 Brickenden Awards

Wolf Performance Hall
Monday, January 26, 2009
Hosted by Mike Van Holst

* indicates the winner

Outstanding Production

  • Inherit The Wind – London Community Players (Palace Theatre)
  • Les Belles Soeurs – The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)
  • The Monument – Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
  • Never Swim Alone – The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project) *
  • Robertson Davies: The Peeled I – Arbitrary Angle (The ARTS Project)

Outstanding Original Script

  • Boat Load by Jayson McDonald – Stars And Hearts (The ARTS Project)
  • GeekQuest 4.0 by Matt Loop – Channel Surfing Productions (The ARTS Project)
  • Grey Days Preferable by Jason Rip – Theatre Nemesis (Museum London) *
  • Love Shack by Michael Wilmot (Spriet Family Theatre; London One Act Festival)
  • Side Dish: A Lone Man Spaghetti Western by Josh Cottrell – Shameless Self Productions (Spriet Family Theatre; London Fringe Festival)
  • Twicken’s Book by Erin J. Walker – Bumbletea Theatre (The ARTS Project)

Bravest Production

  • How the Circus Vanished – Theatre Red & White (The ARTS Project) *
  • Manon/Sandra – The Verve Theatre (The ARTS Project)
  • The Monument – Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
  • PLAY – The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)
  • Side Dish: A Lone Man Spaghetti Western – Shameless Self Productions (Spriet Family Theatre; London Fringe Festival)

Outstanding Comedy Production

  • All the Great Books (abridged) – Simply Theatre (Rotary Reading Garden; London Fringe Festival)
  • Barefoot in the Park – London Community Players (Palace Theatre)
  • Boat Load – Stars And Hearts (The Arts Project)
  • Playing With Matches – By Committee Productions (Spriet Familiy Theatre; London Fringe Festival)
  • The True Adventures Of Robin Hood – Noisy Mime Theatre Company (Spriet Family Theatre) *

Outstanding Musical Production

  • Brownstone B – Big, Bold & Beautiful! – Jennifer Fagan & Donald D’Haene (Aeolian Hall) *
  • Death! A New Musical – Electric Lethe Productions (Spriet Family Theatre; London Fringe Festival)
  • FAME – UWO Faculty of Education (Althouse College)
  • I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change! – Noisy Mime (Spriet Theatre; London Fringe Festival)
  • Smokey Joe’s Café – UWOpera (Althouse College)

Outstanding Youth Production

  • All Shook Up – Beal Musical Theatre
  • Bye Bye Birdie – Saunders Musical Theatre
  • It’s A Wonderful Life – St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School
  • The Music Man – CCH Drama *
  • Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory – Original Kids (Rotary Reading Garden)

Outstanding Touring Production

  • Alphonse – Theaturtle (McManus Theatre; London Fringe Festival)
  • CHAOTICA – Dutch Girl Productions (Spriet Family Theatre; London Fringe Festival)
  • Kafka and Son – Theaturtle/Threshold (McManus Theatre; London Fringe Festival) *
  • Meconium / Montreal – Small Pond Productions (The ARTS Project; London Fringe Festival)
  • Welcome to Oddville – a traveling musical – Oddville Stage Company (McManus Theatre; London Fringe Festival)

Outstanding Ballyhoo

  • Closer – Iglesia Productions (McManus Theatre) *
  • Hamlet A.D.D. – Theatre Nemesis (Wolf Performance Hall)
  • Hot Women Inc. – “Revealed!” – Channel Surfing Productions (Rum Runners; London Fringe Festival)
  • Kh!: A Skhetch Khomedy – Good Game Productions (Wolf Performance Hall; London Fringe Festival)
  • Playing With Matches – By Committee Productions (Spriet Family Theatre; London Fringe Festival)

Outstanding Director

  • Lesleigh Turner, Agnes of God – Theatre Soup (The ARTS Project)
  • Don Fleckser, Inherit The Wind – London Community Players (Palace Theatre)
  • Eva Blahut, Les Belles Soeurs – The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)
  • Dariusz Korbiel, The Monument – Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project) *
  • Eva Blahut, Never Swim Alone – The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)

Outstanding Actor

  • Jayson McDonald, Boat Load – Stars And Hearts (The ARTS Project)
  • Josh Cottrell, Hamlet A.D.D. – Theatre Nemesis (Wolf Performance Hall)
  • Cristian Kawa, The Monument – Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
  • Tyler Parr, Never Swim Alone – The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)
  • K. Reed Needles, Robertson Davies: The Peeled I – Arbitrary Angle (The ARTS Project) *

Outstanding Actress

  • Kathy Quayle, Agnes of God – Theatre Soup (The ARTS Project) *
  • Hannah Drew, Little Women – Always Thursday Productions (McManus Theatre; London Fringe Festival)
  • Aimee O’Beirn, Manon/Sandra – The Verve Theatre (The ARTS Project)
  • Martha Zimmerman, The Monument – Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
  • Meghan Brown, Trashcan Duet – three black ring (The ARTS Project)

Outstanding Supporting Actor

  • Ross Hepburn, Barefoot in the Park – London Community Players (Palace Theatre)
  • Jeff Werkmeister, Fat Pig – Fountainhead Theatreworks (McManus Theatre) *
  • John Dell, Inherit The Wind – London Community Players (Palace Theatre)
  • Don Blay, The Perils of Persephone – London Community Players (Palace Theatre)
  • David Pont, The True Adventures Of Robin Hood – Noisy Mime Theatre Company (Spriet Family Theatre)

Outstanding Supporting Actress

  • Sookie Mei, Agnes of God – Theatre Soup (The ARTS Project)
  • Carol Robinson-Todd, Agnes of God – Theatre Soup (The ARTS Project) *
  • Meaghan Chenosky, Never Swim Alone – The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)
  • Emma Ruddock, The True Adventures Of Robin Hood – Noisy Mime Theatre Company (Spriet Family Theatre)
  • Erin J. Walker, Twicken’s Book – Bumbletea Theatre (The ARTS Project)

Outstanding Lighting

  • Rob Coles, Inherit The Wind – London Community Players (Palace Theatre)
  • Josh Cottrell, Side Dish: A Lone Man Spaghetti Western – Shameless Self Productions (Spriet Family Theatre; London Fringe Festival) *
  • Karen Crichton, The Monument – Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
  • Stephen Mitchell, Agnes of God – Theatre Soup (The ARTS Project)
  • Peter Pownall, Never Swim Alone – The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)

Outstanding Sound

  • Tyler Graham, Andrew Luscombe, Rachel Needles, Daniel Chick, Jocelyn Graham, The Principle of Opposites (Spriet Family Theatre; London One Act Festival) *
  • Stephen Holowitz, Inherit The Wind – London Community Players (Palace Theatre)
  • Dariusz Korbiel, The Monument – Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
  • John Pacheco, GeekQuest 4.0 – Channel Surfing Productions (The ARTS Project)
  • Luke Westlake, Closer – Iglesia Productions (McManus Theatre)

Outstanding Costumes

  • Marg Bildy, Les Belles Soeurs – The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)
  • Jane Drew, Little Women – Always Thursday Productions (McManus Theatre; London Fringe Festival)
  • Marion Johnson, Wuthering Heights – Theatre Nemesis (Wolf Performance Hall; London Fringe Festival)
  • Michael Paylor, The True Adventures Of Robin Hood – Noisy Mime Theatre Company (Spriet Family Theatre)
  • Morag Webster-LeSarge, Hamlet A.D.D. – Theatre Nemesis (Wolf Performance Hall) *

Outstanding Set Design

  • Eric Bunnell, The Monument – Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
  • Vaughn Davis, Les Belles Soeurs – The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project) *
  • Janice Johnston, Barefoot in the Park – London Community Players (Palace Theatre)
  • John Krisak and Reed Needles, Robertson Davies: The Peeled I – Arbitrary Angle (The ARTS Project)
  • Bill Meaden, Inherit The Wind – London Community Players (Palace Theatre)

Chris Doty Award

  • The Natural Broadcasting Company, The Continuing Adventures of the Boneyard Man by Jayson McDonald *