WESTERN ONTARIO DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS
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NOMINATIONS
2019 WODL Pre-Festival Awards
NOMINATION: The Catherine Brickenden Award for Best Production of a Canadian Play “BARE BEAR BONES”
2019 WODL Awards of Merit
ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD #2 NOMINATION: Outstanding Duo (Acting Relationship) Richard Cook & Linda Lloyd-McKenzie in “ON A FIRST NAME BASIS”
ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD #5 NOMINATION: Outstanding Moments of Scenes-Lenny’s first entrance – Connor McGrath in “BARE BEAR BONES”
2019 WODL Festival Awards
“BARE BEAR BONES”
NOMINATION: The Spanik Award for Best Visual Production
NOMINATION: The Harold P. Sellers Memorial Award for outstanding Technical Acheivement
NOMINATION: The Bonanno Award for Outanding Performance by an Actress in a Major Role – Alex Graham
NOMINATION: The Best Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Major Role – Alex Riker
NOMINATION: Vincent Mathewson Memorial Award Outstanding Ensemble Work
NOMINATION: The Visionary Award for Outstanding Direction – Terri Lynn Graham
ADJUCIATORS AWARD: The Gift of Tim Dawdy “The Best Hangover – Telling the Birds to Shut Up” – Alex Riker
2018 WODL OUT-OF-FESTIVAL AWARDS
Jenny’s House of Joy, by Norm Foster, was nominated for three awards in which we took the title in one:
The Audrey Vale Memorial Award Outstanding Actress in a Major Role was received by Kristen Wilson for her performance of “Jenny”
NOMINATION: The London Community Players’ Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress- Brittany Marlatt as “Anita”
NOMINATION: The Christopher Covert Memorial Award for Outstanding Cameo- Mindy Forrester as “Clara”
12 Angry Men will be moving forward to Sarnia for IN-Festival
Lynn McNeilly was awarded The Molly Yearham Memorial award for Best Visually Coordinated Costumes: PRE-FESTIVAL
2017 WODL OUT-OF-FESTIVAL AWARDS
Harvest: by Ken Cameron, was nominated for three awards and received an Adjudicator’s Award of Merit:
Best Actress in Major Role – Catherine Camp-Paynter
Best Actor in Major Role – Bruce Farley
Best Visual Production
Linda Lloyd-McKenzie received the Adjudicator’s Award of Merit for Outstanding Staging Moment – for the introduction of ‘Ron’ scene.
2016 WODL OUT-OF-FESTIVAL AWARDS
Nana’s Naughty Knickers was nominated for two awards:
Best Actress in Major Role – Catherine Camp-Paynter
Best Newcomer – Lynn McNeilly
2015 WODL IN-FESTIVAL AWARDS
In March, ‘Love, Loss and What I Wore’ was picked as one of 5 productions to compete in Owen Sound, ON, for Best In-Festival Awards. This marks PPT’s first ever submission for adjudication to go to WODL Festival. We received two Major Awards, a Special Adjudicators Award and were nominated for two more awards:
Winner: The Pat and Vincent Mathewson Award for Outstanding Ensemble Work: The Cast of ‘Love, Loss and What I Wore’
Winner: Anna Graham Award for Outstanding Direction: Matthew Willson
Awarded: Special Adjudicator’s Award: The Gift of Rosemary and John Tait: Stevie Pike for her Superb Playing of Many Roles
Nominated: The Bonanno Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Major Role: Linda Lloyd-McKenzie
Nominated: The Theatre Kent Award for Best Newcomer: Pennylane Ritchie
Congratulations to the cast and crew for your incredible talents and effort. You have made Paris Performers’ Theatre very proud!
2014 OUT-OF-FESTIVAL AWARDS
‘Waiting For The Parade’ received two awards, and was nominated for three more:
Winner: The Mooney Award Winner for Outstanding Direction: Marion J. Smith
Winner: The Fred Townsend Memorial Award for Outstanding Ensemble Production: The Cast of ‘Waiting For The Parade’
Nominated: The Theatre Kent Award for Best New Actor/Actress: Olivia Drisdelle
Nominated: The Kincardine Theatre Guild Award for Best Sound Design: Don Vanstone
Nominated: The Brickenden Award for Best Production of a Canadian Play