For immediate release – Ottawa, April 28, 2014
Founded in 2006 to celebrate, encourage and promote French and English locally produced professional theatre work and its artists, the Prix Rideau Awards is proud to announce the winners for the year 2013.
Last year, 38 English productions and 14 French productions were juried by two teams of local arts professionals. Nominations were submitted by secret ballot and tallied by independent accountants. A total of 16 awards were presented Sunday, April 27th during the Prix Rideau Awards Gala, at Bate Hall in All Saints United Church in Sandy Hill.
The winners for English-language productions are:
Outstanding Production
The Vibrator Play, Same Day Theatre
Outstanding Direction
Emily Pearlman, HROSES, Evolution Theatre
Outstanding Performance, Female
Katie Swift, HROSES, Evolution Theatre
Outstanding Performance, Male
Brad Long, We Glow, THEATRE 4.669
Outstanding Design
AL Connors (Sound Design), HROSES, Evolution Theatre
Brian Smith (Set Design), God of Carnage, Third Wall Theatre
Outstanding New Creation
Emily Pearlman & Brad Long, We Glow, THEATRE 4.669
Emerging Artist Award
Melanie Karin, Actor
Derrière le Rideau Award
David Whiteley, Billy Bishop Goes to War; Absurd Person Singular; Private Lives, Plosive Productions
The winners for French-language productions are:
Production de l’année
IK ONKAR, Théâtre la Catapulte
Mise en scène de l’année
Caroline Yergeau, Porc-épic, Théâtre Belvédère
Interprétation féminine de l’année
Magali Lemèle, Je n’y suis plus, Magali Lemèle, en coproduction avec le Théâtre français du CNA
Interprétation masculine de l’année
Yves Turbide, Fool for Love, Théâtre des Cybèle
Conception de l’année
Gabriel Tsampalieros (scénographie), Je n’y suis plus, Magali Lemèle, en coproduction avec le Théâtre français du CNA
Mélanie McNeil (scénographie), le fa le do, Théâtre la Catapulte
Nouvelle création de l’année
IK ONKAR, Théâtre la Catapulte
Prix de l’artiste en émergence
Lissa Léger, comédienne
Derrière le Rideau Award
Tina Goralski, À tu et à moi, compagnie L’Atelier
For general information:
Les Prix Rideau Awards
C.P. 1087, Station B
Ottawa (Ontario), K1P 5R1
