For immediate release – Ottawa, Aril 22, 2013
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 2012.
In 2012, 42 English productions and 10 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 21st, during the Prix Rideau Awards Gala, at the Maison du Citoyen, in Gatineau.
The winners for English-language productions are:
Outstanding Production
East of Berlin, GCTC
Outstanding Direction
John Koensgen, The Player’s Advice to Shakespeare, New Theatre of Ottawa
Outstanding Performance, Female
Margo MacDonald, Fly me to the Moon, GCTC
Outstanding Performance, Male
Greg Kramer, The Player’s Advice to Shakespeare, New Theatre of Ottawa
Outstanding Design
Ivo Valentik (Set Design), East of Berlin, GCTC
John Doucet (Set Design), Live from the Belly of a Whale, MiCasa Theatre
Outstanding New Creation
The Player’s Advice to Shakespeare by Brian K. Stewart
Emerging Artist Award
Brian K. Stewart (Playwright)
Derrière le Rideau Award
Rachel Dawn Wallace, Mabel’s Last Performance / My Name is Asher Lev
The winners for French-language productions are:
Production de l’année
Zone, Théâtre la Catapulte / Théâtre français de Toronto
Mise en scène de l’année
Jean Stéphane Roy, Zone, Théâtre la Catapulte / Théâtre français de Toronto
Interprétation féminine de l’année
Mélanie Beauchamp, Albertine en cinq temps, Théâtre la Catapulte / Théâtre français de Toronto
Interprétation masculine de l’année
Jean Marc Dalpé, Il (Deux), Théâtre de la Vieille 17 / Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario
Conception de l’année
Dominic Manca (scénographie), Zone, Théâtre la Catapulte / Théâtre français de Toronto
Julie Giroux (scénographie), Boeing Boeing, Théâtre de l’Île
Prix de l’artiste en émergence
Marie-Eve Fortier (Comédienne)
For general information:
Les Prix Rideau Awards
C.P. 1087, Station B
Ottawa (Ontario), K1P 5R1