The 2024-2025 Betty Mitchell Award Nominees are...

2024-2025

Betty Mitchell Awards

Nominees

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE

• Echoes of the Land - Ghost River Theatre

• The Lehman Trilogy - Theatre Calgary in association with Arts Commons Presents

• Liars at a Funeral - Alberta Theatre Projects in association with Western Canada Theatre

• Murder on the Links - Vertigo Theatre

• The Play That Goes Wrong - Theatre Calgary in Partnership with The Citadel Theatre and The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre 
  

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMA

• ​Lindsey Angell - A Streetcar Named Desire - Theatre Calgary, in partnership with the Citadel Theatre

• Lauren Brotman - Mary Stuart - Sage Theatre

• Norma Lewis - Mary Stuart - Sage Theatre

• Joe Perry - The Woman in Black - Vertigo Theatre

• Makambe K. Simamba - Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers - Handsome Alice Theatre with Tarragon Theatre and Verb Theatre

OUTSTANDING PROJECTION OR VIDEO DESIGN

• Natalia Cortes and Maezy Reign - Two Moons: A Folk Lullaby - Handsome Alice Theatre

• Haui™- The Lehman Trilogy - Theatre Calgary in association with Arts Commons Presents

• Andy Moro - The Da Vinci Code - Vertigo Theatre

• Tori Morrison - I Don’t Even Miss You - A Tiny Bear Jaws production with One Yellow Rabbit and Verb Theatre

• Trevor Schwellnus - Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers - Handsome Alice Theatre with Tarragon Theatre and Verb Theatre

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN

• Anton DeGroot - The Seafarer - Alberta Theatre Projects

• Narda McCarroll - The Woman in Black - Vertigo Theatre

• Andy Moro - The Strategy of War - Downstage

• Scott Reid - BlueBeard’s Castle & Gianni Schicchi - Calgary Opera

• Tauran - Mary Stuart - Sage Theatre

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN

• Anton DeGroot - The Da Vinci Code - Vertigo Theatre

• John Doucet - Awoowaakii- Theatre Calgary

• Beyata Hackborn - The Play That Goes Wrong - Theatre Calgary, in Partnership with The Citadel Theatre and The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre

• Julia Kim - Go For Gold, Audrey Pham! - Lunchbox Theatre

• Amy Keith - The Lehman Trilogy - Theatre Calgary, in association with Arts Commons Presents

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN

• Jeff Chief - Awoowaakii - Theatre Calgary

• Ralamy Kneeshaw - Blithe Spirit - Theatre Calgary

• Ralamy Kneeshaw - Charlotte’s Web - Alberta Theatre Projects

• Rubén Sánchez - The Strategy of War - Downstage

• Rebecca Toon - Legally Blonde - Theatre Calgary, in Partnership with the Citadel Theatre

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY

• Karen Johnson Diamond - Every Brilliant Thing - Verb Theatre

• Ashley King - Static: A Party Girl’s Memoir - Inside Out and Chromatic Theatre

• Julie Orton - Charlotte’s Web - Alberta Theatre Projects

• Mera Reyes - The Strategy of War - Downstage

• Marshall Vielle - Awoowaakii- Theatre Calgary

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL

• ​Giuseppe Altomare - BlueBeard’s Castle & Gianni Schicchi - Calgary Opera

• Devon Brayne - Twelve Days - Lunchbox Theatre and Forte Musical Theatre

• Sonia Deleo - Two Moons: A Folk Lullaby - Handsome Alice Theatre

• Mishael Eusebio - Proving Up - Ammolite Opera

• Kelsey Verzotti - Legally Blonde - Theatre Calgary, in Partnership with the Citadel Theatre

OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY

• ​Sonia Deleo - Two Moons: A Folk Lullaby - Handsome Alice Theatre

• Ashley King - Static: A Party Girl’s Memoir - Inside Out and Chromatic Theatre

• Camille Pavlenko - Go For Gold, Audrey Pham! - Lunchbox Theatre

• Mera Reyes - The Strategy of War - Downstage

• Sable Sweetgrass - Awoowaakii- Theatre Calgary

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY OR FIGHT DIRECTION

• ​Stephanie Graham - Legally Blonde - Theatre Calgary, in Partnership with the Citadel Theatre

• Hollywood Jade - Awoowaakii- Theatre Calgary

• Greg Pember - Austentatious - Forte Musical Theatre

• Makambe K. Simamba with consulting by Shakeil Rollock - Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers - Handsome Alice Theatre with Tarragon Theatre and Verb Theatre 

• Javier Vilalta - The Strategy of War - Downstage

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN OR COMPOSITION

• Arturo Alejandro Balanza - The Strategy of War - Downstage

• Andrew Blizzard - The Woman in Black - Vertigo Theatre

• Alixandra Cowman - Charlotte’s Web - Alberta Theatre Projects

• Sonia Deleo - Two Moons: A Folk Lullaby - Handsome Alice Theatre

• Clarence Wolfleg, Skip Wolfleg, Eric Rose, Kris Demeanor, Jennie Esdale, Cedric Lightning, Alanna Bluebird, Kenna Burima, Tauran - Echoes of the Land - Ghost River Theatre​
  

​OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMA

• ​Heidi Damayo - A Streetcar Named Desire - Theatre Calgary, in partnership with the Citadel Theatre

• Sheldon Elter - A Streetcar Named Desire - Theatre Calgary, in partnership with the Citadel Theatre

• Christopher Hunt - The Seafarer - Alberta Theatre Projects

• Stafford Perry - A Streetcar Named Desire - Theatre Calgary, in partnership with the Citadel Theatre

• David Trimble - The Seafarer - Alberta Theatre Projects

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY

• ​Jaime Cesar - Static: A Party Girl’s Memoir - Inside Out and Chromatic Theatre

• Corrine Koslo - Blithe Spirit - Theatre Calgary

• Natascha Girgis - Charlotte’s Web - Alberta Theatre Projects

• Garret C. Smith - Awoowaakii- Theatre Calgary

• Joel David Taylor - Twelfth Night - The Shakespeare Company
  

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A  MUSICAL

• ​Daniel Fong - Legally Blonde - Theatre Calgary, in Partnership with the Citadel Theatre

• Geoffrey Schellenberg - Proving Up - Ammolite Opera

• Ethan Vasquez Taylor - Austentatious - Forte Musical Theatre

• Eric Wigston - Twelve Days - Lunchbox Theatre and Forte Musical Theatre

• Patricia Zentilli - Legally Blonde - Theatre Calgary, in Partnership with the Citadel Theatre

OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION

• Rachel Cameron - Legally Blonde - Theatre Calgary, in Partnership with the Citadel Theatre

• Clarence Wolfleg, Skip Wolfleg, Eric Rose, Kris Demeanor, Jennie Esdale, Cedric Lightning, Alanna Bluebird, Kenna Burima, Tauran - Echoes of the Land - Ghost River Theatre

• Maria Fuller - Proving Up - Ammolite Opera

• Joe Slabe - Austentatious - Forte Musical Theatre​

• Joe Slabe - Twelve Days - Lunchbox Theatre and Forte Musical Theatre

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION

• Jamie Dunsdon - The Woman in Black - Vertigo Theatre

• Simon Mallett - The Da Vinci Code - Vertigo Theatre

• Peter Pasyk - The Seafarer - Alberta Theatre Projects

• Donna-Michelle St. Bernard - Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers - Handsome Alice Theatre with Tarragon Theatre and Verb Theatre

• Javier Vilalta - Mary Stuart - Sage Theatre

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL

• ​Austentatious - Forte Musical Theatre

• Legally Blonde - Theatre Calgary, in Partnership with the Citadel Theatre

• Proving Up - Ammolite Opera

• Twelve Days - Lunchbox Theatre and Forte Musical Theatre

• Two Moons: A Folk Lullaby - Handsome Alice Theatre

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY

• ​Awoowaakii- Theatre Calgary

• The Lehman Trilogy - Theatre Calgary in association with Arts Commons Presents

• Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers - Handsome Alice Theatre with Tarragon Theatre and Verb Theatre

• A Streetcar Named Desire - Theatre Calgary, in partnership with the Citadel Theatre

• The Woman in Black - Vertigo Theatre

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