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The votes have been tallied and it's time to announce the nominees for the third annual Rideau Awards, which celebrate achievement in professional theatre in the region of Ottawa-Gatineau. This year for the first time, Les Prix Rideau Awards will be fully bilingual, with a full slate of awards to be presented for both English and French-language productions. The awards will be handed out during a celebration to take place on Sunday, April 18, 2010, at De La Salle High School. Tickets are available from La nouvelle scène. The nominees for English-language productions are:Outstanding Performance – FemaleMary Ellis, Doubt, Gladstone Productions Patricia Fagan, The Syringa Tree, Great Canadian Theatre Company Teri Rata Loretto, Shirley Valentine, Gladstone Productions Margo MacDonald, A Midwinter’s Dream Tale, Company of Fools & Gladstone Productions Emily Pearlman, Countries Shaped Like Stars, Mi Casa Theatre Outstanding Performance – MalePierre Brault, Portrait of an Unidentified Man, Sleeping Dog Theatre David Fox, The Net, Great Canadian Theatre Company Kris Joseph, Doubt, Gladstone Productions Andy Massingham, Peer Gynt, Third Wall Theatre Paul Rainville, The Drawer Boy, Great Canadian Theatre Company Outstanding Lighting DesignMartin Conboy, Portrait of an Unidentified Man, Sleeping Dog Theatre Martin Conboy, The Drawer Boy, Great Canadian Theatre Company Rebecca Miller, Henry V, Third Wall Theatre David Magladry, A Midwinter’s Dream Tale, Company of Fools & Gladstone Productions Jock Munro, The Children's Republic, Great Canadian Theatre Company & Ottawa School of Speech and Drama Jock Munro, The Syringa Tree, Great Canadian Theatre Company Outstanding Set DesignRobin Fisher, The Drawer Boy, Great Canadian Theatre Company Robin Fisher, The Syringa Tree, Great Canadian Theatre Company Ivo Valentik, A Midwinter’s Dream Tale, Company of Fools & Gladstone Productions Ivo Valentik, The Final Twist, Gladstone Productions Sarah Waghorn, Old Times, Third Wall Theatre Outstanding Costume DesignLouise Hayden, A Midwinter’s Dream Tale, Company of Fools & Gladstone Productions Louise Hayden, The Girl Who Was Eaten by the Dark, Ottawa Stilt Union Jennifer Triemstra & Karen Rodd, A Guy Named Joe, Odyssey Theatre Sarah Waghorn, Henry V, Third Wall Theatre Sarah Waghorn, Old Times, Third Wall Theatre Outstanding Stage Management / Technical AwardDonna Bourgeault, A View from the Bridge, Ottawa Chamber Theatre Hintonburg Sean Green & Tina Goralski, Noises Off, Gladstone Productions Louisa Hache, The Children's Republic, Great Canadian Theatre Company & Ottawa School of Speech and Drama Samira Rose, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, SevenThirty Productions Outstanding Fringe ProductionCountries Shaped Like Stars, Mi Casa Theatre The Girl Who Was Eaten by the Dark, Ottawa Stilt Union Inclement Weather, Mi Casa Theatre Squatter Heart, ReduxDelux We Never Clothed, People with Principles Outstanding DirectorAL Connors, A Midwinter’s Dream Tale, Company of Fools & Gladstone Productions Todd Duckworth, The Drawer Boy, Great Canadian Theatre Company Janet Irwin, The Children's Republic, Great Canadian Theatre Company & Ottawa School of Speech and Drama Lise Ann Johnson, The Syringa Tree, Great Canadian Theatre Company Brian Quirt, Portrait of an Unidentified Man, Sleeping Dog Theatre Emerging Artist AwardSimon Bradshaw, Actor Nicolas Di Gaetano, Creator/Actor Patrick Gauthier, Director Brad Long, Actor Emily Pearlman, Creator/Actor/Writer Outstanding AdaptationA Midwinter’s Dream Tale, A Company of Fools & Gladstone Productions Much Ado About Nothing, A Company of Fools The Net, Great Canadian Theatre Company Pirate Jenny’s Circus, Counterpoint Players The Radio Show, Gladstone Productions Outstanding New CreationThe Children's Republic, Great Canadian Theatre Company & Ottawa School of Speech and Drama Countries Shaped Like Stars, Mi Casa Theatre The Girl Who Was Eaten by the Dark, Ottawa Stilt Union Inclement Weather, Mi Casa Theatre The Rideau Project, Théâtre la Catapulte Outstanding ProductionCountries Shaped Like Stars, Mi Casa Theatre The Drawer Boy, Great Canadian Theatre Company A Midwinter’s Dream Tale, A Company of Fools & Gladstone Productions Portrait of an Unidentified Man, Sleeping Dog Theatre The Syringa Tree, Great Canadian Theatre Company The nominees for French-language productions are:Interprétation féminine de l'annéeNathaly Charrette, Rage, Théâtre la Catapulte Larissa Corriveau, L'Illusion comique, Théâtre la Catapulte Geneviève Couture, L'honnête homme, une one woman show, Poésie électrique Magali Lemèle, Le bout du monde, Le Théâtre du Trillium Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez, Le bout du monde, Le Théâtre du Trillium Interprétation masculine de l'annéeBenjamin Gaillard, Projet Rideau / Rideau Project, Théâtre la Catapulte Richard J. Léger, Et si on tuait l'ennui?, Théâtre Dérives Urbaines Gilles Provost, Les Mardis avec Morrie, Théâtre dl l'Île Pierre Antoine Lafon Simard, L'Illusion comique, Théâtre la Catapulte Victor Trelles, Rage, Théâtre la Catapulte Conception de l'annéeMarcel Aymar, Environnement sonore, Le bout du monde Josée Bergeron-Proulx, Scénographie, Le bout du monde Diane Bouchard, Marionettes, L'effet réel des polluants sur les animaux imaginaires Julie Giroux, Scénographie, Les sept jours de Simon Labrosse Guillaume Houët- Brisebois, Éclairages, L'honnête homme, une one woman show Prix «Artiste en émergence»Josée Bergeron-Proulx, Scénographie Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez , Interprétation Pierre Antoine Lafon Simard, Interprétation Prix de la technique ou de la régieTina Goralski, L'Illusion comique, Théâtre la Catapulte Guillaume Houët- Brisebois, L'honnête homme, une one woman show, Poésie électrique Benoît Roy, Le bout du monde, Le Théâtre du Trillium Lindsay Tremblay, Project Rideau / Rideau Project, Théâtre la Catapulte Mise en scène de l'annéeJoël Beddows, Rage, Théâtre la Catapulte Dominique Lafon, L'Illusion comique, Théâtre la Catapulte Marc Lemyre, L'honnête homme, une one woman show, Poésie électrique Pier Rodier, Cyrano Tag, Cie Vox Théâtre Anne-Marie White, Le bout du monde, Le Théâtre du Trillium Adaptation de l'annéeLe bout du monde, Le Théâtre du Trillium Cyrano Tag, Cie Vox Théâtre Nouvelle création de l'annéeCyrano Tag, Cie Vox Théâtre L'effet réel des polluants sur les animaux imaginaires, Gestes théâtre Et si on tuait l'ennui?, Théâtre Dérives Urbaines L'honnête homme, une one woman show, Poésie électrique Production de l'annéeLe bout du monde, Le Théâtre du Trillium Et si on tuait l'ennui?, Théâtre Dérives Urbaines L'honnête homme, une one woman show, Poésie électrique Projet Rideau / Rideau Project, Théâtre la Catapulte Rage, Théâtre la Catapulte 40 English and 11 French professional theatre productions were juried by two teams of local arts professionals (14 English and 10 French) during the 2009 calendar year. Nominations were submitted by secret ballot and tallied by local accountants, Chong Pelot and Marcil-Lavallée. Complete details on award definitions, terms and criteria are available at www.rideauawards.ca Les Prix Rideau Awards initiative was undertaken in late 2006 as a result of discussion at an open meeting of the regional Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. The program aims to raise the profile of locally-produced professional theatre by celebrating its successes.
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