June 29, 2017
Monday June 26 was a star-studded evening at the 30th Annual Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards.
A celebration of the professional theatre in Edmonton, this night is affectionately known to the arts community as “Theatre Prom”.
Here’s a glimpse at the majestic nominees and recipients who graced our Festival and the ATB Financial Arts Barns…
A special shout out to the many nominated artists and productions that came alive in the ATB Financial Arts Barns and at the Fringe. We are thrilled to celebrate everyone!
Outstanding New Play (award to playwright) Nominees
Witch Hunt at the Strand by Darrin Hagen (Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre)
Sister Sister by Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich (Northern Light Theatre)
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Nominee
Louise Lambert, Sister Sister (Northern Light Theatre)
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nominee
Robert Benz, Stupid Fucking Bird (Edmonton Actors Theatre)
Outstanding Independent Production Nominee
Peter Fechter: 59 Minutes (Cardiac Theatre)
Outstanding Set Design Nominee
Trevor Schmidt, Sister Sister (Northern Light Theatre)
Outstanding Multi-Media Design Nominee
Misha Hlebnicov & Kiidra Duhault, Peter Fechter: 59 Minutes (Cardiac Theatre)
Outstanding Score of a Play or Musical
Nominee Aaron Macri, The Preacher, The Princess and A Crow (Azimuth Theatre/Fringe Theatre)
Outstanding Musical Director Nominee
Nicolas Samoil, Bonnie and Clyde: The Two Person, Six Gun Musical (Northern Light Theatre)
Outstanding Choreography or Fight Direction Nominee
Amber Borotsik, Bone Wars (Punctuate! Theatre) – Choreography
Outstanding Production for Young Audiences Nominee
Hansel and Gretel (Alberta Opera)
Outstanding Artistic Achievement, Theatre for Young Audiences
Nominee Deanna Finnman, Costume Design, Hansel and Gretel (Alberta Opera)
Stephanie Bahniuk, Set and Lighting Design, Hansel and Gretel (Alberta Opera)
Outstanding Fringe Production Nominees
Scaramouche Jones (Blarney Productions)
Bat Boy: The Musical (Straight Edge Theatre / Patient Mango Theatre)
Shakespeare’s Sirens: a Burlesque Revue (Send in the Girls Burlesque)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Scona Alumni Theatre Co.)
Outstanding Fringe New Work (award to playwright) Nominees
Trail and Error by Linda Wood Edwards (Northern Sabbatical Productions)
Prepare for the Worst! by Trevor Schmidt & Darrin Hagen (Guys in Disguise)
Shakespeare’s Sirens: a Burlesque Revue by Ellen Chorley, Morgan Smith and C.J. Rowein (Send in the Girls Burlesque)
The Unsyncables by Rebecca Ann Merkley (Dammitammy Productions)
Outstanding Fringe Director Nominees
Luc Tellier, Never Swim Alone (Blarney Productions / Cowardly Lion Productions)
Dave Horak, 70 Scenes of Halloween (Edmonton Actors Theatre)
Braydon Dowler-Coltman, Scaramouche Jones (Blarney Productions)
Brent Felzien and Neil LaGrandeur, Cowboy: A Cowboy Story (Accidental Humour Co.)
Outstanding Fringe Performance by an Actor Nominees
Graham Mothersill, Good with People (Trunk Theatre)
Garett Ross, The Dirty Talk (Atlas Theatre)
Chris Scott, Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Scona Alumni Theatre Co.)
Robert Benz, Scaramouche Jones (Blarney Productions)
Ben Stevens, Never Swim Alone (Blarney Productions / Cowardly Lion Productions)
Outstanding Fringe Performance by an Actress Nominees
Jenny McKillop, Airswimming (Praise Doris Productions)
Nadine Veroba, Bat Boy: The Musical (Straight Edge Theatre / Patient Mango Theatre)
Sarah Feutl, The Fall of the House of Atreus: A Cowboy Love Song (Troglodyte Theatre)
Ellen Chorley, Trail and Error (Northern Sabbatical Productions)
Special thanks to 2017 Sterling Committee. It is a true joy to raise a glass to the entire theatre community on this special night.
All portraits by the marvelous dbphotographics.ca
Find the full list of nominees and winners here.
Cheers!