2019/2020 Thea Awards
Nomination – Best Set Design / Comedy
Wayne Cardinalli
Nobody’s Talking to Me
Adjudicator’s Award Nomination – Most Magical Moment
Gemma Healy-Murphy & Orlaith Ni Chaoinleain
Many Young Men of Twenty
Adjudicator’s Award – Double Act/ Comedy Duo Nomination
Catherine Lenihan & Dermot Walsh
Nobody’s Talking to Me
2018/2019 Thea Awards
Adjudicator’s Award – Scenography
Production Team
Dancing at Lughnasa
Nominations – Best Performance by a Female in a Leading Role
Donna O’Regan at Agnes
Dancing at Lughnasa
Nomination – Best Performance by a Male in a Supporting Role
Ian McGarret as Fr Jack
Dancing at Lughnasa
Nomination – Best Stage Management
Bridget Jankowski
Dancing at Lughnasa
Best Costume Design
Bernadette Hunt
The Land Grabber
Nomination – Best Performance by a Female in a Supporting Role
Donna O’Regan as Kitty Flynn
The Land Grabber
Nomination – Best Performance by a Male in a supporting Role
Ted Powers as Pat Walsh
The Land Grabber
Nomination – Adjudicator’s Award – Homage Award
Kristen Chan, Jackie Coleman, Bernadette Hunt, Karen Light, Maureen Lukie and Sheila O’Leary
The Land Grabber
Best Performance by a Female in a Leading Role
Meghan De Chastelain as Mary Foley
The Land Grabber
Adjudicator’s Award – First Timers Award
James Phelan
The Land Grabber
Theatre Ontario Awards
Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role
Rebecca De La Cour
Little Gem
Special Adjudicator Award
For imaginative and simple beauty: Bernadette Hunt (Set Design & Set Drawings) & Sean Treacy (Set Design),
Little Gem
2017/2018 – Thea Awards
Best Performance by a female in a leading role- Comedy
Billie Jean Shannon
Little Gem
Best Direction of a Comedy
Cliona Kenny
Little Gem
Best Production of a Comedy
Little Gem
Theatre Ontario Awards
The Elsie for Outstanding Festival Production
Outside Mullingar
Outstanding Director
Harvey Levkoe,
Outside Mullingar
Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role –
Chris Irving
Outside Mullingar
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role –
Barbara Taylor
Outside Mullingar
Outstanding Visual Presentation
Outside Mullingar
Outstanding Coordinated Production
Toronto Irish Players
Special Adjudicator Award – For set design:
Wayne Cardinalli,
Outside Mullingar
Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role
Honourable Mention
Elaine O’Neal
Outside Mullingar
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role
Honourable Mentions
Dermot Walsh
Outside Mullingar
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Honourable Mention
Outside Mullingar
2016/2017 -Thea Awards
Best Lighting Design – Comedy
M.J. Boone
‘Outside Mullingar’
Best Performance (male) – Comedy
Ian McGarrett as Horse Munley
‘The Night Joe Dolan’s Car Broke Down’
Adjudicator’s Award
Best Production Design Team- Comedy-
M.J. Boone, John McQueen,Wayne Cardinelli, Bernadette Hunt, Sean Treacy ‘Outside Mullingar’
Best Production
‘Outside Mullingar’
2016/2015 – Thea Awards
Best Performance of a male in a supporting role
David Dickie as Seamus Sheilds
‘Shadow of a Gunman’
2014/2015 – Thea Awards
Best Performance by a female in a leading role
Karen Brown as Ann
‘Bookworms’
Best Performance by a female in a supporting role
Barbara Taylor as Mother Francis
‘Elvis’s Toenail’
Adjudicator Award – Ensemble Performance & Director
Cliona Kenny & Ensemble
‘Elvis’s Toenail’
2012/2014 – Thea Awards
Best Performance by a male in a supporting role
Stephen Flett as Byrne
‘Big Maggie’
Best Costume Design
Bernie Hunt
‘Big Maggie’
2012/2013 – Thea Awards
Best Performance by a female in a supporting role
Sharon Taylor as Aileen
‘Midden’
2011/2012 – Thea Awards
Best Producer
Geraldine Browne
‘The Lonesome West’
Best Director
Jim Ivers
‘The Lonesome West’
Best Performance by a male in a leading role
Ronan P. Byrne as Coleman Connor
‘The Lonesome West’
Adjudicator’s Award – Overall Production and Stage Management
Sharon Taylor & Terry O’Brien
‘The Lonesome West’
2010/ 2011 – Thea Awards
Best Performance by a male in a leading role
Stephen Flett as McKeever
‘Moonshine’
Best Performance of a male in a supporting role
Dermot Walsh as Harry, Buck & Wood
‘The Hunt for Red Willie’
2009/2010 – Thea Awards
Best Performance by a male in a supporting role
Dermot Walsh as father
‘A Crucial Week in the Life of a Greengrocer’s Assistant’
2007/2008 – Thea Awards
ACT-CO Life Time Membership Award
Maureen Lukie
Best Performance by a male in a leading role
Stephen Farrell as Father Loran
‘Moll’
2008/2009- Thea Awards
Adjudicator Award – Outstanding Playwright
Jonathan Lynn
‘The Warrior Bard’
2006/2007 – Thea Awards
Best Costume
Bernie Hunt
‘At the Black Pig’s Dyke’
Best Direction of a Play
Catherine O’Driscoll
‘The Weir’
2005/2006 – Thea Awards
Best Costume Design
Bernie Hunt
‘The Plough and the Stars’
Best Performance by a male in a leading role
Stephen Farrell as Joe Fell
‘I Do Not Like Thee, Dr. Fell’
Adjudicator Award – Stage Management
Ben Sanford
‘The Plough and the Stars’
2004/2005 – Thea Awards
Outstanding Ensemble Performance
‘Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me’
Adjudicator Award – Best Performance by a male in a small role
Howard Martin Quinn as youth
‘Tea in a China Cup’
2003/2004 – Thea Awards
Best Costume Design
Bernie Hunt
‘The Dead’
Best Performance by a female in a supporting role
Emily Sanford as Molly Ivors
‘The Dead’
Best Director
Maureen Lukie
‘The Dead’
Best Presentation of a Play
Jude Hession
‘The Dead’
2002/2003 – Thea Awards
Best Costume Design
Bernie Hunt and Mary O’Keefe
‘The Mai’
Best Performance by a male in a supporting role
Rand Houghton as Dr. Winbourne & Constable
‘Freedom of the City’
Best Performance by a female in a leading role
Vanessa Hunt as Millie
‘The Mai’
2001/2002 – Thea Awards
Best Performance by a male in a supporting role
Harmon Walsh as Ray Dooley
‘The Beauty Queen of Leenane’
Best Performance by a female in a leading role
Cliona Kenny as Maureen Folan
‘The Beauty Queen of Leenane’
Adjudicator Award – Use of stage space
‘Da’
2000/2001 – Thea Awards
Best Lighting Design
Patrick Delaney
‘Frugal Comforts’
Best Performance by a male in a supporting role
Jude Hession as Mularky
‘Frugal Comforts’
Best Presentation of a Play
Terry Frawley – Producer
‘Frugal Comforts’
Adjudicator Award – Outstanding Ensemble Work
‘Frugal Comforts’
1998/ 1999 – Thea Awards
Best Performance by a male in a leading role
Christopher Smith as John
‘Drama at Inish’
Best Performance by a female in a leading role
Nora Rafferty as Annie Twohig
‘Drama at Inish’
Honourable Mention – Video Creation and Performance
Jonathan Lynn as Enda
‘Red Roses and Petrol’
1996 – Thea Awards
Best Lighting Design
Paddy Halton
‘Same Old Moon’
Best Lighting Design
Paddy Halton
‘Juno and the Paycock’
Best Costume Design
Bernie Hunt
‘Juno and the Paycock’
Best Performance by a male in a leading role
Frank Smith as Captain Jack
‘Juno and the Paycock’
Best Performance by a female in a leading Role
Barbara Taylor as Juno
‘Juno and the Paycock’
Best Presentation of a Play
Jude Hession – Producer
‘Juno and the Paycock’
Drama Adjudicator’s Award for Visual & Sound Evocative of Place and Period
‘Juno and the Paycock’
1991/1992 – Thea Awards
Adjudicators Award – Vignette Performances
Lucy Brennan as Julia O’Sullivan
‘Step-in-the-Hollow’
Adjudicator Award – Development of Subtext
Toronto Irish Players
‘Year of the Hiker’
Best Performance by a male in a supporting role
Bill Pollock as Simon Lacey
‘Year of the Hiker’
Best Performance of a female in a supporting role
Fiona Byrne as Mary Lacey
‘Year of the Hiker’
Best Performance of a male in a leading role
Chris Smith as Joe Lacey
‘Year of the Hiker’
1984 – Ontario Multicultural Theatre Association
Best Director
Jonathan Lynn
1980 – Thea Awards
Best performance by a male in a supporting role: Drama
Jonathan Lynn as Brendan O’, the Moor
‘Red Roses for Me’