For the second year in a row Toronto Irish Players were selected at the ACTCO (The Association of Community Theatres - Central Ontario) Awards to represent Central Ontario at the Theatre Ontario Festival and yet again came away with Theatre Ontario Festival awards.
ACTCO Awards
Best Presentation - Comedy - Little Gem
Best Direction - Cliona Kenny
Best Performance by a female in a leading role - Billie Jean Shannon
Nominations
Best Stage Management - Kristin Chan
Best Lighting Design - Mary Jane Boon
Best Costume Design - Bernie Hunt
Best Sound Design - Dan Schaumann
Theatre Ontario Festival
Theatre Ontario Festival Awards are presented to Ontario's best community theatre productions, showcased at the annual Theatre Ontario Festival.
2018 Productions
On a First Name Basis by Norm Foster - Elmira Theatre Company - WODL - Southwestern Ontario
Little Gem by Elaine Murphy - Toronto Irish Players - ACT-CO - Central Ontario
Tempting Providence by Robert Chafe - ELATE - Elliot Lake Amateur Theatre - QUONTA - Northeastern Ontario
Dead Accounts by Theresa Rebeck - Ottawa Little Theatre - EODL - Eastern Ontario
Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role
- Rebecca De La Cour as Lorraine, Little Gem
Special Adjudicator Award
- For imaginative and simple beauty: Bernadette Hunt (Set Design & Set Drawings) & Sean Treacy (Set Design), Little Gem
