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Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards [follow link for complete list of nominees]
Sanctuary - Jonathon Young - 29th Annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards Nominations
Sanctuary's Jonathon Young (Nikola Tesla) and his production,
Tear the Curtain!, has been nominated for multiple Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards. The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards celebrates Vancouver, BC, Canada's dynamic and diverse theatre community.
The 29th Annual Ceremony will again be held at the beautiful Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville Street, on Monday, June 20, 2011, doors open at 5:30pm, ceremony at 6:45pm. Tickets are $25.50 plus service charges, through Ticketmaster 1-855-985-5000 or online at
www.ticketmaster.ca. The ceremony is being produced and directed by Vancouver TheatreSports who will produce a festive evening.
Congratulations to Jonathon Young and
Tear the Curtain! for their nominations, and to all the 29th Annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards nominees!
Nominations include:
LARGE THEATRE
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role, Large Theatre
Jonathon Young Tear the Curtain! Arts Club Theatre Company (in association with Electric Company Theatre)
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role, Large Theatre
Laura Mennell Tear the Curtain!
Dawn Petten Tear the Curtain!
Outstanding Lighting Design, Large Theatre
Alan Brodie Tear the Curtain!
Outstanding Set Design, Large Theatre
David Roberts Tear the Curtain!
Outstanding Costume Design, Large Theatre
Nancy Bryant Tear the Curtain!
Outstanding Sound Design or Original Composition, Large Theatre
Peter Allen Tear the Curtain!
Outstanding Direction, Large Theatre
Kim Collier Tear the Curtain!
Significant Artistic Achievement, Large Theatre
Kim Collier, Jonathon Young, and Kevin Kerr Tear the Curtain! Arts Club Theatre Company (in association with Electric Company Theatre) Outstanding Integration of Film/Video
Jan Hodgson and Jennifer Swan Tear the Curtain! Arts Club Theatre Company (in association with Electric Company Theatre) Outstanding Stage Management Ensemble
Outstanding Original Script:
Kevin Kerr & Jonathon Young Tear the Curtain!
Source:
Arts Club
VANCOUVER, B.C. —
Glamour! Intrigue! Suspense! What Lurks Behind? A collaboration with the innovative
Electric Company Theatre, this stylish thriller is inspired by the "reel" history of the Stanley Theatre. Experience a multimedia spectacle featuring your favourite Hollywood film noir archetypes: the mob boss, the femme fatale, the hardboiled detective, and his girl Friday.
“We commissioned the Electric Company as part of our Silver Commissions Project,” says
Bill Millerd, Arts Club Artistic Managing Director, “and the piece they have created takes their continued exploration of combining film with live stage action to a new level of creative energy.”
“The language of film noir is beautifully manipulated in the protagonist’s quest to break through social and theatrical convention to find something truly authentic,”
Rachel Ditor, Arts Club Literary Manager adds. “The Electric Company looks back to theatre greats like
Antonin Artaud in order to suggest a new future.”
Tear the Curtain! is a pure hybrid of theatre and feature film. In 1930s Vancouver, where rival crime bosses fight for territory, a jaded critic uncovers the forgotten legacy of a theatrical legend. A suspenseful reimagining of the events that lead to the birth of the historic Stanley Theatre,
Tear the Curtain! lays claim to the entire venue —scenes unfold at the ticket window, in the lobby, the dressing rooms, and under the stage. Created by a team of Vancouver’s most talented film and theatre artists, this innovative project promises a standoff at gunpoint between two halves of the Stanley’s past.
Does the truth lie somewhere between the stage and screen?
This production ran from September 9 – October 10, 2010.
Source:
The Globe and Mail Tear the Curtain!’ leads the way in Jessie nominations [follow link to read article]
