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JESSIE AWARDS 2025/2026 Nominees
Large Budget Division
Outstanding Performance in a Dramatic Lead Role
Siona Gareau-Brennan and Gabrielle Morin - Ensemble - Liste des enfants dévorés par les loups - Théâtre la Seizième
Olivia Hutt - Maxine Hadley - Dial M for Murder - Arts Club Theatre Company
Amanda Trapp - Rielle - On Native Land – Urban Ink
Elizabeth Barrett, N Girgis, Nathan Kay, Connor Suart, and Synthia Yusuf - Ensemble – Wildwoman – Gateway Theatre
Tess Degenstein - Lady Macbeth – Macbeth – Bard on the Beach
Outstanding Performance in a Comedic Lead Role
Charlie Gallant - Oliver Warbucks – Annie – Gateway Theatre
Steffanie Davis - Pattie Levaco - Kimberly Akimbo - Arts Club Theatre Company
Josh Epstein - Buddy Levaco - Kimberly Akimbo - Arts Club Theatre Company
Jason Sakaki - Seth - Kimberly Akimbo - Arts Club Theatre Company
Praneet Akilla, Andrew McNee, Genevieve Fleming, Zander Eke, Kelli Ogmundson, Pedro M. Almeida-Siqueira, Scott Bellis, Ben Elliott, Alexandra Lainfiesta, Argel Monte de Ramos, Marco Walker-Ng - Ensemble - The Play That Goes Wrong - Arts Club Theatre Company
Outstanding Performance in a Dramatic Supporting Role
Ron Pederson - Nils Krogstad - A Doll's House - Arts Club Theatre Company
Carmela Sison - Kristine Linde - A Doll's House - Arts Club Theatre Company
Steffanie Davis - Lady Macduff/Porter/Citizen – Macbeth – Bard on the Beach
Paul Moniz de Sá - Creon – Antigone – Bard on the Beach
Jennifer Lines - Jocasta – Antigone – Bard on the Beach
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Outstanding Performance in a Comedic Supporting Role
Leanne Uy - Young Elsa - Disney's Frozen - Arts Club Theatre Company
Nora Cowan - Young Elsa - Disney's Frozen - Arts Club Theatre Company
Adriana Buvyer - Young Anna - Disney's Frozen - Arts Club Theatre Company
Perla De Leon - Young Anna - Disney's Frozen - Arts Club Theatre Company
Sarah Cantuba - Teresa - Kimberly Akimbo - Arts Club Theatre Company
Steffanie Davis - Ms Quickly - The Merry Wives of Windsor – Bard on the Beach
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Outstanding Direction
Cory Haas - Liste des enfants dévorés par les loups - Théâtre la Seizième
Jillian Keiley - Dial M For Murder- Arts Club Theatre Company
Josh Epstein - The Play That Goes Wrong - Arts Club Theatre Company
Jamie King – Wildwoman – Gateway Theatre
Ming Hudson – Antigone – Bard on the Beach
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Outstanding Lighting Design
Narda McCarroll - A Doll's House- Arts Club Theatre Company
Itai Erdal - Dial M for Murder- Arts Club Theatre Company
Sophie Tang - The Play That Goes Wrong- Arts Club Theatre Company
Gerald King – Wildwoman – Gateway Theatre
John Webber – Antigone – Bard on the Beach
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Outstanding Set Design
Anton deGroot - Dial M for Murder- Arts Club Theatre Company
Alaia Hamer - On Native Land – Urban Ink
Ryan Cormack - The Play That Goes Wrong- Arts Club Theatre Company
Narda McCarroll – Wildwoman – Gateway Theatre
Scott Penner - Disney's Frozen- Arts Club Theatre Company
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Outstanding Costume Design
Alaia Hamer - Disney's Frozen- Arts Club Theatre Company
Evan Ducharme & Alaia Hamer - You Used to Call Me Marie – Savage Society
Alaia Hamer – Wildwoman – Gateway Theatre
Alaia Hamer – Macbeth – Bard on the Beach
Jessica Oostergo – Antigone – Bard on the Beach
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Outstanding Sound Design or Original Composition
Anton Lipovetsky - Dial M for Murder- Arts Club Theatre Company
Rick Colhoun – Franklinland- Arts Club Theatre Company
Anton Lipovetsky - The Play That Goes Wrong- Arts Club Theatre Company
Joelysa Pankanea – Antigone – Bard on the Beach
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Outstanding Production of a Play
Liste des enfants dévorés par les loups - Théâtre la Seizième
Dial M For Murder- Arts Club Theatre Company
The Play That Goes Wrong- Arts Club Theatre Company
Wildwoman – Gateway Theatre
Antigone – Bard on the Beach
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Outstanding Production of a Musical
Disney's Frozen- Arts Club Theatre Company
Kimberly Akimbo- Arts Club Theatre Company
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Significant Artistic Achievement
Nicol Spinola - Choreographer - Annie - Gateway Theatre
Caryn Fehr - Stage Manager - The Play That Goes Wrong- Arts Club Theatre Company
Andrea Menard, Kathleen Nisbet, and Krystle Pederson - Musical Direction & Performance – You Used to Call Me Marie - Savage Society
Azaleah Korn, Mela Pietropaolo, Mana Nakamura, Lucia Liberato, Tegan Swain, Katie Bradshaw, and Elle Hanson - Significant Artistic Achievement for Excellence as a Children's Chorus - Annie – Gateway Theatre
JC D’Almeida, Craig Fulker, Michael Gall, Amy Harris, Tegan Klancnik, Kade Larson, Carol MacDonald, Ace Martens, Sarah Mauracher, Jill Papp, Robyn Volk, Lorraine West, Chris White – Crew - Significant Artistic Achievement in Exceptional craftsmanship and technical ingenuity in bringing the collapsing world of The Play That Goes Wrong to life - Arts Club Theatre Company
Medium Budget Division
Outstanding Performance in a Leading Dramatic Role
Tanja Dixon-Warren – Gertrude Stein - Gertrude and Alice - Western Gold Theatre
Tess Degenstein - Emma - People, Places & Things - The Search Party
Rae Takei – Aleks - Tomboy (Chlopczyca) - the frank theatre company
Paige Louter - Connie - The Effect - Rumble Theatre and ITSAZOO Productions
Andy Kalirai - Tristan - The Effect - Rumble Theatre and ITSAZOO Productions
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Dramatic Role
Praneet Akilla - Edward Weston/Ensemble - Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project - Electric Company Theatre
Meghan Gardiner - Dr Lorna James - The Effect - Rumble Theatre and ITSAZOO Productions
Marlee Michael Pearl - Ari - Faye's Room - Glitch Theatre
Robert Salvador - Mark - People, Places & Things - The Search Party
Jennifer Clement - Doctor/Therapist/Mum - People, Places & Things - The Search Party
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Comedic Role
Andy Marie - Ensemble - The Baking Show Show : The Play - Ruby Slippers Theatre
Sharon Crandall - Ensemble - The Baking Show Show : The Play - Ruby Slippers Theatre
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Outstanding Direction
Jivesh Parasram - The Effect - Rumble Theatre and ITSAZOO Productions
Lois Anderson - Gertrude and Alice - Western Gold Theatre
Mindy Parfitt - People, Places & Things - The Search Party
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Outstanding Set Design
Shizuka Kai - Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project - Electric Company Theatre
Cecilia Vedala - Gertrude and Alice - Western Gold Theatre
Julia Kim - The Baking Show Show : The Play - Ruby Slippers Theatre
Jaewoo Kang - Tomboy (Chłopczyca) - the frank theatre company
Ryan Cormack - Canadian Psycho - Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre and ITSAZOO Productions
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Outstanding Lighting Design
John Webber - Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project - Electric Company Theatre
Phil Miguel - The Effect - Rumble Theatre and ITSAZOO Productions
Sophie Tang - People, Places & Things - The Search Party
Outstanding Costume Design
Carmen Alatorre - Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project - Electric Company Theatre
Alaia Hamer - The Baking Show Show : The Play - Ruby Slippers Theatre
Jaewoo Kang - Tomboy (Chłopczyca) - the frank theatre company
Outstanding Sound Design or Original Composition
Jack Goodison- The Effect - Rumble Theatre and ITSAZOO Productions
Kate de Lorme - People, Places & Things - The Search Party
Rick Colhoun – Grease - CTORA Productions
Carey Dodge - Me & the Forest – Boca del Lupo
Outstanding Production of a Play
The Effect - Rumble Theatre & ITSAZOO Productions
People, Places & Things - The Search Party
Tomboy (Chłopczyca) - the frank theatre company
Significant Artistic Achievement
Cande Andrade & Jack Chipman - Significant Achievement in Media Design and Integration - Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project - Electric Company Theatre
Lisa Goebel - Significant Achievement in Intimacy Direction - The Effect - Rumble Theatre and ITSAZOO Productions
Glitch Theatre - Significant Achievement in audience accessibility - Faye's Room
Oh Augustine - Significant Achievement in Choreography - Tomboy (Chłopczyca) - the frank theatre company
Ru Ji Yun, Jo Hyun San, Randi Edmundson, Stephanie Elgersma, Shizuka Kai, Joylyn Secunda, Tara Travis, Vic Ustare – Significant achievement in puppet design and puppeteering - Me & The Forest - Boca del Lupo
Small Budget Division
Outstanding Performance
Gillian Clare – Marianne - Constellations - Exact Resemblance collective
Kelli Ogmundson – Woman - HARM - Mitch and Murray Productions
Emad Armoush - Performer - Soldiers of Tomorrow - The Elbow Theatre
Jasmine Chen, Lisa Goebel, Molly MacKinnon, Christine Quintana, and Carmela Sison - Ensemble - The Apiary - The Apiary Collective
Christina Cook, Rae Takei, Alia Rusu-Tahir, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, Hayley Sullivan, and Sarah Finn - Ensemble - Postcards to My Younger Transexual Self - Christina Cook
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Outstanding Design
Victoria Bell - Production Design – Constellations - Exact Resemblance collective
Brian Ball - Set Design - Soldiers of Tomorrow - The Elbow Theatre
Merve Yoruk - Set & Props Design - The Apiary - The Apiary Collective
Molly MacKinnon - Sound Design - The Apiary - The Apiary Collective
Hayley Sullivan & Sara Vickruck - Sound Design - Postcards to My Younger Transexual Self -Christina Cook
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Outstanding Artistic Creation
Cristiana Ripeanu – Director – Constellations - Exact Resemblance collective
Jennifer Copping - Director – HARM - Mitch and Murray Productions
Anita Rochon – Director - Soldiers of Tomorrow - The Elbow Theatre
Daniela Atiencia – Director - The Apiary - The Apiary Collective
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Outstanding Production
Constellations - Exact Resemblance collective
HARM - Mitch and Murray Productions
Soldiers of Tomorrow - The Elbow Theatre
The Apiary - The Apiary Collective
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Theatre for Young Audiences Division
Outstanding Performance
Erin Purghart - Jas - Caged - Green Thumb Theatre
Katrina Teitz - Ronnie - Caged - Green Thumb Theatre
Ghislaine Doté - Various - Petite Ondine - Théâtre la Seizième and Kleine Compagnie
Thérèse Champagne - Various - Petite Ondine - Théâtre la Seizième and Kleine Compagnie
Merewyn Comeau - Elizabeth - The Paper Bag Princess - Carousel Theatre for Young People
Outstanding Design
Donnie Tejani - Costumes - Caged - Green Thumb Theatre
Jonathan Kim - Lighting - The Paper Bag Princess - Carousel Theatre for Young People
Outstanding Artistic Creation
Leslie Dos Remedios - Directing - People Like Vince - Green Thumb Theatre
Kathleen Dubourg - Directing - The Paper Bag Princess - Carousel Theatre for Young People
Outstanding Production
Caged - Green Thumb Theatre
The Paper Bag Princess - Carousel Theatre for Young People
People Like Vince - Green Thumb Theatre
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Significant Artistic Achievement
Caged - Content relevancy for youth audiences - Green Thumb Theatre
Green Thumb Theatre - Resource Guide Creation
Petite Ondine - Integration of table-top puppetry and live-streaming - Théâtre la Seizième and Kleine Compagnie
Script Division
Outstanding Original Script
Liste des enfants dévorés par les loups/List of Children Devoured by Wolves by Caroline Bélisle with Translation to English by Cory Haas
Tomboy (Chłopczyca) by Mateusz West
Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project by Carmen Aguirre
Soldiers of Tomorrow by Itai Erdal with Colleen Murphy
Me & the Forest by Yvette Nolan, with Sherry J. Yoon and Jay Dodge