Awards
DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARDS
2022
WINS: (Outstanding Sound Design/Composition – Thomas Ryder Payne; Outstanding Costume Design – Ming Wong; Outstanding New Musical – Fatuma Adar)
IS GOD IS NOMINATIONS: (Outstanding Production – Obsidian Theatre Company, Necessary Angel Theatre Company & Canadian Stage, Outstanding Direction – Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu, Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role – Oyin Oladejo; Vanessa Sears, Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role – Sabryn Rock; Tyrone Benskin, Outstanding Sound Design/Composition – Thomas Ryder Payne, Outstanding Lighting Design – Raha Javanfar, Outstanding Costume Design – Ming Wong, Outstanding Scenic/Projection Design – Scenic Design: Ken Mackenzie Projection Design: Laura warren)
DIXON ROAD NOMINATIONS: (Outstanding New Musical – Fatuma Adar, Outstanding Production – Obsidian Theatre Company, The Musical Stage Company in association with Canadian Stage, Outstanding Performance
in a Leading Role – Germaine Konji, Outstanding Original Choreography Ray Hogg, Esie Mensah & Rosie Harbans)
2020
CAROLINE, OR CHANGE (Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role, Jully Black; Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role, Vanessa Sears.
PASS OVER (Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award)
2017
PASSING STRANGE (Outstanding Performance, Male – Jahlen Barnes. Nominations: Outstanding Production – Ensemble, Outstanding Performance, Female – Sabryn Rock, Outstanding Performance, Ensemble, Outstanding Direction – Philip Akin, Outstanding Lighting Design – Steve Lucas, Outstanding Choreography – Kimberley Rampersad)
“MASTER HAROLD”…AND THE BOYS (Outstanding Performance, Male – Andre Sills, Outstanding Direction – Philip Akin. Nominations: Outstanding Scenic Design – Peter Hartwell, Outstanding Performance, Male – James Daly, Outstanding Production – “Master Harold”…And the Boys)
2015
The Mountaintop (Nominations: Outstanding Performance, Female – Alana Hibbert, Outstanding Performance, Male – Kevin Hanchard, Outstanding Scenic Design – Judith Bowden)
THE WILD PARTY (Outstanding Performance, Male – Daren A. Herbert, Outstanding Choreography – Stephanie Graham. Nominations: Outstanding Performance, Male – Dan Chameroy, Outstanding Performance, Female – Cara Ricketts, Outstanding Performance, Female – Susan Gilmour, Outstanding Performance – Ensemble, Outstanding Costume Design – Alex Amini, Outstanding Production – The Wild Party)
2014
Once On This Island (Outstanding Choreography – Marc Kimelman. Nominations – Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Performance Female – Arlene Duncan, Outstanding Performance Male – Daren A. Herbert, Outstanding Performance – Ensemble)
2013
The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble (Nomination: Outstanding Scenic Design – Camelia Koo)
The Whipping Man (Nomination: Outstanding Performance, Male – Sterling Jarvis)
2012
Caroline or Change (Outstanding Production of A Musical, Outstanding Musical Direction, Outstanding Outstanding Performance Male, Outstanding Performance Female. Nominations – Outstanding Direction of a Play/Musical, Outstanding Choreography)
2011
Top Dog/Underdog (Outstanding Production, Outstanding Direction of a Play/Musical, Outstanding Performance Male. Nominations: Outstanding Performance, Male)
2011
Ruined (Outstanding Performance Female. Nominations: Outstanding Production, Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Performance Male)
2008
Intimate Apparel (Outstanding Costume Design. Nominations: Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Production)
2006
The Monument (Outstanding Direction. Nominations: Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performance, Female, Outstanding Set Design, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Set Design)
2005
Cast iron (Nomination: Outstanding Performance, Female)
2002
Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God (Six Dora Award Nominations, Won Outstanding Choreography)
CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS
2022
21 BLACK FUTURES: (Best Web Series or Series; Best Writing, The Death News, Amanda Parris; Best Direction, The Death News, Charles Officer; Best Lead Performance, Lovell Adams-Gray, The Death News)
TORONTO THEATRE CRITICS AWARDS
2017
“MASTER HAROLD”…AND THE BOYS (Best actor – Andre Sills, Best Supporting – James Daley, Best Director – Philip Akin)
PASSING STRANGE (Best Actor – Beau Dixon, Best Supporting – Vanessa Sears)
2012
Caroline or Change (Best Production of A Musical, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress)
2011
Ruined (Best Actress)
STERLING AWARD
2011
Intimate Apparel (Citadel Theatre)
MY ENTERTAINMENT WORLD
2016
VENUS’ DAUGHTER (Best Director – Philip Akin)
“MASTER HAROLD”…AND THE BOYS
2014
THE MOUNTAINTOP (Best Actor – Kevin Hanchard)
BROADWAY WORLD TORONTO
2016
“MASTER HAROLD”…AND THE BOYS (Nominations: Best Ensemble, Best Direction, Best Play – Equity)
SLOTKIN TOOTSIE AWARDS
2016
“MASTER HAROLD”…AND THE BOYS