The nominees for this year’s Brickenden Awards are:

Outstanding Production

• 7 Stories — The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)
• Doubt, A Parable — Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
• My Name is Rachel Corrie — Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
• P.S. Your Cat Is Dead — Pacheco Theatre (McManus Studio Theatre)
• The Last Days of Judas Iscariot — Iglesia Productions (McManus Studio Theatre)

Outstanding Director

• Dariusz Korbiel, Doubt, A Parable — Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
• Eva Blahut, 7 Stories — The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)
• John Gerry, Company — Fountainhead Theatre (McManus Studio Theatre)
• John Pacheco, P.S. Your Cat Is Dead — Pacheco Theatre (McManus Studio Theatre)
• Jordan Morris, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot — Iglesia Productions (McManus Studio Theatre)

Outstanding Original Script

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Outstanding Lead Actor

• Bill Hill, P.S. Your Cat is Dead — Pacheco Theatre (McManus Studio Theatre)
• Dave Semple, Doubt, A Parable — Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
• Jeff Culbert, archy and mehitabel — Ausable Theatre (The Black Shire Pub)
• Justin Quesnelle, 7 Stories — The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)
• Niall Cooke, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot — Iglesia Productions (McManus Studio Theatre)

Outstanding Lead Actress

• Aimee O’Beirn, Karla and Grif — The Verve Theatre (The ARTS Project)
• Julia Webb, The Tempest — The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)
• Laura Burns, My Name is Rachel Corrie — Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
• Martha Zimmerman, Doubt, A Parable — Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
• Natalie Luczynski, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot — Iglesia Productions (McManus Studio Theatre)

Outstanding Supporting Actress

• April Chappell, Stepping Out — London Community Players (Palace Theatre)
• Carol Robinson-Todd, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot — Iglesia Productions (McManus Studio Theatre)
• Katie Paxman, Doubt, A Parable — Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
• Lucy Williams, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot — Iglesia Productions (McManus Studio Theatre)
• Sherine Thomas-Holder, Doubt, A Parable — Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)

Outstanding Supporting Actor

• Jeff Werkmeister, 7 Stories — The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)
• John Pacheco, Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun — London Community Players (Palace Theatre)
• John Turner, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot — Iglesia Productions (McManus Studio Theatre)
• Josh Cottrell (The Tempest — The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)
• Trevor McTavish, Urinetown The Musical — A F.E.W. Good Players (Althouse College)

Outstanding Comedy

• 7-10 Split — Supporting Roles Productions (McManus Studio Theatre; London One Act Festival)
• Moonlight & Magnolias — Simply Theatre (Spriet Theatre)
• Nine Ives — Simply Theatre (Spriet Theatre)
• P.M.S. – Professional Military Specialists — Channel Surfing Productions (Palace Theatre)
• P.S. Your Cat is Dead — Pacheco Theatre (McManus Studio Theatre)

Outstanding Musical

• Company — Fountainhead Theatre (McManus Studio Theatre)
• Nunsense The Mega Musical — Musical Theatre Productions (Palace Theatre)
• The Gondoliers — Musical Theatre Productions (Palace Theatre)
• tick..tick..BOOM! — Noisy Mime Theatre Company (Spriet Theatre)
• Urinetown The Musical — A F.E.W. Good Players (Althouse College)

Bravest Production

• Doubt, A Parable — Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
• Karla and Grif — The Verve Theatre (The ARTS Project)
• My Name is Rachel Corrie — Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
• P.S. Your Cat is Dead — Pacheco Theatre (McManus Studio Theatre)
• The Last Days of Judas Iscariot — Iglesia Productions (McManus Studio Theatre)

Outstanding Ballyhoo

• Grimes of the Borough — AlvegoRoot Theatre Company (Wolf Performance Hall)
• P.M.S – Professional Military Specialists — Channel Surfing Productions (Palace Theatre)
• P.S. Your Cat is Dead — Pacheco Theatre (McManus Studio Theatre)
• The Duncombe Rebellion 1837 — Living History Productions (Fanshawe Pioneer Village)
• The Last Days of Judas Iscariot — Iglesia Productions (McManus Studio Theatre)

Outstanding Set Design

• Bill Meaden, P.S. Your Cat is Dead — Pacheco Theatre (McManus Studio Theatre)
• Eric Bunnell, Doubt, A Parable — Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
• Jordan C. Morris, Mark Piggot, Rob Cousins, Rodel Manoy and Shane Wilcox, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot — Iglesia Productions (McManus Studio Theatre)
• Stephen Mitchell, Dark of the Moon — London Community Players (Palace Theatre)
• Vaughn Davis, 7 Stories — The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)

Outstanding Costumes

• Brenda Fieldhouse, Christmas at Eldon House — Ride a Wild Horse (Eldon House)
• Brenda Fieldhouse, The Duncombe Rebellion 1837 — Living History Productions (Fanshawe Pioneer Village)
• Dariusz Korbiel, Doubt, A Parable — Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
• Kerry Stover, The Gondoliers — Musical Theatre Productions (Palace Theatre)
• Marg Bildy and Mona Brennan-Coles, Dark of the Moon — London Community Players (Palace Theatre)

Outstanding Lighting

• Jordan C. Morris and Keith King, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot — Iglesia Productions (McManus Studio Theatre)
• Michael Paylor, tick..tick..BOOM! — Noisy Mime Theatre Company (Spriet Theatre)
• Peter Pownall, The Tempest — The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)
• Rob Coles, Company — Fountainhead Theatre (McManus Studio Theatre)
• Rob Coles, P.S. Your Cat is Dead — Pacheco Theatre (McManus Studio Theatre)

Outstanding Sound Design

• Andrew Johnson, The Tempest — The Passionfool Theatre Company (The ARTS Project)
• Dariusz Korbiel, My Name is Rachel Corrie — Dariusz Entertainment (The ARTS Project)
• Dave Kerr, P.S. Your Cat is Dead — Pacheco Theatre (McManus Studio Theatre)
• Jordan C. Morris and Luke A Westlake, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot — Iglesia Productions (McManus Studio Theatre)
• Josh Cottrell, He Ain’t Heavy — Shameless Self Productions (Tequilla Rose; London Fringe Festival)

Outstanding Youth Production

• Aida — A.B. Lucas Secondary School
• I Remember Mama — Original Kids Theatre Company (Spriet Theatre)
• Into the Woods — Beal Musical Theatre
• Rent — Original Kids Theatre Company (Wolf Performance Hall)
• The Boy Friend — Theatre Laurier

Outstanding Touring Production

• Giving Into Light, dancingstorysinger (Fanshawe College Theatre; London Fringe Festival)
• See Bob Run, Chesterfield Productions (The ARTS Project; London Fringe Festival)
• The Stories of Cesar Chavez — Fred Blanco (The ARTS Project; London Fringe Festival)
• Wanderlust — Martin Dockery (Fanshawe College Theatre; London Fringe Festival)
• Weaverville Waltz — Randy Rutherford Presents (McManus Studio Theatre; London Fringe Festival)

The nominees and winners for most categories are decided through a combination of public voting and choices by four small groups that evaluate every registered production. For 2009 the outstanding original script category has been judged solely by a new panel, and the touring category is being retired. A final award, named for Chris Doty, is presented to an individual or group in recognition of their contribution to the London theatre community.

Visit the Brickenden Awards website to register your votes, and feel free to share your thoughts on the lists of nominees below.