2008"Alice in Wonderland"

• Nancy Melcher (THEA - Stage Management)
• Sheila Nicholson, Jennifer Hardie, Carey Nicholson, Denise Randall (THEA - Best Costume Design)
• Linda Edwards, Jennifer Hardie, Carey Nicholson (THEA - Set Design)
• Alice in Wonderland (THEA nomination - Best Comedy)

2008"Crimes of the Heart"

• Annette Stokes-Harris (THEA - Best Supporting Actress)
• Michael Serres (THEA nomination - Best Best Supporting Actor)
• Aidan Serres and Michael Serres (THEA Nomination - Best Sound Design)
  

2007 "Hay Fever"

• Hay Fever (THEA - Best Comedy)
• Mary Parulski (THEA - Best Costume Design)
• Annette Stokes-Harris(THEA Nomination - Best Director)
  

2007 "The Miracle Worker"

• Carey Nicholson and Keegan Serres (THEA Nomination - Best Sound Design)
• Denise Randall, Laurie Snider and Sheila Nicholson (THEA Nomination- Best Costume Design)
• Eliza Brown, Marisa De Souza, Jenny Fisher, Krista LaFraugh, Rob Smith and Brimley the dog (THEA Nomination - Drama Adjudicator's award - Best Newcomers)
• Michael Kashmanian, Robin Hepburn, Nancy Melcher, Andy Williamson (THEA Nomination - Drama Adjudicator's Award - Doing a lot with a little - "stage management crew who worked smoothly, with insufficient headsets, and while unable to see the action on stage")

• 2005 "Auntie Mame"

• Mary Parulski (THEA - Best Costume Design)

• Lorraine Chiusolo (THEA Nomination - Best Leading Actress in a Comedy)

• Jan Taylor (THEA Nomination - Outstanding Properties in a Comedy)
• Joanne Norman (THEA Nomination - Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy)

2000 "All My Sons" (THEA - Best Play)

1998 "Ten Lost Years" (THEA - Best Play; Elsie - Outstanding Production)

1993 "Night of January 16th" (THEA - Best Play)

1988 "Nobody Loves A Dragon" (THEA - Best Play; Elsie - Outstanding Production)

1984 "Nurse Jane goes to Hawaii" (THEA - Best Play)

Awards Update: Please send any updates or corrections to info@borelians.org

Borelians Bring Home THEAS!

The Borelians Community Theatre, now in its 38th year, are proud of its many members who made such a strong showing at the recent ACT-CO (Association of Community Theatres – Central Ontario) Awards Gala. Both productions of the 2007/08 season brought home awards in a variety of categories and garnered additional nominations.

Alice in Wonderland was entered in a field of more than 20 productions in the comedy category and received THEA awards for Costume Design (Sheila Nicholson, Jennifer Hardie, Carey Nicholson, Denise Randall), Set Design (Linda Edwards, Jennifer Hardie, Carey Nicholson) Stage Management (Nancy Melcher) with a nomination for the top award of Best Production of a Comedy (Carey Nicholson, Joel Van Veghel).

The Borelians were represented in the drama category with their second production, Crimes of the Heart. Annette Stokes-Harris received an award for Best Supporting Actress, while Michael Serres received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Michael and Aidan Serres also received a nomination for Sound Design.

In addition to the awards and nominations given to Borelian productions, Borelian members were also recognized outside of the group. OnStage Uxbridge’s production of Steel Magnolias, directed by Ruth Smith received several awards and nominations, including being named Best Production of a Comedy. Howard Linscott and Michael Serres were recognized in Best Sound Design in a Comedy for their work in the production. Two Borelian actresses were nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy - Mary Delaney (Steel Magnolias) and Jackie Del Greco (Out of Sight, Out of Murder – Markham Little Theatre). Lorraine Chiusolo received a nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy for Steel Magnolias. Full results of the 2007/08 ACT-CO Festival can be found at www.actco.ca.

Subscriptions are now available for the Borelians 2008/2009 season which includes Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers, J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan and Norm Foster’s Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun.