May 2024
North Island Zone Drama Festival
And Up They Flew wins:
- Certificate of Excellence- Specialty Prop Design – Marianne Harris
- Certificate of Excellence – Graphics Design – Janet Walker
May 2023
North Island Zone Drama Festival
Circle Mirror Transformation wins:
- Best Ensemble
- Best Youth or Newcomer: Celie Lacasse
2023 Mainstage Awards
Best Graphics – Cinderella designed by Tara Jakubiec
2019 Mainstage Awards
Best Season Brochure, Program, Press Kit – 2018/2019 Season Brochure – Linda Hampshire
May 2019
North Island Zone Drama Festival
Hedda Gabler wins:
- Catherine Hannon – Honourable Mention, Best Director,
- Best Lead Actor in a Male Role – Maxamillian Wallace
- Best Lead Actor in a Female Role – Allison Warnyca
- Special Award for Best Set Dressing and Props – Linda Lillico, Ruth Dilts, Maybeth Hoagland
- Honourable Mention for Best Set – Jay Crowder,
- Honourable Mention for Best Costumes – Molly Hilliar
- Honourable Mention for Best Lighting – Patrick Emery
2018 Mainstage
Best Graphics for 2017/18 Season Brochure – Linda Hampshire
May 2018
North Island Zone Drama Festival
Humble Boy wins:
- Excellence in Fight Choreography: Bill Harrower
- Best Male Supporting Actor: Jon Faris
2017 Mainstage Awards
Best Production – The Drawer Boy
Best Director – Catherine Hannon
Best Actor – Wes Buckle
Best Set Design – Jay Crowder
Best Performance by a Youth – Brad Arlitt
Best Graphic Design for Season Brochure – Jean Higginson
Best Graphic Design for The Drawer Boy Poster – Janet Walker
May 2017
North Island Zone Drama Festival (CLT Hosted)
The Drawer Boy wins:
- Best Actor: Wes Buckle
- Best Director: Catherine Hannon
- Best Production: The Drawer Boy
- Best Set Design: Jay Crowder
2016 Mainstage Awards
Best Graphics – The Tempest (Susanne Sampson)
Best Program – The Tempest (Terry Penney)
Honourable Mention for Best Graphics – Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun (Janet Walker)
Honourable Mention for Best Program – Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun (Terry Penney)
May 2016
North Island Zone Drama Festival
The Tempest wins:
- Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Specialty Props – Marianne Harris
- Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Puppets and Prosthesis – Joe Julien
- Certificate of Merit for Best Youth Actor – Aidan Martin
- Best Lighting Design – Robinson Wilson
- Best Set Design – Jay Crowder
- Best Costume Design – Molly Hilliar
- Honourable Mention for Best Director – Robinson Wilson
- Honourable Mention for Best Production
- Best Backstage Coordination
July 2015
Mainstage
Best Poster Design for Susanne Sampson for Narnia
July 2014
Mainstage
Best Poster Design for Janet Walker’s poster design for Drowsy Chaperone
May 2014
North Island Zone Drama Festival
On Golen Pond wins:
- Runner Up Best Production
- Best Set Design: Claire Guiot
- Best Lead Actor: Tony Arnold
- Honourable Mention for Best Female Lead Actor: Gail Limber
- Honourable Mentions for Best Male Supporting Actor: Matt Williams and Jim McQuillan
- Adjudicator Fran Gebhard awarded Special Award Emerging Artist Award: Zach Wood
2013 One Act Festival at the Village Theatre in Qualicum
Chekov wins:
- Best Director, Vivien Douglas
- Best Leading Male Actor, Nika Berry
- Best Leading Female Actor, Anna Hamersley (tied for first place)
July 2013
Mainstage 2013
- Best Program: Magic Tinderbox, designed by Terry Penney
May 2013
North Island Zone Drama Festival
- Runner-Up Best Production: The Winslow Boy
- Best Male Lead Actor: Tony Arnold
- Best Male Supporting Actor: Wes Buckle
- Best Female Supporting Actor: Jeannine Taylor
- Best Set Design: Claire Guiot
- Honourable Mention for Costume Design: Joy Nagle
- Best Lighting Design: Robinson Wilson
Certicates of Merit from Adjudicator for Excellence
- Props/Set Dressing: Marianne Harris/ Linda Lilico
- Youth Award of Merit: Christian Taylor
July 2012
MainStage
Waiting for the Parade wins:
- Best Production Runner Up: Waiting for the Parade
- Best Supporting Actress: Susan Bradshaw
Best Poster Design
- Janet Walker for Homechild Poster
May 2012
The North Island Zone Drama Festival
Waiting for the Parade wins:
- Best Production: Waiting for the Parade
- Best Director: Kirstin Humpherys
- Best Lighting Design, Certificate of Merit: Robinson Wilson
- Best Acting Ensemble
May 2011
The North Island Zone Drama Festival
Half Life wins:
- Best Lighting Design – Robinson Wilson
- Best Set Design – Claire Fisher and Andy Thomas
- Honourable Mention for Best Actor – Sidney Pickard
July 2009
MainStage
Biloxi Blues wins:
- Best Production
- Best Director – Lori Mazey
- Best Actor – Robinson Wilson
- Best Supporting Actor – Adam Kozlick
- Best Youth Performances – Joe Conway and Anthea Morritt
Honourable Mentions
- Best Set – Jay Crowder
- Best Costumes – Molly Hilliar
- Best Lighting – Patrick Emery
- Best Sound – Sharon Pridham
Best Poster Designs
- Susanne Sampson – Mr. Scrooge
- Janet Walker – Biloxi Blues
May 2009
The North Island Zone Drama Festival
Biloxi Blues wins:
- Best Production at NIZ Drama Festival
- Best Director – Lori Mazey
- Best Set Design – Jay Crowder
- Best Ensemble
- Best Supporting Actor (tie) – Robinson Wilson and Adam Kozlick
- Honourable Mention for Best Actor – Joe Conway
- Best Backstage Co-ordination
July 2008
MainStage
- Best Web Site – Tara Field
May 2008
The North Island Zone Drama Festival
Mail Order Bride wins:
- Best Female Lead Actor – Kirstin Humphreys
- Best Lighting Design – Fred Thompson
- Honourable Mention for Best Actor – Steve Gordon
July 2007
MainStage
Vincent in Brixton wins:
- Best Actor – Aiden Maxted
- Special award-1st time on stage – Caroline Alexander
Honourable Mentions
- Best Director – Vivien Douglas
- Best Actress – Caroline Alexander
- Best Supporting Actress – Erin Walker
- Best Youth – Zach Martin
- Best Set – Yvon Thibault
- Best Lighting – Patrick Emery
- Best Sound – Roger Jakubiec
May 2007
The North Island Zone Drama Festival
Vincent in Brixton wins:
- Best Overall Production
- Best Director – Vivien Douglas
- Best Actor – Aiden Maxted / a second Best Actor Award was also awarded to Alan Clift from “Trying” (Nanaimo Theatre Group)
- Best Supporting Actor – Zach Martin
- Best Costumes – Vivian Douglas
- Best Lighting – Patrick Emery
Special Stage Manager Award from the Adjudicator for a “technically perfect show” – Gillian Nichol
July 2006
MainStage 2006
Maggie’s Getting Married wins:
- Best Production
- Best Ensemble
- Best Backstage Co-ordination
Honourable Mentions:
- Deb Wiens (Director)
- Steve Gordon (Supporting Actor)
- Robert Conway (Supporting Actor)
- Gail Limber (Supporting Actress)
- Ann Marie Lewis (Supporting Actress)
- Yvon Thibault (Set Design)
May 2006
The North Island Zone Drama Festival
Maggie’s Getting Married wins:
- Best Overall Production
- Best Director (Deb Wiens)
- Best Ensemble Acting
- Best Female in a Supporting Role (Gail Limber)
- Best Male in a Supporting Role (Steve Gordon)
- Best Backstage Co-ordination
Honourable Mentions:
- Robert Conway (Male Actor in a Supporting Role)
- Yvon Thibault (Set Design)
- Deb Wiens (Sound Design)
July 2005
Mainstage 2005
Romeo & Juliet wins:
- Best Production
- Best Director (Lori Mazey)
- Best Youth Performance (Kathryn Sieber)
- Best Ensemble
- Best Costumes (Molly Hilliar)
- Special Certificate of Merit for “Best Fight Choreography” (Robinson Wilson)
- Special Certificate of Merit for Spirit of Community Theatre (Lori Mazey)
Honourable Mentions:
- Mich Aylward-Ryan (Youth Performance)
- Ross Stephanson (Supporting Actor)
- Val Macdonald (Supporting Actress)
May 2005
The North Island Zone Drama Festival
Romeo and Juliet wins:
- Best Ensemble Acting
- Best Sound Design – Sharon Pridham
- Best Lighting Design – Patrick Emery
- Best Set Design – Jay Crowder
- Best Costume Design – Molly Hillar
- Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role – Val MacDonald
- Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role – Robinson Wilson
- Best Female Actor in a Lead Role – Kathryn Sieber
- Best Male Actor in a Lead Role – Mich Ryan-Aylward
- Best Director – Lori Mazey
- Best Production
Honourable Mentions:
- Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role – Deb Wiens
- Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role – Ross Stephanson
May 2004
The North Island Zone Drama Festival
7 Stories wins:
- Best Actor in a Lead Role (Jonathan Baker)
- Best Costume (Gail Limber & Pippa Ingram)
- Best Graphic Design (Susanne Sampson)
- Best Lighting Design (Patrick Emery)
Honourable Mentions:
- Nancy Parker (Female Supporting Actor)
- Susanne Sampson (Set Design)
- Rigging (Don McCauley)
Nancy Parker wins the Donna Lamb Award
July 2003
Mainstage 2003
The Laramie Project wins:
- Best Production
- Best Director (Lori Mazey)
- Best Ensemble
- Best Backstage
- Best Lighting Design
Honourable Mentions:
- Supporting Actress (Kymme Patrick)
- Supporting Actor (Andrew deVilliers, Andrew Arnold)
- Sound Design
- Costumes
- Youth Production
May 2003
The North Island Zone Festival
- The Laramie Project wins:
- Best Production
- Best Director, Lori Mazey
- Best Ensemble
- Best Soundscape, Sharon Pridham
- Best Supporting Actress, Kymme Patrick
- Best Supporting Actor, Joseph Dunn
- Best Graphics, Susanne Sampson
- Backstage Co-ordination Award
- Kotter Award “Welcome Back To The Stage” – Dean Ryane
Honourable Mentions:
- Steve Gordon (Male Supporting Actor)
- Sean Burkholder (Male Supporting Actor)
- Eleanor Phillips (Female Supporting Actor)
- Jay Crowder (Set Design)
- Robinson Wilson (Lighting Design)
- Jason Gaignard (Novice Actor)
- Andrew Arnold (Novice Actor)
- Andrew DeVilliers (Novice Actor)
July 2002
Gail Limber wins the Eric Hamber Memorial Trophy, for having made an outstanding contribution to community theatre in British Columbia over a long period.
May 2002
The Foursome – Tony Arnold
Won Best Supporting Actor (Steve Gordon), Best Lighting Design (Patrick Emery), and Honourable Mentions for Best Overall Production, Best Set Design, and Best Ensemble Production at NIZ Drama Festival
May 2000
Sylvia – Tony Arnold
Won Best Costumes, Sidney Award for Backstage Co-ordination at NIZ Drama Festival
May 1999
If We Are Women – Ronda Sproule
Won Best Director, Best Production, Best Supporting Actress (Miriam McNamara), at NIZ Drama Festival
Won Best Ensemble Acting, Mainstage 1999
May 1998
MacBeth – Rob Parker
Won Best Director, Best Production, Best Actor (Tim Culbert), Best Technical at NIZ Drama Festival
Won Certificate of Merit for Costume Design, Best Poster at Mainstage
March 1995
Jenny’s Story – Ronda Sproule
Chosen for scene development at Mainstage
May 1994
Talking With… – Gail Limber
Won Best Director at NIZ Drama Festival
March 1992
Last of the Red Hot Lovers – Gail Limber
Won Best Brochure at Mainstage (BC Drama Finals)
May 1990
Children – Gail Limber
Won Best Visual Presentation, Best Supporting Actress (Bev Hollingsworth) at NIZ Drama Festival
May 1987
Educating Rita – Anne Cubitt
Won Best Director, Best Production, Best Actress (Ruthie Tilston), Special Merit Award (Tony Arnold) at NIZ Drama Festival
Fall 1984
Sid Williams receives the Order of Canada
1984
Jay Norton wins Eric Hamber Award
May 1982
Bad Play for an Old Lady – Marcus Handman
Won Best Director, Best Production, Best Actor (Tony Arnold) at NVI Festival
Won Best Director at BC Drama Festival Finals
March 1982
Mike Butler honoured for 25 years of service to theatre
April 1980
Overtones – Graham Woodward
Won Best Production at NVI Drama Festival
March 1978
The World Tipped Over and Laying On Its Side – Germaine Quibell
Won Best Supporting Actor (Tony Hartnell) at NVI Drama Festival
April 1970
The Zoo Story – Graham Woodward
Won Best Supporting Actor (Alec Cobban) at NVI Drama Festival
April 1970
Chamber Music – Brian Mather
Won Best Supporting Actress (Beryl Regier) at NVI Drama Festival
Spring 1964
The Devil His Due – Sid Williams
Won Best Director,Best Production, Best Actor (Roy Jones), Best Supporting Actress (Joy Reid), Best Supporting Actor (Niel Dresen) at NVI Drama Festival
Spring 1964
A Dollar – Pat O’Neill
Won Best Visual Production at NVI Drama Festival
June 1963
Sid Williams wins Eric Hamber Trophy, for outstanding contribution over a period of years in the field of theatre.