The Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Production of a Play is an annual award celebrating achievements in live Canadian theatre.
Awards and nominations 1980s Year Play Production companies Ref 1980 Balconville Centaur Theatre Productions, Toronto Arts Productions Ray Conlogue, "Dora Mavor Moore Awards suffer from stage fright". The Globe and Mail, January 27, 1981. Ain't Lookin' Toronto Workshop Productions Paper Wheat 25th Street Theatre, Toronto Free Theatre Strawberry Fields Toronto Free Theatre 1981 Theatre of the Film Noir Factory Theatre Lab Carole Corbeil, "Just like Oscars: lots of no-shows Carver, Maxwell win theatre awards". The Globe and Mail, January 26, 1982. Arms and the Man Douglas Beattie, Toronto Truck Theatre Ray Conlogue, "Donald Davis, Loose Ends lead Dora nominees". The Globe and Mail, December 4, 1981. The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia Theatre Plus Loose Ends Tarragon Theatre 1982 Tamara Tamara International, Necessary Angel Carole Corbeil, "An outstanding night for Tamara". The Globe and Mail, November 16, 1982. Blind Dancers and Straight Ahead Toronto Free Theatre "Dora Mavor Moore awards: Tamara paces the nominees". The Globe and Mail, October 1, 1982. Dreaming and Duelling Shaw Festival, Young People's Theatre Night and Day Toronto Free Theatre 1983 Translations Toronto Free Theatre, Stratford Festival Ray Conlogue, "Thomson, Phipps take Doras for outstanding acting". The Globe and Mail, October 11, 1983. The Art of War Factory Theatre O.D. on Paradise Theatre Passe Muraille Unseen Hand Toronto Free Theatre 1984 Cloud Nine Schwarz/Sewell Productions Stephen Godfrey, "Jungle of Cities wins four Doras". The Globe and Mail, October 23, 1984. Delicatessen Toronto Free Theatre Stephen Godfrey, "Team aims to make this award show different". The Globe and Mail, October 13, 1984. The Dining Room Gemstone Productions In the Jungle of Cities Toronto Free Theatre Trafford Tanzi Toronto Free Theatre, National Arts Centre 1985 Cyrano de Bergerac Shaw Festival "Cats takes lion's share of Dora awards". Montreal Gazette, October 9, 1985. Albertine in Five Times Théâtre du Petit Bonheur Henry Mietkiewicz, "Cats leads pack of Dora nominees". Toronto Star, September 5, 1985. Criminals in Love Factory Theatre The History of the Village of the Small Huts: New France VideoCabaret, Theatre Passe Muraille Uncle Vanya Tarragon Theatre 1986 Spring Awakening CentreStage "Desert Song sweeps Dora awards as top production in Toronto theatre". Ottawa Citizen, June 17, 1986. Farther West Tarragon Theatre "Tarragon sweeps the nominations for Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 15, 1986. Page F1. Ghetto Toronto Workshop Productions Hosanna Théâtre du Petit Bonheur The Miracle Worker Young People's Theatre 1987 B-Movie: The Play Shaw Festival Ray Conlogue, "Mikado, B-Movie big Dora winners". The Globe and Mail, June 23, 1987. Aunt Dan and Lemon Tarragon Theatre "Mikado nominated for 7 Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 27, 1987. Bedtimes and Bullies Young People's Theatre Bonjour, la, bonjour Théâtre du Petit Bonheur Saturday Sunday Monday CentreStage 1988 Nothing Sacred CentreStage Robert Crew, "George Walker play sweeps Dora awards". Toronto Star, June 14, 1988. Detaining Mr. Trotsky Toronto Free Theatre "CentreStage play tops Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 11, 1988. Page C1. I Am Yours Tarragon Theatre Something in the Air Toronto Workshop Productions Zastrozzi, The Master of Discipline Factory Theatre 1989 Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing Theatre Passe Muraille, Native Earth Performing Arts Robert Crew, "Passe Muraille sweeps up Doras". Toronto Star, June 26, 1989. The Dragons Trilogy Theatre Repere, Factory Theatre "And the Dora nominees are...". The Globe and Mail, May 13, 1989. Les Fridolinades Théâtre français de Toronto The Road to Mecca Canadian Stage Under the Skin Theatre Passe Muraille
1990s Year Play Production companies Ref 1990 Love and Anger Factory Theatre Ray Conlogue, "Three Doras each for Billy the Kid, Love and Anger". The Globe and Mail, June 26, 1990. Breaking the Code Canadian Stage, Citadel Theatre Ray Conlogue, "Dora nominations harvested from sparse crop of new plays". The Globe and Mail, May 15, 1990. The Collected Works of Billy the Kid Tarragon Theatre The Europeans Necessary Angel The Father Tarragon Theatre 1991 Lilies Theatre Passe Muraille "Lilies, 7 Stories win top honors". Ottawa Citizen, June 18, 1991. The Arab's Mouth Factory Theatre H. J. Kirchhoff, "That Scatterbrain Booky and Lilies pace Dora race: Each production picks up eight nominations". The Globe and Mail, May 15, 1991. Burn This Theatre Plus Toronto La Maison suspendue Théâtre français de Toronto, Canadian Stage 7 Stories Tarragon Theatre 1992 Three Sisters Equity Showcase Theatre, Banff Centre for the Arts H. J. Kirchhoff, "Beattie and Cavendish take home Doras George F. Walker's Escape from Happiness named outstanding new play". The Globe and Mail, June 29, 1992. Elvire Jouvet 40 Théâtre de Quat'Sous, Théâtre français de Toronto "Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 14, 1992. Hamlet Theatre Plus Toronto Naomi's Road Young People's Theatre Under the Influence Paulette Phillips, Factory Theatre 1993 Whale Young People's Theatre "Kiss of the Spider Woman captures 7 Dora Awards". Waterloo Region Record, June 22, 1993. Le Bal Theatre Plus Toronto "Dora Award nominations". Toronto Star, May 11, 1993. Fallen Angels Canadian Stage 1994 Homeward Bound Canadian Stage Vit Wagner, "Dora Awards crazy for Crazy For You". Toronto Star, June 21, 1994. Abundance Theatre Plus Thorne Elizabeth Renzetti, "Miss Saigon leads in race for Doras". The Globe and Mail, May 18, 1994. A Christmas Carol Young People's Theatre Twelfth Night Canadian Stage 1995 Molly Wood Lovers and Madmen Vit Wagner, "Music to the ears: Tommy & Assassins whistle up five Dora Awards apiece". Toronto Star, June 7, 1995. Hay Fever Canadian Stage, The Grand Theatre "Nominations for '95 Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 13, 1995. Six Degrees of Separation Canadian Stage, Manitoba Theatre Centre The Wall (Mur-Mur) Young People's Theatre, Dynamo Theatre Whale Young People's Theatre, Dynamo Theatre 1996 The Seven Streams of the River Ota Harbourfront Centre, Ex Machina "Dora Mavor Moore Awards announced". Montreal Gazette, June 25, 1996. The Dead Souls Harbourfront Centre, Carbone 14 Geoff Chapman, "Canadian Stage, Tarragon lead Dora nominations". Toronto Star, May 17, 1996. Elsinore Harbourfront Centre, Ex Machina Two Weeks with the Queen Young People's Theatre, Alberta Theatre Projects 1997 The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol Harbourfront Centre, Theatre de Complicité Vit Wagner, "Ragtime beats out seven Dora awards". Toronto Star, September 30, 1997. Arcadia Canadian Stage, Manitoba Theatre Centre "Major Dora Mavor Moore nominations". Toronto Star, September 12, 1997. Death of a Salesman Mirvish Productions, Manitoba Theatre Centre Oliver Twist, or The Street Boy's Progress Young People's Theatre Stomp Follows Latimer Productions, Joan Mathers, Columbia Artists Management 1998 Patience Tarragon Theatre "List of Dora Award winners". Toronto Star, June 23, 1998. The Designated Mourner Tarragon Theatre "Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 27, 1998. Inexpressible Island Necessary Angel, Canadian Stage Molly Sweeney Canadian Stage, The Grand Theatre Problem Child Factory Theatre 1999 The Drawer Boy Theatre Passe Muraille Robert Cushman, "The Drawer Boy gets load of Doras, but Soulpepper's Don Carlos is overlooked". National Post, June 22, 1999. Billy Bishop Goes to War Canadian Stage, Vancouver Playhouse Theatre "Dora awards are darkest without the Don; Soulpepper play a glaring omission from strong field of best show nominees". Toronto Star, June 19, 1999. Insomnia The Theatre Centre, Augusta Company Kilt Tarragon Theatre, Shaw Festival The Memory of Water Tarragon Theatre
2000s Year Play Production companies Ref 2000 Endgame Soulpepper Theatre Company, Harbourfront Centre Faust Tarragon Theatre The Overcoat Canadian Stage Platonov Soulpepper Theatre, Harbourfront Centre Street of Blood Canadian Stage 2001 Platonov Soulpepper Theatre Happy Canadian Stage, Rink-a-Dink I, Claudia Tarragon Theatre Smudge Nightwood Theatre Stones in His Pockets Mirvish Productions, Paul Elliott, Adam Kenwright, Pat Moylan 2002 The Island Xhosa Theatrical Productions The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God Nightwood Theatre, Obsidian Theatre In On It Buddies in Bad Times, da da kamera Skylight Tarragon Theatre This Hotel Planet 88 Productions, Theatre Passe Muraille 2003 Girl in the Goldfish Bowl Tarragon Theatre Absolutely Chekhov Soulpepper Theatre The League of Nathans Factory Theatre Romeo/Juliet Remixed Spark Productions Russell Hill Tarragon Theatre 2004 The Syringa Tree Canadian Stage China Doll Nightwood Theatre Confederation VideoCabaret Remnants Tarragon Theatre Simpl Tarragon Theatre, National Arts Centre 2005 Bigger Than Jesus Necessary Angel Blue Planet Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People Half Life Tarragon Theatre, Necessary Angel The Leisure Society Factory Theatre Take Me Out Canadian Stage 2006 Our Town Soulpepper Theatre A Beautiful View Buddies in Bad Times, da da kamera blood.claat - one womban story Theatre Passe Muraille Léo Tarragon Theatre The Monument Obsidian Theatre 2007 Scorched Tarragon Theatre Here Lies Henry Buddies in Bad Times, da da kamera Insomnia Necessary Angel, Theatre Junction Leaving Home Soulpepper Theatre Of Mice and Men Canadian Stage, Theatre Calgary 2008 The December Man Canadian Stage Intimate Apparel Obsidian Theatre The Misanthrope Théâtre français de Toronto Rose Harold Green Jewish Theatre Top Girls Soulpepper Theatre 2009 Agokwe Buddies in Bad Times Festen The Company Theatre I, Claudia Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Crow's Theatre Radio Play Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Peggy Baker Dance Projects A Raisin in the Sun Soulpepper Theatre
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