2020 Toronto Theatre Critics’ Award Winners Announced
Now in its 10th year, the Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards celebrated the work Toronto’s professional theatres in the shortened 2019-2020 season.
Notably among the winners is a double win in the Best Director category for outgoing Obsidian Theatre Artistic Director Philip Akin, who was awarded for both Actually and Pass Over. The awards also include a special nod to Outside the March for their creativity in the face of restrictions due to COVID-19.
This year, the jury members were Paula Citron, Robert Cushman, Steve Fisher, Karen Fricker, Carly Maga, Martin Morrow, Lynn Slotkin, and Glenn Sumi.
The awards ceremony will be hosted on the AFC’s Youtube channel on June 22, 2020 at 7pm ET, doubling as a fundraiser for the national charity.
List of 2020 TTCA Winners
Play Division
Best New Canadian Play
The Jungle
by Anthony MacMahon and Thomas McKechnie
(Tarragon Theatre)
Best International Play
The Flick
by Annie Baker
(Outside the March & Crow’s Theatre)
Best Lead Performance in a Play
Daren A. Herbert
Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train
(Soulpepper Theatre)
Amy Rutherford
A Streetcar Named Desire
(Soulpepper Theatre)
Best Supporting Performance in a Play
Sarah Dodd
Marjorie Prime
(Coal Mine Theatre)
Best Ensemble Performance in a Play
Colin Doyle, Amy Keating, Durae McFarlane, and Brendon McMurtry-Howlett
The Flick
(Outside the March & Crow’s Theatre)
Kaleb Alexander, Mazin Elsadig and Alex McCooeye
Pass Over
(Obsidian Theatre)
Best Director of a Play
Philip Akin
Actually
(Harold Green Jewish Theatre Co. and Obsidian Theatre Co.)
Philip Akin
Pass Over
(Obsidian Theatre Co.)
Best Production of a Play
The Flick
produced by Outside the March & Crow’s Theatre
Musical Division
Best Lead Performance in a Musical
Jully Black
Caroline, or Change
(Musical Stage Co. & Obsidian Theatre Co.)
Chilina Kennedy
The Band’s Visit
(Mirvish Productions)
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
Vanessa Sears
Caroline, or Change
(Musical Stage Co. & Obsidian Theatre Co.)
Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Beau Dixon, Hailey Gillis, Kira Guloien, and Andrew Penner
Ghost Quartet
(Crow’s Theatre and Eclipse Theatre Co.)
Best Director of a Musical
Marie Farsi
Ghost Quartet
(Crow’s Theatre and Eclipse Theatre Co.)
Conor McPherson
Girl from the North Country
(Mirvish Productions)
Best Production of a Musical
The Band’s Visit
produced by Orin Wolf, Stylesfour Productions, Evamere Entertainment, Atlantic Theater Co. et al., presented by David Mirvish
Best Design, Play or Musical
Nick Blais, Nick Bottomley, Anahita Dehbonehie and Richard Feren
The Flick
(Outside the March, Crow’s Theatre)
Special Citation – For Creative Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries
by Outside the March
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