The 2003 Brickenden Awards

"I feel like I've moved from the little kids' table to the big kids' table." - Jayson McDonald, award winner for Best Comedy

Held at the Wolf Performance Hall
Monday, January 26, 2004
Paul Soles, Master of Ceremonies
Music by The Jitterbugs

* - represents winner

Best Production
Presented by Susan Ferley

• Fire Of The Mind: The Life Of Louis Wain (Rubberfunk Theatre)
• How I Learned to Drive (Fountainhead Theatre)
• Problem Child (Ausable Theatre) *
• The Drawer Boy (Arbitrary Angle)
• To Ashes (Ausable Theatre
  
  

Best Director
Presented by Susan Ferley

• Jayson McDonald - Fire Of The Mind: The Life Of Louis Wain
  
• John Gerry - How I Learned to Drive
  
• Travis Bailie - It's All True
  
• Jeff Culbert - Problem Child *
  
• Don Fleckser - The Drawer Boy

Best Original Script
Presented by James Reaney

• Rod Keith - Fire Of The Mind: The Life Of Louis Wain *
  
• Jayson McDonald - Eclipse County Limits
  
• Caitlin Murphy - Ladies Room
  
• Alan Powell - The Winning
  
• Jason Rip - To Ashes

Best Actor
Presented by Paul Soles

• Jeff Culbert - To Ashes
  
• Rod Keith - Fire Of The Mind: The Life Of Louis Wain
  
• Tyler Parr - Problem Child *
  
• John Turner - How I Learned to Drive
  
• Jayson McDonald - Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love

Best Actress
Presented by Dorinda Greenway

• Rachel Holden-Jones - Problem Child *
  
• Sue Mei - Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love
  
• Caitlin Murphy - End of Civilization
  
• Laura O'Connor - Fire Of The Mind: The Life Of Louis Wain
  
• Julie Seip - How I Learned to Drive

Best Supporting Actor
Presented by Paul Soles

• Niall Cooke - Problem Child *
  
• Justin Peter Quesnelle - The Drawer Boy
  
• Serge Saika-Voivod - The End of Civilization
  
• Mike Van Holst - Washing Away of Wrongs
  
• Scott Yallop - Dancing at Lughnasa

Best Supporting Actress
Presented by Herman Goodden

• Dorothy Downs - How I Learned to Drive
  
• Linda Ham - Risk Everything *
  
• Virginia Pratten - Dancing at Lughnasa
  
• Julia Webb - Problem Child
  
• Martha Zimmerman - Fire Of The Mind: The Life Of Louis Wain

Bravest Production
Presented by Herman Goodden

• Fire Of The Mind: The Life Of Louis Wain (Rubberfunk Theatre)
  
• How the Circus Vanished (Theatre Red and White)
  
• Mr. Dash (Theatre Nemisis)
  
• Necessary Targets (Theatre Soup)
  
• Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love (Theatre Soup & Jan Saddy) *

Best Comedy Production
Presented by Kate Young

• A Celebration of Star Trek (Hit and Run Theatre Company)
  
• A Curse of the Burymores Christmas Carol (Theatre Nemisis)
  
• Chelsea & Boggs: Episode #6: "College Girl Coffin Countdown" (Rubberfunk Theatre)
  
• Ladies Room (Small Pond Productions)
  
• The Boneyard Man (Natural Broadcasting Company) *

Best Musical Production
Presented by Kate Young

• Kiss Me Kate (London Musical Theatre)
  
• Music Man Jr. (Original Kids)
  
• Six Women With Brain Death (Diva Productions)
  
• The Devil Loves to Haggle (Inke Poding Theatrics) *
  
• Yeoman of the Guard (London Musical Theatre)

Best Grand Mainstage Production
Presented by Janice Zolf

• Little Shop of Horrors *
  
• Proof
  
• Schippel the Plumber
  
• The Turn of the Screw
  
• Wang Dang Doodle

Best Touring Production
Presented by Janice Zolf

• Blood on the Moon (Sleeping Dog Theatre)
  
• Boxhead (Commedia Zuppa)
  
• Fool's Gold (Rosy Cheeks Co-op)
  
• Seven Sins (A Cellar Full of Noise Theatrical Productions) *
  
• Weaverville Waltz (Loraine Jane Productions)

Best Youth Production
Presented by Kim Spriet

• Armour (Original Kids)
  
• Hidden Heroes (Original Kids)
  
• The Music Man Jr. (Original Kids) *
  
• Sheltered (StudiO K)
  
• You Kiss by the Book (StudiO K)

Best Lighting
Presented by London Arts Council

• Mike Semple - American Buffalo *
  
• Andrew Mawdsley - Fire Of The Mind: The Life Of Louis Wain
  
• Karen Crichton - How I Learned to Drive
  
• Andrew Mawdsley - It's All True
  
• Andrew Mawdsley - Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love

Best Set Design
Presented by London Arts Council

• Nicholas Longstaff - American Buffalo
  
• Eric Bunnell - How I Learned to Drive
  
• Judy Bryant - Problem Child
  
• Kevin Bice - The Drawer Boy *
  
• Travis Bailie - Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love

Best Sound
Presented by London Arts Council

• Ryner Stoetzer - A Celebration of Star Trek
  
• Nicholas Longstaff - American Buffalo
  
• Dean Harrison & Tanya Ullyatt - Chelsea & Boggs: Episode 7 "Super-Mama Shake Down"
  
• Dean Harrison, Jayson McDonald and Rod Keith - Fire Of The Mind: The Life Of Louis Wain *
  
• Andrew Petrasiunas - How I Learned to Drive

Best Costume
Presented by London Arts Council

• Suzanne Ackers & Kerry Lee Gore - A Midsummer Night's Dream
  
• Morgan Morris & Niki Kemeny - Chelsea & Boggs: Episode 7 "Super-Mama Shake Down"
  
• Kathryn Immonen - Fire Of The Mind: The Life Of Louis Wain *
  
• Dawn Lewis & Morgan Morris - It's All True
  
• Wendy Peters & Jordan Morris - Monster in the Dark