Frontmezzjunkies reports: Crow’s, Soulpepper, Canadian Stage, and more lead a dazzling year of nominations

By Ross

Few cities in the world make me feel as alive as Toronto does when it comes to theatre. Week after week, across storefront venues, major institutions, opera houses, and daring independent stages, this city continually proves that its artistic community can rival any theatrical centre on the planet. Toronto theatre has become one of the great creative forces in my life, offering productions that challenge, devastate, surprise, and inspire with astonishing consistency. Covering this scene over the years has been one of the deepest privileges imaginable, and becoming a voting member of the Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards only deepened my gratitude for the artists and companies who keep this city creatively electric.

Now, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts has announced the nominees for the 46th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, celebrating an extraordinary 2025-2026 season across theatre, dance, and opera. This year’s nominations recognize 221 achievements across 44 gender-inclusive categories, spanning 214 productions from 99 TAPA-registered companies, marking one of the most expansive years for Toronto performance since before the pandemic.

Among the productions receiving multiple nominations are Théâtre français de Toronto’s Le malentendu (The Misunderstanding), Crow’s Theatre’s Rogers v. Rogers, Soulpepper, The Howland Company, and Crow’s co-production of The Welkin, Theatre Passe Muraille’s Through the Eyes of God, Coal Mine Theatre and Outside the March’s Dance Nation, Tarragon Theatre and The Musical Stage Company’s After the Rain, Crow’s Theatre and Soulpepper’s Octet, and Red Sky Performance’s She Holds Up the Stars. Across dance and opera, acclaimed productions including ZAYO, Be the Bird, Reverence, Orfeo ed Euridice, Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung, LOL: Laughing Out Lonely, Werther, and Rigoletto also emerged as major nominees.

The Dora Awards ceremony will take place on June 29 at Meridian Hall, hosted by acclaimed performer Amaka Umeh, who also received two nominations this season for ensemble work in Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary and Narnia. Additional honours announced alongside the nominations include the George Luscombe Mentorship Award for Michael Caldwell, the Pauline McGibbon Award for designer Ashley Naomi (Crow’s The Veil), and the Ray Ferris Innovation and Sustainability Grant awarded to Clay and Paper Theatre.

Here are the 2026 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominations:

221 Nominations across 44 Categories for Theatre, Dance & Opera

2026 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Nominees General Theatre Division
Outstanding Production
Bremen Town	Tarragon Theatre
Copperbelt	NAC English Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company
Le malentendu (The Misunderstanding)	Théâtre français de Toronto
Rogers v. Rogers	Crow’s Theatre
Through the Eyes of God	Theatre Passe Muraille
Outstanding New Play
Anusree Roy	Through the Eyes of God	Theatre Passe Muraille
Kanika Ambrose	The Christmas Market	b current Performing Arts in association with Crow’s Theatre and Studio 180 Theatre
Michael Healey	Rogers v. Rogers	Crow’s Theatre
Natasha Mumba	Copperbelt	NAC English Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company
Nicolas Billon	The Neighbours	Green Light Arts in association with Tarragon Theatre
Outstanding Direction
Andrea Donaldson	Enormity, Girl, and the Earthquake in Her Lungs	Nightwood Theatre in association with Tarragon Theatre
Claren Grosz, Augusto Bitter	Reina	Pencil Kit Productions in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Gregory Prest	Bremen Town	Tarragon Theatre
Karine Ricard	Le malentendu (The Misunderstanding)	Théâtre français de Toronto
Thomas Morgan Jones	Through the Eyes of God	Theatre Passe Muraille
Outstanding Performance by an Individual
Amanda Cordner	How to Catch Creation	Soulpepper Theatre Company, Nightwood Theatre, and Obsidian Theatre
bahia watson	The Welkin	Soulpepper Theatre Company, The Howland Company, and Crow’s Theatre
bahia watson	Summer and Smoke	Crow’s Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company co-production in association with BirdLand Theatre
Béatrice René-Décarie	Le malentendu (The Misunderstanding)	Théâtre français de Toronto
Gabriella Sundar Singh	Through the Eyes of God	Theatre Passe Muraille
Michelle Monteith	Red Like Fruit	2b theatre company presented by Soulpepper Theatre Company and Luminato Festival
Ordena Stephens-Thompson	The Neighbours	Green Light Arts in association with Tarragon Theatre
Sophia Walker	Slave Play	Canadian Stage

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble
The Ensemble of: Nancy Palk,Tatjana Cornij, Oliver Dennis, Farhang Ghajar, Veronica Hortigüela, Sheila McCarthy, Dan Mousseau, Gregory Prest, William Webster	Bremen Town	Tarragon Theatre
The Ensemble of: Marta Armstrong, Liz Der, Philippa Domville, Vivien Endicott-Douglas, Noa Furlong, Bria McLaughlin, Sofía Rodríguez, Emerjade Simms	Enormity, Girl, and the Earthquake in Her Lungs	Nightwood Theatre in association with Tarragon Theatre
The Ensemble of: Michelle Monteith, Sabryn Rock, Nancy Palk, Belinda Corpuz, Amaka Umeh	Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary	Crow’s Theatre
The Ensemble of: Olunike Adeliyi, Ghazal Azarbad, Nadine Bhabha, Brefny Caribou, Raquel Duffy, Kyra Harper, Fiona Highet, Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster, Craig Lauzon, Cameron Laurie, Annie Luján, Natasha Mumba, Liisa Repo-Martell, Hallie Seline, Addison Wagman	The Welkin	Soulpepper Theatre Company, The Howland Company, and Crow’s Theatre
The Ensemble of: Maev Beaty, Liisa Repo-Martell	You, Always	Canadian Stage
Outstanding Scenic / Projection Design
Andy Moro (Scenic & Projection)	Mischief	Tarragon Theatre, Native Earth Performing Arts, and Neptune Theatre
Joshua Quinlan (Scenic); Nathan Bruce (Projection)	Rogers v. Rogers	Crow’s Theatre
Julie Fox (Scenic)	The Welkin	Soulpepper Theatre Company, The Howland Company, and Crow’s Theatre
Ken MacDonald (Scenic)	Queen Maeve	Tarragon Theatre
Sim Suzer (Scenic)	Romeo & Juliet	Canadian Stage
Outstanding Costume Design
Anahita Dehbonehie	Rainbow on Mars	Outside the March with The National Ballet of Canada and Peripheral Theatre
Melanie McNeill	Le malentendu (The Misunderstanding)	Théâtre français de Toronto
Michelle Tracey	The Welkin	Soulpepper Theatre Company, The Howland Company, and Crow’s Theatre
Nancy Anne Perrin	Bremen Town	Tarragon Theatre
Rachel Forbes	Copperbelt	NAC English Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design
Bonnie Beecher	The Welkin	Soulpepper Theatre Company, The Howland Company, and Crow’s Theatre
Chris Malkowski	The Surrogate	Here For Now Theatre Company in association with Crow’s Theatre, House + Body, and b current Performing Arts
Christian Horoszczak	Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary	Crow’s Theatre
Imogen Wilson	Rogers v. Rogers	Crow’s Theatre
Melissa Joakim	Rainbow on Mars	Outside the March with The National Ballet of Canada and Peripheral Theatre

Outstanding Sound Design / Composition
Maddie Bautista	The Surrogate	Here For Now Theatre Company in association with Crow’s Theatre, House + Body, and b current Performing Arts
Mehdi Rostami	Le malentendu (The Misunderstanding)	Théâtre français de Toronto
Olivia Wheeler	The Comeuppance	Soulpepper Theatre Company
Romeo Candido	Through the Eyes of God	Theatre Passe Muraille
Thomas Ryder Payne	Rogers v. Rogers	Crow’s Theatre

2026 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Nominees Independent Theatre Division
Outstanding Production
Bug	The King Black Box in partnership with Elkabong Theatre Projects
Dance Nation	Coal Mine Theatre and Outside the March in association with Rock Bottom Movement
Eureka Day	Coal Mine Theatre
The Division	Project: Humanity and Pyretic Productions in association with Crow’s Theatre
The Green Line	In Arms Theatre Company and MENA Collective in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Factory Theatre
Outstanding New Play
Andrew Kushnir	The Division	Project: Humanity and Pyretic Productions in association with Crow’s Theatre
Jesse McQueen	Romeo Pimp	The King Black Box in partnership with One East Productions
Lauren Gillis, Alaine Hutton	Public Consumption	Lester Trips (Theatre) presented by Factory Theatre
Makram Ayache	The Green Line	In Arms Theatre Company and MENA Collective in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Factory Theatre
Susanna Fournier	take rimbaud	The Howland Company in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Outstanding Direction
Andrew Kushnir	The Division	Project: Humanity and Pyretic Productions in association with Crow’s Theatre
Diana Bentley (Director); Alyssa Martin (Movement Director)	Dance Nation	Coal Mine Theatre and Outside the March in association with Rock Bottom Movement
Makram Ayache	The Green Line	In Arms Theatre Company and MENA Collective in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Factory Theatre
Sophie Ann Rooney	Romeo Pimp	The King Black Box in partnership with One East Productions
ted witzel	take rimbaud	The Howland Company in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Outstanding Performance by an Individual
Daniel Maslany	The Division	Project: Humanity and Pyretic Productions in association with Crow’s Theatre
Evan Buliung	Fulfillment Centre	Coal Mine Theatre
Kevin Bundy	Eureka Day	Coal Mine Theatre
Kristen Thomson	Fulfillment Centre	Coal Mine Theatre
L.A. Sweeney	Bug	The King Black Box in partnership with Elkabong Theatre Projects
Nicholas Eddie	Bug	The King Black Box in partnership with Elkabong Theatre Projects
Nolan Moberly	Tales of an Urban Indian	Talk Is Free Theatre
Oshen Aoun	The Green Line	In Arms Theatre Company and MENA Collective in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Factory Theatre

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble
The Ensemble of: Salvatore Antonio, Beck Lloyd, Annie Luján, Zorana Sadiq, Oliver Dennis, Katherine Cullen, Jean Yoon, Amy Keating, Amy Matysio	Dance Nation	Coal Mine Theatre and Outside the March in association with Rock Bottom Movement
The Ensemble of: Jeanie Calleja, Pip Dwyer, Natalie Bushnik	Night at the Grand Guignol	Eldritch Theatre
The Ensemble of: Charlotte Salisbury, athena kaitlin trinh, Agape Mngomezulu, Brennan Bielefeld, Jesse McQueen, Sam Wexler, Juliette Diodati, Jack Creaghan	Romeo Pimp	The King Black Box in partnership with One East Productions
The Ensemble of: Thomas Mitchell Barnet, Julian De Zotti, Ruth Goodwin, Rose Tuong, Breton Lalama, Hallie Seline, Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster, Cameron Laurie	take rimbaud	The Howland Company in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
The Ensemble of: Mariya Khomutova, Ivy Charles, Alon Nashman, Karl Ang	The Division	Project: Humanity and Pyretic Productions in association with Crow’s Theatre
Outstanding Scenic / Projection Design
Anahita Dehbonehie (Scenic)	The Green Line	In Arms Theatre Company and MENA Collective in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Factory Theatre
Nick Blais (Scenic)	Fulfillment Centre	Coal Mine Theatre
Nick Blais (Scenic)	Dance Nation	Coal Mine Theatre and Outside the March in association with Rock Bottom Movement
Steve Lucas, Beckie Morris (Scenic)	Eureka Day	Coal Mine Theatre
Ting – Huan 挺歡 Christine Urquhart (Scenic); Nicole Eun-Ju Bell (Projection)	take rimbaud	The Howland Company in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design
Kathleen Black	Dance Nation	Coal Mine Theatre and Outside the March in association with Rock Bottom Movement
Melanie McNeill	Night at the Grand Guignol	Eldritch Theatre
ORXSTRA (Tala Kamea + Alexander McLeod)	The Herald	An It Could Still Happen production in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Sim Suzer, Niloufar Ziaee	The Division	Project: Humanity and Pyretic Productions in association with Crow’s Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design
André du Toit	Public Consumption	Lester Trips (Theatre) presented by Factory Theatre
Grisha Pasternak	Romeo Pimp	The King Black Box in partnership with One East Productions
Jareth Li, Kit Norman	The Green Line	In Arms Theatre Company and MENA Collective in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Factory Theatre
Mathilda Kane	Concord Floral	Pucker’s
Nick Blais	Dance Nation	Coal Mine Theatre and Outside the March in association with Rock Bottom Movement

Outstanding Sound Design / Composition
Dasha Plett	take rimbaud	The Howland Company in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Heidi Chan, Chris Pereira	The Green Line	In Arms Theatre Company and MENA Collective in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Factory Theatre
Miquelon Rodriguez	Dance Nation	Coal Mine Theatre and Outside the March in association with Rock Bottom Movement
Stephon Smith	The Sankofa Trilogy: word! sound! powah!	Watah Theatre presented by The Theatre Centre

2026 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Nominees Musical Theatre Division
Outstanding Production
After the Rain	Tarragon Theatre and The Musical Stage Company
Bright Star	Garner Theatre Productions presented by Mirvish Productions
Narnia	Soulpepper Theatre Company, Bad Hats Theatre, and Crow’s Theatre
Octet	Crow’s Theatre, Soulpepper Theatre Company, and The Musical Stage Company
The Drowsy Chaperone	Shifting Ground Collective
Outstanding New Musical
Fiona Sauder (Writer); Landon Doak (Composer); Matt Pilipiak (Dramaturg); Jonathan Corkal-Astorga (Music Supervisor/Arranger/Orchestrator); Victor Pokinko (Creative Producer)	Narnia	Soulpepper Theatre Company, Bad Hats Theatre, and Crow’s Theatre
Griffin Hewitt, with additional music by Juliette Jones	Cyclops: A Satyr Play	Talk Is Free Theatre and Panic Theatre
Rose Napoli, Suzy Wilde	After the Rain	Tarragon Theatre and The Musical Stage Company
Outstanding Creative Direction
Chris Abraham (Director); Cameron Carver (Choreographer); Ryan deSouza (Musical Director)	Octet	Crow’s Theatre, Soulpepper Theatre Company, and The Musical Stage Company
Fiona Sauder (Director), Matt Pilipiak, Cynthia Jimenez-Hicks (Associate Directors); Fiona Sauder, Rohan Dhupar (Co-Choreographers); Jonathan Corkal-Astorga (Musical Director)	Narnia	Soulpepper Theatre Company, Bad Hats Theatre, and Crow’s Theatre
Jacob Wolstencroft (Director); Lisa Goebel (Choreographer); Donna Garner (Musical Director)	Bright Star	Garner Theatre Productions presented by Mirvish Productions
Joshua רועי Kilimnik (Director); Mila Frumovitz (Assistant Director/Dramaturg); Shannon Murtagh (Choreographer); Jo O’Leary-Ponzo (Musical Director)	The Drowsy Chaperone	Shifting Ground Collective
Marie Farsi (Director); Rachel O’Brien (Musical Director)	After the Rain	Tarragon Theatre and The Musical Stage Company

Outstanding Performance by an Individual
Andrew Penner	After the Rain	Tarragon Theatre and The Musical Stage Company
Annika Tupper	After the Rain	Tarragon Theatre and The Musical Stage Company
Damien Atkins	Robin Hood	Canadian Stage in association with the Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres
Deborah Hay	After the Rain	Tarragon Theatre, and The Musical Stage Company
Ellen Denny	Shrek The Musical	Young People’s Theatre
Joema Frith	Shrek The Musical	Young People’s Theatre
Kaylee Harwood	Bright Star	Garner Theatre Productions presented by Mirvish Productions
Martin Julien	The Drowsy Chaperone	Shifting Ground Collective
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble
The Ensemble of: Joe (Jojo) Bowden, Brandon McGibbon, Shaemus Swets, Suzy Wilde	After the Rain	Tarragon Theatre and The Musical Stage Company
The Ensemble of: Scott Carmichael, Randy Lei Chang, Beau Dixon, Nick Dolan, Rita Dottor, Donna Garner, Leah Grandmont, Jonathan Gysbers, Andrew Legg, Marie Mahabal Hauer, Yunike Soedarmasto, Brendan Wall	Bright Star	Garner Theatre Productions presented by Mirvish Productions
The Ensemble of: Jonathan Corkal-Astorga, Belinda Corpuz, Justin Eddy, James Daly, Landon Doak, Sierra Haynes, Matthew Joseph, Matt Pilipiak, Jonathan Tan, Amaka Umeh, Astrid Van Wieren	Narnia	Soulpepper Theatre Company, Bad Hats Theatre, and Crow’s Theatre
The Ensemble of: Damien Atkins, Alicia Ault, Andrew Broderick, Ben Carlson, Hailey Gillis, Zorana Sadiq, Jacqueline Thair, Giles Tomkins	Octet	Crow’s Theatre, Soulpepper Theatre Company, and The Musical Stage Company
The Ensemble of: Joshua רועי Kilimnik, Diana Del Rosario, Misha Sharivker	tick, tick… BOOM!	Bowtie Productions
Outstanding Achievement in Design
Imogen Wilson (Lighting)	Octet	Crow’s Theatre, Soulpepper Theatre Company, and The Musical Stage Company
Joshua Quinlan (Scenic)	Octet	Crow’s Theatre, Soulpepper Theatre Company, and The Musical Stage Company
Nathan Bruce (Projection)	Octet	Crow’s Theatre, Soulpepper Theatre Company, and The Musical Stage Company
Olivia Wheeler (Sound)	Octet	Crow’s Theatre, Soulpepper Theatre Company, and The Musical Stage Company
Shannon Lea Doyle (Scenic)	Narnia	Soulpepper Theatre Company, Bad Hats Theatre, and Crow’s Theatre

2026 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Nominees Opera Division
Outstanding Production
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung	Canadian Opera Company
Canuck Cantatas	Against the Grain Theatre
LOL: Laughing Out Lonely	OPE–N presented by Tapestry Opera
Orfeo ed Euridice	Canadian Opera Company co-production with Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Opéra Royal Château de Versailles Spectacles, and Lyric Opera of Chicago
Rigoletto	Canadian Opera Company co-production with English National Opera
Outstanding New Opera
Ryan Trew, Rachel Krehm	Come Closer	Opera 5
Rebecca Gray, Saman Shahi, Roydon Tse, Keith Klassen, Prokhor Protasoff (Composers); Rachel Gray, Sarah Henstra, Christene Adina Browne, Keith Klassen (Writers)	Tapestry Briefs: Under Where	Tapestry Opera
Danika Lorèn, Sarah Slean, Spencer Kryzanowski (Composers); Royce Vavrek, Vern Thiessen, Emma Pennell (Librettists)	Canuck Cantatas	Against the Grain Theatre
Outstanding Creative Direction
Alain Gauthier (Director); Johannes Debus (Musical Director)	Werther	Canadian Opera Company co-production with Opéra de Montréal and Vancouver Opera
Christophe Gayral (Revival Director), based on the original direction of Robert Carsen; Bernard Labadie (Musical Director)	Orfeo ed Euridice	Canadian Opera Company co-production with Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Opéra Royal Château de Versailles Spectacles, and Lyric Opera of Chicago
François Racine (Revival Director) based on the original by Robert Lepage; Johannes Debus (Musical Director)	Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung	Canadian Opera Company
Jennifer Nichols (Director); Spencer Kryzanowski (Musical Director)	Canuck Cantatas	Against the Grain Theatre
Louise Beck (Director)	LOL: Laughing Out Lonely	OPE–N presented by Tapestry Opera

Outstanding Performance by an Individual
Anna-Sophie Neher	Orfeo ed Euridice	Canadian Opera Company co-production with Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Opéra Royal Château de Versailles Spectacles, and Lyric Opera of Chicago
Iestyn Davies	Orfeo ed Euridice	Canadian Opera Company co-production with Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Opéra Royal Château de Versailles Spectacles, and Lyric Opera of Chicago
Midori Marsh	Sanctuary Song	Tapestry Opera
Morten Grove Frandsen	LOL: Laughing Out Lonely	OPE–N presented by Tapestry Opera
Quinn Kelsey	Rigoletto	Canadian Opera Company co-production with English National Opera
Russell Thomas	Werther	Canadian Opera Company co-production with Opéra de Montréal and Vancouver Opera
Sarah Dufresne	Rigoletto	Canadian Opera Company co-production with English National Opera
Victoria Karkacheva	Werther	Canadian Opera Company co-production with Opéra de Montréal and Vancouver Opera
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble
The Ensemble of: Rachel Krehm, Jacqueline Woodley	Come Closer	Opera 5
The Ensemble of: Canadian Opera Company Chorus	Orfeo ed Euridice	Canadian Opera Company co-production with Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Opéra Royal Château de Versailles Spectacles, and Lyric Opera of Chicago
The Ensemble of: Canadian Opera Company Chorus	Rigoletto	Canadian Opera Company co-production with English National Opera
The Ensemble of: Adanya Dunn, Keith Klassen, Reilly Nelson, Jorell Williams	Tapestry Briefs: Under Where	Tapestry Opera
The Ensemble of: Canadian Opera Company Chorus	The Barber of Seville	Canadian Opera Company co-production with Houston Grand Opera, Opéra National de Bordeaux, and Opera Australia
Outstanding Achievement in Design
Matilde Böcher and Asger Kudahl (Sound/Composition)	LOL: Laughing Out Lonely	OPE–N presented by Tapestry Opera
Michael Levine (Scenic)	Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung	Canadian Opera Company
Peter van Praet (Lighting), based on the original design of Robert Carsen	Orfeo ed Euridice	Canadian Opera Company co-production with Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Opéra Royal Château de Versailles Spectacles, and Lyric Opera of Chicago
Robert Thomson (Lighting)	Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung	Canadian Opera Company
Tobias Hoheisel (Scenic)	Orfeo ed Euridice	Canadian Opera Company co-production with Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Opéra Royal Château de Versailles Spectacles, and Lyric Opera of Chicago

2026 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Nominees Theatre for Young Audiences Division
Outstanding Production
Guardians of the Gods	Theatre Direct
Love You Forever… And More Munsch	Young People’s Theatre
She Holds Up the Stars	Red Sky Performance
The Mush Hole	Young People’s Theatre presents Kaha:wi Dance Theatre
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show	TheatreTO
Outstanding New Play
Arman Bartis, Leena El Hilali, Mohammad Elnakoury, Émilie Leis, Sophie Massicotte, Jenny Brizard, François Macdonald, Merlin Simard	Les Zinspiré·e·s : À la lumière des 13 Lunes	Théâtre français de Toronto
Beryl Bain	The Flight	Roseneath Theatre
George F. Walker	Syndrome	Theatre Direct
Rick Miller, Craig Francis	HANS: My Life in Fairy Tales	WYRD Productions and Kidoons in association with The 20K Collective, presented by the Luminato Festival
Sandra Laronde	She Holds Up the Stars	Red Sky Performance
Outstanding Direction
Mike Peterson	The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show	TheatreTO
Robert Morgan	Morgan’s Journey	Roseneath Theatre
Sandra Laronde	She Holds Up the Stars	Red Sky Performance
Stephen Colella, Karen Gilodo	Love You Forever… And More Munsch	Young People’s Theatre

Outstanding Performance by an Individual
Beryl Bain	The Flight	Roseneath Theatre
Julia Davis	She Holds Up the Stars	Red Sky Performance
Madeleine Brown	Syndrome	Theatre Direct
Marsha Knight	She Holds Up the Stars	Red Sky Performance
Mike Shara	She Holds Up the Stars	Red Sky Performance
Morgan St. Onge	Morgan’s Journey	Roseneath Theatre
Sarah McVie	Syndrome	Theatre Direct
Tony Perpuse	Syndrome	Theatre Direct
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble
The Ensemble of: Deanna Jones, Rob Feetham	Guardians of the Gods	Theatre Direct
The Ensemble of: David Andrew Reid, Amy Lee, Megan Murphy	Love You Forever… And More Munsch	Young People’s Theatre
The Ensemble of: Dayna Tietzen, Troy Feldman, Brad Cook	She Holds Up the Stars	Red Sky Performance
The Ensemble of: Kali Kennedy Bomberry, Falciony Patiño, Katie Couchie, Montana Summers, Santee Smith	The Mush Hole	Young People’s Theatre presents Kaha:wi Dance Theatre
The Ensemble of: Jessica Watters, Astrid Atherly, Christopher Lyon, Peter Mundell	The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show	TheatreTO
Outstanding Achievement in Design
Amanda Wong (Scenic)	Syndrome	Theatre Direct
Andy Moro (Scenic)	The Mush Hole	Young People’s Theatre presents Kaha:wi Dance Theatre
Jesse Zubot (Sound Composition/Arrangement), Adrian Dion Harjo (Additional Composition)	The Mush Hole	Young People’s Theatre presents Kaha:wi Dance Theatre
Nick Barnes (Puppetry)	She Holds Up the Stars	Red Sky Performance
Robin Fisher (Scenic)	Love You Forever… And More Munsch	Young People’s Theatre

2026 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Nominees Dance Division
Outstanding Production
Be the Bird (dance: made in / fait au canada Festival, Wolfe Series)	princess productions
Make Banana Cry	Toronto Dance Theatre in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Reverence (Adieu Mixed Programme)	The National Ballet of Canada
The Room Upstairs	Presented by DanceWorks and Toronto Dance Theatre + co-produced by DanceWorks and Holla Jazz in collaboration with Toronto Dance Theatre
ZAYO	dance Immersion & Esie Mensah Creations, in association with TO Live
Outstanding Original Choreography
Alyssa Martin	Be the Bird (dance: made in / fait au canada Festival, Wolfe Series)	princess productions
Esie Mensah	ZAYO	dance Immersion & Esie Mensah Creations in association with TO Live
Ethan Colangelo	Reverence (Adieu Mixed Programme)	The National Ballet of Canada
Katie Adams-Gossage	gutted (Intimate Pairings: Program 2)	Katie Adams-Gossage presented by Fall for Dance North and Citadel + Compagnie
Natasha Powell	The Room Upstairs	Presented by DanceWorks and Toronto Dance Theatre + co-produced by DanceWorks and Holla Jazz in collaboration with Toronto Dance Theatre
Outstanding Original Sound Composition
Ben Waters	Reverence (Adieu Mixed Programme)	The National Ballet of Canada
Dante Green	Be the Bird (dance: made in / fait au canada Festival, Wolfe Series)	princess productions
Gaute Tønder	Sand Flight	Toronto Dance Theatre
Kishan Patel	Aakarsh (dance: made in / fait au canada Festival, Morrison Series)	princess productions
Caroline Planté	Armonia	Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company

Outstanding Performance by an Individual
Andrea Nann	Firehorse and Shadow	Citadel + Compagnie co-produced by Dreamwalker Dance Company
Annie Katsura Rollins	Firehorse and Shadow	Citadel + Compagnie co-produced by Dreamwalker Dance Company
Frédérique Perron	gutted (Intimate Pairings: Program 2)	Katie Adams-Gossage presented by Fall for Dance North and Citadel + Compagnie
Lukas Malkowski	Microphone Controller	Citadel + Compagnie
Miyeko Ferguson	if then (MIGHTY DANCES IN A small SPACE)	VideoCabaret
Rose-Mary Harbans	ZAYO	dance Immersion & Esie Mensah Creations in association with TO Live
Tanveer Alam	Aakarsh (dance: made in / fait au canada Festival, Morrison Series)	princess productions
Viv Moore	Pull Up Your Socks	Viv Moore
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble
The Ensemble of: Riley Berger, Drew Berry, Ethan Bracken, Brayden Jamil Cairns, Chloe Cha, Reese de Guzman, Sam Grist, Spencer Hack, Steph Harkness, Kate Kolo, Atira Santosh, Natasha Poon Woo	Be the Bird (dance: made in / fait au canada Festival, Wolfe Series)	princess productions
The Ensemble of: Stephen Thompson, Cynthia Koppe, Francesca Chudnoff, Hanako Hoshimi-Caines, Sehyoung Lee, Winnie Ho	Make Banana Cry	Toronto Dance Theatre in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
The Ensemble of: Alexander Bozinoff, Jason Ferro, Hannah Galway, Christopher Gerty, Albjon Gjorllaku, Selene Guerrero-Trujillo, Spencer Hack, Monika Haczkiewicz, Josh Hall, Connor Hamilton, Isabella Kinch, Tirion Law, Keaton Leier, Arielle Miralles, Shaakir Muhammad, Siphesihle November, Chase O’Connell, Emma Ouellet, Matthieu Pagès, Noah Parets, Genevieve Penn Nabity, David Preciado, Ben Rudisin, Kota Sato, Jenna Savella, Calley Skalnik, Alexander Skinner, Donald Thom, Aidan Tully, Tene Ward, Oliver Yonick, Ana Zamora, Rachel Wilson, Alex Hetherington, Coleman Itzkoff	Procession	The National Ballet of Canada
The Ensemble of: Caroline “Lady C” Fraser, Hollywood Jade, Miha Matevzic, Raoul Wilke	The Room Upstairs	Presented by DanceWorks and Toronto Dance Theatre + co-produced by DanceWorks and Holla Jazz in collaboration with Toronto Dance Theatre
The Ensemble of: Esie Mensah, Kwasi Obeng-Adjei, Monique Pascall, Eilish 미정 Shin-Culhane, JA.Marie	ZAYO	dance Immersion & Esie Mensah Creations in association with TO Live
Outstanding Achievement in Design
Dominique Pétrin (Scenic)	Make Banana Cry	Toronto Dance Theatre in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Ingri Fiksdal, Jonas Corell Petersen (Scenic)	Sand Flight	Toronto Dance Theatre
Jeff Logue (Lighting)	Reverence (Adieu Mixed Programme)	The National Ballet of Canada
Simon Rossiter (Lighting)	ZAYO	dance Immersion & Esie Mensah Creations in association with TO Live
Theo Belc (Lighting)	gutted (Intimate Pairings: Program 2)	Katie Adams-Gossage presented by Fall for Dance North and Citadel + Compagnie

2026 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Nominees Touring & Innovation
Outstanding Touring Production
Aves (Citadel Dance Exchange – Programme 1)	Citadel + Compagnie
Hamlet	Luminato Festival
Michel(le)	Théâtre La Seizième presented by Théâtre français de Toronto
The Far Side of the Moon	Ex Machina presented by Canadian Stage
What the Day Owes to the Night	Luminato Festival
Outstanding Innovative Experience
The Haunting	UnSpun Theatre