This just in from Estelle Rosen. It was MECCA Awards night last night (Monday, March 8, 2010) at Théâtre Ste. Catherine.
MECCA Awards are purely honorary (No $$$) awards given out in recognition for outstanding work in English-language theatre in Montreal.
Here's the official list of winners:
08-09 MECCA AWARD WINNERS
BEST ACTOR: Andreas Apergis (Blessed Are They, Infinitheatre)
BEST ACTRESS: Nicola Cavendish (Shirley Valentine, Centaur Theatre)
BEST DIRECTOR: Greg Kramer (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Segal Centre)
BEST TEXT : With Bated Breath, by Bryden MacDonald
BEST ENSEMBLE: With Bated Breath, Centaur
BEST VISITING PROD: Tshepang (MOPO)
BEST SET DESIGN: James Lavoie, With Bated Breath, Centaur
BEST COSTUME: Marie-Genevieve Morin (Le Code Noir, Black Theatre Workshop)
BEST LIGHTING: Spike Lyne, With Bated Breath, Centaur
BEST SOUND: Peter Cerone, With Bated Breath, Centaur
BEST PRODUCTION: Blessed Are They, by Bruce M. Smith, Infinitheatre
REVELATION: Paul Van Dyck
HONORABLE MENTION: Robin Henderson
DISTINCTION: Jeremy Hechtman and Patrick Goddard, Mainline Theatre
HONORABLE MENTION: Chris Brown and Carolyn Murdoch of John Abbott College Theatre Department