A Manitoulin Island theatre troupe has taken the top award at the annual QUONTA Festival held in Sault Ste. Marie.
Gore Bay Theatre swept the awards with their production of “This is How We Got Here” winning the Outstanding Production Award last week.
Co-directors, Andrea Emmerton and Walter Maskell won for Outstanding Directors and the troupe also brought home the Outstanding Visual Presentation and Outstanding Technical Presentation trophies.
They also received several adjudicator nominations and awards.
The company will now go on to represent the region at the Theatre Ontario Festival in Richmond Hill on May 16th.
Gore Bay Theatre’s production team and cast of “This Is How We Got Here” won the adjudicator’s award for Outstanding Ensemble and an adjudicator’s award for Special Achievement in Original Music was won by Vern Dorge of Gore Bay Theatre.
Andrea Emmerton and Walter Maskell of Gore Bay Theatre not only won for Best Director, they were also nominated for an adjudicator’s award for Risk Taking.
Bill Viertelhausen was nominated for adjudicator’s award for Festival Hero.
The troupe was nominated for adjudicator’s award for special achievement in stage management.
Will Smith and John Robertson were both nominated for outstanding male in a leading role, as well as Tara Bernatchez and Shannon McMullan both being nominated for outstanding female in a leading role.