1984 Dora Mavor Moore Awards

1984 Dora Mavor Moore Awards

The 1984 Dora Mavor Moore Awards celebrated excellence in theatre from the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts.

Winners and nominees

General Theatre Division

Production	Original Play
Cloud Nine – Schwarz/Sewell Productions Delicatessen – Toronto Free Theatre In the Jungle of Cities – Toronto Free Theatre The Dining Room – Gemstone Productions Trafford Tanzi – Toronto Free Theatre and National Arts Centre	Mein by Stewart Arnott, Mark Christmann, Dorian Clark, Denis Forest, Maggie Huculak, Tanja Jacobs, Susan McKenzie, Richard Rose and Ines Ruchli – Autumn Angel Repertory I am Not a Legend by Gordon Carruth and Bob Knuckle Mystery of the Oak Island Treasure by Jim Betts and John Roby – Young People's Theatre Names by Larry Cox and George Luscombe – Toronto Workshop Productions Tower by Lawrence Jeffery – Factory Theatre
Leading Actor	Leading Actress
Douglas Rain for The Dining Room – Gemstone Productions Douglas Campbell for The Homecoming Gordon Clapp for Trafford Tanzi – Toronto Free Theatre and National Arts Centre Richard Hilger for Three Beats to the Bar – Theatre Passe Muraille Dan Lett for Delicatessen – Toronto Free Theatre R. H. Thomson for The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs – Toronto Workshop Productions	Martha Burns for Trafford Tanzi – Toronto Free Theatre and National Arts Centre Jackie Burroughs for White Biting Dog – Tarragon Theatre Rosemary Dunsmore for Single – Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts Barbara Gordon for The Dining Room – Gemstone Productions Kate Trotter for Top Girls – Tarragon Theatre
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
Richard Donat for In the Jungle of Cities – Toronto Free Theatre Maurice Evans for The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs – Toronto Workshop Productions Stephen Ouimette for White Biting Dog – Tarragon Theatre Errol Slue for Of Mice and Men – Young People's Theatre Steve Weston for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof	Clare Coulter for Top Girls – Tarragon Theatre Joyce Campion for Delicatessen – Toronto Free Theatre Robin Craig for Top Girls – Tarragon Theatre Iréna Mayeska for Summerfolk – CentreStage Bridget O'Sullivan for Trafford Tanzi – Toronto Free Theatre and National Arts Centre
Direction	Scenic Design
Bill Glassco for Cloud Nine – Schwarz/Sewell Productions Derek Goldby and David Hemblen for Delicatessen – Toronto Free Theatre Ray Jewers for Trafford Tanzi – Toronto Free Theatre and National Arts Centre Leon Major for The Dining Room – Gemstone Productions Guy Sprung for In the Jungle of Cities – Toronto Free Theatre	Mary Kerr for In the Jungle of Cities – Toronto Free Theatre Terry Gunvordahl for Delicatessen – Toronto Free Theatre Barbra Matis for Three Beats to the Bar – Theatre Passe Muraille Roy Robitshek for Trafford Tanzi – Toronto Free Theatre and National Arts Centre Phillip Silver for The Dining Room – Gemstone Productions Alan Stichbury for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Costume Design	Lighting Design
Mary Kerr for In the Jungle of Cities – Toronto Free Theatre Mark Negin for Summerfolk – CentreStage Christina Poddubiuk for Toad of Toad Hall – CentreStage Cameron Porteous for Cloud Nine – Schwarz/Sewell Productions Roy Robitshek for Trafford Tanzi – Toronto Free Theatre and National Arts Centre	Peter Smith for In the Jungle of Cities – Toronto Free Theatre Donald Finlayson for Delicatessen – Toronto Free Theatre Harry Frehner for A Christmas Carol – Young People's Theatre Harry Frehner and Louise Guinand for Mystery of the Oak Island Treasure – Young People's Theatre Alan Stichbury for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Musical Theatre or Revue Division

Production	Original Musical
Pump Boys and Dinettes – Variety Dinner Theatre Madeira M’Dear – Sho/On Productions Nightbloom – COMUS Music Theatre	Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang by Philip Balsam, Jim Betts, Dennis Lee and Mordecai Richler – Young People's Theatre No Man Is a Centre Island by John Hemphill, Ron James, Don Lake, Kathleen Laskev, Debra McGrath and Bruce Pirrie – Second City Waiting for John Doe by Sandra Balcovske, John Hemphill, Ron James, Don Lake, Debra McGrath, Kathleen Laskev and Bruce Pirrie – Second City
Actor	Actress
Brian George for Madeira M’Dear – Sho/On Productions John Hemphill for Waiting for John Doe – Second City Blaine Parker for Forbidden Broadway	Darcy Dunlop for Noel and Gertie – Royal Alexander Theatre Salome Bey for Shimmytime – Toronto Free Theatre Mary Ellen Mahoney for Funny Girl – Warrack Productions
Direction	Scenic Design
Bartley Bard for Madeira M’Dear – Sho/On Productions Joel Greenberg for Forbidden Broadway Diane Nyland for Funny Girl – Warrack Productions	Judith Lee for Pump Boys and Dinettes – Variety Dinner Theatre Douglas McLean for Guys and Dolls – CentreStage John Pennoyer for Alice – Young People's Theatre
Costume Design	Lighting Design
Astrid Janson for Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang – Young People's Theatre Reginald Bronskill for Nightbloom – COMUS Music Theatre John Pennoyer for Alice – Young People's Theatre	Robert Thomson for Pump Boys and Dinettes – Variety Dinner Theatre Harry Frehner for Nightbloom – COMUS Music Theatre Robert Thomson for Fascinatin’ Rhythms – Variety Dinner Theatre
Musical Direction	Choreography
Ed Henderson for Pump Boys and Dinettes – Variety Dinner Theatre George Broderick for Shimmytime – Toronto Free Theatre Charles Homewood for Nightbloom – COMUS Music Theatre	Marvin Gordon for Guys and Dolls – CentreStage Jennifer Mascall for A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder – Dancemakers Diane Nyland for Funny Girl – Warrack Productions

Independent Theatre Division

Production
The Last Man on Earth – VideoCabaret Fourteen – AKA Performance Interface In The Wee Hours – 45.3 Life without Muscles: Growing up Artistic – Buddies in Bad Times Revelations and Talking With – Mercury Theatre Richard III – Actors Lab Theatre This Is For You, Anna – Theatre Passe Muraille

Theatre for Young Audiences Division

Production
Drink the Mercury – Young People's Theatre New Canadian Kid – Theatre Direct Canada The Nuclear Power Show – Young People's Theatre Une History à Dormir Debout – Théâtre du Petit Bonheur

See also

• 38th Tony Awards
• 1984 Laurence Olivier Awards