Awards & Honours

iMieko Ouchi, Caroline Howarth, Luc Tellier and Dave Clarke. Photo by parkerphoto.ca

2026

Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Nominee:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences, Celestial Being 
    • Outstanding Artistic Achievement, TYA, Ximena Pinilla (Set & Prop Designer), Celestial Being
    • Outstanding Artistic Achievement, TYA, Emma Schneider (Actor), Celestial Being

    2023

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Winner:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences, CTRL-ALT-DEL

    Nominee:

    • Outstanding Artistic Achievement, TYA, Corben Kushneryk, Director, CTRL-ALT-DEL
    • Outstanding Artistic Achievement, TYA, c.m. zuby, Set Designer, CTRL-ALT-DEL

    2019

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Winner:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences, Songs My Mother Never Sung Me
    • Outstanding Score of a Play or Musical: Dave Clarke, Songs My Mother Never Sung Me
    • Outstanding Artistic Achievement, TYA, Luc Tellier, Actor, Songs My Mother Never Sung Me

    Nominee:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences, CTRL-ALT-DEL
    • Outstanding Artistic Achievement, TYA, Jana O’Connor, Playwright, CTRL-ALT-DEL
    • Outstanding Artistic Achievement, TYA, Mieko Ouchi, Director, CTRL-ALT-DEL

    2018

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Winner:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences, Consent
    • Mieko Ouchi for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Writing/Directing

    Inaugural Compass Award

    Winner:

    Awarded by the Compass Centre for Sexual Wellness for Consent

    2017

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Winner:

    • Vern Thiessen and Brian Dooley for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Writing and Translating- Bello

    Nominee:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- Bello
    • Mieko Ouchi for Outstanding Achievement in TYA –Directing- Bello

    2016

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Winner:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences – Under Cover

    Nominee:

    • Kristen Padayas for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Acting- Under Cover
    • Mieko Ouchi for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Directing- Under Cover

    2015

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Winner:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- The Antyssey
    • Joel Crichton and Richard Lee for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – book, music and lyrics- The Antyssey

    Nominee:

    • Mieko Ouchi for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Direction- The Antyssey
    • Jesse Gervais for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Acting- The Antyssey
    • Patrick Beagan for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Design- The Antyssey

    2014

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Winner:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- I Am For You
    • Jonathan Purvis for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Fight Choreography and Acting- I Am For You

    Nominee:

    • Mieko Ouchi for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Direction- I Am For You
    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- Apples and Oranges
    • Mary Hulbert for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Acting- Apples and Oranges

    Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Toronto)

    Nominee:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences, Presented by Young People’s Theatre- Paper Song

    2013

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Winner:

    • Mathew Hulshof for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Acting- Smokescreen

    Nominee:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- Smokescreen
    • Mieko Ouchi for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Direction- Smokescreen
    • Cory Sincennes for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Design- Paper Song

    2012

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Nominee:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- Offensive Fouls
    • Caroline Howarth for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Direction- Offensive Fouls
    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- Lig & Bittle
    • Tracy Carroll for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Direction- Lig & Bittle

    2011

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Winner:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- Under Cover

    Nominee:

    • Mieko Ouchi for Outstanding Director- Under Cover

    Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Toronto)

    Winner:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences, Presented by the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People- Routes

    2010

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Winner:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- Routes

    Nominee:

    • Collin Doyle for Outstanding New Play- Routes
    • Mieko Ouchi for Outstanding Director- Routes
    • Joshua Beaudry for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role- Routes
    • David Fraser for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Set Design- Routes
    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- The Early Bloomer
    • Lisa Hancharek for Outstanding Achievement in TYA – Design- The Early Bloomer

    2009

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Nominee:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- Apples and Oranges
    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- Smokescreen

    2007

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Winner:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- Jeremy Fisher

    2006

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Winner:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- Nami Namersson, The Viking Who Liked To Name Things
    • Trevor Anderson and Bryce Kulak for Outstanding Score- Nami Namersson, The Viking Who Liked To Name Things
    • Cathy Derkach for Outstanding Musical Direction- Nami Namersson, The Viking Who Liked To Name Things

    Nominee:

    • Outstanding Musical- Nami Namersson, The Viking Who Liked To Name Things

    2005

    Syncrude Award for Innovative Artistic Direction – Mayor’s Evening for the Arts

    Winner:

    • Artistic Co-Directors: Caroline Howarth, Jared Matsunaga-Turnbull, Mieko Ouchi

    The Laurel Awards

    Nominee:

    • Concrete Theatre

    2004

    Syncrude Award for Innovative Artistic Direction – Mayor’s Luncheon

    Nominee:

    • Artistic Co-Directors – Concrete Theatre

    2003

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Winner:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- The Shape of A Girl

    2002

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Winner:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- Lig & Bittle

    2001

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Winner:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- Naomi’s Road

    Nominee:

    • Outstanding Set Design- Dave Fraser- Rice: stories with a slant

    Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Outstanding New Play

    Nominee:

    Rice: stories with a slant – Dave Fraser

    2000

    Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards

    Winner:

    • Outstanding Production for Young Audiences- Are We There Yet?