Overview
The Hart House University of Toronto Drama Festival is a competitive festival intended to provide an encouraging platform for the development of student talents, promotion of creativity and the recognition of excellence in theatrical performance and production. The festival provides an opportunity for U of T students from all campuses to compete for fun and adjudicated awards.
The Hart House University of Toronto Drama Festival has spawned numerous performers who have gone on to become stars of stage and screen: Ted Follows, David Gardner, Don Harron, Arthur Hiller, William Hutt and Donald Sutherland – to name a few. Over 80 years since its inception in 1936, and since Trevor Rines resurrected it in 1993, the Hart House U of T Drama Festival has provided a high profile showcase for up-and-coming theatrical talent and an accessible avenue for U of T students to perform and direct on the historic Hart House Theatre stage.
The Saturday evening concludes with a public Awards Ceremony where participants are recognized for their outstanding contributions.
About the Adjudicator
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Schedule
Life is But A Dream
in two parts
881 High School
Nuit Blanche
Journey Through Grief and Healing
UofT Improv Presents: The 5th Annual McGill Drama Festival
Helen\Klytemnestra, or Maneater
Lemons and Ginger
Stellar Pallarax
Stayed with Me
Specks of Survival
Three Plays and a Conversation
Awards
Janet Bessey Award for Excellence in Stage Management
Awarded to
Yabsira Malyon Adgu for
Lemons and Ginger,
produced by
UTSC Drama Society
IATSE Local 58 Award for Technical Achievement
Awarded to
Linnea Sander for
Stellar Pallarax ,
produced by
Independent Submission
Donald Sutherland Award for Best Performance
Awarded to
Mikaël Tobio Bennett for
Stellar Pallarax ,
produced by
Independent Submission
Robert Gill Award for Best Direction
Awarded to
Neve Chamberlain for
Average Male Conversation,
produced by
UC Follies
Robertson Davies Playwriting Award
Awarded to
Luis Sanchez for
Average Male Conversation,
produced by
UC Follies
President’s Award for Best Production
Awarded to
UTSC Drama Society for
Lemons and Ginger,
produced by
UTSC Drama Society
Awards of Merit
Awarded to
Technical Achievement in World Building Maggie Tavares and Shunsho Ando-Heng for
bluelight,
produced by
UTM EDSS
Awarded to
Daring Collaboration Maryuri Marin and Ethan Persyko for
Journey Through Grief and Healing,
produced by
Independent Submission
Awarded to
Writing: Roles Actors Would Die Play Cass Iacovelli for
in two parts ,
produced by
Independent Submission
Awarded to
Writing: Radical Reimagining Cassandra Marcus Davey for
Helen\Klytemnestra, or Maneater,
produced by
Victoria College Drama Society
Awarded to
Writing: Continue the Conversation Nina Katz for
Three Plays and a Conversation,
produced by
St. Michael’s College Troubadours
Awarded to
Give this writer a Sketch Show (aka the Lorne Michaels Award) Eeman Chaudhry for
Life is But A Dream,
produced by
UTSC Improv