1981 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Explained

1981 Dora Mavor Moore Awards
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The 1981 Dora Mavor Moore Awards celebrated excellence in theatre from the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts.^{[1] [2]}

Winners and nominees

General Theatre Division

Production	Original Play
Theatre of the Film Noir – Factory Theatre Lab Arms and the Man – Douglas Beattie and Toronto Truck Theatre Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia – Theatre Plus	Rexy by Allan Stratton – Phoenix Theatre ECU by Neil Munro – Toronto Free Theatre The Crackwalker by Judith Thompson – Theatre Passe Muraille Theatre of the Film Noir by George F. Walker – Factory Theatre Lab
Leading Actor	Leading Actress
Brent Carver for Bent – Schwarz/Sewell Productions Donald Davis for ECU – Toronto Free Theatre Donald Davis for On Golden Pond – Theatre Plus Hardee T. Lineham for The Crackwalker – Theatre Passe Muraille	Roberta Maxwell for Stevie – Young People's Theatre Michelle Fisk for Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre Lynne Griffin for Arms and the Man – Douglas Beattie and Toronto Truck Theatre Joann McIntyre for The Crackwalker – Theatre Passe Muraille
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
Ed McNamara for Generations Stewart Arnott for ECU – Toronto Free Theatre Robert Haley for Arms and the Man – Douglas Beattie and Toronto Truck Theatre Patrick Sinclair for The Team	Kate Reid for Stevie – Young People's Theatre Robin Craig for Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre Nicky Guadagni for Plenty – CentreStage Theatre Mary Savidge for Dracula – Young People's Theatre
Direction	Scenic Design
George F. Walker for Theatre of the Film Noir – Factory Theatre Lab William Lane for Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre Alan Scarfe for The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia – Theatre Plus Ray Whelan for Arms and the Man – Douglas Beattie and Toronto Truck Theatre	Jim Plaxton for Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre John Ferguson for Plenty – CentreStage Theatre Astrid Janson for Christopher Columbus – Toronto Workshop Productions Allan Stichbury for The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia – Theatre Plus
Costume Design	Lighting Design
Susan Benson for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Toronto Arts Productions Olga Dimitrov for The Boy Friend – Errant Productions Juul Haalmeyer for Valentine Brown – Valentine Productions with Toronto Workshop Productions	Jim Plaxton for Theatre of the Film Noir – Factory Theatre Lab Sholem Dolgoy for Rexy – Phoenix Theatre Jim Plaxton for Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre Robert Thomson for Happy End – Tarragon Theatre

Musical Theatre or Revue Division

Production (Musical)	Production (Revue or Cabaret)
The Boy Friend – Errant Productions A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Toronto Arts Productions Happy End – Tarragon Theatre The Boy Friend – Errant Productions Valentine Brown – Valentine Productions with Toronto Workshop Productions	Toronto, Toronto – Warrack Productions Judy – Pop Productions with David Paquet Two Minutes for High-Schticking – Second City We Got Love – Warrack Productions with Tetrad Group
Actor	Actress
Heath Lamberts for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Toronto Arts Productions Brian McKay for The Boy Friend – Errant Productions Rudy Webb for We Got Love – Warrack Productions with Tetrad Group Elias Zarou for Toronto, Toronto – Warrack Productions	Susan Cox for Valentine Brown – Valentine Productions with Toronto Workshop Productions Denise Ferguson for The Boy Friend – Errant Productions Jodi Glassman for Toronto, Toronto – Warrack Productions Liliane Stilwell for We Got Love – Warrack Productions with Tetrad Group
Original Score
John Roby for Theatre of the Film Noir – Factory Theatre Lab Susan Cox for Valentine Brown – Valentine Productions with Toronto Workshop Productions Mark Shekter and Charles Weir for Toronto, Toronto – Warrack Productions David E. Walden for Oh! My Stars

See also

• 35th Tony Awards
• 1981 Laurence Olivier Awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominees . 13 April 2021 . 29 May 2022 . Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts.
2. Web site: Dora Mavor Moore Award Recipients . 13 April 2021 . 29 May 2022 . Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts.