Jessie Richardson Theatre Award Explained

Jessie Award
Current Awards:38th Jessie Awards
Awarded For:Excellence in Vancouver theatre
Presenter:Jessie Richardson Theatre Award Society
Country:Canada
Year:1982
Website:http://www.jessieawards.com/

The Jessie Richardson Theatre Award (commonly known as the Jessie Awards) is given to recognize achievement in professional theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] [2] [3] [4] The Jessies are presented by the Jessie Richardson Theatre Award Society, at an annual ceremony.[3] The awards are named after Jessie Richardson, co-founder of the Playhouse Holiday Theatre, local actor, director and designer.[2] [3] [5]

The rules for the Jessie Awards are set forth by the Jessie Review Committee each year, which applies for each season only.[6]

Awards

2019

Large Theatre

Small Theatre

Theatre for Young Audiences

Additional Awards

2020

2020 awards and nominations are from the following sources: [7] [8]

Large theatre

Significant Artistic Achievement

Small theatre

Significant Artistic Achievement:

Theatre for Young Audiences

Other

Special Awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Henighan, Tom . 2000 . Maclean's Companion to Canadian Arts and Culture . Vancouver . Raincoast Books . 1-55192-298-3.
  2. Book: King, Kimball . 2003 . Western Drama Through the Ages: Four Great Eras of Western Drama . 136 . Westport, CT . Greenwood Publishing Group . 0-313-32935-4.
  3. Web site: Jessie Richardson Awards . Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia . 2011-07-25 .
  4. Book: Benson . Eugene . Conolly . Leonard W. . 2010 . The Oxford Companion to Canadian Theatre . 38 . Toronto . Oxford University Press . 0-19-540672-9 . registration .
  5. News: Spelling Bee wins 3 Vancouver theatre awards . CBC News . 2011-06-21.
  6. Web site: The Jessie Richardson Awards Society Guidelines, Last updated 04/10/19 . 2020-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200630031824/https://www.jessieawards.com/society-guidelines/ . 2020-06-30 . live .
  7. Web site: Smith. Janet. 2020-06-29. Noises Off, The Father, and more win big as 2019-20 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards go virtual. 2020-11-08. The Georgia Straight. en.
  8. Web site: Smith. Janet. 2020-06-08. Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards nominations unveiled amid stage closures, with shows like Kuroko, Noises Off, and Coriolanus leading the way. 2020-11-08. The Georgia Straight. en.