Nominations Revealed for 2026 Dora Mavor Moore Awards by TAPA

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Productions with multiple nods include Le malentendu (The Misunderstanding), Rogers v. Rogers, The Welkin, Through the Eyes of God, and more

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The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) today revealed all nominations for the 46th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards presented by the Romano D’Andrea Foundation. Including the Touring and Innovative Experience recipients announced today, this year’s Doras celebrate 221 nominations across 44 gender-inclusive award categories within seven divisions, reflecting the remarkable artistry of the 2025-2026 season. This year’s nominations encompass 214 shows from 99 TAPA-registered companies: the highest number of shows submitted since 2019, as producing capacity in the city returns to pre-pandemic levels.

The Dora Awards ceremony takes place on Monday, June 29 at Toronto’s Meridian Hall (1 Front Street East), hosted by actor Amaka Umeh—who today received their 9th and 10th Dora Award nominations, for their ensemble work in both Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary (Crow’s Theatre), and Narnia (Soulpepper Theatre Company, Bad Hats Theatre, and Crow’s Theatre).

TAPA ancillary award winners announced today include: Michael Caldwell as this year’s recipient of the George Luscombe Mentorship Award for extraordinary mentorship in the performing arts; and designer Ashley Naomi as this year’s Pauline McGibbon Award recipient.

Clay and Paper Theatre was awarded the Ray Ferris Innovation and Sustainability Grant of $25,000 to recognize advances in theatrical design and the promotion of environmental sustainability in live theatre.

New this year, the recipients of two Dora Award categories were announced at the nominee press conference on June 1:

What the Day Owes to the Night (Luminato Festival)

Nominees in the category included: Aves (Citadel Dance Exchange - Programme 1), Citadel + Compagnie; Hamlet, Luminato Festival; Michel(le), Théâtre La Seizième presented by Théâtre français de Toronto; and The Far Side of the Moon, Ex Machina presented by Canadian Stage.

The Haunting (UnSpun Theatre), written and performed by Shira Leuchter *unanimously acclaimed

Voting is now open for the annual Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award sponsored by Now Toronto, in honour of the beloved, long-time theatre writer. The public can vote here for their favourite show from the list of Outstanding Production nominees across all divisions, or they can write in their own, until June 22 at midnight. Tickets for the Dora Awards event are on sale now , including $61.25 early bird tickets (taxes and fees included), available until June 8.

The Dora Awards, Canada’s largest and oldest awards program, celebrates the incredible talent within Toronto’s professional theatre, dance, and opera communities.

Bremen Town (Tarragon Theatre) Copperbelt (NAC English Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company) Le malentendu (The Misunderstanding) (Théâtre français de Toronto) Rogers v. Rogers (Crow’s Theatre) Through the Eyes of God (Theatre Passe Muraille)

Through the Eyes of God, Anusree Roy (Theatre Passe Muraille) The Christmas Market, Kanika Ambrose (b current Performing Arts in association with Crow’s Theatre and Studio 180 Theatre) Rogers v. Rogers, Michael Healey (Crow’s Theatre) Copperbelt, Natasha Mumba (NAC English Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company) The Neighbours, Nicolas Billon (Green Light Arts in association with Tarragon Theatre)

Andrea Donaldson, Enormity, Girl, and the Earthquake in Her Lungs (Nightwood Theatre in association with Tarragon Theatre) Claren Grosz and Augusto Bitter, Reina (Pencil Kit Productions in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre) Gregory Prest , Bremen Town (Tarragon Theatre) Karine Ricard, Le malentendu (The Misunderstanding) (Théâtre français de Toronto) Thomas Morgan Jones, Through the Eyes of God (Theatre Passe Muraille)

Amanda Cordner in How to Catch Creation (Soulpepper Theatre Company, Nightwood Theatre, and Obsidian Theatre) Bahia Watson in Summer and Smoke (Crow’s Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company in association with BirdLand Theatre) Bahia Watson in The Welkin (Soulpepper Theatre Company, The Howland Company, and Crow’s Theatre) Béatrice René-Décarie in Le malentendu (The Misunderstanding) (Théâtre français de Toronto) Gabriella Sundar Singh in Through the Eyes of God (Theatre Passe Muraille) Michelle Monteith in Red Like Fruit (2b theatre company presented by Soulpepper Theatre Company and Luminato Festival) Ordena Stephens-Thompson in The Neighbours (Green Light Arts in association with Tarragon Theatre) Sophia Walker in Slave Play (Canadian Stage)

From Bremen Town, the ensemble of Nancy Palk , Tatjana Cornij , Oliver Dennis , Farhang Ghajar, Veronica Hortigüela, Sheila McCarthy , Dan Mousseau, Gregory Prest , and William Webster (Tarragon Theatre)

From Enormity, Girl, and the Earthquake in Her Lungs, the ensemble of Marta Armstrong, Liz Der, Philippa Domville, Vivien Endicott-Douglas , Noa Furlong, Bria McLaughlin, Sofía Rodríguez, and Emerjade Simms (Nightwood Theatre, in association with Tarragon Theatre)

From Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary, the ensemble of Michelle Monteith , Sabryn Rock , Nancy Palk , Belinda Corpuz, and Amaka Umeh (Crow’s Theatre)

From The Welkin, the ensemble of Olunike Adeliyi, Ghazal Azarbad, Nadine Bhabha, Brefny Caribou, Raquel Duffy , Kyra Harper , Fiona Highet , Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster, Craig Lauzon , Cameron Laurie, Annie Luján, Natasha Mumba, Liisa Repo-Martell, Hallie Seline, and Addison Wagman (Soulpepper Theatre Company, The Howland Company, and Crow’s Theatre)

From You, Always, the ensemble of Maev Beaty and Liisa Repo-Martell (Canadian Stage)

Andy Moro (Scenic & Projection) for Mischief (Tarragon Theatre, Native Earth Performing Arts, and Neptune Theatre ) Joshua Quinlan (Scenic) and Nathan Bruce (Projection) for Rogers v. Rogers (Crow’s Theatre) Julie Fox (Scenic) for The Welkin (Soulpepper Theatre Company, The Howland Company, and Crow’s Theatre) Ken MacDonald (Scenic) for Queen Maeve (Tarragon Theatre) Sim Suzer (Scenic) for Romeo & Juliet (Canadian Stage)

Anahita Dehbonehie for Rainbow on Mars (Outside the March with The National Ballet of Canada and Peripheral Theatre) Melanie McNeill for Le malentendu (The Misunderstanding) (Théâtre français de Toronto) Michelle Tracey for The Welkin (Soulpepper Theatre Company, The Howland Company, and Crow’s Theatre) Nancy Anne Perrin for Bremen Town (Tarragon Theatre) Rachel Forbes for Copperbelt (NAC English Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company)

Bonnie Beecher for The Welkin (Soulpepper Theatre Company, The Howland Company, and Crow's Theatre) Chris Malkowski for The Surrogate (Here For Now Theatre Company in association with Crow’s Theatre, House + Body, and b current Performing Arts) Christian Horoszczak for Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary (Crow’s Theatre) Imogen Wilson for Rogers v. Rogers (Crow’s Theatre) Melissa Joakim for Rainbow on Mars (Outside the March with The National Ballet of Canada and Peripheral Theatre)

Maddie Bautista for The Surrogate (Here For Now Theatre Company in association with Crow’s Theatre, House + Body, and b current Performing Arts) Mehdi Rostami for Le malentendu (The Misunderstanding) (Théâtre français de Toronto) Olivia Wheeler for The Comeuppance (Soulpepper Theatre Company) Romeo Candido for Through the Eyes of God (Theatre Passe Muraille) Thomas Ryder Payne for Rogers v. Rogers (Crow’s Theatre)

Bug, The King Black Box in partnership with Elkabong Theatre Projects Dance Nation, Coal Mine Theatre and Outside the March in association with Rock Bottom Movement Eureka Day, Coal Mine Theatre The Division, Project: Humanity and Pyretic Productions in association with Crow’s Theatre The Green Line, In Arms Theatre Company and MENA Collective in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Factory Theatre

The Division, Andrew Kushnir (Project: Humanity and Pyretic Productions in association with Crow’s Theatre) Romeo Pimp, Jesse McQueen (The King Black Box in partnership with One East Productions) Public Consumption, Lauren Gillis and Alaine Hutton (Lester Trips (Theatre) presented by Factory Theatre) The Green Line, Makram Ayache (In Arms Theatre Company and MENA Collective in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Factory Theatre) take rimbaud, Susanna Fournier (The Howland Company in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre)

Andrew Kushnir , The Division (Project: Humanity and Pyretic Productions in association with Crow’s Theatre) Diana Bentley (Director) and Alyssa Martin (Movement Director), Dance Nation (Coal Mine Theatre and Outside the March in association with Rock Bottom Movement) Makram Ayache, The Green Line (In Arms Theatre Company and MENA Collective in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Factory Theatre) Sophie Ann Rooney, Romeo Pimp (The King Black Box in partnership with One East Productions) Ted Witzel , take rimbaud (The Howland Company in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre)

Daniel Maslany in The Division (Project: Humanity and Pyretic Productions in association with Crow’s Theatre) Evan Buliung in Fulfillment Centre (Coal Mine Theatre) Kevin Bundy in Eureka Day (Coal Mine Theatre) Kristen Thomson in Fulfillment Centre (Coal Mine Theatre) L.A. Sweeney in Bug (The King Black Box in partnership with Elkabong Theatre Projects) Nicholas Eddie in Bug (The King Black Box in partnership with Elkabong Theatre Projects) Nolan Moberly in Tales of an Urban Indian (Talk Is Free Theatre) Oshen Aoun in The Green Line (In Arms Theatre Company and MENA Collective in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Factory Theatre)

From Dance Nation, the ensemble of Salvatore Antonio, Beck Lloyd, Annie Luján, Zorana Sadiq , Oliver Dennis , Katherine Cullen, Jean Yoon , Amy Keating, and Amy Matysio (Coal Mine Theatre and Outside the March in association with Rock Bottom Movement)

From Night at the Grand Guignol, the ensemble of Jeanie Calleja, Pip Dwyer, and Natalie Bushnik (Eldritch Theatre)

From Romeo Pimp, the ensemble of Charlotte Salisbury, athena kaitlin trinh, Agape Mngomezulu , Brennan Bielefeld, Jesse McQueen, Sam Wexler, Juliette Diodati, and Jack Creaghan (The King Black Box in partnership with One East Productions)

From take rimbaud, the ensemble of Thomas Mitchell Barnet , Julian De Zotti, Ruth Goodwin , Rose Tuong, Breton Lalama, Hallie Seline, Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster, and Cameron Laurie (The Howland Company in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre)

From The Division, the ensemble of Mariya Khomutova, Ivy Charles, Alon Nashman, and Karl Ang (Project: Humanity and Pyretic Productions in association with Crow’s Theatre)

Anahita Dehbonehie (Scenic), The Green Line (In Arms Theatre Company and MENA Collective in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Factory Theatre) Nick Blais (Scenic), Fulfillment Centre (Coal Mine Theatre) Nick Blais (Scenic), Dance Nation (Coal Mine Theatre and Outside the March in association with Rock Bottom Movement) Steve Lucas and Beckie Morris (Scenic), Eureka Day (Coal Mine Theatre) Ting - Huan 挺歡 Christine Urquhart (Scenic) and Nicole Eun-Ju Bell (Projection), take rimbaud (The Howland Company in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre)

Kathleen Black, Dance Nation (Coal Mine Theatre and Outside the March in association with Rock

_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/article/TAPA-Reveals-2026-Dora-Mavor-Moore-Award-Nominations-20260601)._