Toronto, June 29, 2004 — Terry Smith, Deputy Minister of Culture, presented the 2004 Pauline McGibbon Award to Alexandra Gilbert, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and the Ontario Arts Council at last night's Dora Mavor Moore Awards. The former Head of Wardrobe at Toronto’s Tarragon Theatre and at the Blyth Festival, Alexandra was given the award in the craftsperson category. The Pauline McGibbon Award is presented each year to an emerging theatre artist in Ontario who has displayed a unique talent and a potential for excellence. It is awarded in a three-year cycle to a designer, director and theatre craftsperson by a jury of theatre professionals.
Jurors, Bonnie Deakin, costumer and Wardrobe Manager, London’s Grand Theatre, Andrea Surich, Technical Director at the Stratford Festival and Henry Bertrand, Production Manager, at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, reviewed numerous nominations for craftspeople in all aspects of theatre production.
In selecting Alexandra Gilbert, the jury noted her youth, her “thirst to learn” and how much she’d been able to accomplish in such a short time. According to her nominator, “Alex’s unique talent is her ability to offer complete creative support to whomever she is working with.”
Alex graduated in 2000 from Ryerson Polytechnic University, Technical Production, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. As well as her former positions with the Blyth Festival and the Tarragon Theatre, she has worked on productions with Theatre Passe Muraille, Opera Atelier, Soulpepper Theatre, and Festival of Classics. She has been a guest lecturer at the Ryerson Theatre School.
The Pauline McGibbon Award was established by the Government of Ontario in 1981 to honour Ontario’s first female Lieutenant Governor. Mrs. McGibbon was a much-loved public figure who promoted the arts during her tenure as Lieutenant Governor, and was a supporter of the theatre in Ontario during her lifetime. The award is administered by the Ontario Arts Council and consists of $7,000 from the Ministry of Culture and a medal designed by Dora de Pedery Hunt.
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