And the META Goes To… Season 24/25 METAs Recipients!

Thank you to everyone who attended The 13th Annual METAs Ceremony, which took place November 9th, 2025 at Le Gesù. The biggest night in Montreal English Theatre was hosted by Augusta Wind and Jeremy Lewis, and written and directed by Adam Capriolo! Read on to see the full list of list of nominees and recipients of this year’s METAs Ceremony! Thank you to the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the Quebec Drama Federation, and Marabooth for all the support!

Nominees & Recipients / Season 2024-2025
In Order of Announcement

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE - Independent Production

• Brian Dooley - How to Survive in the Wild

• Noah Labranche - How to Survive in the Wild

• Patrick Park - Max and Aaron Write a Musical

• Jonathan Vanderzon - Cabaret
  

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE - PACT Production

• Paul Van Dyck - Sakura - After Chekhov

• Matthew Kabwe - Sinkhole (or six ways to disappear)

• Christopher Ning - Titanique

• Warona Setshwaelo - Sinkhole (or six ways to disappear)
  

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN

• Julie Basse - For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again

• Paul Chambers - Three Women of Swatow

• Tim Rodrigues - The Wolves

• Paige Seber, with associate Andrea McMillan - Titanique

• Aurora Torok - Resurrection
  

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION

• Jesse Ash - The Wolves

• Christine ML Lee - Three Women of Swatow

• Troy Slocum - Jordan

• Elena Stoodley - Taking Care of Maman
  

OUTSTANDING EMERGING ARTIST - PERFORMANCE

• Alyssa Angelucci-Wall - Sinkhole (or six ways to disappear)

• Émile Auger - Max and Aaron Write a Musical

• Masha Bashmakova - The Wolves

• Bénédicte Bélizaire - Scorpio Moon

• Carter Gulseth - The Importance of Being Earnest

• Dylan Thomas-Bouchier - Jordan
  

OUTSTANDING EMERGING ARTIST - PRODUCTION

• Charlotte Baker (Video Design) - Sakura - After Chekhov

• Julia Carrier (Set Design) - The Wolves

• Christine ML Lee (Sound Design) - Three Women of Swatow

• Cat Preston (Director) - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

• Pen Tsin (Costume Design) - Sinkhole (or six ways to disappear)
  

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN

• Brian Dudkiewicz - Clue: On Stage

• Bruno-Pierre Houle - Max and Aaron Write a Musical

• Bruno-Pierre Houle - The Importance of Being Earnest

• Gabriel Tsampalieros - For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again

• Diana Uribe - Three Women of Swatow
  

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN

• Kayleigh Choiniere - Lesbian Wilderness Retreat from Hell

• Chloé Depommier - The Importance of Being Earnest

• Rachel Quintero Faia - Jordan

• Pen Tsin - Sinkhole (or six ways to disappear)

• Alejo Vietti, with associate Louise Bourret - Titanique
  

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE

• Alyssa Angelucci-Wall, Veronica Baron, Emma Elizabeth, Anton May, Hannah Morrow, Elly Pond, Joan Edouard Williams, Chrystal Zhang - Lesbian Wilderness Retreat from Hell

• Hasani Freeman, Carter Gulseth, Mara Lazaris, Stephanie McKenna, Juliana Monk, Theodore Vlachos - The Importance of Being Earnest

• Alyssa Angelucci-Wall, Meenu Atwal, Nora Barker, Masha Bashmakova, Quinn Dooley, Maria Jimenez, Darragh Mondoux, Amy Ring, Amelia Sargisson, Espoir Segbeaya -The Wolves
  

THE INNOVATION AWARD
SPONSORED BY THE QUEBEC DRAMA FEDERATION
Nested Circles - Newcomer Artist Residency - Imago Theatre

OUTSTANDING VIDEO DESIGN AND INTEGRATION

• Adam Capriolo (Video Design) & Ryan Mason (TV Designer & Video Technician) - Resurrection

• Charlotte Baker (Video Design) - Sakura - After Chekhov

• Chris Wardell & Zachary Weibel (Video & Projection Design) - How to Survive in the Wild

• potatoCakes_digital (Emily Soussana & Andrew Scriver) and Nate Plong (Video Design) - Lesbian Wilderness Retreat from Hell

• potatoCakes_digital (Emily Soussana & Andrew Scriver) (Video Design) - Jordan
  

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THEATRE

• Nick Burgess (Music Direction) - Titanique

• Rachel Quintero Faia & Tania Marchildon (Maskwa Costume Design and Head Piece Builder) - Jordan

• Orlando López (Stage Manager) - Lesbian Wilderness Retreat from Hell

• Emily Soussana, Andrew Scriver, Christine McCauley, Kayleigh Choiniere (Creature Design) - Lesbian Wilderness Retreat from Hell

• Christopher Wardell (Puppet Design) - Amélie
  

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE - Independent Production

• Rylan Allen - Max and Aaron Write a Musical

• Andrew Morrisey - Resurrection

• Jonathan Patterson - Bed & Breakfast

• Cat Preston - Amélie

• Julianna Willson - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
  

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE - PACT Production

• Bénédicte Bélizaire - Scorpio Moon

• Ellen David - For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again

• Todd Houseman - Jordan

• Julie Tamiko-Manning - Three Women of Swatow

• Dylan Thomas-Bouchier - Jordan
  

OUTSTANDING NEW TEXT

• Trevor Barrette - Max and Aaron Write a Musical

• Gillian Clark - Adventures

• Yvette Nolan - Jordan

• Adjani Poirier - Scorpio Moon

• Dane Stewart - Resurrection
  

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION

• Jimmy Blais - Jordan

• Adam Capriolo - Resurrection

• Adam Capriolo and Rebecca Gibian - The Importance of Being Earnest

• Krista Jackson & Jimmy Blais - The Wolves
  

UNSUNG HERO OF THE THEATRE
Kathryn Westoll - Executive Director, Geordie Theatre

OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION

• Amélie - Penumbra Théâtre Pénombre

• Bed & Breakfast - Trevor Barrette

• How to Survive in the Wild - Persephone Productions

• Johnny Legdick: A Rock Opera - Playwright Hero & MainLine Theatre

• Resurrection - Talking Dog Productions
  

OUTSTANDING PACT PRODUCTION

• Jordan - Geordie Theatre

• The Importance of Being Earnest - Repercussion Theatre & Persephone Productions

• Three Women of Swatow - Centaur Theatre

• Titanique - Segal Centre for Performing Arts

• The Wolves - Imago Theatre & Geordie Theatre