Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play

The Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play is an annual award celebrating achievements in Toronto theatre.

For most of the Dora Awards' history, separate awards have been presented for best play and best musical. For part of the 1990s, however, the two awards were merged with both musicals and dialogue-based plays competing in a single category.

Awards and nominations[]

Year	Winner	Nominated
1980	Linda Griffiths and Paul Thompson, Maggie and Pierre
1981	Allan Stratton, Rexy	Neil Munro, Extreme Close Up George F. Walker, Theatre of the Film Noir Judith Thompson, The Crackwalker
1982	John Krizanc, Tamara	, Clay Erika Ritter, The Passing Scene Tom Walmsley, White Boys
1983	and Linda Griffiths, O.D. on Paradise	George F. Walker, The Art of War Mavis Gallant, What Is to Be Done? , Censored
1984	, Mein	and , I Am Not a Legend , The Mystery of the Oak Island Treasure and , Names , Tower
1985	David French, Salt-Water Moon	Marie-Lynn Hammond, De beaux gestes/Beautiful Deeds George F. Walker, Criminals in Love Michael Hollingsworth, The History of the Village of the Small Huts: Part 1, New France John Krizanc, Prague
1986^[1]	Linda Griffiths and Maria Campbell, Jessica	Margaret Hollingsworth, Islands , La Storia: A Tale of Fables Allan Stratton, Papers Don Hannah, The Wedding Script
1987^[2]	Tomson Highway, The Rez Sisters	René-Daniel Dubois, Being at Home with Claude John Lazarus, Genuine Fakes Joan MacLeod, Jewel Margaret Hollingsworth, War Babies
1988^[3]	George F. Walker, Nothing Sacred	, Detaining Mr. Trotsky Ann-Marie MacDonald, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) Judith Thompson, I Am Yours Michel Tremblay, Le Vrai Monde?
1989^[4]	Tomson Highway, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing	Sally Clark, Moo Ken Garnhum, Beuys, Buoys, Boys Kelly Rebar, Bordertown Café Michel Tremblay (tr. and Bill Glassco), The Real World?
1990	George F. Walker, Love and Anger	Howard Barker, The Europeans Sally Clark, The Trial of Judith K Joan MacLeod, Amigo's Blue Guitar Michael Ondaatje, and , Coming Through Slaughter
1991	Michel Marc Bouchard (trans. Linda Gaboriau), Lilies	Linda Griffiths, The Darling Family Ann-Marie MacDonald, The Arab's Mouth Judith Thompson, Lion in the Streets Michel Tremblay, La Maison suspendue
1992	George F. Walker, Escape from Happiness	Michael Hollingsworth, Laurier Bryden MacDonald, Whale Riding Weather Paulette Phillips, Under the Influence , Naomi's Road
1993	Terrence McNally, John Kander and Fred Ebb, Kiss of the Spider Woman	and , Ratbag
1994	Leslie Arden, The House of Martin Guerre	, A Christmas Carol Andrew Sabiston and , Napoleon John Lazarus, The Nightingale
1995^[5]	and Christopher Richards, Molly Wood	Don Hannah, The Wooden Hill Maureen Hunter, Transit of Venus
1996	Raymond Storey, The Glorious 12th	Gilles Maheu, The Dead Souls Allan Stratton, Dracula: Nightmare of the Dead
1997	Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Terrence McNally, Ragtime	John Caird and Paul Gordon, Jane Eyre Maureen Hunter, Atlantis , Oliver Twist Carol Shields, Thirteen Hands
1998	George F. Walker, Problem Child	, Cherry Docs Jason Sherman, Patience George F. Walker, The End Of Civilization David Young, Inexpressible Island
1999	Michael Healey, The Drawer Boy	Daniel Brooks and Guillermo Verdecchia, Insomnia Michael Hollingsworth and , The Life and Times of Brian Mulroney , Aurash Jonathan Wilson, Kilt
2000	Linda Griffiths, Alien Creature Michel Tremblay (trans. Linda Gaboriau), For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again	Florence Gibson, Belle Morwyn Brebner, Music for Contortionist Jean Yoon, The Yoko Ono Project
2001	Kristen Thomson, I, Claudia	Alex Bulmer, Smudge Ronnie Burkett, Happy Adam Pettle, Zadie's Shoes , Ghost Train
2002	Michael Healey, Plan B	Carole Fréchette, Elisa's Skin Daniel MacIvor, You Are Here , This Hotel Djanet Sears, The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God
2003	Morris Panych, Girl in the Goldfish Bowl	Chris Earle, Russell Hill Matthew Edison, The Domino Heart , The Danish Play Adam Pettle, Therac 25
2004	Michael Hollingsworth, Confederation	Trey Anthony, da kink in my hair , China Doll , Simpl , Restitution - An Irish-Canadian Rhapsody
2005	John Mighton, Half Life	Claudia Dey, Trout Stanley , Little Dragon Rick Miller and Daniel Brooks, Bigger Than Jesus , No Great Mischief
2006	d'bi young, blood.claat - one womban story	Ronnie Burkett, 10 Days on Earth Rosa Labordé, Léo , Territories , and Liisa Repo-Martell, The Long Valley
2007	Michael Healey, Generous	Damien Atkins, Lucy Michael Hollingsworth, The Saskatchewan Rebellion , Noble Parasites Morris Panych, What Lies Before Us
2008	Judith Thompson, The Palace of the End	Brendan Gall, Alias Godot Hannah Moscovitch, East of Berlin Hannah Moscovitch, Essay The Second City, Tazed and Confused
2009	Waawaate Fobister, Agokwe	Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman, Scratch Kevin Loring, Where the Blood Mixes Joan MacLeod, Another Home Invasion , Toronto the Good
2010	Michael Healey, Courageous	Carmen Aguirre, Refugee Hotel Anusree Roy, Letters to My Grandma Erin Shields, If We Were Birds Judith Thompson, Such Creatures
2011	Anusree Roy, Brothel #9	, The Cure for Everything Brendan Gall, Wide Awake Hearts Andrew Kushnir, The Middle Place Roland Schimmelpfennig, Peggy Pickit Sees the Face of God - The Africa Trilogy
2012^[6]	Pamela Mala Sinha, Crash	Ins Choi, Kim's Convenience , Those Who Can't Do Tim Supple and Hanan al-Shaykh, One Thousand and One Nights , Ajax & Little Iliad
2013	Kristen Thomson, Someone Else	, Miss Caledonia Daniel MacIvor, Arigato, Tokyo Hannah Moscovitch, Little One Tawiah M'carthy, Obaaberima
2014	Vern Thiessen, Of Human Bondage	Damien Atkins, Paul Dunn and Andrew Kushnir, The Gay Heritage Project , A God in Need of Help Tim Luscombe, Pig and , Winners and Losers
2015	Hannah Moscovitch, Infinity	Michael Hollingsworth, Trudeau and Lévesque , Abyss Carolyn Smart and Nicky Guadagni, Hooked
2016	Kat Sandler, Mustard	Anna Chatterton, Evalyn Parry and Karin Randoja, Gertrude and Alice Fabrizio Filippo, The Summoned , Elle Jordan Tannahill, Botticelli in the Fire and Sunday in Sodom
2017	Nick Green, Body Politic	Katherine Cullen and , Stupidhead! Diane Flacks, Unholy Kristen Thomson, The Wedding Party David Yee, Acquiesce
2018	Evalyn Parry and Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools	Rose Napoli, Lo (or Dear Mr. Wells) Jivesh Parasram, Take d Milk, Nah? Kat Sandler, Bang Bang , The Boy in the Moon
2019	Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman, Guarded Girls^[7]	Yolanda Bonnell, Bug , , , , and , Now You See Her Kate Hennig, The Virgin Trial Hannah Moscovitch, and , Secret Life of a Mother
2020	Anosh Irani, Buffoon^[8]	Kat Sandler, Yaga Natasha Adiyana Morris, The Negroes Are Congregating Odile Gakire Katese, The Book of Life Ronnie Burkett, Forget Me Not^[9]

References[]

^ "Tarragon sweeps the nominations for Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 15, 1986. Page F1.
^ "Mikado nominated for 7 Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 27, 1987.
^ "CentreStage play tops Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 11, 1988. Page C1.
^ "And the Dora nominees are...". The Globe and Mail, May 13, 1989.
^ "Nominations for '95 Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 13, 1995.
^ "Dora Awards: Recipients" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
^ "Soulpepper’s Rose grabs four Dora Awards". Toronto Star, June 26, 2019.
^ Smith, Mae (June 29, 2020). "2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners". Intermission Magazine. Retrieved August 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "2020 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Nominees - General Theatre Division" (PDF). The Globe and Mail. 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts - Doras

[1] "Tarragon sweeps the nominations for Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 15, 1986. Page F1.

[2] "Mikado nominated for 7 Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 27, 1987.

[3] "CentreStage play tops Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 11, 1988. Page C1.

[4] "And the Dora nominees are...". The Globe and Mail, May 13, 1989.

[5] "Nominations for '95 Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 13, 1995.

[6] "Dora Awards: Recipients" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-10-07.

[7] "Soulpepper’s Rose grabs four Dora Awards". Toronto Star, June 26, 2019.

[8] Smith, Mae (June 29, 2020). "2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners". Intermission Magazine. Retrieved August 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[9] "2020 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Nominees - General Theatre Division" (PDF). The Globe and Mail. 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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