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75 years and counting!

GATEWAY THEATRE GUILD

0Established in
1948

“Gateway Gaeities”

First Production in North Bay
1968

“Bus Stop” by William Inge

Joanne Bernier wins Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA) Award for Best Performance as an Actress.
1974

“Leaving Home” by David French

THEATRE ONTARIO Award-winning production for Best Play, Best Director Frank
Canino, and Best Leading Actress Meg Pardy.
1982

“Gin Game” by D. L. Coburn

Directed by Zena Laroche
Bob Clout wins Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA) Award for Best
Actor. The award for Best Supporting Actress goes to Zena Laroche.
1983

“You Can’t Take it With You” by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart

Director: Bob Clout
Jim Murrey wins Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA) Award for Best
Supporting Actor.
1985

“Children of a Lesser God” by Mark Medoff

Directed by Frank Canino Frank Canino wins Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA) Award for Best Production; Best Actress Award to Trish McConnell and Best Actor Award to Jim Murray.
1987

“The Diviners” by James Leonard Jr. Directed by Joyce Johnson

Scott Cooper wins Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA) Award for Best Actor; Best Supporting Actress goes to Marion Lloyd, and Best Ensemble win for the entire cast.
1988

“On Golden Pond” by Ernest Thompson

Directed by Jim Murray Bill Mainer wins Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA) Award for Best
Supporting Actor;
1989

“Noises Off” by Michael Frayn

Directed by Marty Southcott Marty Southcott wins Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA) Award for
Best Director; and the Award for Best Actor goes to David Staines, Set Design Award
winner is Bill Elliott, and this play wins Best Production of the Year.
1991

“Cabaret” Book by Joe Masteroff

Directed by Marty Southcott
Marty Southcott wins Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA) Award for
Best Director; and the Award for Best Actor goes to Shane Southcott, Best Stage Manager winner is Lee Kools
1992

“Criminals in Love” by George F. Walker

Directed by Glenn Mick Joe Belanger wins Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA) Award for Best Actor; Best Supporting Actress winner is Eva Paterson and a Special Adjudicator Award for composer Paul Tessier’s original composition.
1993

“And a Nightingale Sang” by C.P. Taylor

Pat Stamp wins Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA) Award for
Best Director; Best Actor Award goes to Joe Belanger, Best Actress winner is Naomi
Simpson, Best Supporting Actor is Bill Maine and this play wins the Best Production
Award- Visual and Technical.

1994

“The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde

Arndt Von Holtzendorf wins Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA) Award
for Best Director; The Best Actress Award goes to Joyce Johnson, and the Best Visual
Award is shared by Debbie Sullivan for Set Design and Nina Richardson for Costume
Design.
2005

“Elizabeth Rex” by Timothy Findley

Directed by Rick Blair
Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA) Award for Best Visual Production
2008

“Apple” by Vern Thiessen

Directed by Rob McCubbin
Kristin Shepherd wins Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA) Award for
Best Actress;
2011

“Waiting for Godot” by ...

Directed by Paul Tessier
Mark Cairns wins Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA) Award for
Best Male Actor; Paul Tessier wins for Best Director and the play wins Best Production.
Theatre Ontario Festival 2010 Award for Outstanding Theatre Production

2013

“Doubt” by John Patrick Shanley

Directed by Brian Cunha Kristin Shepherd wins Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA) Award for Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role. The Award for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role goes to Kelly Boegel
2014

“Glengarry Glen Ross” by David Mamet

Joshua Bainbridge wins Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA) Award for
for Outstanding Director and the play wins Outstanding Production
2019

“Our Town” by Thornton Wilder

Director Scott Fitzgerald, Madison Irvine wins Outstanding Female in a Leading Role Award, and Tanya Webb wins Outstanding Female in a Supporting Role Award in the Quebec-Ontario Regional Theatre Festival (QUONTA).
2023

“Salt Water Moon” by David French

Johanna McPherson wins Director Award in the Quebec-Ontario Regional
Theatre Festival (QUONTA).

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT

Johanna McPherson

presidentgtg@gmail.com

VP OPERATIONS

Erin Creed

vpoperationsgtg@gmail.com

VP ARTISTIC

Matthew Jemmett

gtgvpartistic@gmail.com

TREASURER

Shelagh Grahm

SECRETARY

Emmanuelle Faucher

DIRECTOR

Dermot Wilson

DIRECTOR

Kayla Valender

DIRECTOR

Scott Vander Waal

DIRECTOR

Anna Iati

DIRECTOR

Ramona Lynn

DIRECTOR

Joe Bodley

DIRECTOR

Tania Webb

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EST. 1948 in North Bay

76 years and
counting!

We are the oldest community theatre group in Northern Ontario. 
Established in 1948, the Gateway Theatre Guild is a non-profit community theatre company located in North Bay. We are a group of theatre enthusiasts dedicated to providing opportunities for the community to engage in quality theatrical productions. We have produced over 200 performances.

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