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75 years and counting!
1960 to 1969
The Great Dark Ontario Award
“The Great Dark” by Dan Totheroh. Produced by Gateway Theatre Guild April 27-30, 1960. Cast included: Mary Campbell, Angela Fullerton and Sarah Botright. Quebec Ontario Theatre Association (QUONTA) Award for Best Play. Ontario One-Act Play Festival Award for Best Director Gordon Lee.
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“Under Milk Wood” by Dylan Thomas
Produced by Gateway Theatre Guild 1963. Cast: Doug Alles, Jinx Barham, Sara Botwright, Reg Botwright, Bob Gervais, Ione Grainger, Joyce Johnson, Alan Johnson, David Link, Richard Morgan, Flora MacDow, Jeanine Sabourin, Angela Southcott, Freda Shieff, Mabel Tapper. Provincial Award Winner at the Dominion Drama Festival Trophy for Best Play Joyce Johnson, Director. Regional Award Winner at the Quebec Ontario Theatre Festival (QUONTA) 1965 for Best Supporting Actress Jinx Barham, Best Director Joyce Johnson, and Best Actor Richard Morgan.
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“Skin of Our Teeth” by Thornton Wilder
Produced by Gateway Theatre Guild in 1966. Director: Edna Boyer. Cast: Jinx Barham, Joyce Johnson, Judy Millen, Joanne Scott, Chuck Fischer, Donald Orr, Brian Collett, Tom Reid, Jim Herbert, Helen Desormeaux, Joan Butler, Ione Grainger, Micahel Carr, Chuck Lockton. Regional Award Winner at the Quebec Ontario Theatre Festival (QUONTA) for Most Promising Actress Judy Milne.
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“Bus Stop” by William Inge
Produced by Gateway Theatre Guild March 8-9, 1968. Directed by Bette Moreton Cast: Marea Kirkland, Ione Grainger, Ronald Payne, Joanne Scott, Bill Mainer, Dave Hudson, Chuck Lockton, Hugh Anderson. Regional Award Winner at the Quebec Ontario Theatre Festival (QUONTA) for Most Promising Actor Ron Payne. Best Actress Joanne Bernier, Chuck Lockton Special Mention
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Awards Trophies
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“Picnic” by William Inge
Produced by Gateway Theatre in 1969. Director: Thomas Smith
Regional Award Winner at the Quebec Ontario Theatre Festival (QUONTA) for Best Actress Wanda Doucette, Best Set Design and Construction Bob Moreton.
Photo Credit: North Bay Nugget (North Bay, Ontario, Canada)
