The Robert Merritt Awards, commonly known as The Merritt Awards, were started in 2002 and are administered by Theatre Nova Scotia. The Merritts honour excellence in theatre throughout the province of

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. They are named for Robert Merritt, who was well known to the Halifax community both as a teacher of playwriting in the Theatre Department at

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, and as the film critic for CBC's Information Morning. Awards are given for Acting, Direction, Lighting, Set Design, Costume Design, Sound Design, Music, and Outstanding New Play by a Nova Scotian Playwright. Special awards are given for Technician, Stage Manager, Volunteerism, and Career Legacy.

List of Robert Merritt Award nominees and winners by year

2020

See references 2020 Outstanding Theatre Technician: Thomas Brookes, ''The Last Wife'', Neptune Theatre 2020 Outstanding Stage Manager: Robin Munro, ''Frankenstein by Fire'', Two Planks and a Passion Theatre 2020 Outstanding Volunteer: Alex Mills 2020 Theatre Nova Scotia Legacy Award: Joan Craig 2020 Theatre Nova Scotia Scholarship: Logan Robins and Ursula Calder 2020 Wes Daniels Design Award: Wesley Babcock with Matchstick Theatre 2020 Neptune Theatre Chrysalis Emerging Artist Award: Anna Shepard

2019

See references 2019 Outstanding Theatre Technician: Andrew Cull 2019 Outstanding Stage Manager: Jessica Lewis 2019 Outstanding Volunteer: Alex Mills 2019 Theatre Nova Scotia Legacy Award: Susan Stackhouse 2019 Theatre Nova Scotia Scholarship: Anna Shepard 2019 Wes Daniels Design Award: Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre with Elizabeth Perry 2019 Neptune Theatre Chrysalis Emerging Artist Award: Chelsea Dickie 2019 Outstanding Presentation: ''

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2018

See references 2018 Outstanding Theatre Technician: Sean Burke 2018 Outstanding Stage Manager: Louisa Adamson 2018 Outstanding Volunteer: Radovan Marinkovic & Brian McKenzie (Two Planks and a Passion Theatre) and Angela Butler (Theatre Arts Guild) 2018 Theatre Nova Scotia Legacy Award:

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2018 Theatre Nova Scotia Scholarship: Stephanie MacDonald 2018 Wes Daniels Design Award: Villain's Theatre with Vicky Williams 2018 Neptune Theatre Chrysalis Emerging Artist Award: Laura Vingoe-Cram

2017

See references 2017 Outstanding Theatre Technician: Shawn Bisson 2017 Outstanding Stage Manager: Hannah Burrows 2017 Outstanding Volunteer: April Hubbard 2017 Theatre Nova Scotia Legacy Award: Deb Allen 2017 Theatre Nova Scotia Scholarship: Kyle Gillis 2017 Mayor's Award for Emerging Theatre Artist: Meghan Hubley 2017 Outstanding Presentation: ''“Friend” “Like” #Me'', by Gavin Crawford (presented by Queer Acts Theatre Festival) 2017 Mayor's Award for Achievement in Theatre: Mary Lou Martin

2016

See references 2016 Outstanding Theatre Technician: Justin Dakai 2016 Outstanding Stage Manager: Jane Creaser 2016 Outstanding Volunteer: Dean Taylor 2016 Theatre Nova Scotia Legacy Award: Bruce Klinger 2016 Theatre Nova Scotia Scholarship: GaRRy Williams and Ivy Charles 2016 Mayor's Award for Emerging Theatre Artist: Colleen MacIsaac 2016 Wes Daniel's Design Award: Rob Greene and Valley Summer Theatre 2016 Mayor's Award for Achievement in Theatre: Elizabeth Murphy

2014

See reference 2014 Legacy Award for Achievement for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Nova Scotia: Christopher Shore 2014 Mayor's Award for Achievement in Theatre: John Dartt 2014 Mayor's Award for Emerging Theatre Artist: Evan Brown 2014 Outstanding Theatre Technician: Matthew Downey 2014 Outstanding Stage Manager: Sarah O'Brien 2014 Nova Scotia Theatre Volunteer of the Year Award: Kevin Kindred, Austin Reade

2013

See reference 2013 Legacy Award for Achievement for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Nova Scotia: Shakespeare by the Sea, Halifax 2013 Mayor's Award for Achievement in Theatre: Hugo Dann 2013 Mayor's Award for Emerging Theatre Artist: Stephanie MacDonald 2013 Outstanding Theatre Technician: Garrett Barker 2013 Outstanding Stage Manager: Sarah O'Brien 2013 Nova Scotia Theatre Volunteer of the Year Award: Dick Sircom

2012

See reference 2012 Legacy Award for Achievement for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Nova Scotia: Marguerite MacNeil 2012 Mayor's Award for Achievement in Theatre: Bryden MacDonald 2012 Mayor's Award for Emerging Theatre Artist: Lee-Anne Poole 2012 Outstanding Theatre Technician: Ingrid Risk 2012 Outstanding Stage Manager: Heather Lewis 2012 Nova Scotia Theatre Volunteer of the Year Award: Alleen and David Parsons

2011

See reference 2011 Legacy Award for Achievement for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Nova Scotia: Wendy Lill 2011 Mayor's Award for Achievement in Theatre: 2011 Mayor's Award for Emerging Theatre Artist: 2011 Outstanding Theatre Technician: Christopher Francis Mitchell 2011 Outstanding Stage Manager: Sarah O'Brien 2011 Nova Scotia Theatre Volunteer of the Year Award: Anne Mackay and Walter Carey

2010

See reference 2010 Legacy Award for Achievement for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Nova Scotia: Jean Murporgo 2010 Mayor's Award for Achievement in Theatre: Jeremy Webb 2010 Mayor's Award for Emerging Theatre Artist: Natasha MacLellan 2010 Outstanding Stage Manager or Theatre Technician: Sylvia Bell 2010 Nova Scotia Theatre Volunteer of the Year Award: Perry Kossatz & Aaron Harpell

2009

See reference 2009 Achievement for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Nova Scotia: Sara Lee Lewis 2009 Mayor's Award for Achievement in Theatre: Gay Hauser 2009 Mayor's Award for Emerging Theatre Artist: Stewart Legere 2009 Outstanding Stage Manager or Theatre Technician: Eleanor Creelman 2009 Nova Scotia Theatre Volunteer of the Year Award: Brian MacLeod

2008

See reference 2008 Achievement for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Nova Scotia: Addy Doucette 2008 Mayor's Award for Achievement in Theatre: Mary-Colin Chisholm 2008 Mayor's Award for Emerging Theatre Artist: Christian Barry 2008 Outstanding Stage Manager or Theatre Technician: Lisa Cochran 2008 Nova Scotia Theatre Volunteer of the Year Award: Gary Bugden

2007

2007 Achievement for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Nova Scotia: Jenny Munday 2007 Mayor's Award for Achievement in Theatre:

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2007 Mayor's Award for Emerging Theatre Artist: Richie Wilcox 2007 Outstanding Stage Manager or Theatre Technician: Louisa Adamson 2007 Nova Scotia Theatre Volunteer of the Year Award: Ian Gilmore

2006

2006 Achievement for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Nova Scotia: Joan Orenstein 2006 Emerging Artist Award: Susan Leblanc-Crawford 2006 Mayor's Award for Achievement in Theatre: Michael Melski 2006 Mayor's Award for Emerging Theatre Artist: Ben Stone 2006 Nova Scotia Theatre Company Volunteer Awards: Jennifer Josenhans, Andrea Dymond, Diane Regan, Lawrence Tuttle

2005

2005 Achievement for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Nova Scotia: Linda Moore 2005 Emerging Artist Award: Alex MacLean 2005 Mayor's Award for Achievement in Theatre: Linda Moore 2005 Mayor's Award for Emerging Theatre Artist: Anthony Black 2005 Nova Scotia Theatre Company Volunteer Awards: Joanne Porter, Val and Cliff Tyner, Debbie Ross, Michelle Herx, Carmel Rooney

2004

2004 Achievement for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Nova Scotia: Jest in Time Theatre 2004 Mayor's Award for Achievement in Theatre: Steven Cross 2004 Nova Scotia Theatre Company Volunteer Awards: Mike Hodgson, Bill and Esther VanGorder, Gordon Tate, Pauline Liengme, Jeremy Webb

2003

2003 Achievement for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Nova Scotia: David Renton 2003 Nova Scotia Theatre Company Volunteer Awards: Murdock MacDonald, Darlene Spears, John and Lyn Gratwick, John Slor, Ernest Zinck, Kathleen Smith, Doris Salsman, Penny Schofield, Gleneida Canning, Charlie Rhindress, Debbie Ross, Ian Waller, Mary Ritchie, Linda Hodgins, Gord Tate, Lauriena Noel, Dale Sanford

2002

2002 Nova Scotia Theatre Company Volunteer Awards: Stan Salsman,

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, Robin Saywood, Iris Elliott, Judy & Austin Reade, Shelley Gullikson, Janet Hodder, Barney Morison, Cathy Macarthur, Sylvelin Oakey, Ernie MacLaughlin, Mary Ritchie, Jane Kansas, Lynn Buckley, Rona MacQuillan, Jim Mills, Catherine Banks, Bruce McCulloch, Susan Wolfraim, Gerald Parker

References

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