Jury Chair (2003)

Leonard McHardy is the co-owner and co-founder of TheatreBooks in Toronto - for more than 25 years a leading source of books on the performing arts in Canada. An actor and director in Canada and the U.K., Mr. McHardy has also worked as the Director of Press and Public Relations for the Stratford Festival. He has served as a juror for the Dora Mavor Moore Awards and the Chalmers Playwriting Awards, was a board member and President of the Theatre Museum, and volunteers his time to numerous organizations, including PEN International.

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Martine Beaulne - one of Quebec's most respected directors and actors, who is equally at home performing in or directing new work in smaller venues as in directing the classics in Quebec's venerable institutions. She has had extensive experience teaching theatre and is currently a professor at the École supérieure de théâtre, University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM).

Denise Clarke - an Associate Artist for 15 years with Calgary's internationally acclaimed One Yellow Rabbit theatre company, Denise also works extensively with various opera, dance and theatre companies across Canada and internationally.

Michael Eagan - New Brunswick-born and -educated, Michael has designed sets and costumes for the past 30 years for theatres across Canada, including the Shaw and Stratford Festivals. He has taught at the University of Toronto; was Director of the Scenography Section, at the National Theatre School, and recently designed the stage of the new Studio Theatre at the Stratford Festival.

Dr. Natalie Rewa - Currently Associate Professor at the Department of Drama and Institute for Women's Studies at Queen's University, Dr. Rewa is a recognized authority on theatre design in Canada, having written numerous articles on design and designers for journals in Canada and abroad and contributed to books on design and the role of women in Canadian theatre. Her new book, Scenography in Canada: Selected Designers, will be published by University of Toronto Press this summer.

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