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FACTORY THEATRE RESEARCH

- Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards gave a special citation to Ken Gass,

artistic director of Factory Theatre, for his overall contribution to

Toronto theatre 2011 (x)

- Nominated for Outstanding Scenic Design at 2014 Dora Awards

(Camellia Koo The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble Co-produced by

Factory Theatre and Obsidian Theatre Company) (x)

- 1995, The Time and Place (by Botho Strauss) Factory Theatre,

Toronto, Four Dora nomination

- 2002, ChekhovslongsInthe Ravine(adapted from Chekhov by

Smith/Gilmour with the company)-produced in association with Factory

Theatre, Toronto. Four Dora Mavor Moore Awards ALSO PRESENTEDAT Carrefour International Theatre Festival, Quebec City

- 2009, SPENT developed with Adam Paolozza and Ravi Jain. Presented

at Factory Theatre in October. Dora Award. (x)

- 1998, Lenz (adapted by Chris Abraham from a short story by Georg

Buchner). Nominated for 3 Dora awards in 1999 (Outstanding New

Play, Performance by a Male, Lighting Design). Won 1999 Dora Award

for Outstanding Performance by a Male. (x)

- 2005 Factory nominations at Dora Awards Outstanding Production,

Outstanding Direction for Ken Gass and Outstanding Performance by a

Female in a Principal Role in Play for Irene Poole for The Leisure

Society, and Outstanding New Play for Claudia Dey and Outstanding

Performance by a Female in a Principal Role Play for Melody Johnson

for Trout Stanley. (x)

- Toronto theatre Critics Award 2013, Bree Greig won best actress in a

musical for Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata(co-produced with Factory Theatre) (x)

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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/why-this-

toronto-theatre-isnt-inviting-critics-to-opening-night/article20811965/

Youveseen on social media that Imoutraged by this. Explain to me why Factory is tryingto sideline professional critics this season.I dont think were trying to sideline critics this season. We simply decided that the opening should bea celebration of the beginning of a run of a production, and were inviting reviewers to come three

performances after.

There is a tradition in other cities like New York of inviting critics to a final preview and,in Quebec, opening night and media night are sometimes separate. But the media are, atmost, invited the day after opening. Why the delay of several performances?We thought Tuesday [Oct. 21] was a good day, because thats a subscriber night and [will give] areal good taste of what the general and loyal Factory patrons go to. Usually on opening night, its ourpeers and other theatre companies coming to it.

Did you ever consider simply not inviting critics?No, there was never any intention to bar critics that doesnt make sense. We are in the business ofbeing judged as an artist. Thats why we still have a media night. Were not banning or excludinganybody.

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