Jessie Richardson Theatre Award

The Jessie Richardson Theatre Award (commonly known as the Jessie Awards) is given to recognize achievement in professional theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1][2][3][4] The Jessies are presented by the Jessie Richardson Theatre Award Society, at an annual ceremony.[3] The awards are named after Jessie Richardson, co-founder of the Playhouse Holiday Theatre, local actor, director and designer.[2][3][5]

Jessie Award
28th Jessie Awards
Awarded forExcellence in Vancouver theatre
CountryCanada
Presented byJessie Richardson Theatre Award Society
First awarded1982
Websitehttp://www.jessies.ca/

The rules for the Jessie Awards are set forth by the Jessie Review Committee each year, which applies for each season only.[6]

See also

References
  1. Henighan, Tom (2000). Maclean's Companion to Canadian Arts and Culture. Vancouver: Raincoast Books. ISBN 1-55192-298-3.
  2. King, Kimball (2003). Western Drama Through the Ages: Four Great Eras of Western Drama. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 136. ISBN 0-313-32935-4.
  3. "Jessie Richardson Awards". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  4. Benson, Eugene; Conolly, Leonard W. (2010). The Oxford Companion to Canadian Theatre. Toronto: Oxford University Press. p. 38. ISBN 0-19-540672-9.
  5. "Spelling Bee wins 3 Vancouver theatre awards". CBC News. 2011-06-21.
  6. "Jessie Awards Guideline for 2008-2009 season". Archived from the original on 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2008-06-16.


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