For the past thirty years, the Dora Mavor Moore Awards have been recognizing outstanding achievements in theatre, dance, and opera in Toronto. Each year the Dora Awards bring the entire performing arts industry together in one evening of celebration. This book is a collection of essays by some of the past Dora Award winners, providing the reader with an overview of the professional theatre, dance, and opera industry spanning three decades. Contributors include: Peggy Baker, Richard Bradshaw, Daniel Brooks, Rosemary Dunsmore, David Ferry, Ken Gass, Sky Gilbert, Dean Gilmour, Linda Griffiths, Patricia Hamilton, Tomson Highway, Astrid Janson, Jon Kaplan, Jacoba Knaapen, Andrea Lundy, Sheila McCarthy, Guy Mignault, Rick Miller, David Mirvish, Charlotte Moore, Christopher Newton, Soheil Parsa, Teresa Przybylski, Fiona Reid, Jackie Richardson, Richard Rose, Anusree Roy, Alison Sealy-Smith, Mimi Smith, Paul Sportelli, Kristen Thomson, R.H. Thomson, and Nigel Shawn Williams.
