fu-GEN's Singkil snags seven Doras

Nominees for the 2007 Dora Mavor Moore Awards, honoring excellence in Toronto theatre, opera and dance, were announced June 8 (Recipients will be announced at a ceremony June 25 at the Winter Garden Theatre in the Ontario metropolis). fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre's production of Singkil snagged seven nominations in the Independent Theatre Division, the most of any theatre.

OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY
Catherine Hernandez, Singkil

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Singkil, fu-GEN Asian-Canadian Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
Nina Lee Aquino, Singkil

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE
Leon Aureus, Singkil

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE
Rose Cortez, Singkil

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
Camellia Koo, The Sheep and the Whale
Camellia Koo, Singkil

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION
Romeo Candido, Singkil