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Dora Awards honour lifetime achievement in theatre as COVID-19 shuts down live shows Poll 5 – Very Soheil Parsa poses in this undated handout photo. The Dora Ancillary Awards handed out honours at a virtual event Wednesday to theatre professionals in both artistic and administrative roles for their body of work rather than specific performances. Soheil Parsa, who is stepping down as artistic director of the Modern Times Stage Company this year, took the Barbara Hamilton Memorial Award recogni...

However, organizers scrapped their usual bash this year saying jurors had nothing to adjudicate. They focused instead on the Dora Ancillary Awards, which honour theatre professionals in both artistic and administrative roles for their body of work rather than specific performances. Soheil Parsa, who is stepping down as artistic director of the Modern Times Stage Company this year, took the Barbara Hamilton Memorial Award recognizing a Canadian champion of the performing arts. The John Hirsch D...