2025 Winners
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2025 Merritt Award Winners
| Category: | Outstanding New Nova Scotian Play | |
| Deepwater | Dan Bray | The Villains Theatre |
| Category: | Outstanding New Nova Scotian Adaptation | |
| The Mountain and the Valley | Catherine Banks | HomeFirst Theatre and Two Planks and a Passion Theatre |
| Category: | Outstanding Choreography | |
| Sarah Prosper | Mimikej | Highland Arts Theatre |
| Category: | Outstanding Costume Design | |
| Kaelen MacDonald | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Neptune Theatre |
| Category: | Outstanding Direction | |
| Jake Planinc | Leaving Home | Matchstick Theatre Company |
| Category: | Outstanding Fight Direction | |
| Dylan Brentwood | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Neptune Theatre |
| Category: | Outstanding Lighting Design | |
| Holly Meyer-Dymny | DANCE NATION | Keep Good (theatre) Company in association with HEIST |
| Category: | Outstanding Musical Direction | |
| Avery-Jean Brennan | Dear Rita | Neptune Theatre |
| Category: | Outstanding Original Score or Composition | |
| Allen Cole & Ken Schwartz | Chased by the Bear | Two Planks and a Passion Theatre |
| Category: | Outstanding Projection Design | |
| Aaron Collier | DANCE NATION | Keep Good (theatre) Company in association with HEIST |
| Category: | Outstanding Scenic Design | |
| Vickie Marston | Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson - Apt. 2B | Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre |
| Category: | Outstanding Sound Design | |
| Paul Morgan Donald | Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson - Apt. 2B | Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre |
| Category: | Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role | |
| Amaka Umeh - Viola / Cesario | Shakespeare's Twelfth Night | Shakespeare By The Sea |
| James MacLean - Bottom | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Neptune Theatre |
| Stephanie MacDonald - Sherlock Holmes | Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson - Apt. 2B | Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre |
| Category: | Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role | |
| Mary Fay Coady - Martha | The Mountain and the Valley | HomeFirst Theatre and Two Planks and a Passion Theatre |
| Patrick Jeffrey - The White Rabbit | Alice in Wonderland | Shakespeare By The Sea |
| Category: | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble | |
| Dear Rita | Neptune Theatre | |
| Category: | Outstanding Production | |
| Leaving Home | Matchstick Theatre Company | |
| Category: | Outstanding Independent Production | |
| Deepwater | The Villains Theatre | |
| Category: | Outstanding Emerging Production | |
| Deeper | The Unnatural Disaster Theatre Co. | |
| Lifespan of a Mattress | Think of The Worst Theatre with support from The Villains Theatre | |
| Outstanding Emerging Artist |
| Jessie Walker |
| Outstanding Technician |
| Cassie Seaboyer |
| Outstanding Stage Manager |
| Chelsea Dickie |
| Outstanding Volunteer |
| Karen Bassett |
| April Hubbard Creative Access Award |
| Maeghan Taverner |
| Theatre Nova Scotia Legacy Award |
| Hugo Dann |
| Theatre Nova Scotia Professional Development Scholarship |
| Lee-Anne Poole |
| Special Recognition - 10 Years of Outstanding Photography |
| Stoo Metz |
