For the past thirty years, the Dora Mavor MooreAwards have been recognizing outstanding achievementsin theatre, dance, and opera in Toronto. Each year theDora Awards bring the entire performing arts industrytogether in one evening of celebration. This book isa collection of essays by some of the past Dora Awardwinners, providing the reader with an overview of theprofessional theatre, dance, and opera industry spanningthree decades. Contributors include: Peggy Baker, Richard Bradshaw,Daniel Brooks, Rosemary Dunsmore, David Ferry, KenGass, Sky Gilbert, Dean Gilmour, Linda Griffiths,Patricia Hamilton, Tomson Highway, Astrid Janson,Jon Kaplan, Jacoba Knaapen, Andrea Lundy, SheilaMcCarthy, 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, MimiSmith, Paul Sportelli, Kristen Thomson, R. H. Thomson,and Nigel Shawn Williams.