THE nominations for the 2014 Canberra Area Theatre Awards, the “CATS” were announced this evening at a snazzy dinner held in the Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre.
According to the founder of the awards, Coralie Wood, this was a particularly strong year for non-professional theatre throughout the wider Canberra region.
The nominations, nearly 250 of them this year for awards in 42 separate sections, extend well outside the ACT as far as Orange, Batemans Bay, Molong and south to Albury.
The winner of the top ACTEWAGL Gold Cat Award will be announced at the gala awards night to be held in Llewellyn hall on February 21 2015, bookings to ticktek.com.au
The full list of nominees is below:
BEST SET DESIGNER FOR A PLAY
Adam Lindberg
The Wonderful World of Dissocia, Oxley College, Bowral
Andrew Kay
Blithe Spirit, Canberra Repertory Society
Don Ezard
The Importance of Being Earnest, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral
Gowrie Varma and Ellie Greenwood
One Flea Spare, NUTS, Canberra
Ian Croker
Equus, Canberra Repertory Society
Michael Sparks
Steel Magnolias, Canberra Repertory Society, Canber
BEST SET DESIGNER FOR A MUSICAL
Brian Sudding
Sunset Boulevard, Queanbeyan City Council
Don Hillam and Heath Neville
The Wiz, Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Mark Bell
Seussical The Musical, Orange Theatre Company, Orange
Matt Burgess
Annie, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Romko Hordynsky
Ghost of a Chance, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange
Steve Walsh
Legally Blonde, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Wayne Shepherd
Seussical The Musical, Ickle Pickle Productions, Canberra
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A PLAY
Anna Senior
Blithe Spirit, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Emma Sekuless
Steel Magnolias, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Gowrie Varma, Ellie Greenwood and Amanda Vincent
One Flea Spare, NUTS, Canberra
Helen Drum
Arcadia, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Linda Rose-James
The Importance of Being Earnest, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Belinda McGrath
The Pirates of Penzance, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
Fiona Leach
Legally Blonde, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Miriam Miley-Read
Sunset Boulevard, Queanbeyan City Council
The costume team
Oz the Great and Powerful, Kim Harvey School of Dance, Canberra
Sam Lloyd
Annie, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Suzan Cooper
La Cage aux Folles, Supa Productions, Canberra
The “Legs” teachers
Movies Musicals and Legends, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Aileen Priest
Ghost of a Chance, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange
Angela Mason
Seussical The Musical, Orange Theatre Company
Catherine Phillpott
The Pirates of Penzance, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Wollongong
Jenny Light
The Addams Family, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Jo Dennis
Motley Hue, Wagga Wagga High School
Jo Howard
The Little Mermaid, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Linda Rose-James
Willow Blues, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral
Lydia McNamara
The Little Mermaid, Shooting Star Talent, Wagga Wagga
BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER
Adam Boon
Seussical The Musical, Livid Productions, Albury
Adam Loughlin, Andrew Banovich and Lachlan O’Dea
The Pirates of Penzance, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Blake Thomas and Peter Telford
Seussical The Musical, Orange Theatre Company
Eric Renno and John Matkovic
The Wiz, Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Hamish McConchie
Forbidden Broadway, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
and
Sunset Boulevard, Queanbeyan City Council
Phil Goodwin
La Cage aux Folles, Supa Productions, Canberra
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Aaron Grugan
Incidental musical arrangements, King Lear, Griffith & Regional Association for the Performing Arts, (GRAPA)
Claire Mackey
Hair and makeup, The Addams Family, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Coleman Grehan
Sound design and soundscape, Where in the World is Frank Sparrow?, Canberra Youth Theatre
Jo Howard
Portrait painting and scenic design, The Taming of the Shrew, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Kavita Jogia and Emma Spencer
Make-up, The Little Mermaid, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Russell Brown
Design and construction of the tortoise and the furniture, Arcadia, Canberra Repertory Society
and
Ghostly manifestations, Blithe Spirit, Canberra Repertory Society
Maria Stewart
Stage management, Step into the Limelight: Signs, ACT Education and Training Directorate, Canberra
JOHN THOMSON MAGIC MOMENT OF THEATRE
The ghost scene
Ghost of a Chance, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange
The dwarves
Gundaroo Public School, Rewind, Queanbeyan School Education Area Arts Festival
Jack Worthing attacking Algernon with a lily in Act II
The Importance of Being Earnest, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral
Paper boys selling programs in foyer
Chicago, Orange Theatre Company
The shrinking witch
The Wizard Of Oz, Brindabella Christian College, Canberra
The reveal of the Rokitelly Man
The Rokitelly Man, Ickle Pickle Productions and Dramatic Productions, Canberra
‘Thing’ collecting the tickets at the box office
The Addams Family, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
BEST ORIGINAL WORK
Andrew Hackwill
Music, The Rokitelly Man, Ickle Pickle Productions and Dramatic Productions, Canberra
Kate Vigo
Songwriting, Heroes, The Other Theatre Company, Albury
Kirsty Budding
Script for ‘Teach Me to Care’ in Nothing is Sacred
and
The Fairytale Channel, Budding Theatre, Canberra
Lara Dodds-Eden
Original music, The Fairytale Channel, Budding Theatre, Canberra
The script-writing team
Original script and lyrics, Caecal Weapon 2: The Rise of Salmonella, ANU Med Revue, Canberra
BEST ORIGINAL WORK FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Angus Lamb and Chloe Harpley
Original script, Motley Hue, Wagga Wagga High School
John Batterham
Original libretto and music, Moonflower, Lyneham High School, Canberra
Oliver Levi-Malouf
Original music and soundscape, The Taming of the Shrew, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Rhys Coles
Music and lyrics, ‘Tell me a lie’, Step into the Limelight: Signs, ACT Education and Training Directorate
Romko Hordynsky
Script, lyrics and music, Ghost of a Chance, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange
Year 11 Music 2 students
Original music, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY
The cast
Cosi, John XXIII Dramatic Society, Canberra
The cast
Heroes, The Other Theatre Company, Albury
The cast
One Flea Spare, NUTS, Canberra
The chorus of campers
Away, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
The Greek Chorus
How I Learned to Drive, NUTS, Canberra
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
Charlie Hartwright and Thomas Rapp
As Zhong and Feng, Willow Blues, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral
Les Cagelles
La Cage aux Folles, Supa Productions, Canberra
Louiza Blomfield, Kelly Roberts and Vanessa de Jager
As Alex, Jane and Sukie, The Witches of Eastwick, Supa Productions, Canberra
Luc Nelson and Niamh McPhee
As Featherby and Winchester, Ghost of a Chance, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange
The cast and pianist
Rude, Crude and Musical, Newstar Theatrical, Wollongong
The cheerleaders
High School Musical, The Illawarra Youth Arts Project, Wollongong
The ensemble
Sunset Boulevard, Queanbeyan City Council
Vanessa de Jager, Laura Dawson and Kirrah Amosa
As Margot, Serena and Pilar, Legally Blonde, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraBEST ORCHESTRA FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Seussical The Musical
Trinity Christian School, Canberra
Seussical The Musical
Orange Theatre Company
The Pirates of Penzance
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
The Power
Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
The Wedding Singer
Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange
The Wiz
Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Step into the Limelight: Signs
Senior Concert Band, ACT Education and Training Directorate
BEST ORCHESTRA
Chicago
Orange Theatre Company
La Cage aux Folles
Supa Productions, Canberra
Legally Blonde
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Legally Blonde
MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
Shout! The Legend of the Wild One
Dubbo Theatre Company, Dubbo
Sunset Boulevard
Queanbeyan City Council, Queanbeyan
The Witches of Eastwick
Supa Productions, Canberra
PATRICIA KELSON ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Craig Drayton
Jenkins, The Butler Did It, Cowra Musical and Dramatic Society
Harley Drake
Gomez, The Addams Family, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Jim Kretschmer
Eden Dance Academy Concert, Eden Dance Academy, Queanbeyan
Lachlan Roberts
The Drunk in the Park, Ghost of a Chance, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange
Madeline Hans
Mabel, The Pirates of Penzance, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
Matthew Bradley
Percussionist, The Power, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
Mia Cachia
Movies Musicals and Legends, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
Nathalie Cerritelli
Script, Love Me for Me, Canberra High School
Nick Anyos
Directing, The Witches, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Zac Medved
Oz the Great and Powerful, Kim Harvey School of Dance, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Andrew McGregor
As Howard in Moon Over Buffalo, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
Christopher Brookhouse
As Paul in Moon Over Buffalo, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
Jacob Sgouros
As Horace in School for Wives, Chevalier College, Bowral
Luther Canute
As Laughter in The Wonderful World of Dissocia, Oxley College, Bowral
Nelson Bowler
As Bottom/Pyramus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Nick Watson
As Bruno in The Witches, Child Players ACT, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Joey Thomas
As George in The Wedding Singer, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange
Nelson Bowler
As Sergeant of Police in The Pirates of Penzance, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Nick Chenery
As The Moonflower in Moonflower, Lyneham High School, Canberra
Pippin Carroll
As Sebastian in The Little Mermaid, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
William Pankhurst
As The Mayor in Seussical The Musical, Orange Theatre Company
Zachary Vella
As Chang in Willow Blues, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Gina Morrison
As Trania in The Taming of the Shrew, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Holly Ross
As Erica’s Mum in Hating Alison Ashley, Merici College, Canberra
Melissa Nuttall
As Ethel in Moon Over Buffalo, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
Mikayla Lewis
As Rosalind Hay in Moon Over Buffalo, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
Sophie McGregor
As Old Woman in School for Wives, Chevalier College, Bowral
Zoe Binder
As Nurse 3 in The Wonderful World of Dissocia, Oxley College, Bowral
Zoe Swan
As Grandmother in The Witches, Child Players ACT, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Annie Kruger
As Scarecrow in The Wizard Of Oz, Brindabella Christian College, Canberra
Belle Nicol
As Smitty in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
Billie Miles
As Ariel in Return to the Forbidden Planet, St Edmund’s College, Canberra
Courtney White
As Wednesday in The Addams Family, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Giorgia De Paoli
As Addaperle in The Wiz, Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Janae Rosa
As Evilene in The Wiz, Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Meaghan Stewart
As Ursula in The Little Mermaid, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Olivia Pannell
As Taylor in High School Musical, The Illawarra Youth Arts Project, Wollongong
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Daniel Stevenson
As George Hay in Moon Over Buffalo, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
Jack Mahon
As Hubert in It Runs in the Family, Marist College, Canberra
Jamie Boyd
As Boy in The Witches, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Lachlan Norton
As Arnolphe in School for Wives, Chevalier College, Bowral
Pippin Carroll
As Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Belle Nicol
As Charlotte Hay in Moon Over Buffalo, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
Daisy O’Malley Welby
As Erica Yurken in Hating Alison Ashley, Merici College, Canberra
Emma Bailey
As Narrator in The Witches, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Natalie Whalley
As Kate in The Taming of the Shrew, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Olivia Hewson
As Kira Kelly in Where in the World is Frank Sparrow?, Canberra Youth Theatre
Shayd Flegg
As Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Andrew McGregor
As JP Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
Beau Campbell
As Horton the Elephant in Seussical The Musical, Trinity Christian School, Canberra
Dominic Howard
As Doctor Ivory in Motley Hue, Wagga Wagga High School
Jack Dodds
As The Cat in the Hat in Seussical The Musical, Orange Theatre Company, Orange
Jeremy Boulton
As Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Joshua Cheney
As Robbie Hart in The Wedding Singer, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange
William Rawson
As Crondike in Ghost of a Chance, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Alice Litchfield
As Julia Sullivan in The Wedding Singer, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange
Annalivia Keaveny
As Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Carly Wilson
As The Cat in the Hat in Seussical The Musical, Trinity Christian School, Canberra
Emma Gaston
As Ariel in The Little Mermaid, BYTEsized Productions, Albury Wodonga
Hannah Minto
As Serena in Fame, Gungahlin College, Canberra
Isabella Tinsley
As Ariel in The Little Mermaid, Shooting Star Talent, Wagga Wagga
Kashmira Mohamed Zagor
As Abani in Moonflower, Lyneham High School, Canberra
Meg McCallum
As Annie in Annie, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Michelle Lindsay
As Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical The Musical, Orange Theatre Company
Zara McCann
As Ariel in The Little Mermaid, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
BEST VARIETY PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE
Geri Brown
As Ringmaster in The Molong Rouge, Molong Players
Justine Hogan and Michael Whittington
‘You are So Beautiful To Me’ in Wagga Wagga Takes Two, SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga
Karabah High School
‘Good Morning Vietnam’ in Rewind, Queanbeyan School Education Area Arts Festival
and
‘Earth Song’ in The Power, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
ANU Med Revue
‘Hello I am a med student’ in Caecal Weapon 2: The Rise of Salmonella
ACT Education and Training Directorate
The Tongans in Step into the Limelight: Signs
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE
Elliott Dunn
Oz the Great and Powerful, Kim Harvey School of Dance, Canberra
Olivia Hendry
As Theodora in Oz the Great and Powerful, Kim Harvey School of Dance, Canberra
Robbie Lawrence
Movies Musicals and Legends, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
Senior and Advanced Senior Hip-hop team
‘Dangerous’, Movies Musicals and Legends, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
Senior Dance Ensemble
‘Speeches that changed the world’, Rewind, Queanbeyan School Education Area Arts Festival
Senior National Team
‘They don’t care about us’, Movies Musicals and Legends, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Bob Cole
As Dad in Caught in the Net, Cooma Little Theatre
Colin Milner
As Ezra Chater in Arcadia, Canberra Repertory Society
Daniel Costello
As King Ludwig in Summer Wonderland, Milton Follies, Milton
Dylan Van Den Berg
As Leo in In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play, NUTS, Canberra
Ian Croker
As Frank Strang in Equus, Canberra Repertory Society
Jim Adamik
As Bill Fordham in August Osage County, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Michael Sparks
As Charlie Aiken in August Osage County, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Michael Turczynski
As Manuel in Fawlty Towers, On 4 Young and Old, Burradoo
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
AJ Proudford
As Not Dead Fred and Prince Herbert in Spamalot, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Brian Kavanagh
As Callahan in Legally Blonde, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Dooley Thompson
As Sergeant of Police in The Pirates of Penzance, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
Fraser Findlay
As Jacob in La Cage aux Folles, Supa Productions, Canberra
Jay Post
As Rooster in Annie, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Matthew Sykes
As French Taunter, Herbert’s Father and the Black Knight in Spamalot, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Stuart Morgan
As Chef Louis in The Little Mermaid, Shooting Star Talent, Wagga Wagga
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Amy Dearden
As Annelle in Steel Magnolias, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
Amy Dunham
As Annelle in Steel Magnolias, Canberra Repertory Society
Andrea Close
As Barbara Fordham in August Osage County, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Antonella Salvestro
As Coral in Away, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
Brigid Gregg
As Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral
Cara Irvine
In ‘Teach Me to Care’ and ‘For the Love of My Country’ in Nothing is Sacred
and
as The Evil Queen in The Fairytale Channel, Budding Theatre, Canberra
Hannah Ley
As Madame Defarge, Mr Stryver and others in A Tale of Two Cities, Queanbeyan City Council
Helen McFarlane
As Lady Croom in Arcadia, Canberra Repertory Society
Liz Bradley
As Mattie Fay Aiken in August Osage County, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
and
as Clairee in Steel Magnolias, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Eliza Shephard
As Patsy in Spamalot, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Jacinta Bentley
As Marmee March in Little Women the Musical, The Carrington Players, Bathurst
Jenna Roberts
As Paulette in Legally Blonde, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Judith Colquhoun
As Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music, Queanbeyan Players
Krystle Innes
As A Messenger in L’Orfeo, ANU School of Music, Canberra
Narell Murdoch
As Miss Hannigan in Annie, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Tamina Koehne-Drube
As Anne in La Cage aux Folles, Supa Productions, Canberra
Vanessa de Jager
As Betty Schaefer in Sunset Boulevard, Queanbeyan City Council
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Benjamin Hardy
As Alan Strang in Equus, Canberra Repertory Society
Bernie Maxwell
As Lear in King Lear, Griffith & Regional Association for the Performing Arts (GRAPA), Griffith
David Preston
As Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral
Dylan Van Den Berg
As Uncle Peck in How I Learned to Drive, NUTS, Canberra
Matthew Barton
As Septimus Hodge in Arcadia, Canberra Repertory Society
Nigel Griffiths
As John Smith in Caught in the Net, Cooma Little Theatre
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Allyn Smith
As Johnny O’Keefe in Shout! The Legend of the Wild One, Dubbo Theatre Company
Barry Patterson
As Billy Flynn in Chicago, Orange Theatre Company
Ben O’Reilly
As Albin/Zaza in La Cage aux Folles, Supa Productions, Canberra
Daniel Wells
As Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard, Queanbeyan City Council
James Whalan
As Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
Jarrad West
As Georges in La Cage aux Folles, Supa Productions, Canberra
Josh Hayward
As Man in Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone, Mudgee Performing Arts Society
Matt Burgess
As Daddy Warbucks in Annie, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Amelia Green
As Thomasina Coverly in Arcadia, Canberra Repertory Society
Emma Wood
As Ruth Condomine in Blithe Spirit, Canberra Repertory Society
Evie Hall
As Mrs Givings in In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play, NUTS, Canberra
Karen Vickery
As Violet Weston in August Osage County, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
and
as M’Lynn in Steel Magnolias, Canberra Repertory Society
Lainie Hart
As Olivia in Twelfth Night, Canberra Repertory Society
Lauren Atkin
As Li’l Bit in How I Learned to Drive, NUTS, Canberra
Liberty Thirsk
As Gwendolen Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Bronwyn Sullivan
As Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, Queanbeyan City Council
Cassandra Pudney
As Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical The Musical, Livid Productions, Albury
Halimah Kyrgios
In Forbidden Broadway, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Jasmin Hyde
As Roxy Hart in Chicago, Orange Theatre Company
Jo Gibb
As Marianne in Shout! The Legend of the Wild One, Dubbo Theatre Company
Mikayla Williams
As Elle in Legally Blonde, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Olivia Fisher
As Jo March in Little Women the Musical, The Carrington Players, Bathurst
Tanya Boyle
As Elle in Legally Blonde, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER FOR A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Ben Purser
Spamalot, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Ellie Colvin and Jessica Dunn
The Little Mermaid, Shooting Star Talent, Wagga Wagga
Jamie Kaye
Chicago, Orange Theatre Company
Jasmin Brun-Hyde
Seussical The Musical, Orange Theatre Company
Kathryn Fisher
Motley Hue, Wagga Wagga High School
Michelle Heine
Legally Blonde, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Rosanna Goderie
The Pirates of Penzance, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Alison Cronan
The Power, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
Alison Evans
Seussical The Musical, Trinity Christian School, Canberra
Emily Carroll
Seussical The Musical, Orange Theatre Company
Matthew Segrave
The Wiz, Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Ruth Ellevsen
The Pirates of Penzance, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
BEST DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
Emily Tutin
Moon Over Buffalo, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
Nicola Tyndale-Biscoe
‘Girl’s Like That’, Studio Underground, Canberra Youth Theatre
Phil Cunich
The Wonderful World of Dissocia, Oxley College, Bowral
Tamzin Nugent
Where in the World is Frank Sparrow?, Canberra Youth Theatre
BEST DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
Don Hillam
The Wiz, Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Emily Carroll and Rebecca Brown
Seussical The Musical, Orange Theatre Company
Janet Cunningham
The Pirates of Penzance, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Lucy Smith
The Little Mermaid, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Mandy Bransgrove
Willow Blues, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral
Romko Hordynsky
Ghost of a Chance, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Amy Coad
Chicago, Orange Theatre Company
David Wall
Wagga Wagga Takes Two, SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga
Nicholas Griffin
Forbidden Broadway
and
Legally Blonde, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Rose Shorney
La Cage aux Folles, Supa Productions, Canberra
Sharon Tree
Sunset Boulevard, Queanbeyan City Council
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Aarne Neeme
Arcadia, Canberra Repertory Society
Cate Clelland
August Osage County, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Gowrie Varma and Ellie Greenwood
One Flea Spare, NUTS, Canberra
Jordan Best
Steel Magnolias, Canberra Repertory Society
Karen Vickery
‘All in the Timing’, Studio Underground, Canberra Youth Theatre
Nikita Waldron
Cosi, John XXIII Dramatic Society, Canberra
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Candy Burgess
Annie, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Derek Walker
Legally Blonde, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Garrick Smith
La Cage aux Folles, Supa Productions, Canberra
Juran Jones
Rude, Crude and Musical, Newstar Theatrical, Wollongong
Milly Cooper
Spamalot, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Wayne Shepherd
Seussical The Musical, Ickle Pickle Productions, Canberra
BEST DANCE PRODUCTION
Eden Dance Academy Concert
Eden Dance Academy, Queanbeyan
Movies Musicals and Legends
“Legs” Dance, Canberra
Oz the Great and Powerful
Kim Harvey School of Dance, Canberra
BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
Ghost of a Chance
Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange
Motley Hue
Wagga Wagga High School
Seussical The Musical
Orange Theatre Company
The Little Mermaid
Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
The Little Mermaid
Shooting Star Talent, Wagga Wagga
The Pirates of Penzance
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
The Wedding Singer
Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange
The Wiz
Marian Catholic College, Griffith
BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
It Runs in the Family
Marist College, Canberra
Moon Over Buffalo
Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
The Wonderful World of Dissocia
Oxley College, Bowral
Where in the World is Frank Sparrow?
Canberra Youth Theatre
Girl’s Like That
Studio Underground, Canberra Youth Theatre, Canberra
BEST PRODUCTION OF A VARIETY SHOW
Caecal Weapon 2: The Rise of Salmonella
ANU Med Revue, Canberra
Nothing is Sacred
Budding Theatre, Canberra
Rewind
Queanbeyan School Education Area Arts Festival
Rude, Crude and Musical
Newstar Theatrical, Wollongong
The Molong Rouge
Molong Players
The Power
Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
August Osage County
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Blithe Spirit
Canberra Repertory Society
Cosi
John XXIII Dramatic Society, Canberra
How I Learned to Drive
NUTS, Canberra
Steel Magnolias
Canberra Repertory Society
The Importance of Being Earnest
Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral
BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Annie
Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Chicago
Orange Theatre Company
Forbidden Broadway
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
La Cage aux Folles
Supa Productions, Canberra
Legally Blonde
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Spamalot
ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
Sunset Boulevard
Queanbeyan City Council
BEST CONTRIBUTION (ON OR OFF STAGE) BY A SENIOR
Angela Mason
Seussical The Musical
and
Chicago, Orange Theatre Company
Barbara Denham
La Cage aux Folles, Supa Productions, Canberra
and
A Tale of Two Cities, Queanbeyan City Council
Jim and Joyce Brindle
Caught in the Net, Cooma Little Theatre
Liz Bradley
Steel Magnolias, Canberra Repertory Society
and
August Osage County, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Phil Birch-Marston
Nothing is Sacred, Budding Theatre, Canberra
Wayne Shepherd
Seussical The Musical, Ickle Pickle Productions, Canberra
IN THE SPIRIT OF THE COMMUNITY AWARD
On 4 Young and Old, Burradoo
Fawlty Towers
For donating proceeds to local charities BDCU Children’s Foundation, Can Assist and Batyr
The Other Theatre Company, Albury
Heroes
For highlighting men’s physical and mental health issues
Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula
For providing community theatre for 40 years and for donating money towards construction of a new theatre in Merimbula
Kaleidoscope Productions, Queanbeyan
Job Pilgrim
For donating proceeds to Home in Queanbeyan, providing accommodation for men and women with enduring mental illness who are at risk of homelessness
The Illawarra Youth Arts Project
High School Musical
For providing a supportive and caring environment for young people in the Illawarra that encourages participation in all areas of the creative arts
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