AT the gala CAT Award Nominations cocktail party on Monday, December 16, the nominations for the coming ActewAGL Canberra Area Theatre Awards were announced.
Founder and director of the “Cats”, Coralie Wood, said her teamer of judges had worked hard all year, travelling 111,000 km, the length and breadth of the awards region, stretching to the far south coast and the central west of NSW.
The range of nominations, she said, indicated the increasing strength and popularity of the awards, which have covered amateur theatre and musicals for 19 years.
The awards will be held on Saturday Feb. 22, bookings ticketek.com.au or 132 849 or cfw@ozemail.com.au
The full list of nominations follows:
Best Set Designer for a Play
Andrew Kay
The Book of Everything, Canberra Repertory Society
and
The Fox on the Fairway, Canberra Repertory Society
Anne Kay
Under Milk Wood, Canberra Repertory Society
Patti Kennedy-Hine
The Burning, Canberra Grammar School
Sam Lloyd and Eric Haslam
A Christmas Carol, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Steve Walsh
A Month of Sundays, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Wayne Shepherd
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Queanbeyan City Council
Best Set Designer for a Musical
Brenton Staples
The Phantom of the Opera, Orange Theatre Company
Brian Sudding
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Queanbeyan City Council
Ken Tinsley
Grease, Livid Productions, Albury
Mal, Donna and Amy Copeland
Avenue Q, SoPopera!, Wollongong
Matt Burgess
Cinderella, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay
Patti Kennedy-Hine
Guys and Dolls, Combined Canberra Grammar Schools
Best Costume Designer for a Play
Cate Ruth, Emma Sekuless and Miriam Miley-Read
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Queanbeyan City Council
Fiona Leach
The Fox on the Fairway, Canberra Repertory Society
Heather Spong
Under Milk Wood, Canberra Repertory Society
Sam Lloyd
A Christmas Carol, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Best Costume Designer for a Musical
Christine Corrin, Jennifer Bond, Lauren Cunio, Rhoda Boyce, Nyla Collis
Hairspray, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
Danielle Burns
Hairspray, Bidgee Theatre Productions, Wagga Wagga
Lyn Townsend and Cheryl Chamberlain
The Sound of Music, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
Melissa Jones and Jo Knight
The Wizard Of Oz, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour
Nerissa Saville
The Phantom of the Opera, Orange Theatre Company
Robyn Whitby
The Sound of Music, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula
Best Costume Designer for a School or Youth Production
Aileen Priest
Vines, Tribes and Killer Joules, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange
Ann Philippe, Joanne Crowe and Denise Hiser
Disco Inferno, Chevalier College, Bowral
Beth McConchie
Guys and Dolls, Combined Canberra Grammar Schools
Catherine Phillpott, Beverley Calvaresi, Marinella Blencowe and Traybee McLean
The King and I, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Cody Winward, Lyn Sterling and Roy Smith
Cinderella, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay
Jerrabomberra Public School
‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party’, Good Times, Queanbeyan School Education Area Arts Festival
Lydia McNamara and team
Happy 10th Anniversary, Southern Cross Performing Arts, Wagga Wagga
Meg Gardiner, Scott O’Brien, Luciana Ciaccia
The Pirates of Penzance, St Clare’s College, Canberra
Melanie Thuma, Leanne Flaus, Linda Sparkes
Honk! Jr, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral
The costume and millinery team
Something Old & Something New, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
The costume team
My Fair Lady & Dance Delights 2013, Kim Harvey School of Dance, Canberra
The costume team
The Yellow Brick Road, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra
Best Lighting Designer
Adam Boon
Grease, Livid Productions, Albury
Adrian Rytir
Guys and Dolls, Combined Canberra Grammar Schools
Chris Ellyard
Under Milk Wood, Canberra Repertory Society
Josh McKenzie
Wagga Wagga Takes Two, SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga
Owen Horton
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Queanbeyan City Council
Phil Goodwin
Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision, Supa Productions, Canberra
Technical Achievement
Alex Rapp, Shona Seymour, Patricia Copes
Scenic art, Honk! Jr, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral
Angela Burns
Hairstyling, Hairspray, Bidgee Theatre Productions, Wagga Wagga
Claire Mackey
Makeup, Mulan Jr, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Mark Oates
Scenic design, A Club Full of Cracks, Molong Players
Michael Patteson, Rhys Halliwell and Antoella Salvestro
Video production, pre-record and mix, Wagga Wagga Takes Two, SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga
Roy Smith
Millinery, Cinderella, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay
The fall of the chandelier
The Phantom of the Opera, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Tony Oakden, Alex Short and Duncan Henderson
Game programming, 35° 17 SOUTH – a multi-reality location-based game, Canberra Youth Theatre
John Thomson Magic Moment of Theatre
Beauty School Dropout plastic cups/hair curlers
Miss Kitka Ministries, Miss Kitka’s House of Burlesque, Canberra
Cinderella’s costume change
Cinderella, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay
Dress change for cook
Don’t Dress for Dinner, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour
Entrance of Teen Angel
Grease, Livid Productions, Albury
Synchronised lighting in the finale
Oklahoma!, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra
The Panda going through the washing machine
Aladdin, Mudgee Performing Arts Society
Best Original Work
Kevin Beatty
A Club Full of Cracks, Molong Players
Rachel Hogan (script) and Alexandra Howard (original concept)
The Bird Man’s Wife, Lexx Productions, Canberra
The script-writing team
Para-Medical Activities, ANU Med Revue, Canberra
Best Original Work for a School or Youth Production
Angela Betzien and the CYT Ensemble
Wickfield Wonderland, Canberra Youth Theatre
B J Anyos
The Marvellous Land of Oz, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Gundaroo Public School
‘Excursion to Canberra’, Good Times, Queanbeyan School Education Area Arts Festival
Jessica Bellamy
‘Fight or Flight’, Triptych: A Trilogy of New Works, Canberra Youth Theatre
Karla Conway
Concept, 35° 17 SOUTH – a multi-reality location-based game, Canberra Youth Theatre
Romko Hordynsky
Vines, Tribes and Killer Joules, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange
The creative team
Concept for ‘To Quest a Con’, The Quest to Con – A Capital Show, Canberra Gang Show
Best Ensemble in a Play
The ensemble cast
Under Milk Wood, Canberra Repertory Society
The cast
The Bird Man’s Wife, Lexx Productions, Canberra
The cast
Wickfield Wonderland, Canberra Youth Theatre
The fairies
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Queanbeyan City Council
The three witches
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Burton and Garran Hall Amateur Players, Canberra
Best Ensemble in a Musical
Claudia Tetrault-Percy, Kirrah Amosa and Zoe Priest
Rusty, Urleen and Wendy Jo (the trio), Footloose, Supa Productions, Canberra
Ethan Rutherford, Dominic Pearce, Logan Buckley and Max Summers
The British Hunters, Vines, Tribes and Killer Joules, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange
Max Gambale, Calen Robinson, Anthony Simeonovic and Tim Stiles
‘Hammer of Thor’ (Norway), Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision, Supa Productions, Canberra
The cast
Cats, The Illawarra Grammar School
The cast
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Queanbeyan City Council
The chorus
The Phantom of the Opera, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
The circus troupe
Tin Forest, Circus 35 South, Ulladulla
Best Orchestra for a School or Youth Production
Cats
The Illawarra Grammar School
Guys and Dolls
Combined Canberra Grammar Schools
Hairspray
Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
St Peter’s Anglican College, Broulee
The King and I
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Best Orchestra
Avenue Q
SoPopera!, Wollongong
Hairspray
MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
The Phantom of the Opera
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
The Sound of Music
Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
West Side Story
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
The David Wall Band
Wagga Wagga Takes Two, SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga
Patricia Kelson Encouragement Award
Amy Dunham
First time directing, Winnie the Pooh, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Andrew Rushby
The Wizard, The Yellow Brick Road, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra
Emma Hatton
Teen Louise, Gypsy, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour
Nick Marshall
Rolf, The Sound of Music, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula
Shannon Weatherstone
Nancy, Oliver!, Kingsford Smith School, Canberra
Student choreographers (Jordan, Muthukumaraswamy, Katelyn van der Sterren, Sharmila Jordan-Mee, Kim Hamilton)
Extravadancer: A Centenary of Dance, Merici College, Canberra
T J McNamara
Dancing, Love, Southern Cross Performing Arts, Wagga Wagga
Best Youth Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Callum Bodman
As Frederick Vasolt in The Burning, Canberra Grammar School
and
As Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Jack Parker
As Doctor Ernst Vasolt in The Burning, Canberra Grammar School
Lachlan Bryant
As Tik-Tok in The Marvellous Land of Oz, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Oliver Durbidge
As Mombi in The Marvellous Land of Oz, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Best Youth Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Benjamin Hardy
As Dennis in All Shook Up, Hawker College, Canberra
Callum Bodman
As Nicely-Nicely in Guys and Dolls, Combined Canberra Grammar Schools
Declan Pigram
As Archie in 13, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Jack Smith
As Stepsister in Cinderella, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay
Jeff Young
As Charley Bates in Oliver!, Ickle Pickle Productions, Canberra
Patrick McKinnon
As Nick Diablo in Disco Inferno, Chevalier College, Bowral
Ted Stewart
As Prince Chululongkorn in The King and I, Marist College, Canberra
Tom Rogers
As Link Larkin in Hairspray, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange
Zane Campbell
As Will Parker in Oklahoma!, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
Best Youth Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Courtney Moses
As Mr Beaver in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Roo Theatre Company Youth Performance Group,
Lottie Bull
As Cecily Cardew in The Importance of Being Earnest, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Romy Turner
As Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Best Youth Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Annalivia Keaveny
As Lady Thiang in The King and I, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Audi Reza
As Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, Combined Canberra Grammar Schools
Caitlyn Davis
As Artful Dodger in Oliver!, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
Erin Hand
As Cat in Honk! Jr, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral
Gabi Izurieta
As Lion in The Yellow Brick Road, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra
Holly Last
As Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, St Peter’s Anglican College, Broulee
Kashmira Mohaned Zagor
As Rizzo in Grease, Lyneham High School, Canberra
Laura Rainey
As Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance, St Clare’s College, Canberra
Mackenzie Garcia
As Teen June in Gypsy, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour
Molly Knight-Hannan
As Julia Bollard in Vines, Tribes and Killer Joules, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange
Nicola Hall
As Miss Sandra in All Shook Up, Hawker College, Canberra
Best Youth Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Bryson Grenfell
As Tom/Puck in Away, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Callum Bodman
As Maniac in Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Canberra Grammar School
Daniel Greiss
As Francis Schiller in The Burning, Canberra Grammar School
and
As Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Jack Parker
As Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Best Youth Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Charlotte Smee
As Meg in Away, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Eliza Jennings
As Gwendolen Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Jill Greig
As Gwendolen Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Nathalie Morris
As Cassie in ‘Run Rihanna! Run!’ in Triptych: A Trilogy of New Works, Canberra Youth Theatre
Best Youth Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Adrian Thomas
As Mushu in Mulan Jr, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Bryson Grenfell
As The King in The King and I, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Jack Dodds
As Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange
Kaya Byrne
As Billy Flynn in Chicago, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
Lachlan Mcintyre
As Aladdin in Aladdin Jr, BYTEsized Productions, Albury Wodonga
Nicholas Bermingham
As Ugly in Honk! Jr, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral
Wylie Lucas
As Oliver in Oliver!, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
Yannick Halemai
As Vice Principal Douglas Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, St Peter’s Anglican College, Broulee
Best Youth Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Allizee Wachtenheim
As Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour
Babs King-Christopher
As Tracey Turnblad in Hairspray, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange
Bella Hunter
As Mulan in Mulan Jr, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Chloe Dobbs
As Anna in The King and I, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Chloe Hannigan
As Laurey in Oklahoma!, Nowra Anglican College
Isobel Overy
As Dorothy in The Yellow Brick Road, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra
Kaitlin Nihill
As Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, St Clare’s College, Canberra
Lydia Milosavljevic
As Annie in Annie, Phoenix Players, Canberra
Matilda Sheridan
As Ida in Honk! Jr, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral
Teagan Ricketts
As Natalie/Ed in All Shook Up, Hawker College, Canberra
Best Variety Performance by an Individual or Ensemble
Canberra Gang Show
‘War Poem’ in The Quest to Con – A Capital Show,
Calwell High School
‘Building a Nation’s Capital’ in Step into the Limelight: Roundabout, ACT Education and Training Directorate,
Cariad Wallace and Ben White
The Narrators in Happy 10th Anniversary, Southern Cross Performing Arts, Wagga Wagga
Jerrabomberra Public School
‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party’ in Good Times, Queanbeyan School Education Area Arts Festival
Mary Ross and Kevin Cross
‘You Are My Sunshine’ in Wagga Wagga Takes Two, SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga
Minxy Llnx
‘Long Time Woman’ in Miss Kitka Ministries, Miss Kitka’s House of Burlesque, Canberra
‘The Typewriter’
Jazz Garters, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Best Performance in a Dance Production by an Individual or Ensemble
Bungendore Public School senior dance ensemble
Good Times, Queanbeyan School Education Area Arts Festival
Gabi Isurieta
As The Lion, The Yellow Brick Road, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra
Gabrielle Carter
As Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady & Dance Delights 2013, Kim Harvey School of Dance, Canberra
Intermediate Contemporary Team
Skyfall, My Fair Lady & Dance Delights 2013, Kim Harvey School of Dance, Canberra
Isobel Overy
As Dorothy, The Yellow Brick Road, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra
Jack Whiter
As Professor Higgins, My Fair Lady & Dance Delights 2013, Kim Harvey School of Dance, Canberra
Senior Jazz, Senior National Team, Pro Jazz
‘Las Vegas’, Something Old & Something New, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
Sharmila Jordan-Mee
‘Bollywood Nights’, Extravadancer: A Centenary of Dance, Merici College, Canberra
The Senior National Team
‘Summer’, Something Old & Something New, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
Wagga Wagga High School Dance Ensemble
‘Ebony and Ivory’, Wagga Wagga Takes Two, SFP Productions
Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Adam Kember
As Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice, Griffith & Regional Association for the Performing Arts (GRAPA)
Andrew Eddey
As Peter/Didi in The Great, NUTS, Canberra
Cameron Thomas
As Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Queanbeyan City Council
Dylan Van Den Berg
As Bryan Thornton in The Female of the Species, NUTS, Canberra
Jerry Hearn
As Father in The Book of Everything, Canberra Repertory Society
Lachlan Whan
As Tigger in Winnie the Pooh, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Lawrance Ryan
As Mr Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Cowra Musical and Dramatic Society
Oliver Baudert
As Aylott in A Month of Sundays, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Adam Jarrett
As Rod in Avenue Q, SoPopera!, Wollongong
Anthony Keen
As Trekkie Monster in Avenue Q, SoPopera!, Wollongong
Jack Arnold
As Nicky in Avenue Q, SoPopera!, Wollongong
Jordan Angelides
As Seaweed J Stubbs in Hairspray, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
Josif Jovanovski
As Herbie in Gypsy, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour
and
As Lee Gordon in Shout! The Legend of the Wild One, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour
and
As Tinman in The Wizard Of Oz, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour
Lachlan Whan
As Cookie in Return to the Forbidden Planet, Queanbeyan Players
Peter Meers
As Rob Oakeshott in A Club Full of Cracks, Molong Players
Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Cat Hadler
As Myra Arundel in Hay Fever, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT
Helen Vaughan-Roberts
As Mrs van Amersfoort in The Book of Everything, Canberra Repertory Society
Jenny Friend
As Mrs Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Cowra Musical and Dramatic Society
Lainie Hart
As Mother in The Book of Everything, Canberra Repertory Society
Mandy Liang
As Lady Macbeth in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Burton and Garran Hall Amateur Players, Canberra
Micki Beckett
As Mrs Baker in A Month of Sundays, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Molly Jones
As Tess Thornton in The Female of the Species, NUTS, Canberra
Tammy Cho
As The Witch in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Burton and Garran Hall Amateur Players, Canberra
Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Anne-Marie Fanning
As Gary Coleman in Avenue Q, SoPopera!, Wollongong
Christine Forbes
As Vi Moore in Footloose, Supa Productions, Canberra
Christine Wallace
As Carlotta Giudicelli in The Phantom of the Opera, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Gail Smith
As Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
Mia Agius
As Penny Pingleton in Hairspray, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
Rachael Cox
As Velma Von Tussle in Hairspray, Bidgee Theatre Productions, Wagga Wagga
Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Bernie Maxwell
As Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, Griffith & Regional Association for the Performing Arts (GRAPA)
Chris Zuber
As Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Queanbeyan City Council
Duncan Driver
As Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Queanbeyan City Council
and
As First Voice in Under Milk Wood, Canberra Repertory Society
Graham Robertson
As Cooper in A Month of Sundays, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Lachlan Ruffy
As Thomas in The Book of Everything, Canberra Repertory Society
Leon Walsh
As Arthur in Mother and Son, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
Lewis Hirst
As Henry Law in When the Rain Stops Falling, NUTS, Canberra
Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Andrew Dengate
As Princeton in Avenue Q, SoPopera!, Wollongong
Lesllie Andrews
As Abanazar in Aladdin, Mudgee Performing Arts Society
Neil Westcott
As Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
Ron Seymour
As Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
Scott Halls
As Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera, Orange Theatre Company
Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Abbie Jones
As Younger Elizabeth Law in When the Rain Stops Falling, NUTS, Canberra
Alex Rapp
As Shirley Valentine in Shirley Valentine, On 4 Young and Old, Burradoo
Jenna Roberts
As Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Queanbeyan City Council
Jeny Catterall
As Suzette in Don’t Dress for Dinner, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour
Jessica Symonds
As Margot Mason in The Female of the Species, NUTS, Canberra
Joanna Richards
As Nurse Wilson in A Month of Sundays, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Anita Davenport
As Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun, Queanbeyan Players
Georgia Kollaras
As Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
Hayley Fragnito
As Maria in The Sound of Music, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula
Jennifer Robinson
As Maria in The Sound of Music, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
Leah Ellis
As Tracey Turnblad in Hairspray, Bidgee Theatre Productions, Wagga Wagga
Olivia Fisher
As Christine in The Phantom of the Opera, Orange Theatre Company
Shevaun Brown
As Maria in The Sound of Music, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
Best Choreographer for a Musical of Variety Show
Emma Wilson and Tessa Dunn
13, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Jordan Kelly
Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision, Supa Productions, Canberra
Kathryn Fisher and Melissa Brown
Wagga Wagga Takes Two, SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga
Melissa Donges
Hairspray, Bidgee Theatre Productions, Wagga Wagga
Nikole Neal
Footloose, Supa Productions, Canberra
Pauline Young
Hairspray, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
Best Musical Director for a School or Youth Production
Anita Collins
Guys and Dolls, Combined Canberra Grammar Schools
Greg Stenning
The Pirates of Penzance, St Clare’s College, Canberra
Heidi Anthony
Hairspray, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange
John Fraser
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, St Peter’s Anglican College, Broulee
Naida Blackley
Step into the Limelight: Roundabout, ACT Education and Training Directorate
Ruth Ellevsen
The King and I, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Best Director of a School or Youth Play
Karla Conway
Wickfield Wonderland, Canberra Youth Theatre
Karla Conway and Ruth Pieloor
35° 17 SOUTH – a multi-reality location-based game, Canberra Youth Theatre
Karla Konway for ‘Run Rihanna! Run!’
Triptych: A Trilogy of New Works, Canberra Youth Theatre
Sophie Benassi
The Importance of Being Earnest, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Best Director of a School or Youth Musical
Candy Burgess
Cinderella, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay
and
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, St Peter’s Anglican College, Broulee
Catherine Litchfield
Hairspray, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange
Hannah McFadden
All Shook Up, Hawker College, Canberra
Janet Cunningham
The King and I, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Lorraine Bennett
The Yellow Brick Road, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra
Lucy Smith
13, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Martina Crerar
Guys and Dolls, Combined Canberra Grammar Schools
Sally Hendrie
The Pirates of Penzance, St Clare’s College, Canberra
Best Musical Director
Cameron Zingel
Avenue Q, SoPopera!, Wollongong
David Wall
Wagga Wagga Takes Two, SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga
Lucy Bermingham
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Queanbeyan City Council
Nicholas Griffin
Footloose, Supa Productions, Canberra
and
Return to the Forbidden Planet, Queanbeyan Players
Peter Copeland
Hairspray, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
Steven Thammavongsa and Sean Barrett
Para–Medical Activities, ANU Med Revue, Canberra
Best Director of a Play
Andrew Forbes
Shirley Valentine, On 4 Young and Old, Burradoo
Duncan Ley
Under Milk Wood, Canberra Repertory Society
Ed Wightman
The Book of Everything, Canberra Repertory Society
Emily Clark
The Female of the Species, NUTS, Canberra
Jordan Best
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Queanbeyan City Council, Queanbeyan
Josif Jovanovski
Don’t Dress for Dinner, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour
Rachel Hogan
The Bird Man’s Wife, Lexx Productions, Canberra
Best Director of a Musical or Variety Show
Amy Copeland
Avenue Q, SoPopera!, Wollongong
Daniel Stefanovski
The Wizard Of Oz, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour
David Harmon
The Phantom of the Opera, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
David Todd
Grease, Livid Productions, Albury
Stuart Morgan
Hairspray, Bidgee Theatre Productions, Wagga Wagga
Wendy Glover
Hairspray, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
Best Dance Production
Happy 10th Anniversary
Southern Cross Performing Arts, Wagga Wagga
Love
Southern Cross Performing Arts, Wagga Wagga
My Fair Lady & Dance Delights 2013
Kim Harvey School of Dance, Canberra
Something Old & Something New
“Legs” Dance, Canberra
The Yellow Brick Road
Classical Ballet Centre Canberra
Best Production of a School or Youth Musical
All Shook Up
Hawker College, Canberra
Cats
The Illawarra Grammar School
Cinderella
Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay
Guys and Dolls
Combined Canberra Grammar Schools
Hairspray
Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange
The King and I
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
The Pirates of Penzance
St Clare’s College, Canberra
Best Production of a School or Youth Play
35° 17 SOUTH – a multi-reality location-based game
Canberra Youth Theatre
The Burning
Canberra Grammar School
The Importance of Being Earnest
Canberra Girls Grammar School
The Marvellous Land of Oz
Child Players ACT
Wickfield Wonderland
Canberra Youth Theatre
Best Production of a Variety Show
Dr Sketchy’s Special Edition – Dixie Evans
Miss Kitka’s House of Burlesque, Canberra
Jazz Garters
Canberra Repertory Society
Para-Medical Activities
ANU Med Revue, Canberra
Tin Forest
Circus 35 South, Ulladulla
Wagga Wagga Takes Two
SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga
Best Production of a Play
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Queanbeyan City Council
A Month of Sundays
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Shirley Valentine
On 4 Young and Old, Burradoo
The Book of Everything
Canberra Repertory Society
The Female of the Species
NUTS, Canberra
Under Milk Wood
Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
When the Rain Stops Falling
NUTS, Canberra
Best Production of a Musical
Avenue Q
SoPopera!, Wollongong
Hairspray
MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Queanbeyan City Council
The Phantom of the Opera,
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
The Phantom of the Opera
Orange Theatre Company
The Wizard Of Oz
Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour
Best Contribution (on or off stage) by a Senior
Angela Mason
Costume design and making, Orange
Gail Giuliano
Backstage support, Queanbeyan
Jeanetta McRae
Performance, Queanbeyan
Launa Boucher
Performance, Molong
Liz Bradley
Performance and direction, Canberra and Queanbeyan
Russell Brown
For Set building, Canberra
In the Spirit of the Community Award
Molong Players, A Club Full of Cracks
For involving the entire community in fundraising for local charities
ANU Med Revue, Para-Medical Activities
For donating all proceeds to the Canberra Hospital/Centenary Hospital of Women and Children Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
“Legs” Dance, Canberra, Something Old & Something New
For providing touring opportunities for people with special needs
ACT Scouts Association, The Canberra Gang Show
For confidence-building through involvement in theatre in The Quest to Con – A Capital Show
Circus 35 South, Tin Forest
For providing healty lifestyle opportunities for young people on the South Coast of New South Wales
SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga Takes Two
For raising over $150,000 for local charities
On 4 Young and Old, Shirley Valentine
For donating all proceeds to Wings of Kilimanjaro charities and to SHYAC
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