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Romko wins top CAT award

WRITER, director and teacher Romko Hordynsky has been named the ActewAGL Gold Cat winner at the 18th Canberra Area Theatre Awards held in Llewellyn Hall.

Hordynsky, a teacher at Kinross Wolaroi School in Orange, was praised by the CAT judges for his original scripts and music, set design, direction and musical direction. “He is incredible, he’s done it for years,” said CAT co-founder Coralie Wood.

Gold CAT winner Romko Hordynsky
Gold CAT winner Romko Hordynsky
The awards, the Canberra region’s theatrical night of nights, attracted a large crowd from as far afield as Griffith and Merimbula.

A new award at the glittering mini-Oscars ceremony was a prize, gifted in perpetuity by Mary Porter MLA, of a $2500 a year professional development scholarship for a young person to pursue a career in theatre. The inaugural award went to Pete Ricardo, star of “Hair” in Stephen Pike’s 2012 production.

Among the presenters at the “CATS” were showbiz personalities Jon English and Michael Cormick, to star this year at the Canberra theatre in “Phantom of the Opera.”

The full list of (CAT Awards):

  • Best set and costume designers: Sam Lloyd, Wendy Glover, Mal, Donna & Amy Copeland, Judi Sando & Kylie Dolan, Ritva Jokinen and Chelsea Wright
  • Best lighting designer: Cynthia Jolley-Rogers
  • Technical achievement: James McPherson
  • “Magic Moment” of theatre: Canberra Youth Theatre
  • Best original work: Romko Hordynsky of Kinross Wolaroi School and ANU Med Revue scriptwriting team
  • Best ensemble in a play: Chevalier College
  • Best ensemble in a musical: Shevaun Brown, Christa Radley, Christie Green, Cath Adams and Belinda McGrath of Parkes M&D
  • Encouragement award: Alexandra Davis
  • Best orchestra: Supa Productions
  • Best orchestra/school or youth: ACT Senior Concert Band
  • Best youth actors in featured and leading roles: Sam Williams & Hannah Lawson, Emerson Garcia, Arabella Jorgensen-Hull, Alex Richards, Bryson Grenfell, Jill Greig, Andrew Campbell, Jock Pryse Jones, Jessica Dunn and Steffanni Gardener
  • Best variety performances: Mark Oates, Sara Turner, Daniel Cotton and Zane Campbell
  • Best actors in featured and leading roles: Sam Hannan-Morrow, Andrea Close, Anthony Rule, Stephanie Rodriguez, Jarrad West, Naoné Carrel, Danny Condon, Pete Ricardo and Jenna Roberts
  • Best choreographer: Pauline Young
  • Best musical director/school or youth: Naida Blackley
  • Best musical director (adult): Leisa Keen
  • Best director/school or youth: Kate Price and Nathan Storen
  • Best director/play: Duncan Ley
  • Best director of a school or youth musical: Tony Lazzarato and Clare Fealy
  • Best director of a musical or variety show: Wendy Glover
  • Best production of a school or youth play: Chevalier College
  • Best production of a school or youth musical: Kinross Wolaroi School
  • Best production of a variety show: Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
  • Best productions: “Pride and Prejudice” by Canberra Repertory and “Crazy for You” by MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
  • “In The Spirit of the Community” award: Monaro Committee for Cancer Research, for “Dancing With the Cooma Stars”
  • Best contribution (on or off stage) by a senior: Wayne Shepherd.

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