PROVINCIAL ONTARIO SHOWCASE AWARDS
Adjudicator: Keith Barker
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
MIRA AWARDS
OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGER AWARD
Christine Nanmovski – The Shape of a Girl – Pickering High School
JOHN & MARGORY BENNIE TECHNICAL THEATRE AWARD
Robert Leitner – Women of Lockerbie – Widdifield Secondary School
WAYNE FAIRHEAD NEW PLAY AWARD
Angela Rosete & Journey To – A Dark Horse in Low Light – Loretto College School
KEN & ANN WATTS BURSARIES
KEN & ANN WATTS SCHOLARSHIPS
IATSE INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
Christine Nanmovski – Pickering High School (Ajax)
2019 REGIONAL ONTARIO SHOWCASE AWARDS
Adjudicator: Shaista Latif
AWARDS OF MERIT
Ensemble Performance – Cast – FOMO – Sir Oliver Mowat
Ensemble Performance – Cast – Miracle at Jacob’s Rock – Father John Redmond
Comedic Genius – Jake Fogel – The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet – Forest Hill C.I
Stage Presence – Helen Tanriverdi – The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet – Forest Hill C.I
Fearless Initiators for Playwrighting & Performance – Aisha Hersi & Paige LaFraugh – Backwards – Kipling C.I
Strength of Voice through Song – Cast – This House: A New Musical – Cardinal Carter Academy
Commitment to Complex Character Work – Lucia Kang & Cynthia Su – The Mistake – Don Mills C.I
Creative Design & Execution – Alicia Wu, Yudi Cao, Sofia Zhang, Nomy Fang, Eileen Whitcomb – The Mistake – Don Mills C.I
Narration & Performance – Olivia Xoxa, Angie Gjika – The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet – Forest Hill C.I
Imagery & Movement – Cast – Miracle at Jacob’s Rock – Father John Redmond
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Collective Movement & Presence – Ensemble – Backwards – Kipling C.I
The Vanguards – Ensemble – Green Machine – Central Toronto Academy
Devising & Collaborating- Ensemble – Blacked Out – Cedarbrae C.I
Advocacy & Creativity – Ensemble – A Dark in Low Light – Loretto College
Thread & Strut (Costume & Design) – Ensemble – The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet – Forest Hill C.I
Daring Exploration through Script & Performance – Ensemble – The Mistake – Don Mills C.I
Flow & Finesse in Performance – Ensemble – This House: A New Musical – Cardinal Carter Academy
Courageous Storytelling – Ensemble – Cravos Crescem No Canada – St Mary Catholic Academy
JOHN GLOSSOP ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD
Khalil Gaynor – Backwards – Kipling C.I
BJ CASTLEMAN NEW PLAY AWARD
Kuzey Koremezli – Green Machine – Central Toronto Academy
JANET BESSEY STAGE MANAGER AWARD
Abby Malcom – FOMO – Sir Oliver Mowat C.I
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet – Forest Hill C.I
A Dark Horse in Low Light – Loretto C.I
Adjudicator: Anita Majumdar
AWARDS OF MERIT
Lead Performance – Ian Su – Sons to Our Fathers – Cawthra Park SS
Playwriting – Olivia Coombs – Violets are Blue – Mayfield SS
Comic Performance – Kristen Swatuk – Violets are Blue – Mayfield SS
Supporting Performance – Max Mazuritsky – Broken – Maple SS
Supporting Performance – Temi Fadipe – The Actor’s Nightmare – Brampton Centennial SS
Costume Design – Anika Singh – The Art of Being Rejected – Bur Oak SS
Costume Design – Rachel Lau – The Art of Being Rejected – Bur Oak SS
Ensemble Performance – The Cast – The Art of Being Rejected – Bur Oak SS
Comic Performance – Woojin Lee – Broken – Maple SS
Lighting and Sound Design – The Crew – Tracks – St. Elizabeth CHS
OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY AWARD
Andrew Michalko – Sons to Our Fathers – Cawthra Park SS
ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD
Playwriting – Martin Tsvetanov – Maney – The Woodlands School
STAGE MANAGEMENT AWARD
Cast & Crew – The Actor’s Nightmare – Brampton Centennial SS
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Direction – Deanna Cervi – Tracks – St. Elizabeth CHS
Direction – Isabella Ciarlandini – Tracks – St. Elizabeth CHS
Collective Creation – Cast and Crew – The Neurodiversity Project – Chinguacousy SS
Ensemble Performance – The Cast – The Actor’s Nightmare – Brampton Centennial SS
Direction – Megan Saito – Cargo – John Fraser SS
Production Design – The Crew – Maney – The Woodlands School
Ensemble Performance – The Cast – Tracks – St. Elizabeth CHS
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
Cawthra Park SS – Sons to Our Fathers
John Fraser SS – Cargo
Adjudicator: Arthur Burrows
AWARDS of MERIT
ADJUDICATORS AWARD
STAGE MANAGEMENT
AWARDS of EXCELLENCE
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
Adjudicator: Treasa Levasseur
AWARDS OF MERIT
THEATRICAL HEROISM – Julia Pastorius – The Tell Tale Heart – Walkerville Centre for the Creative Arts
LIVE MUSIC – Jaedyn Townsley – Sonny Boy – Grimsby Secondary School
COMEDIC PERFORMANCE – Marcus Hoecht – They Eat Sunshine, Not Zebras – Cayuga Secondary School
STAGE PRESENCE – Connor Sunderland – Tech Week – Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School
STORYTELLING – The Company – Escape From Syria – Welland Centennial Secondary School
STAGE MANAGEMENT – Ryleigh McGinley – Soldier Dreams – Chatham Kent Secondary School
COMMITMENT TO CHARACTER – Ben Hoffman – Stroke Static – Blenheim District High School
DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE – Mariana Higgins – Bring On the Dancing Horses – Westdale Secondary School
PARTNERSHIP IN PERFORMANCE – Nathan Boogers and Thomas Melmer – Who I Was – Beamsville District Secondary School
NATURAL PERFORMANCE – Mitch Bradford – Frostbite – Oakridge Secondary School
RICH INNER LIFE – Justine Cantlon – Saving Copetown – Brantford Collegiate Institute
ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD
ORIGINAL SCORE – Ian Beauchamps, Isaac Cousineau, Rowan Mikolic-O’Rourke, Serena Thornton – Escape From Syria – Welland Centennial Secondary School
STAGE MANAGER AWARD
Charlotte Carmichael – Bring On the Dancing Horses – Westdale SS
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
THEATRICAL HEROISM – Julia Pastorius – The Tell Tale Heart – Walkerville Centre for the Creative Arts
LIVE MUSIC Jaedyn Townsley – Sonny Boy – Grimsby Secondary School
COMEDIC PERFORMANCE Marcus Hoecht – They Eat Sunshine, Not Zebras – Cayuga Secondary School
STAGE PRESENCE – Connor Sunderland – Tech Week – Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School
STORYTELLING – The Company – Escape From Syria – Welland Centennial Secondary School
STAGE MANAGEMENT – Ryleigh McGinley – Soldier Dreams – Chatham Kent Secondary School
COMMITMENT TO CHARACTER – Ben Hoffman – Stroke Static – Blenheim District High School
DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE – Mariana Higgins – Bring On the Dancing Horses – Westdale Secondary School
PARTNERSHIP IN PERFORMANCE – Nathan Boogers and Thomas Melmer – Who I Was – Beamsville District Secondary School
NATURAL PERFORMANCE – Mitch Bradford – Frostbite – Oakridge Secondary School
RICH INNER LIFE – Justine Cantlon – Saving Copetown – Brantford Collegiate Institute
PRIX DE RECONNAISSANCE
RÉSONANCE SYMBOLIQUE – Hannah Anese and Amelia Gloude – Entrelacé – ESC E.J. Lajeunesse
TECHNICAL MERIT
LIGHTING PROGRAMMING & OPERATION – Noah Ball – The Tell-Tale Heart – Walkerville CI
TECHNIQUE
DIRECTION TECHNIQUE – Kinyara King – Entrelacé – ESC E.J. Lajeunesse
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
Escape From Syria – Welland Centennial Secondary School
Sonny Boy – Grimsby Secondary School
Adjudicator: Ngozi Paul
AWARDS of MERIT
Performance as She – Maddy McFarland – I Dream Before I Take The Stand – Perth DCI (Perth)
The Set & Crew – Sam Popplewell, Andrew Machan, Ursula Cassidy-Brown – I Dream Before I Take The Stand – Perth DCI (Perth)
Choral Work – The Ensemble – Sails in the Wind – West Carleton S.S. (Dunrobin)
Set Construction – Richard Augustin – The Shape of a Girl – Pickering High School (Ajax)
Performance as Claudia – Victoria Marshall – I, Claudia – Sinclair S.S. (Whitby)
Properties – Eryn Mcdonald – I, Claudia – Sinclair S.S. (Whitby)
Costumes – Monica Siciliano – I, Claudia – Sinclair S.S. (Whitby)
Performance as as Charlie Foster – Patrick Merizzi – Charlie Foster – St. Lawrence S.S (Cornwall)
ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD
Performance as Nadia – Ross Taffinder – Sails in the Wind – West Carleton S.S. (Dunrobin)
STAGE MANAGEMENT AWARD
Christina Naumovski – The Shape of a Girl – Pickering H.S. (Ajax)
AWARDS of EXCELLENCE
Outstanding Comedic Performance – The Ensemble – This is a Play – Brookfield High School (Ottawa)
Set Decoration & Makeup – One Lane Bridge – Holy Trinity C.S.S. (Cornwall)
Performance – The Ensemble – The Shape of a Girl – Pickering High School (Ajax)
Direction – Zachary Everitt – The Shape of a Girl – Pickering High School (Ajax)
Performance – The Ensemble – I, Claudia – Sinclair S.S. (Whitby)
Interpretation of Script – One Lane Bridge – Fenelon Falls S.S. (Kawartha Lakes)
Direction – Shaun Soutar – One Lane Bridge – Fenelon Falls S.S. (Kawartha Lakes)
WAYNE FAIRHEAD SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL
Sinclair S.S. (Whitby)
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
One Lane Bridge – Holy Trinity C.S.S. (Cornwall)
The Shape of a Girl – Pickering H.S. (Ajax)
Adjudicator: Tawiah Mcarthy
AWARDS OF MERIT
SET DESIGN – The Infamous Soothing System of Professor Maillard – Listowel District High School
COSTUME DESIGN – A Grimm Night – Elmira District High School
LIGHTING DESIGN – 4am – Burlington Central Secondary School
VIDEO DESIGN – Free as a Bird – St. Michael’s Catholic High School
ORIGINAL MUSIC – Passing Tones – Ben Posedi – Banting Memorial Secondary School
NEW PLAY – Sometimes I Look Up to the Sky – Southwood Secondary School
CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT – Light After Dark – T.A. Blakelock Secondary School
DYNAMIC ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – Never Swim Alone – Forest Heights Collegiate Institute
COLLECTIVE ENSEMBLE CREATION – 51 – Center Wellington High School
PRODUCTION DESIGN – Buttonholes in Silk – Stratford Central Secondary School
LEAD PERFORMANCE – Boys, Girls and other Mythological Creatures – Simon/Simone- Jacob Bajak – J.F. Ross Secondary School
DIRECTION – Tragedy of the character – White Oaks Secondary School
INNOVATIVE COLLECTIVE CREATION – w00t 2.0 – A Gen Z Blog – Bear Creek Secondary School
ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD
SOCIAL AWARENESS AND URGENCY – Boys, Girls and other Mythological Creatures – J.F. Ross Secondary School
PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – Cam McClusive – Frog – The Infamous Soothing System of Professor Maillard – Listowel District High School
CREATIVE MARQUIS DESIGN AWARD – Free as a Bird – St Michaels Catholic Secondary School
OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT
Emily Rich – St Michael’s Catholic Secondary School
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
SET DESIGN – Boys, Girls and other Mythological Creatures – J.F. Ross Secondary School
COSTUME DESIGN – Boys, Girls and other Mythological Creatures – Simon/Simone- Jacob Bajak – J.F. Ross Secondary School
LIGHTING DESIGN – Light After Dark – T.A. Blakelock Secondary School
SOUND DESIGN – 4am – Burlington Central Secondary School
ORIGINAL MUSIC – Free as a Bird – St. Michael’s Catholic High School
NEW PLAY – The Tragedy of the character – White Oaks Secondary School
MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONCEPT – Light After Dark – T.A. Blakelock Secondary School
DIRECTION – Free as a Bird – St. Michael’s Catholic High School
COLLECTIVE ENSEMBLE CREATION – Sometimes I Look Up to the Sky – Southwood Secondary School
Outstanding Ensemble Performance – The Tragedy of the character – White Oaks Secondary School
BRAVERY/RISK – Sometimes I Look Up to the Sky – Southwood Secondary School
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
Sometimes I Look Up to the Sky – Southwood Secondary School
Boys, Girls and other Mythological Creatures – J.F. Ross Secondary School
2019 DISTRICT ONTARIO FESTIVAL AWARDS
Adjudicator: Arthur Burrows
Oustanding Productions
The Ensemble – Green Machine – Central Toronto Academy
The Ensemble – Cravos Crescem No Canada (Carnations Grow in Canada) – St. Mary Catholic Academy
Adjudicator’s award
VOCAL PERFORMANCE – Amber May Stiles, Mandelina Fagundes, Sophia Nettleton – Cravos Crescem No Canada (Carnations Grow in Canada) – St. Mary Catholic Academy
Outstanding Director
Spencer Keith – Naomi in the Living Room – North Toronto Collegiate Institute
Outstanding Design
Kuzey Koremezli, Desmond Green – Green Machine Central – Toronto Academy
Spirit of the Festival
Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School
Outstanding New Play
Kuzey Koremezli – Green Machine – Central Toronto Academy
Awards of Excellence
ACTING – Jade Tardif-Da Silva – The Temptations of Stupidity – Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School
SET DESIGN – Angelina Zhang – Tracks – York Mills Collegiate Institute
ACTING – Quantaya Hills Mattis – Bedtime Stories (As Told By Our Dad) (Who Messed Them Up) – Oakwood Collegiate Institute
DIRECTION – Tania Goncalves – Lockdown – Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School
COSTUME DESIGN – Sophie Elliott – A Reunion of Sorts – Harbord Collegiate Institute
COLLECTIVE CREATION – Iman Abdo, Brammi Jayanthan, Iljana Kembora, Lanaya Larose, Zoya Nasir, Heaven Petros, Selene Remular, Anushen Selvasegar, Alexander Simmons – No Return – Jarvis Collegiate Institute
ACTING – Judy Foster – Cagebirds – St. Joseph’s College
ACTING – Tatiana Anhalt – Naomi in the Living Room – North Toronto Collegiate Institute
Awards of Merit
ACTING – Gerard Orbon-Quasay – The Temptations of Stupidity – Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School
ACTING – Matthew Cava-Ferraro – The Temptations of Stupidity – Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School
ACTING – Pariya Kazi – Tracks – York Mills Collegiate Institute
ACTING – Emy Cameron – Green Machine – Central Toronto Academy
ACTING – Tenisha Noel – Bedtime Stories (As Told By Our Dad) (Who Messed Them Up) – Oakwood Collegiate Institute
ACTING – Claire Goodin – Lockdown – Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School
ACTING – Beatriz Vieira Soares – Cravos Crescem No Canada (Carnations Grow In Canada) – St. Mary Catholic Academy
ACTING – Connor MacLean – A Reunion of Sorts – Harbord Collegiate Institute
MUSICAL COMPOSITION – Musical Ensemble – No Return – Jarvis Collegiate Institute
COSTUME DESIGN – Caitlyn Medeiros, Naomi Bostjancic – Cagebirds – St. Joseph’s College
Adjudicator: Richard Lee
AWARDS OF MERIT
Performance – Mays Abusaifan – Disconnected – L’Amoreaux Collegiate Institute
Performance – Logan Squire – Mirror Game – Woburn Collegiate Institute
Performance – The Company – Scenes from Remote – Cardinal Carter Academy
Performance – Chloe Kim – This is a Play – UTS University of Toronto Schools
Performance – Will Noble – Daisy – Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
Performance – Marie Kraemer, Curtis Fung – A Renter’s Nightmare – Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
Performance – Nava Wu – Chamber Music – Northern Secondary School
Performance – Yana Patel – Mirror Game – Woburn Collegiate Institute
Performance – Marcus Sorrell – Mas(c)k – Brebeuf College School
Collective Creation – The Company – Mas(c)k – Brebeuf College School
Directing – Lily Rabinovitch, Kate Rayner – A Renter’s Nightmare – Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
Lighting Design – Ellie Sorger – Opening Night – Earl Haig Secondary School
Playwriting – Abigail Macbean – Brainwashed by the Bell … – L’Amoreaux Collegiate Institute
Playwriting – Dylan Nazareth – A Renter’s Nightmare – Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Performance – Christian Lopez – Disconnected … – L’Amoreaux Collegiate Institute
Performance – C.J. Mezin – The Sessification of Romeo and Juliet – Forest Hill Collegiate Institute
Performance – Cole Kapoor – Opening Night – Earl Haig Secondary School
Costume and Props Design – The Company – The Sessification of Romeo and Juliet – Forest Hill Collegiate Institute
Costume Design – Cate Balasubramanian – This is a Play – UTS University of Toronto Schools
Costume Design – Gaby Milner – Chamber Music – Northern Secondary School
Directing – Naomi Kaplan – Opening Night – Earl Haig Secondary School
Directing – Journey To – A Dark Horse in Low Light – Loretto College
Music Composition Anthony Palermo – This House: A New Musical – Cardinal Carter Academy
Music Composition and Sound Design – Lucas Dlorio and Cate Balasurbramanian – This is a Play – UTS University of Toronto Schools
Playwriting – Annie Roberts – Opening Night – Earl Haig Secondary School
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL PLAY
The Ensemble – Cardinal Carter Academy – This House: A New Musical
SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL
Brebeuf College School
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
The Ensemble – Forest Hill Collegiate Institute – The Sessification of Romeo and Juliet
The Ensemble – Cardinal Carter Academy – This House: A New Musical
The Ensemble – Loretto College – A Dark Horse in Low Light
Adjudicator: TEODORO DRAGONIERI
AWARDS of MERIT
PERFORMANCE – Nikita Kucherenko – Small Actors – Etobicoke School of the Arts
COLLECTIVE CREATION – The Company – Unknown – Dante Alighieri Academy
SINGER, MUSICAN AND SONGWRITER – Natalie Munoz – #Matter – Richview Collegiate Institute
LIVE MUSIC – Cast and M.C.I. Senior Stage Band – Zazous – Martingrove Collegiate Institute
CHORAL PERFORMANCE – The Chorus – Miracle At Jacob’s Rock – Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Company – The Colour Yellow is Always There – Madonna Catholic Secondary School
STAGE MANAGEMENT – Umaira Sheik – Backwards – Kipling Collegiate Institute
DIRECTION – Shawn Buckley – When Life Gives You Lemons – Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School
DUO PERFORMANCE – Jeremy Trendoff and Allie Waddell – Forget Me Not – Martingrove Collegiate Institute
STAGE MANAGEMENT – Cabot Ward – Freak – William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
PERFORMANCE – Mahira Vila – Thrift Store – Silverthorn Collegiate Institute
AWARDS of EXCELLENCE
PERFORMANCE, STAGE MANAGEMENT, SET, SOUND AND TECHNICAL DESIGN – Sierra Cooper – Unknown – Dante Alighieri Academy
PERFORMANCE – Pavel Svinukhov, Shy-Lee Gunn, Meaghan Sutherland – #Matter – Richview Collegiate Institute
SPECTACLE: MOVEMENT, DANCE, COSTUMES AND MUSIC – The Company – Zazous – Martingrove Collegiate Institute
SPECTACLE: MOVEMENT, COSTUMES AND MUSIC – The Company – Miracle At Jacob’s Rock – Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School
WRITING, PERFORMANCE, DIRECTION AND SET DESIGN – Simona Lippa – The Colour Yellow is Always There – Madonna Catholic Secondary School
PERFORMANCE (YOUNG AND OLD SELVES) – Aisha Hersi and Jasmin Osman – Backwards – Kipling Collegiate Institute
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Company – When Life Gives You Lemons – Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School
DIRECTION – Hannah Voorneveld – Forget Me Not – Martingrove Collegiate Institute
COLLECTIVE WRITING – Gr. 11/12 Drama Production Class – Thrift Store – Silverthorn C.I.
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL PLAY
Paige LaFraugh – Backwards – Martingrove Collegiate Institute
ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD
SURMOUNTING EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES – The Company – Freak – William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
Paige LaFraugh – Backwards – Kipling Collegiate Institute
OUTSTANDING DESIGN
Azerin Chowdhury, Allie Waddell, Julia Pape, Ethan Di Maria, Naomi Telesford, Dexter Sloan – Zazous – Martingrove Collegiate Institute
SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL AWARD
Martingrove Collegiate Institute
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
The Ensemble – Miracle At Jacob’s Rock – Father John Redmond C.S.S.
The Ensemble – Backwards – Kipling Collegiate Institute
Adjudicator: Janet Kish
AWARDS of MERIT
ACTING – The Ensemble – Four Hours – Wexford Collegiate School of the Arts
LIGHTING AND SOUND DESIGN – Sarah Buck & Labrini Fotos – Four Hours – Wexford Collegiate School of the Arts
PLAYWRITING – Georgia Gardner – The Deliberation Room – Crestwood Preparatory College
WRITING AND DIRECTING – Shane Forbes Leith – Every Lover Serves – Victoria Park Collegiate Institute
SCRIPT, SOUND, LIGHTING & PROPS – Katie Szabo – Every Lover Serves – Victoria Park Collegiate Institute
SOUND DESIGN – Cheyenne Newland – FOMO – Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute
ACTING – George Racaza – The Runaway – Father Francis Libermann Catholic High School
ACTING – John Andrei E. Reyes – The Runaway – Father Francis Libermann Catholic High School
WRITING AND DIRECTING – Gabriel Jae – High Stakes – Senator O’Connor
COLLECTIVE CREATION – The Ensemble – You’ve Got Baggage – Sir Wilfred Laurier Collegiate Institute
MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT – Erica Lin & Caleb Arculus – You’ve Got Baggage – Sir Wilfred Laurier Collegiate Institute
PLAYWRITING, DIRECTING & ORIGINAL MUSIC – Joshua Bernalte – Alpha – Georges Vanier Secondary School
ACTING – The Ensemble – Alpha – Georges Vanier Secondary School
MUSICAL COMPOSITION & ACCOMPANIMENT – Chris Persaud & Liam Rice Kimberley – Blacked Out – Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute
AWARDS of EXCELLENCE
ACTING – Amanda Ghana – Four Hours – Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts
COLLECTIVELY CREATED SCRIPT – The Ensemble – Unseen – Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute
THEATRE CREATION (WRITING, DIRECTION & SCENOGRAPHY) – Shayna Babb & Edrielle Jade Miranda – Puppet – Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute
ACTING – Ensemble – FOMO – Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute
ACTING – Ensemble – High Stakes Senator O’Connor College School
ACTING – Lucia Kang – The Mistake Don Mills Collegiate Institute
ACTING & MUSICAL PERFORMANCE – Yuxng Jia – The Mistake – Don Mills Collegiate Institute
VERBATIM THEATRE SCRIPT & MOVEMENT WORK – The Ensemble – Untold Stories – Blessed Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
ACTING – The Ensemble – In Between – Brebeuf College School
ACTING – Jameson Joseph & Jordan Collington – You’ve Got Baggage – Sir Wilfred Laurier Collegiate Institute
DIRECTING – Skylar Payson & Mackenzie Saliola – Blacked Out – Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL PLAY
Skylar Payson, Mackenzie Saliola and Hannah Williams Griffith – Blacked Out – Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute
ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD
DANCER – Priyanthi Paramananthan – Alpha – Georges Vanier Secondary School
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
Martin Trotter – In Between – Brebeuf College School
SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL AWARD
Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
The Ensemble – Blacked Out – Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute
The Ensemble – The Mistake– Don Mills Collegiate Institute
The Ensemble – FOMO– Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute
Adjudicator:
AWARDS OF MERIT
IMAGINATION AND COMMITMENT TO WORLDBUILDING – Bhavika Vithal – Captain of My Soul – Stephen Lewis SS
SOUND DESIGN – Adele Levy – Babel Rap – Alexander Mackenzie HS
MUSICAL COMPOSITION AND PERFORMANCE – Trinity Tanos – Babel Rap – Alexander Mackenzie HS
EMSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – Taylor MacIntosh and Elle Vivares-Jessop – Babel Rap – Alexander Mackenzie HS
LIGHTING DESIGN – Qin Yi Du, Iliyan Daya, and Trinity Yip – Faster and More Intense – Richmond Green SS
CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE – Michael Golubev – Faster and More Intense – Richmond Green SS
COSTUME DESIGN – Anika Singh and Rachael Lau – The Art of Rejection – Bur Oak SS
LEAD PERFORMANCE – Oluchi Akinfenwa – The Art of Rejection – Bur Oak SS
SCENOGRAPHY – Alexis Magder and Jessica Richer – A Simple Word – Aurora HS
MUSICAL COMPOSITION AND PERFORMANCE – Arian Safavi and William Azzopardi – Under Pressure – PACE
DIRECTION – Liam Maloney – Pride or Happiness – Keswick HS
CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE – Kitty Cheng and Samantha Farag – High (School) Society – Richmond Green SS
IMAGINATION AND COMMITMENT TO WORLDBUILDING – Karina Adams and Sofia Campitelli – The Inevitable – St. Augustine CHS
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT – Olivia Douzenis – The Inevitable – St. Augustine CHS
COURAGEOUS CONTENT – The Ensemble – Broken – Maple HS
SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL AWARD
The Ensemble – A Year and a Day – Middlefield CI
EXCELLENCE
PERFORMANCE OF INTIMACY – Bhavika Vithal and Hossein Noormohommadi – Captain of My Soul – Stephen Lewis SS
DESIGN ADAPTATION AND ORIGINALITY – The Company with Adele Levy and Claire Kelly – Babel Rap – Alexander Mackenzie HS
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – The Art of Rejection – Bur Oak SS
MUSICAL COMPOSITION AND PERFORMANCE – Tilak Vyas, Lauren Fong, Anna Liu, Srutheka Umakanthan, Tharaka Sivasabesan, Saanuha Krishnan, Wenley Law and Anujan Navaneshan – A Year and a Day – Middlefield CI
CHOREOGRAPHY AND MOVEMENT – Michael Freitas – A Simple Word – Aurora HS
DESIGN CONCEPT – The Crew – Under Pressure – PACE
ORIGINAL TEXT – Adam Wilson and Simran Joneja – Under Pressure – PACE
INTERPRETATION – Safiya Allna Hussein – High (School) Society – Richmond Green SS
STAGE DESIGN – SACHSARTS collective – The Inevitable – St. Augustine CHS
ADAPTATION – Risika Mathimokan and Purathani Varatharajah – Check Please – Pierre Trudeau HS
PRODUCTION DRAMATURGY – Max Mazuritsky – Broken – Maple HS
CHARACTERIZATION – The Ensemble – Tracks – St. Elizabeth CHS
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
The Ensemble – Tracks – St. Elizabeth CHS
The Ensemble –The Art of Rejection – Bur Oak SS
The Ensemble – Broken – Maple HS
DISTINCTIVE MERIT
LIGHTING DESIGN – Zachary Currie – Henry’s Law – Ascension of our Lord CHS
DESIGN – Avery Warling and Jonathan Jacob – XYZ – John Fraser SS
DIRECTING – Maryam Younis and Sarah Ayoub – See You Soon – Applewood Heights SS
WRITING – Mary-Francis Pringle – She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not – Lorne Park SS
STAGE MANAGEMENT – Nicole Sas and Emily Coppola – Sons to Our Fathers – Cawthra Park SS
LIGHTING DESIGN – Leanne Davis – The Infidel – Lorne Park SS
DIRECTING – Martin Tsveanov – Maney – The Woodlands School
TEAM COLLABORATION – The Ensemble – Don’t Leave Me – The Woodlands School
DIRECTING – Megan Saito – Cargo – John Fraser SS
DIRECTING – Joshua Drakes – Action News: Now With 10% More Action – Bramalea SS
PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – All the World and More – Cawthra Park SS
PRODUCTION DESIGN – Palak Dedhia Cargo – John Fraser SS
PRODUCTION DESIGN – Abhishek Shirke – Cargo – John Fraser SS
EXCELLENCE
PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Action News: Now With 10% More Action – Bramalea SS
PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Sons to Our Fathers – Cawthra Park SS
PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Maney – The Woodlands School
PERFORMANCE – Cassidy Henstock – The Infidel – Lorne Park SS
PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Cargo – John Fraser SSSS
PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – XYZ – John Fraser
PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – The International Proposal – Erindale Academy
WRITING – Ainsley Cherry – All the World and More – Cawthra Park SS
DIRECTING – Andrew Michalko – Sons to Our Fathers – Cawthra Park SS
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
The Ensemble – Cargo – John Fraser SS
The Ensemble – Maney – The Woodlands School
The Ensemble – Sons to Our Fathers – Cawthra Park SS
SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL
The Ensemble – All the World and More – Cawthra Park SS
Distinctive Merit
PERFORMANCE – Pallvi Pandher – Goodnight Mr. Gilzean – Harold M. Brathwaite SS
COSTUME DESIGN – Dimple Vashi – Goodnight Mr. Gilzean – Harold M. Brathwaite SS
WRITING – Shoffana Sundaramoorthy – Seven Deadly Stupids – Central Peel SS
PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Violets are Blue – Mayfield SS
PERFORMANCE – Suruthey Sutharsan – Guidance – Holy Name of Mary CHS
WRITING/DIRECTING – Letizia Marcelja – Guidance – Holy Name of Mary CHS
PERFORMANCE – Kate Armstrong – Crestfallen – St. Michael’s CCS
DIRECTION – Erin Sevigny, Charlie Keith, and Jonisha Lewinson – The Drug Dealer in my Basement – Mayfield SS
PERFORMANCE – Dhruv Panchal – Goodnight Mr. Gilzean – Harold M. Brathwaite SS
PERFORMANCE – Tia Sandhu – Make Dust Our Paper – Jean Augustine SS
PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Promposterous – David Suzuki SS
PERFORMANCE – Temi Fadipe, Amaya Khan, Amber Piccott, and Nathan Thompson – The Actor’s Nightmare – Brampton Centennial SS
Excellence
STAGE MANAGEMENT – Prabhleen Nar – Promageddon – Louise Arbour SS
WRITING/DIRECTING – Kayla Carnide and Veronica Commisso – Criminal Code 268 – St. Michael’s CSS
WRITING/DIRECTING – Olivia Coombs – Violets are Blue – Mayfield SS
PERFORMANCE – Cameron Ross-Day – The Drug Dealer in my Basement – Mayfield SS
LIGHTING DESIGN – Jordana Natale – The Drug Dealer in my Basement/Violets are Blue – Mayfield SS
CREATION AND PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – The Neurodiversity Project – Chinguacousy SS
WRITING/DIRECTING – Dhruv Vinay – Goodnight Mr. Gilzean – Harold M. Brathwaite SS
PERFORMANCE – Sulaiman Ahmed – The Actor’s Nightmare – Brampton Centennial SS
PRODUCTION AND STAGE MANAGEMENT – Anushka Nair, Tala El Mahi, and Gary Nguyen – The Actor’s Nightmare –
Brampton Centennial SS
Spirit of the Festival
The Ensemble – The Drug Dealer in my Basement/Violets are Blue – Mayfield SS
The Ensemble – Promageddon – Louise Arbour SS
The Ensemble – The Neurodiversity Project – Chinguacousy SS
The Ensemble – Crestfallen/Criminal Code 268 – St. Michael’s CSS
Outstanding Production
The Ensemble – The Actor’s Nightmare – Brampton Centennial SS
The Ensemble – Violets are Blue – Mayfield SS
The Ensemble – The Neurodiversity Project – Chinguacousy SS
Adjudicator: Paul Tessier
DISTINCTIVE MERIT
ACTING – Austin Neil – Squad Goals – West Ferris S.S.
ACTING – Eli Serafini – Macbeth – Almaguin Highlands S.S.
DIRECTING/ACTING – Robert Leitner – Chocolate Milk and a Jam Jam – Widdifield S.S.
ACTING – Sydney Backer – A Safe Place – Elisabeth-Bruyere
TECHNICAL ELEMENTS – Jack Corazza, Madison Ayres – #vapenation – St. Joseph-Scollard Hall
ACTING – J’Leigh Martin, Ethan Toner – Avant que la planete pete – Ecole Secondaire Catholique Algonquin
ACTING – Adam Angelo – #vapenation – St. Joseph-Scollard Hall
ACTING – Emily Sanders – The Women of Lockerbie – Widdifield S.S.
ACTING – Joe Drinkwalter – “Down Came the Rain” – West Ferris S.S.
EXCELLENCE
ACTING – Breanna Shaw – Macbeth – Almaguin Highlands S.S.
DIRECTING – Madison Wardell – Avant que la planete pete – Ecole Secondaire Catholique Algonquin
ACTING – Jillian Bernas – The Women of Lockerbie – Widdifield S.S.
ACTING – Hannah McCallum – Chocolate Milk and a Jam Jam – Widdifield S.S.
MUSIC COMPOSITION – Eshel Hyatt – Squad Goals – West Ferris S.S.
ACTING – Ian McCormack – Down Came the Rain – West Ferris S.S.
DUAL PERFORMANCE – Nick Babin – Chocolate Milk and a Jam Jam – Widdifield S.S.
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
The Ensemble – Down Came the Rain – West Ferris S.S.
The Ensemble – Never Swim Alone – West Ferris S.S.
The Ensemble – Avant que la planete pete – Ecole Secondaire Catholique Algonquin
The Ensemble – Chocolate Milk and a Jam Jam – Widdifield S.S.
The Ensemble – The Women of Lockerbie – Widdifiled S.S.
OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT
Madison Wardell – Avant que la planete pete – Ecole Secondaire Catholique Algonquin
ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD
ACTING/DIRECTING – Reily Geisler – Never Swim Alone & Squad Goals – West Ferris S.S.
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
ACTING – Ethan Sauve – Chocolate Milk and a Jam Jam – Widdifield S.S.
ACTING – Erika Mai Dament – Macbeth – Almaguin Highlands S.S.
DISTINCTIVE MERIT
ACTING – Tasha Brown – OZ – IFSS
ACTING – Harry Clark – War Vet – O’Groman
DIRECTING – Kaytlyn Julien and Cora Chapeskie – KLDCS – KLDCS
ACTING – Chloey Frank – Tales from the Land – KLDCS
LIGHTING – Katie Barber-Ormerod – How My Light Is Spent – KLDCS
EXCELLENCE
LIGHTING – Gabby Mahew – Drown the Truth – TDSS
ACTING – The Ensemble – Tales from the Land – KLDCS
WRITING AND DIRECTING – Olivia Duncan – Drown the Truth – TDSS
SET DESIGN – Jarrett Angelicchio – How My Light is Spent – KLDCS
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
The Ensemble – How My Light is Spent – KLDCS
The Ensemble – Drown the Truth – TDSS
The Ensemble – War Vet – O’Gorman
OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT
Juliana King and Kiara Roy – How My Light is Spent – KLDCS
DISTINCTIVE MERIT
WRITING AND DIRECTING – Sarah Jewell – Romeo and Juliet 2019 – Henderson Secondary School
ENSEMBLE ACTING – The Ensemble – Solve-It Squad – Westdale Secondary School
PERFORMANCE – Michael Geoghan – Bring on the Dancing Horses – Westdale Secondary School
PERFORMANCE – Vanessa Olayiwola – Romeo and Juliet 2019 – Henderson SS
PERFORMANCE – Liam Leyland-Hastings – Stirred not Shaken – Westdale SS
EXCELLENCE
PERFORMANCE – Sonny Duan – Solve-It-Squad – Westdale SS
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Romeo and Juliet 2019 – Henderson SS
DIRECTION – Charlotte Carmichael – Bring on the Dancing Horses – Westdale SS
ENTIRE DESIGN OF PRODUCTION – Design Team – Bring on the Dancing Horses – Westdale
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Cast and Crew – Bring on the Dancing Horses – Westdale SS
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Charlotte Carmicheal – Bring on the Dancing Horses – Westdale SS
DISTINCTIVE MERIT
LIGHTING DESIGN AND EXECUTION – Zak Dorserrs & Riley Derochie – Stroke Static – Blenheim District High School
PUPPET DESIGN AND BUILD – Madelyne Kealey – Playing Dead – John McGregor Secondary School
ACTING – Megan VanDusen, Michael Groening, Mason Fry & Bailey Williams – Playing Dead – John McGregor Secondary School
SET AND COSTUMES – Ursuline College Theatre Company – Tracks – Ursuline College Chatham
DIRECTING – Jack Debresser – Tracks – Ursuline College Chatham
PRODUCTION DESIGN – The Production Team of CKSS – The Soldier Dreams – Chatham-Kent Secondary School
PERSEVERANCE – The Ensemble – Language Lessons (II) – Ridgetown District High School
EXCELLENCE
DIRECTING – Paige White – Stroke Static – Blenheim District High School
PRODUCTION DESIGN – The Production Team of BDHS – Stroke Static – Blenheim District High School
ACTING, DIRECTING, PLAYWRITING AND STAGE MANAGING – Liam A’Hern – Eye for An Eye – Tilbury District High School
ACTING, DIRECTING, PLAYWRITING AND STAGE MANAGING – Samara Dyck – Eye for An Eye – Tilbury District High School
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – Ursuline College Theatre Company – Tracks – Ursuline College Chatham
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – The Soldier Dream – Chatham-Kent Secondary School
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
The Ensemble – The Soldier Dreams – Chatham-Kent Secondary School
The Ensemble – Stroke Static – Blenheim District High School
OUTSTANDING STAGE PRODUCTION
Bennett Mitchell – Tracks – Ursuline College Chatham
Distinctive Merit
DIRECTION – Evelyn Tansley – They Eat Sunshine, Not Zebras – Cayuga Secondary School
MAKEUP – The Ensemble – Waterford District High School Tracks
MUSIC DIRECTION – Rachel Riddell – Death of the Doorstep Kiss – Pauline Johnson Collegiate and Vocational School
COMEDIC LEAD – Ava Burtis – Lord of the Pies – McKinnon Park Secondary School
NEW TO THE FEST ENSEMBLE – The Ensemble – McKinnon Park Secondary School – Lord of the Pies
HIGH CONCEPT – The Ensemble – BOGIE – St. John’s College
LIGHTING DESIGN – Max Mabee – Super Scary – Delhi District Secondary School
COMEDIC TIMING – The Ensemble – Super Scary – Delhi District Secondary School
Excellence
BEST MAKEUP – The Ensemble – BOGIE – St. John’s College
BEST STUDENT WRITTEN PLAY – The Ensemble – Paris – District High School Lockdown
SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL – The Ensemble – Paris – District High School Lockdown
NEST NEW ACTOR – Jagger Smith – Death of the Doorstep Kiss – Pauline Johnson Collegiate and Vocational School
SET DESIGN – Katie Cameron – Tracks – Waterford District High School
DIRECTION – Samuel Forsyth – Saving Copetown – Brantford Collegiate Institute
Outstanding Production
The Ensemble – They Eat Sunshine, Not Zebras – Cayuga Secondary School
The Ensemble – Saving Copetown – Brantford Collegiate Institute
Outstanding Stage Management
Grace Tiffany – Saving Copetown – Brantford Collegiate Institute
DISTINCTIVE MERIT
DYNAMIC DUO – Michael Shannon and Adam Royston – Frogs – Stamford Collegiate S.S
EXPLORATION OF THEATRICAL FORM – The Ensemble – Never Swim Alone – Grimsby S.S
THREE HANDER AWARD – The Ensemble – The Philadelphia – GFESS
BRAVERY AWARD – Kira Tarasuk – Shadows – EL Crossley S.S
I BEG TO DIFFER – The Ensemble – The Philadelphia – GFESS
VOCAL AWARD FOR SINGING – Myranda Amendola, Mayke de Vries and Kanaan Patrong – Rewritten – St. Catharines Collegiate
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE AWARD – The Ensemble – Competition Piece – Laura Secord S.S
ARTISTIC TEAM AWARD – Audition Day – Eden High
THEATRE MAGIC AWARD – The Ensemble – Sonny Boy – Grimsby S.S
PUPPETRY – The Ensemble – Frogs – Stamford Collegiate S.S
OUTSTANDING MAKE-UP – Emma Troupe – Who I Was – Beamsville District S.S
EXCELLENCE
ORIGINAL CONCEPT – The Ensemble – Rewritten – St. Catharines Collgiate
BEST TRANSITION EVER – The Ensemble – Life On Stage – Sir Winston Churchill S.S
MOST IMPRESSIVE FEAT EVER WITNESSED IN LIFE – Kate Cote – Audition Day – Eden High
SEND IN THE CLOWNS AWARD – Clown Crew – All In The Timing – GFESS
EPIC THEATRE AWARD FOR ACTING – The Ensemble – Rewritten – St. Catharines Collegiat
WOUNDED BUTTERFLY AWARD – The Ensemble – Competition Piece – Laura Secord S.S
FIRST DATE AWKWARDNESS AWARD – The Ensemble – Sure Thing – GFESS
MOST SHOCKING OPENING – The Ensemble – Variations on the Death of Trotsky – GFESS
BEST MAKE-UP DESIGN – Emma Schuchard – Variations on the Death of Trotsky – GFESS
NELL BENJAMIN AWARD – Jaedyn Townsley – Sonny Boy – Grimsby S.S
ANDREW LLOYD NEVER AWARD – Serena Townsley – Escape From Syria – Wellend Centennial S.S
MOST LIKELY TO GET HIS OWN NETFLIX SPECIAL – Michael Shannon – Frogs – Stamford Collegiate S.S
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
The Ensemble – Who I Was – Beamsville District S.S
The Ensemble – Escape From Syria – Wellend Centennial Secondary SchoolÀ
The Ensemble – Sonny Boy – Grimsby S.S
OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT
Tess Fortier and Sam Leavers – Never Swim Alone and Sonny Boy – Grimsby S.S
DISTINCTIVE MERIT
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Dreams of Grandeur – St. Joseph’s High School
DIRECTION – Kaeleigh Sinclair – Plot Twist – St. Joseph’s High School
ACTING – Abbey Morneau – Dark Road – F.J. Brennan
CREATIVE USE OF MULTIPLE ART FORMS – The Ensemble – Entrelacé – École secondaire catholique EJ Lajeunesse
WRITING – Katie Kerekes & Nicole Therrien – Au delà du cadre – École secondaire catholique L’EssorÀ
ACTING – The Ensemble – Au delà du cadre – École secondaire catholique L’Essor
PHYSICAL COMEDIC ACTING – The Ensemble – The ugly duckling – Kennedy High School
IMPROV – Rhiannon Hebert – The ugly duckling – Kennedy High School
COSTUMES – The Ensemble – The rise and fall of a fractionalized nation – Assumption high school
LIGHTING AND SOUND DESIGN – The Ensemble – Whispers – Tecumseh Vista Academy High School
SET AND PROPS – The Ensemble – Whispers – Tecumseh Vista Academy High School
COMEDIC ACTING – The Ensemble – Tech week – Cardinal Carter High School
EXCELLENCE
WRITING – Kaeleigh Sinclair – Plot Twist – St. Joseph’s High School
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES – The Ensemble – Dark Road – F.J. Brennan
MUSIC – Anik Boulineau, Carson Gaudry, Karlee Jimmerfield, Victoria Kis, Andrew Marchand & Sarah Waito – Entrelacé – E.J. Lajeunesse
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Entrelacé – E.J. Lajeunesse
SET AND COSTUME DESIGN – The Ensemble – Au delà du cadre – École secondaire catholique L’Essor
WRITING – Chidera Ikewibe – The rise and fall of a fractionalized nation – Assumption high school
MUSIC – The Ensemble – Whispers – Tecumseh Vista Academy High School
DIRECTION – Seamus Tokol – The Tell-Tale Heart – Walkerville Collegiate Institute
ACTING – Serena Barr – The Tell-Tale Heart – Walkerville Collegiate Institute
WRITING – Maggie Hannigan, Caitlyn Massad, Adriana Medeiros & Kaitlyn Stravato – Tech week – Cardinal Carter High School
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
The Ensemble – Tech Week – Cardinal Carter High School
The Ensemble – The Tell-Tale Heart – Walkerville Centre for the Creative Arts
The Ensemble – Entrelacé – E.J. Lajeunesse
OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT
Felicia Owen and Kinyara King – Entrelacé – E.J. Lajeunesse
DISTINCTIVE MERIT
LIVE SOUND DESIGN – Dylan Hill – One Bar Closer – Donald A. Wilson
ACTING AND TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – One Bar Closer – Donald A. Wilson
WRITING AND DIRECTING – Kara Phillips – No Budget – Port Perry Secondary School
ACTING – Thomas Parry – No Budget – Port Perry Secondary School
WRITING AND DIRECTING – Megan de Sousa – The Diverse Art – Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
ACTING – Daniel Jacha – The Diverse Art – Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
COSTUME AND MAKEUP – The Ensemble – Wicked Returns The Second Part of Our Story – J. Clarke Richardson
DIRECTING – Abigail Melo and Maxim Ferron – The Long View – Courtice Secondary School
COLLECTIVE CREATION – The Ensemble – We All Come From Somewhere A Docudrama – Uxbridge Secondary School
PHYSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Emotional Baggage – O’Neill Collegiate Vocational Institute
EXCELLENCE
ACTING – Ella Bigres – We All Come From Somewhere A Docudrama – Uxbridge Secondary School
DIRECTING AND PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – The Struggles – Eastdale Secondary School
ACTING – Victoria Marshall – I, Claudia – Sinclair Secondary School
LIGHTING DESIGN AND STAGE MANAGEMENT – Victor Drazilov – I, Claudia – Sinclair Secondary School
MUSIC COMPOSITION AND PERFORMANCE – Lucas Ocampo and Noah Selda – The Diverse Art – Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
DIRECTING, DRAMATURGY AND SET DESIGN – Zachary Everitt – Shape of a Girl – Pickering Secondary School
ACTING AND TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Shape of a Girl – Pickering Secondary School
ACTING – Jonas Marshall – The Long View – Courtice Secondary School
ACTING – The Ensemble – Relative Strangers – Henry St. High School
ADJUDICATOR AWARD
SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL – The Ensemble – We All Come From Somewhere A Docudrama – Uxbridge Secondary School
OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT
Christina Naumovski – Shape of a Girl Pickering – Secondary School
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
The Ensemble – I, Claudia – Sinclair Secondary School
The Ensemble – Shape of a Girl – Pickering Secondary School
DISTINCTIVE MERIT
PERFORMANCE – Andy Wilson – The Scavenger Hunt – Lindsay Collegiate & Vocational Institute
PERFORMANCECE – Sam Joyce – The Hard Choice – Lindsay Collegiate & Vocational Institute
PERFORMANCE – Sidney Worden – Sun in the West – I.E. Weldon Secondary School
ENSEMBLE WORK – The Esemble – One Lane Bridge – Fenelon Falls Secondary School
EXCELLENCE
DIRECTING – Shaun Soutar – One Lane Bridge – Fenelon Falls Secondary School
SOUND/LIGHTING DESIGN & OPERATION – Shelby Richardson & Camryn Hardaker-Schabauer – One Lane Bridge – Fenelon Falls Secondary School
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PERFORMER – Hunter Burrill – Sun in the West – I.E. Weldon Secondary School
OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT
Alyssa Codling – The Hard Choice – Lindsay Collegiate & Vocational Institute
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
The Ensemble – One Lane Bridge – Fenelon Falls Secondary School
DISTINCTIVE MERIT
PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – I Dream Before I Take The Stand – Perth District Collegiate Institute
PERFORMANCE – Sarah Doyle – The Door – Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School
PERFORMANCE – Emily Flake – Firing Francine – Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute
PERFORMANCE – Lionel Snider – Sick – Napanee District Secondary School
MAKEUP, HAIR, AND COSTUME – Madeline Roddick & Emily Pattemore – Flaky Lips – St-Mary Catholic High School
DIRECTION & PERFORMANCE – Ridley Vallom – Love Stories Ontario – St-Mary Catholic High School
EXCELLENCE
PERFORMANCE – Maddy McFarlane – I Dream Before I Take The Stand – Perth District Collegiate Institute
DIRECTION – Felix Evangelho – I Dream Before I Take The Stand – Perth District Collegiate InstituteÀ
DIRECTION & PLAYWRIGHTING – Kate Brown, Maddy Fretts and Leah Oster – Sick – Napanee District Secondary School
PERFORMANCE – Madeleine Joanisse – Flaky Lips – St-Mary Catholic High Schoo
PERFORMANCE – Ella Miller – Flaky Lips – St-Mary Catholic High School
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
The Ensemble – I Dream Before I Take The Stand – Perth District Collegiate Institute
OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT
Michael Fenn – Love Stories Ontario – St-Mary Catholic High School
DISTINCTIVE MERIT
LIGHTING – Caiya Varden, Katie Webb, and Avery Coleman – Blink – Cairine Wilson Secondary School
INNER LIFE IN A PERFORMANCE – Conner McGlynn – Shine – Woodroffe High School
ORIGINAL COMPOSITION AND MUSIC – Daniel Kuchanski – Sails in the Wind – West Carleton High School
A NATURAL AND COMPELLING PERFORMANCE – Ross Taffinder – Sails in the Wind – West Carleton High School
STAGE PRESENCE – Colin Campbell – Blink – Cairine Wilson Secondary School
BRAVERY IN A PERFORMANCE – Meadow Agar – Dark Road – Ridgemont High School
BEING A DYNAMIC DUO – Jason Dunn and Melissa Potter – Unravelling – South Carleton High School
COMEDIC PERFORMANCE – Vasily Melnik – The Real Inspector Hound – Gloucester High School
GREAT PHYSICAL AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE – Cassidy Wilson-Warner – The Real Inspector Hound – Gloucester High School
STAGE PAINTING – Mimi Rakesh – Chekhov’s Shorts – Bell High School
EXCELLENCE
STAGE COMBAT – The Ensemble – Unravelling – South Carleton High School
ENSEMBLE WORK – The Ensemble – Sails in the Wind – West Carleton High School
THE CREATION OF INVESTED AND MEMORABLE CHARACTER – The Ensemble – Paper of Plastic – AY Jackson Secondary School
DIRECTING – Ravyn Bodenmiller – Blink – Cairine Wilson Secondary School
DÉCOUPAGE (PHRASING AND DELIVERY OF LINES) – Alexandra Kane – This is a Play – Brookfield High School
A COMMANDING PERFORMANCE – Abdul Abu Alhussein – This is a Play – Brookfield High School
A MASTERFUL SOLO PERFORMANCE – Reid Sandvold – Chekhov’s Shorts – Bell High School
EXPLORATION OF THEATRICAL FORMS – The Ensemble – On a Pedestal – Woodroffe High School
OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT
Tim Speed and Evan Rouillard – Unravelling – South Carleton High School
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
The Ensemble – Sails in the Wind – West Carleton High School
The Ensemble – This is a Play – Brookfield High School
OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY
Mackenzie Cornfoot – Shine – Woodroffe High School
SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL
The Ensemble – Dark Road – Ridgemont High School
ADJUDICATOR’S CHOICE
BRAVERY AND PERSONAL GROWTH – The Ensemble – Unravelling – South Carleton High School
DISTINCTIVE MERIT
ACTING – Sean Legroulx – Charlie Foster – St. Lawrence Secondary School
ACTING – Tessa Peterson – The Mouse and the Raven – Russell High School
ACTING – Ethan Gilmour – Mirror Image – Holy Trinity
ACTING – Emma Young – Pizza with Shrimp on Top – Rockland District High School
ACTING – Leslie Papps – Mirror Image – Holy Trinity
DIRECTING – Liam O’Connor and Mille Cameron-Burelle – The Zero Sum Mind – Holy Trinity
ACTING – Patrick Merizzi – Charlie Foster – St. Lawrence Secondary School
ACTING – Kathlene Sauve – One Lane Bridge – Holy Trinity
ACTING – Sarah Harb – Mirror Image – Holy Trinity
EXCELLENCE
ACTING – Nolan Laframboise – One Lane Bridge – Holy Trinity
ACTING – David Dubinsky – Charlie Foster and Mere Mortals – St. Lawrence Secondary School
ACTING – Adrianna Bertrand – Charlie Foster – St. Lawrence Secondary School
ACTING – Grace Campbell – Mirror Image – Holy Trinity
ACTING – Kaitlyn Dubinsky – Charlie Foster – St. Lawrence Secondary School
TECHNICAL DESIGN – Ben Smith, Ben Malyon, Joah Vaillancourt and Fletcher Chafee – One Lane Bridge – Holy Trinity
TECHNICAL DETAIL – The Ensemble – The Mouse and the Raven – Russell High School
OUSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT
Cassandra Blain – Pizza with Shrimp on Top – Rockland District High School
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
The Ensemble – One Lane Bridge – Holy Trinity
The Ensemble – Charlie Foster – St. Lawrence Secondary School
ADJUDICATOR AWARD
CHOICE OF SCRIPT – The Ensemble – Pizza with Shrimp on Top – Rockland District High School
AWARDS OF OUTSTANDING MERIT
BEST FOREIGN CHARACTER – Carissa Benoit – 33 Minutes – St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School
ENSEMBLE WORK – The Ensemble – w00t2.0 (Gen Z Blog) – Bear Creek Secondary School
CONCEPT WORK – Nolan Richards – 33 Minutes – St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School
COMEDIC TIMING AND COMMITTEMENT TO THE ROLE OF ALEX – Abhi Navaratnam – Every Day Sinner – Georgian Bay District High School
COSTUME AND MAKE-UP DESIGN – The Ensemble – Every Day Sinner – Bay District High School
PERFORMANCE IN THE ROLE OF JOAN – Maddison Buchanan – Passing Tones – Banting Memorial Secondary School
DYNAMIC DUO – Madison Stewart & Valeria Bravo Reyes – Boxes – Eastview Secondary School
DON MCFADDEN AWARD
BEST DEMONSTRATING THE TRUE SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL – The Ensemble – Code Blue – St. Peter’s Catholic Secondary School
STAGE MANAGEMENT AWARD
OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT – Sam Miller – Cul de Sac – St. Theresa’s Catholic Secondary School
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
COMEDIC TIMING IN THE ROLE OF MARY-ANNE – Katie Browning – Cul de Sac – St. Theresa’s Catholic Secondary School
TRIPLE THREAT – Ben Posedi – Passing Tones – Banting Memorial Secondary School
PERFORMANCE AND COMMITTMENT TO CHARACTER IN THE ROLE OF LUCIFER – William Gilchrist – Every Day Sinner – Georgian Bay District High School
PERFORMANCE IN THE ROLE OF SANDRA MARSHALL – Sarah Watt – Cul de Sac – St. Theresa’s Catholic Secondary School
PERFORMANCE IN THE ROLE OF KAMRYN – Celine Said – Code Blue – St Peter’s Catholic Secondary School
COLLECTIVE EXCELLENCY IN COLLABORATIVE SCRIPT WRITING – The Ensemble – Laid Flat – Collective excellenct in Collaborative Script Writing Gravenhurst Secondary School
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
The Ensemble – w00t2.0 (Gen Z Blog) – Bear Creek Secondary School
The Ensemble – Passing Tones – Banting Memorial Secondary School
ADJUDICATOR AWARD
PARACHUTE AWARD – EXCELLENCE IN LAST MINUTE PERFORMANCE – Sydney Marion – Cul de Sac – St. Theresa’s Catholic Secondary School
DIRECTING – PHYSICAL COMEDY & MOVEMENT – Maeve Weishar – Cul de Sac – St. Theresa’s Catholic Secondary School
WRITING AND DIRECTING – Mykenzie Barrera & Jayden Tinianov – Code Blue – St Peter’s Catholic Secondary School
AWARDS OF MERIT
DIRECTING – Emma Taylor – Master Plann – F.E. Madill
DIRECTING AND MULTIMEDIA – Sam Snyders – Free as a Bird – St. Michael’s CSS
ORIGINAL MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE – Toby Massingham – Free as a Bird – St. Michael’s CSS
ACTING – Matt Vesnaver and Kyle Martin – Absolution – Listowel DSS
ACTING – Erin Lindsay – Our Diamond – South Huron DHS
ACTING – Brendan Jantzen – The Infamous Soothing System of Professor Maillard – Listowel DSS
ACTING – Kaelan Mick – The Infamous Soothing System of Professor Maillard – Listowel DSS
COMIC ACTING – Dustin Nivins and Shauna Walduck – The Raft – Goderich DCI
ACTING – Zach Chamas – The Lovely Bones – Goderich DCI
ACTING – Lydia Newcastle – The Lovely Bones – Goderich DCI
ACTING – Isaac Wheeler – Indifferent Ideals – Mitchell DHS
ACTING – West Larabee – The Lake and the Stars – F.E. Madill
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
PLAYWRITING, DIRECTING, ACTING – Alex Clarke – Indifferent Ideals – Mitchell DHS
ACTING – Hannah Good, Abby Weber, Emma Stoke – Buttonholes in Silk – Stratford CSS
ACTING – Ronan Ross – Free as a Bird – St. Michael’s CSS
CREATIVE WRITING AND PERFORMANCE – Emma Marcy, Caela Denomme, Izzy Siebert, Ella Dobson, Keniesha Bootsma, Darby-Ann Elder – The Army Show – St. Anne’s CSS
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – The Lake and the Stars – F.E. Madill SS
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT – Lights/Sound/Props/Costumes/Make-Up/Musicians – The Infamous Soothing System of Professor Maillard – Listowel DSS
PHYSICAL COMEDY – The Ensemble – Bad Auditions by Bad Actors – St. Mary’s DCVI
DIRECTING AND WRITING – Grace McAuley – The Lovely Bones – Goderich DCI
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT – Lights/Sound/Props/Costumes/Make-Up/Musicians – The Lovely Bones – Goderich DCI
STAGE MANAGER AWARD
Emily Rich – Free as a Bird – St. Michael’s CSS
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
Buttonholes in Silk – Stratford Central Secondary School
Free As A Bird – St. Michael’s Catholic Secondary School
The Infamous Soothing System of Professor Maillard – Listowel District Secondary School
AWARDS OF MERIT
DIRECTING – Madison Fischer & Anjali Sanderson-Ramautor – The Hudson Case – Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute
COSTUME – Katie Plant – Radium Girls – Eastwood Collegiate Institute
PLAYWRITING – Rebekah Nagy – Relapse – Jacob Hespeler Secondary School
PERFORMANCE – Sarah Chesney & Joel Bergen – We Are Masks – Bluevale Collegiate Institute
SET DESIGN – Micah Watson, Alannah Spurling, Meghan McCracken – Never Swim Alone – Forest Heights Collegiate Institute
VIDEOGRAPHY – Rowan Dubois, Mackenzie Kehl, Tatyana Palmer – Sometimes I Look Up to the Sky – Southwood Secondary School
SOUND DESIGN – Tyler McDonald – Sometimes I Look Up to the Sky – Southwood Secondary School
PROPS – Phoebe Martin – A Grimm Night – Elmira District Secondary School
PERFORMANCE – Maddie McCormick & Hadley Mustakas – A Grimm Night – Elmira District Secondary School
COSTUME – Daniel Back & Aimee St. Pierre – We Will Never Be the Same – Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School
ENSEMBLE & PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Grand River Collegiate Institute
ENSEMBLE & PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – The Timekeeper – St. Mary’s High School
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
PERFORMANCE – Olivia Silva – Radium Girls – Eastwood Collegiate Institute
ENSEMBLE & PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – We Never Forfeit – St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School
PERFORMANCE – Alana Matsuo, Ethan Ioannidis, Will Hardie – Never Swim Alone – Forest Heights Collegiate Institute
PERFORMANCE – Abegail Spittal – Sometimes I Look Up to the Sky – Southwood Secondary School
ENSEMBLE & PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Oswald & Endswell – Elmira District Secondary School
PERFORMANCE, DIRECTING & PLAYWRITING – Simon Zenker – Oswald & Endswell – Elmira District Secondary School
PERFORMANCE – Maddie Cranston – We Will Never Be the Same – Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School
PERFORMANCE – Liam Nicoll – A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Grand River Collegiate Institute
DIRECTING – Alyssa Fonseca – The Timekeeper – St. Mary’s High School
SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL AWARD
BACKSTAGE ETIQUETTE, GREAT ENERGY AND FULL PARTICIPATION – The Ensemble – A Grimm Night – Elmira District Secondary School
OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT
Katarina Borrias-Spitzig – Sometimes I Look Up to the Sky – Southwood Secondary School
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
Never Swim Alone – Forest Heights Collegiate Institute
Sometimes I Look Up to the Sky – Southwood Secondary School
A Grimm Night – Elmira District Secondary School
AWARDS OF MERIT
SET CHANGES AND TRANSITIONS – The Ensemble – Hold On – Erin District High School
SPECIAL FX (SOUND AND LIGHTING) – The Ensemble – Ghost Stories – Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School
ENSEMBLE WORK – The Ensemble – Boys, Girls and Other Mythological Creatures – J. F. Ross –
COMEDIC PERFORMANCE – Blake Gill – Oz – Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School
DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE – Liam Hunkler – And – Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School
DIRECTION – The Ensemble – Reflections – J. F. Ross
DRAMATIC REALISM – The Ensemble – Reflections – J. F. Ross
ORIGINAL SCRIPT – The Ensemble – Voices – Centre Wellington District High School
ORIGINAL MUSIC – The Ensemble – Pencils – Guelph CVI
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
SCENIC DESIGN – The Ensemble – Ghost Stories – Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School
EMSEMBLE WORK – The Ensemble – Pencils – Guelph CVI
DIRECTION – The Ensemble – And – Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School
COSTUME DESIGN – The Ensemble – Oz – Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School
ORIGINAL SCRIPT – The Ensemble – Hold On – Erin District High School – Hold On
SOUND DESIGN – The Ensemble – 51 – Centre Wellington District High School
LIGHTING – The Ensemble – Voices – Centre Wellington District High School
STAGE MANAGER AWARD
Amelia Luff – Hold On – Erin D.H.S.
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
Boys, Girls and Other Mythological Creatures – John F. Ross
51 – Centre Wellington District High School
AWARDS OF MERIT
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Mirror Me – Aldershot High School
PLAYWRITING – Isaiah Alton, Kimberley Irvine, Hana Karadaghi and Ava Robitaille – Mirror Me – Aldershot High School
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – 4AM – Burlington Central High School
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – The Tragedy of the Character – White Oaks Secondary School
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Baker’s Dozen – Chisholm Academy
PERFORMANCE – Shawna Johnson – She Kills Monsters – Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Bivio Itineris – Milton District High School
DIRECTION – Olivia Kamminga – Why Do We Laugh? – Acton District High School
ENSEMBLE – The Ensemble – Why Do We Laugh? – Acton District High School
COSTUME DESIGN – Anne Chen, Rowan Garrow, Arielle Gatatos and Keara Reilly – Look Me In The Eye – Nelson High School
DIRECTION – Marina Yap and Sam Chirichella – The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon – St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Deep Lake – Garth Webb Secondary School
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
DIRECTION – Jeremiah Langdon – 4AM – Burlington Central High School
WRITING & DIRECTION – Eric Génier – The Tragedy of the Character – White Oaks Secondary School
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Look Me In The Eye – Nelson High School
PLAYWRITING – Madeleine King & Jake Zanth – Unimaginable – Georgetown District High School
DIRECTION – Colin Crawford – She Kills Monsters – Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Breaking Badly – M.M. Robinson High School
COSTUME DESIGN – Rachel Scott, Emily Kearns and Tyler Shapira – Breaking Badly – M.M Robinson High School
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE – The Ensemble – Light After Dark – T.A. Blakelock High School
PERFORMANCE – Celestia Peritore – The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon – St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School
PERFORMANCE – Kiera Barnes – The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon – St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School
STAGE MANAGER AWARD
Linnea St. Clair – She Kills Monsters – Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS
The Ensemble – 4AM – Burlington Central High School
The Ensemble – The Tragedy of the Character – White Oaks Secondary School
The Ensemble – Light After Dark – T.A. Blakelock High School