NTS DRAMAFEST 2020 Awards

Ontario

ONTARIO PROVINCIAL AWARDS

KEN & ANN WATTS SCHOLARSHIPS

Nicolas Babin - West Ferris Secondary School (North Bay)
Joey Brohm - Kirkland Lake District Composite School (Kirkland Lake)
Korol Pikulik - Eastview Secondary School (Hillsdale)
Austin Stoddart - Stratford Secondary School (Stratford)

KEN & ANN WATTS BURSARIES

Sierra Cooper - Dante Alighieri Academy (Toronto)
Jessica Domingues - Loretto College (Toronto)
Lydia Wilson  Elmira District Secondary School (Elmira)

WAYNE FAIRHEAD NEW PLAY AWARD

Will Noble - Fading - Lawrence Park C.I. (Toronto)

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2020 DISTRICT ONTARIO FESTIVAL AWARDS

TORONTO 1

Adjudicator:   Anita Majumdar

Oustanding Productions

The Ensemble - The Laramie Project - Northern Secondary School

The Ensemble - Weight of the CapeNotre Dame High School

Production of Promise

The Ensemble - Schooled - St.Joseph's College School

Adjudicator's award

SONGWRITING - Cate Balasubramanian - Unravelled - University of Toronto Schools

Outstanding Director

Robbin Dowling, Sameena Ladak & Noah Sparrow - The Laramie Project - Northern Secondary School

Outstanding Design (Outstanding costume design)

Mia Ridout - Eurydice - Harbord Collegiate Institute

Spirit of the Festival

Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute

Outstanding New Play

Aliana Niezova - Unravelled - University of Toronto Schools

Awards of Excellence

Excellent Ensemble - Ensemble- The Weight of the Cape - Notre Dame

Original Music - Desmond Green - Father Clown - Central Toronto Academy

Original Writing - Lucas D'lorio Fournier - The Memory - University of Toronto Schools

Excellent Ensemble - Ensemble - Eurydice - Harbord Collegiate Institute

Strong Performance - Darya Heydary - The Laramie Project - Northern Secondary School

Choreography - Ensemble - Schooled - St. Joseph's College Schoo

Performance - Anasofia Florez - Unravelled - Univeristy of Toronto Schools

Awards of Merit

Statuesque Performance - Mac Mealey - The Happy Prince - Jarvis Collegiate Institute

Strong Performance  - Cooper McCroy - The Laramie Project - Northern Secondary School

Strong Performance - Hannah Hewko - Father Clown - Central Toronto Academy

Power Team - Joshua Klein and Taylor Gokyilmaz - Sketches - Central Toronto Academy

Strong Performance - Grace Dochau - Eurydice - Harbod Collegiate Institute

Puppeteering - Ensemble - The Weight of the Cape - Notre Dame High School

Strong Performance - Zehra Alvi - The Memory - University of Toronto Schools

Strong Costume Design - Demond Green and Fraser Watt - Father Clown - Central Toronto Academy

Strong Performance - Mydel AntolinSchooled - St. Joseph's College School

TORONTO 2

Adjudicator: Maddie Bautista

 

AWARDS OF MERIT

Theatrical Surprise - Seek & Hide - Senator O'Connor College

Direction - Seek & Hide - Senator O'Connor College - Joana Provido

Comic Ensemble - Parapendra - Brebeuf College School

Sound Design & Composition - A Killer Show - L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institue - Antonio Volkanoski, Abigail McBean, Christian Lopez Antonio

Performance - Deal With It! - Georges Vanier Secondary School - Moneisha LaFleur

Aesthetic Spectacle - I Can Explain - William Lyon Mackenzie C. I. 

Performance Chemistry - Playing Your Cards Right - Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts - Sheridan Riggillo and Katie Quigley

Set Design - Deal With It! - Georges Vanier Secondary School - Arik Chong, Victoria Lopez, Tristan Wei.

Puppetry - Parapendra - Brebeuf College School - William Steven

Performance - Within the Walls - Lawrence Park C. I. - Michelyn Smith

Original Music - Deal With It! - Georges Vanier S. S. - Mohamed Ferweez

Set Design - Playing Your Cards Right - Cardinal Carter Academy of the Arts

Costume Design - How To Save The World From a Bus in Oregon - Earl Haig S. S. - Isabelle Bergman

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

Projection Design - The Art of Acceptance - Loretto College - Jessica Dominguez & Madeline Nigro

Direction - Cell Service - Brebeuf College School - Martin Trotter

Performance - Julienne Espiritu - Instant - Francis Libermann

Virtuosic Ensemble - How to Save a Bus in Oregon - Earl Haig S. S.

Direction - How to Save a Bus in Oregon - Earl Haig S. S. - Vicky Li

Production Design - Within the Walls - Agata Apanasevich, Safianna O' Malley, Maleah Gill, Mahika Varma, Sadie Bryant

Queer Storytelling - I Can Explain - William Lyon Mackenzie C. I.

Playwriting - Fading - Will Noble - Lawrence Park C. I.

Lighting Design - Instant - Francis Libermann Catholic High School - Ian Aliganga

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL PLAY

 The Art of Acceptance - Loretto College - Alice Alves & Madeline Nigro

Outstanding Technical Crew - Playing Your Cards Right - Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts

Outstanding Production Design - Almost True - Sir Norman Bethune Collegiate

Adjudicator's Award for Outstanding Original Composition and Sound Design - The Art of Acceptance - Loretto College - Genesis Calliste

 

SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL

Earl Haig Secondary School

 

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS

 

The Art of Acceptance - Loretto College

Almost True - Sir Norman Bethune Collegiate

Fading - Lawrence Park C. I.

 

Production of Promise

Instant - Francis Libermann C. H. S.

TORONTO 3

Adjudicator: Jessica Greenberg                                                             

AWARDS of MERIT

Technical Achievement: Production Team of Virtual Family (Kipling CI)

Technical Achievement: Production Team of Dramatic Arts Anonymity (Dante Alighieri)

Costume Design: Tenzin Zomba (Mountain Language – Richview CI)

Performer in a Supporting Role: Claire Miraglia (Pulling the Strings – Bishop Morrocco)

Performer in a Supporting Role: Mikaela Soliman (#Unignorable – Bishop Allen Academy CSS)

Performer in a Lead Role: (Pavel Svinukhov (Life* – Richview CI)

Ensemble Performance: Cast of Another Me (St. Mary’s)

Music Composition & Performance: Brock McPherson (Life* & Mountain Language – Richview CI)

Emerging Director: Sarah Menezes (Blackout – Father John Redmond)

Theatre Magic: Moses Nicolass, Chantry Daweg, Aden Tariq & Adebambo Ogunja (Under Pressure – Father Henry Carr CSS)

AWARDS of EXCELLENCE

Dynamic Duo: Basil Abbasi & Jasmin Osman (Virtual Family – Kipling CI)

Partnership: Rebecca Costa & Claire Goodin (Pulling the Strings – Bishop Morrocco)

Brave Theatre-making: Stephanie Stalbano, Amanda Medeiros & Barbara Roclawski (#Unignorable – Bishop Allen Academy CSS)

Powerhouse: Sierra Cooper (Dramatic Arts Anonymity – Dante Alighieri)

Playwrighting: Sophia Nettleton & Paulo Oliveira (Another Me – St. Mary’s)

Playwrighting: Rebecca Singh (Under Pressure – Father Henry Carr CSS)

Ensemble Performance: Cast of Blackout (Father John Redmond CSS)

Ensemble Performance: Cast of Word Play (Martingrove CI)

Visionary Achievement: Sonia Ruparelia (Mountain Language – Richview CI)

Collaboration: Company of Under Pressure – Father Henry Carr CSS

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE

Mark Cueto (Word Play – Martingrove CI)

 

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL PLAY

Sarah Menezes (Blackout – Father John Redmond CSS)

ADJUDICATOR'S AWARD

The Company: Blackout (Father John Redmond CSS)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR

Micah Dominguez-Schatz (Word Play – Martingrove CI)

OUTSTANDING DESIGN

Gillian Mercado (Sound) & Paulo Oliveira (Lights) (Another Me – St. Mary’s)

SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL AWARD

All of the teachers who participated in the district

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS

Word Play – Martingrove CI

Another Me – St. Mary’s Catholic Academy

PRODUCTION OF PROMISE

Under Pressure – Father Henry Carr CSS

TORONTO 4

Adjudicator: Luke Reece                                                          

AWARDS of MERIT

Sound of the Subway - Melanie Joly & Rory Malcolmson - Greenwood - St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School


Natural Sound - Ainhoa Suarez Arias - SIGNS. - Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts


Being Beings (Acting Duo) - Andrew Jarvie & Tess Ro - Stasis - Don Mills Collegiate Institute


Superb Commitment - Gabriella Davies - Fragments - Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School


Comedic Timing - Nia Cohen-Gillett - The Bancroft Job - Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute


Mood, Lighting & Sound  - Varshan Muralitharan & Ethan Lim & Shannora Lankanathar - Look Me in the Eye - Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School


Terrific Tactics - Nic Ginther - Signs - Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts


Directing - Juniper Todd - Orange is the New Glass - St. John Henry Newman Catholic High School


Chemistry Counts (Acting Duo) - "Izzy and Lizzy" Isobelle Parshuram & Elizabeth Sayers - Just Flowers - St. Clement's School


Box Choreography - Set - Iniyana Padmaseelan & Rhosalia Santos & Juniper Todd - Orange is the New Glass - St. John Henry Newman Catholic High School


Production & Design Team - Katie Szabo, Nikki Aflaki Alimoradi, Israa Saleh, Temeka Hutchinson, JJ Saulay & Isra Ziad - The Wild Ones - Victoria Park Collegiate Institute


Directing - Serena Henne - Morally Grey - Woburn Collegiate Institute

 

AWARDS of EXCELLENCE

Sounds Great To Me (Sound Design) - Colin Doyle - Stasis - Don Mills Collegiate Institute


I Know Where We Are (Set Design) - Joe Dessailly & Ethan Loy - Greenwood - St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School


Chemistry Counts (Acting Duo) - Garett Sun Cheong & Miral Kamel - Photo Finish - Senator O'Connor College School


Directing - Aidan Lieberman & Kathryn Tuns - If Only - Crestwood Preparatory College


More than Just Writing (Writing) - Amarah Hasham-Steele - Just Flowers - St. Clement's School


Superb Commitment - Milcah Polientes - Fragments - Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School


Comedic Writing - Patrick Nohos & Shivaa Uthayakummar - The Bancroft Job - Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute


Acting - Erin Park - Morally Grey - Woburn Collegiate Institute


Excellent Ensemble - Milleth Achivida, Ashley Wong, Anna Pieczula, Shannora Lankanathar, Adrianna Cooper, Samanta Monge - Look Me in the Eye - Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL PLAY

Kathryn Tuns - If Only - Crestwood Preparatory College

ADJUDICATOR'S AWARD

Everyday People - Greenwood Ensemble - Greenwood - St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School


T-U-F-F - Jason Wise, Lucy Cuthbertson, Samantha Ross, Jared Liszauer - If Only - Crestwood Preparatory College

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION

Jacqueline Edwards & Cynthia Su - Stasis - Don Mills Collegiate Institute

OUTSTANDING DESIGN

The Lights, Music, Set & Costume Team - Fragments - Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School

SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL AWARD

St. John Henry Newman Catholic High School - Orange is the New Glass

 

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS

St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School - Greenwood


Don Mills Collegiate Institute - Stasis


Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute - The Bancroft Job

YORK

Adjudicator: Kanika Ambrose

 

AWARDS OF MERIT

Writing - David Polegato - Blinding Love - Keswick H.S.

Acting - Harish Ramesh - Return to Nallur - Middlefield C.I.

Lighting - Parker Holmes - The Unravelling - Aurora H.S.

Acting - Alexandra Rusu, Ciara Morin, Georgia Barrington - The Unravelling - Aurora H.S.

Lighting - Kareem Khan - This is A Play - Emily Carr S.S.

Directing - Sarah Previte and Marcus Morabito - Accused of Comedy - Emily Carr S.S.

Writing - Olivia Bermingham - Symptoms of Silence -St. Elizabeth C.H.S.

Acting - The Ensemble - Symptoms of Silence - St. Elizabeth C.H.S.

Set/Prop Design - Aidan Almanza, Pietra Bertola, Nicole Blackstock, Adele Levy, Michael Kaplun, Natalie Mason - Anti-Social - Alexander Mackenzie H.S.

Choreography/Movement - Daneil Brown, Patrick Siha and the Ensemble - Bring Your Own Bean Bag - Pierre Elliot Trudeau H.S.

Lighting - Kitty Cheng, Qin Yi Du, Trinity Yip - Personas - Richmond Green S.S.

Acting - Nicky Kinsman - Make Your Own Map -  Keswick H.S.

Acting - The Ensemble - Tartuffe - P.A.C.E.

 

EXCELLENCE

Commitment to Worldbuilding - Ethan Chin, Daniela Moncada, The Ensemble & The St.Augustine Drama Collective - St. Augustine C.H.S.

Choreography - Jamie McDonald - The Little Prince - St. Augustine C.H.S.

Acting - Dharshini Kannan - Return to Nallur - Middlefield C.I.

Acting - Cerys Ford - The Unravelling - Aurora H.S.

Acting - Luca Ladisa - This is a Play - Emily Carr S.S.

Acting - Alisa Kisselev, Ayden Zembowski, Owen Hill, Sharon Shubat - 10 Ways to Survive the End of the World - Stephen Lewis S.S.

Directing - Samantha Gisser - 10 Ways to Survive the End of the World - Stephen Lewis S.S.

Acting & Worldbuilding - Ensemble & Narrators - 10 Ways to Survive the End of the World - Stephen Lewis S.S.

Acting - Nicholas Perera - Tartuffe - Academy for Gifted Children - P.A.C.E.

Adaptation - MCI DramFam - Return to Nallur - Middlefield C.I.

SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL AWARD

Keswick High School

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS

10 Ways to Survive the End of the World - Stephen Lewis S.S.

Blinding Love - Keswick H.S.

Return to Nallur - Middlefield C.I.

PEEL NORTH

Adjudicator: Danny Harvey

Distinctive Merit

Direction - Ashley Tracers - Not My Cup of Tea - Bramalea SS


Performance - Marco Fragomeni - Don't Go Hiding - Sir Edmund Campion SS


Ensemble Performance - The Company - Stressed - Turner Fenton SS


Writing - Jemahl Cornelius - Dance Ethic - David Suzuki SS


Collaborative Direction - Prabhleen Nar & Samar Regmi - Super Average - Louise Arbour SS


Performance - Adelle Pragura - Selfie - Mayfield SS


Direction - Sophia Ahola & Kristen Swatuk - Dignity and Disdain - Mayfield SS


Ensemble Performance - The Company - Silver Medal - David Suzuki SS


Performance - Grace Delamere - Dignity and Disdain - Mayfield SS


Performance - Kai Boucher - Dance Ethic - David Suzuki SS

Excellence

Direction - Sam Sarjeant, Robert Jones, Rylan Bowie - Silver Medal - David Suzuki SS


Performance - Garreth Lucas - Don't Go Hiding - Sir Edmund Campion SS


Direction - Madison Jones & Benjamin Ma - Selfie - Mayfield SS


Writing - Kate Armstrong - Charlotte Simms' Excellent Adventure - St. Michael's CSS


Writing - Sophia Ahola - Dignity and Disdain - Mayfield SS


Lighting Design - Darren Dao - Super Average - Louise Arbour


Performance - Ceilidh Heramchuk - Selfie - Mayfield SS


Writing - Reed Sidhu - Modern Day Bedtime Stories - Harold M. Braithwaite SS

Spirit of the Festival

The Company - Silver Medal - David Suzuki SS

Outstanding Production

Super Average - Louise Arbour SS


Dignity and Disdain - Mayfield SS

PEEL SOUTH

Adjudicator: Alison Deon

DISTINCTIVE MERIT

Direction - Maryam Younis - Best Regards, Farinaz - Applewood Heights SS


Stage Management - Linh Ngoc Nguyen, Michael Tran, Amy Li, Rosalie Huang - Being International - The Erindale Academy


Direction - Ashleigh Mitchell - The Diabolic - TL Kennedy SS


Performance - Karim Hilal - World History 101 - Cawthra Park SS


Ensemble Performance - The Company - The Play with a Mind of its Own - The Woodlands School


Choreography - Makenna Martinez - Immortal Game - Cawthra Park SS


Ensemble Performance - The Company - Nullification - Rick Hansen SS


Performance - Salma Wennekers - Mia, The Amateur Playmaker - The Woodlands School


Design - Kemisha Harris - An Unposted Story/Tusk - Ascension of Our Lord CSS


Ensemble Performance - The Company - Tusk - Ascension of Our Lord CSS


Stage Management - Jacob Port & Yasmine Suliman - Small World - Meadowvale SS

EXCELLENCE

Writing - Sabrina Wennekers & Ashby Dawes - Mia, The Amateur Playmaker - The Woodlands School


Writing - Dena Shahbaz Mehr - Best Regards, Farinaz - Applewood Heights SS


Direction - Lia Sardella - World History 101 - Cawthra Park SS


Direction - Natasha Raghuwanshi - Small World - Meadowvale SS


Ensemble Performance - The Company - Small World - Meadowvale SS


Writing - Ashleigh Mitchell & Arwen Muir - The Diabolic - TL Kennedy SS


Ensemble Performance - The Company - Immortal Game - Cawthra Park SS


Choreography - Joseph Okboje - An Unposted Story - Ascension of Our Lord CSS


Direction - Alex Grozdanis - Immortal Game - Cawthra Park SS

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION

Small World - Meadowvale SS


World History 101 - Cawthra Park SS

PRODUCTION OF PROMISE

Mia, The Amateur Playmaker - The Woodlands School

SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL

The Company - Best Regards, Farinaz - Applewood Heights SS

Adjudicator's award for Exceptional Student Achievement in Playwriting

India BrownWorld History 101 - Cawthra Park SS

GEORGIAN BAY

ADJUDICATORS:

Iain Moggach, Kristen Keller and Michael Holland

AWARDS OF OUTSTANDING MERIT

Gravenhurst District Secondary School - Cast - Class Act - Script Writing and Concept

Bear Creek Secondary School - Neilena Samuel & G.E. Small - What a Wonderful Teenage Life - Stage Combat

Banting Secondary School - Choral Cloud Collective - Walking on a Don’t Care Cloud - Ensemble Work

Gravenhurst District High School - Cassidy Dunlop - Class Act - Breadth of Character: Lisa vs Tina award

Eastview Secondary School - Korol Pikulik - Best Kept Bottled - Directing and Writing

Eastview Secondary School - Jarod Tessier - Best Kept Bottled - Performance as Hale Scott

St Theresa’s Catholic High School - Makalya Conn &

Kiarra Lacroix - Boot Camp Diaries - Comedic Duo as Buela & Henrietta

St Peter’s Catholic High School - Isabella Buonaiuto - Wait Wait Bo Bait - Performance as The Phone Girl

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School - Cast & CrewLOWE - Overall Production Design and Delivery

Bear Creek Secondary School - Makyla R Paquett - What a Wonderful Teenage Life - Overall Jack of All Trades Powerhouse

Banting Secondary School – Laine Southwood as TJ &Ewan Kelly as Jaimie - Walking on a Don’t Care Cloud - Characterization Duo

St Peter’s Catholic Secondary School - Cast of Wait Wait Bo Bait - Wait Wait Bo Bait - Ensemble work

Eastview Secondary School - Cast & Crew - Best Kept Bottled - Scenography

Georgian Bay Secondary School - Abhi Navaratnam - The Fax that Started an Apocalypse - Playwriting and Directing

 

DON MCFADDEN AWARD

Gravenhurst Secondary School - Class Act - Embodying the Spirit of the Festival

STAGE MANAGEMENT AWARD

Sydney Harris - Eastview Secondary School - Best Kept Bottled

 

CREATIVE MARQUIS DESIGN

Eastview Secondary School - Best Kept Bottled

 

OUTSTANDING  PRODUCTIONS

Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School -LOWE

St Peter’s Catholic Secondary School -Wait Wait Bo Bait

PRODUCTION OF PROMISE

Georgian Bay Secondary School - The Fax that Started an Apocalypse

ADJUDICATOR AWARDS

May Morgan - Hostess with the Mostess - Bear Creek Secondary School - Festival Crew

All Female Cast of Boot Camp Diaries - Who Rules the World award-St Theresa’s Catholic Secondary School - Boot Camp Diaries

Cast of The Fax that started an Apocalypse - Comedic Ensemble work – The laughter that was heard all over - Georgian Bay District Secondary School - The Fax that Started an Apocalypse

HALTON

Adjudicator: Jan Kish


AWARDS OF MERIT

Chisolm Academy - Samuel Arnold - Rest In Peace - Performance

White Oaks S.S. - Cast - The One-Act Play Disaster - Ensemble Performance

Milton District H.S. - Anna Mokina - All Summer in a Day - Script Adaptation and Direction

Milton District H.S. - Amber Siddiqui - Through the Looking Glass - Direction

Milton District H.S. - Delaney Prangley - Through the Looking Glass - Performance

T.A. Blakelock H.S. - Julica Guo, Luke Matthews & Mia Qui - Property Rites - Set Design

Garth Webb S.S. - Cast & Crew - Orphan Trains - Set/Props/Costumes

Garth Webb S.S. – Cast - Orphan Trains - Ensemble Performance

Arts Loyola Live - Elisa Mala - The Box - Make - Up Design

Acton H.S. - Alyssa Firth – Unmurdered - Direction

Acton H.S. - Jack Lee – Unmurdered - Performance

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

Nelson H.S. - Full Company - Darcy’s Cinematic Life - Artistic-Technical Synthesis & Achievement

White Oaks S.S. - Seby Harvey & Elliott Frith - The One-Act Play Disaster - Co-Leadership in Direction & Stage Management

M.M. Robinson H.S. - Patrick Luu & Cole Manning - Wait Wait Bo Bait - Lighting and Sound Designs

M.M. Robinson H.S. - Zina Ahmed - Wait Wait Bo Bait - Performance

T.A. Blakelock H.S. - Annie McDougall - Property Rites - Direction

T.A. Blakelock H.S. - Kiki Pugh, Lola Pawlick, Hayley Festeryga, Emmi Tsiapalis, Cassandra Lyons, Chloe Cha, Riley Behrend, Ashvira Manget, Delia Jansen & Zoe Marner - Property Rites - Performances as the Figures Ensemble

Arts Loyola Live - Ante Salapic & Layan Ajawi - The Box - Playwriting & Direction

Burlington Central High School - Forrest Brown - (This Is Now) - Playwriting & Direction

Burlington Central High School - Sydney Loten, Sam Harris & Keegan Tripp - (This Is Now) - Lighting, Sound & Projection Designs and Operation

STAGE MANAGER AWARD

Ashley Mills - Nelson HS - Darcy’s Cinematic Life


OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS

Nelson HS - Darcy’s Cinematic Life

T.A. Blakelock H.S. - Property Rites

Burlington Central High School - (This Is Now)

HALDIMAND NORFOLK OXFORD BRANT

Adjudicator: Luke Bramer


Distinctive Merit

Hagersville Secondary School - Cast & Crew - Complaint Department & Lemonade - Pure Joy In Performance

St. John’s College - Julianna Olave as Kevin - Asylum - Acting

Waterford District High School - Chloe Clemens as Benjamin - The Yellow Board - Performance as a character

Hagersville Secondary School - The Cast & Crew - Complaint Department & Lemonade - Collective Efficacy; Small But Mighty

McKinnon Park Secondary School - The Townspeople & Hicks - Free - Ensemble Performance

McKinnon Park Secondary School - Abby Woodard - Free - Directing

Delhi Secondary School - Depression & Anxiety Thoughts ~Ensemble - Darklight - Choral Performance

Cayuga Secondary School - Ensemble - It’s Not You, It’s Me - Comic Cohesion

Cayuga Secondary School - Jackie Easson - Horse Girls - Acting


Excellence

Brantford Collegiate Institute - Samantha Creasor & Laura Middelkoop - Fluid! - Directing

Brantford Collegiate Institute - The Creative Team - Fluid! -Technical Design: Costumes, Makeup, Scenic

McKinnon Park Secondary School - Ava Burtis as Mrs. Steel - Free - Acting

Delhi District Secondary School - Chistian McCall & Trinity Gates - Darklight - Character Physicality; Anxiety & Depression

Assumption College Secondary School - Justus Alexander - Lament Of A Fallen Star - Playwrighting

Assumption College Secondary School - Scenic Running Crew; The Scenic Ninjas - Lament of a fallen Star -Running Crew Magic

Cayuga Secondary School - Evelyn Tansley & Marcus Hoecht - Horse Girls - Original Music & Lyrics


Outstanding Production

Fluid! -Brantford Collegiate Institute

Free -McKinnon Park Secondary School


Production of Promise

Horse Girls - Cayuga Secondary School


Outstanding Stage Management

Fluid! -Brantford Collegiate Institute

NIAGARA

Adjudicator: Marcel Stewart


DISTINCTIVE MERIT

Beamsville District Secondary - Andrea Ventura - The Lottery - Outstanding Costume Design

St. Catharines Collegiate - Tommy Davis, Kieran McCann and Marianne Vongboutdy - Surviving Molly Morgan - Outstanding Technical Team

Stamford Collegiate - Christian Campisano, Keyleigh Robertson, Myann Vu and Megan Woodfine - Hush Little Birdie - Original Music

Sir Winston Churchill Secondary – Ensemble – Wrecked - Ensemble Performance

Greater Fort Erie Secondary School - Cast and Crew - Activism For Dummies - Collective or Devised Creation

Sir Winston Churchill Secondary - Cast and Crew - Wrecked - Tackling Social Issues

Sir Winston Churchill Secondary - Cody McNeil - Wrecked - Outstanding Lead Male

St. Catharines Collegiate - Alexis Sinnett - Surviving Molly Morgan - Outstanding Lead Female

Greater Fort Erie Secondary School - Ethan Huffman - Activism For Dummies - “There are no small parts only small actors”...”Is will being held against his will?”


EXCELLENCE

Sir Winston Churchill Secondary - Elsa McKnight - Wrecked - Best Supporting Actress

Sir Winston Churchill Secondary - Ash Smith - Wrecked - Best Comedic Performance

St. Catharines Collegiate - Mackenzie Mann and Morgan Squire - Surviving Molly Morgan - Best 90’s Dance Tribute

Stamford Collegiate – Ensemble - Hush Little Birdie - Best Use of a Chorus

Beamsville District Secondary - Izzy Saranchuk and Leighton Down - The Lottery - Exploration of Theatrical Form and Content: For using technical elements to allude to what is to come...

Fort Erie Secondary - Emma Kacur - Activism For Dummies - Best, most thoughtful and creative program

Beamsville District Secondary - Ensemble - The Lottery - Most Striking Final Image


OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION

Stamford Collegiate - Hush Little Birdie

Greater Fort Erie Secondary School - Activism For Dummies


PRODUCTION OF PROMISE

Beamsville District Secondary - The Lottery

OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT

Hannah Fowler - Sir Winston Churchill Secondary - Wrecked

WINDSOR-ESSEX

Adjudicator:

DISTINCTIVE MERIT

Acting - Hannah Denomme - I Dream Before I Take the Stand - St. Joseph's High School


Acting - Shelby MacLellan - La vie de Charlotte - Herman Academy


Acting - Dawson Amaral - A Farewell to Arts (Abridged) - Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School


Acting - Madeline Mastronardi - A Farewell to Arts (Abridged) - Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School


Musical Composition and Performance - Jackson Post - Les racines de nos carrés - École Secondaire Catholique E.J. Lajeunesse


Acting - Matthew McAuley - 10,000 Cigarettes - Assumption College Catholic High School


Directing and Writing - Jacob Taylor - A Farewell to Arts (Abridged) - Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School


EXCELLENCE

Music Composition - Jacob Neill - A Farewell to Arts (Abridged) - Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School


Playwriting - Isabella Gallucci - Not Merely an Emotion - St. Joseph's High School


Lighting - Kristen Cormier - Les racines de nos carrés - École Secondaire Catholique E.J. Lajeunesse


Sound - Matthew McGuin - Before We Go - General Amherst High School


Acting - Emily Richard - Before We Go - General Amherst High School


OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION

Les racines de nos carrés - École Secondaire Catholique E.J. Lajeunesse


Before We Go - General Amherst High School

PLAY OF PROMISE

10,000 Cigarettes - Assumption College Catholic High School


OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT

Grace Northrup - Before We Go General - Amherst High School


TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE

Kristen Cormier + Anthony Anderson - Les racines de nos carrés - École Secondaire Catholique E.J. Lajeunesse

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