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 Cape –  Notre Dame High School

Production of Promise

The Ensemble – Schooled – St.Joseph’s College School

Adjudicator’s award

SONGWRITING – Cate BalasubramanianUnravelled – University of Toronto Schools

 

Outstanding Director

Robbin Dowling, Sameena Ladak & Noah SparrowThe Laramie Project – Northern Secondary School

 

Outstanding Design (Outstanding costume design)

Mia RidoutEurydice – 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 – EnsembleThe Weight of the Cape – Notre Dame

Original Music – Desmond GreenFather Clown – Central Toronto Academy

Original Writing – Lucas D’lorio FournierThe Memory – University of Toronto Schools

Excellent Ensemble – EnsembleEurydice – Harbord Collegiate Institute

Strong Performance – Darya HeydaryThe Laramie Project – Northern Secondary School

Choreography – EnsembleSchooled – St. Joseph’s College Schoo

Performance – Anasofia FlorezUnravelled – Univeristy of Toronto Schools

Awards of Merit

Statuesque Performance – Mac MealeyThe Happy Prince – Jarvis Collegiate Institute

Strong Performance  – Cooper McCroyThe Laramie Project – Northern Secondary School

Strong Performance – Hannah HewkoFather Clown – Central Toronto Academy

Power Team – Joshua Klein and Taylor GokyilmazSketches – Central Toronto Academy

Strong Performance – Grace DochauEurydice – Harbod Collegiate Institute

Puppeteering – EnsembleThe Weight of the Cape – Notre Dame High School

Strong Performance – Zehra AlviThe Memory – University of Toronto Schools

Strong Costume Design – Demond Green and Fraser WattFather Clown – Central Toronto Academy

Strong Performance – Mydel Antolin –  Schooled – 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 MalcolmsonGreenwood – St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School

Natural Sound – Ainhoa Suarez AriasSIGNS. – Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts

Being Beings (Acting Duo) – Andrew Jarvie & Tess RoStasis – Don Mills Collegiate Institute

Superb Commitment – Gabriella DaviesFragments – Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School

Comedic Timing – Nia Cohen-GillettThe Bancroft Job – Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute

Mood, Lighting & Sound  – Varshan Muralitharan & Ethan Lim & Shannora LankanatharLook Me in the Eye – Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School

Terrific Tactics – Nic GintherSigns – Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts

Directing – Juniper ToddOrange is the New Glass – St. John Henry Newman Catholic High School

Chemistry Counts (Acting Duo) – “Izzy and Lizzy” Isobelle Parshuram & Elizabeth SayersJust Flowers – St. Clement’s School

Box Choreography – Set – Iniyana Padmaseelan & Rhosalia Santos & Juniper ToddOrange 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 ZiadThe Wild Ones – Victoria Park Collegiate Institute

Directing – Serena HenneMorally Grey – Woburn Collegiate Institute

AWARDS of EXCELLENCE

Sounds Great To Me (Sound Design) – Colin DoyleStasis – Don Mills Collegiate Institute

I Know Where We Are (Set Design) – Joe Dessailly & Ethan LoyGreenwood – St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School

Chemistry Counts (Acting Duo) – Garett Sun Cheong & Miral KamelPhoto Finish – Senator O’Connor College School

Directing – Aidan Lieberman & Kathryn TunsIf Only – Crestwood Preparatory College

More than Just Writing (Writing) – Amarah Hasham-SteeleJust Flowers – St. Clement’s School

Superb Commitment – Milcah PolientesFragments – Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School

Comedic Writing – Patrick Nohos & Shivaa UthayakummarThe Bancroft Job – Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute

Acting – Erin ParkMorally Grey – Woburn Collegiate Institute

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

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL PLAY

Kathryn TunsIf Only – Crestwood Preparatory College

ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD

Everyday People – Greenwood EnsembleGreenwood – St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School


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

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION

Jacqueline Edwards & Cynthia SuStasis – Don Mills Collegiate Institute

 

OUTSTANDING DESIGN

The Lights, Music, Set & Costume TeamFragments – 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 PolegatoBlinding Love – Keswick H.S.

Acting – Harish RameshReturn to Nallur – Middlefield C.I.

Lighting – Parker HolmesThe Unravelling – Aurora H.S.

Acting – Alexandra Rusu, Ciara Morin, Georgia BarringtonThe Unravelling – Aurora H.S.

Lighting – Kareem KhanThis is A Play – Emily Carr S.S.

Directing – Sarah Previte and Marcus MorabitoAccused of Comedy – Emily Carr S.S.

Writing – Olivia BerminghamSymptoms of Silence -St. Elizabeth C.H.S.

Acting – The EnsembleSymptoms of Silence – St. Elizabeth C.H.S.

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

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

Lighting – Kitty Cheng, Qin Yi Du, Trinity YipPersonas – Richmond Green S.S.

Acting – Nicky KinsmanMake Your Own Map –  Keswick H.S.

Acting – The EnsembleTartuffe – 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 McDonaldThe Little Prince – St. Augustine C.H.S.

Acting – Dharshini KannanReturn to Nallur – Middlefield C.I.

Acting – Cerys FordThe Unravelling – Aurora H.S.

Acting – Luca LadisaThis is a Play – Emily Carr S.S.

Acting – Alisa Kisselev, Ayden Zembowski, Owen Hill, Sharon Shubat10 Ways to Survive the End of the World – Stephen Lewis S.S.

Directing – Samantha Gisser10 Ways to Survive the End of the World – Stephen Lewis S.S.

Acting & Worldbuilding – Ensemble & Narrators10 Ways to Survive the End of the World – Stephen Lewis S.S.

Acting – Nicholas PereraTartuffe – Academy for Gifted Children – P.A.C.E.

Adaptation – MCI DramFamReturn 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 TracersNot My Cup of Tea – Bramalea SS

Performance – Marco FragomeniDon’t Go Hiding – Sir Edmund Campion SS

Ensemble Performance – The CompanyStressed – Turner Fenton SS

Writing – Jemahl CorneliusDance Ethic – David Suzuki SS

Collaborative Direction – Prabhleen Nar & Samar RegmiSuper Average – Louise Arbour SS

Performance – Adelle PraguraSelfie – Mayfield SS

Direction – Sophia Ahola & Kristen SwatukDignity and Disdain – Mayfield SS

Ensemble Performance – The CompanySilver Medal – David Suzuki SS

Performance – Grace DelamereDignity and Disdain – Mayfield SS

Performance – Kai BoucherDance Ethic – David Suzuki SS

 

Excellence

Direction – Sam Sarjeant, Robert Jones, Rylan BowieSilver Medal – David Suzuki SS

Performance – Garreth LucasDon’t Go Hiding – Sir Edmund Campion SS

Direction – Madison Jones & Benjamin MaSelfie – Mayfield SS

Writing – Kate ArmstrongCharlotte Simms’ Excellent Adventure – St. Michael’s CSS

Writing – Sophia AholaDignity and Disdain – Mayfield SS

Lighting Design – Darren DaoSuper Average – Louise Arbour

Performance – Ceilidh HeramchukSelfie – Mayfield SS

Writing – Reed SidhuModern Day Bedtime Stories – Harold M. Braithwaite SS

Spirit of the Festival

The CompanySilver 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 YounisBest Regards, Farinaz – Applewood Heights SS

Stage Management – Linh Ngoc Nguyen, Michael Tran, Amy Li, Rosalie HuangBeing International – The Erindale Academy

Direction – Ashleigh MitchellThe Diabolic – TL Kennedy SS

Performance – Karim HilalWorld History 101 – Cawthra Park SS

Ensemble Performance – The CompanyThe Play with a Mind of its Own – The Woodlands School

Choreography – Makenna MartinezImmortal Game – Cawthra Park SS

Ensemble Performance – The CompanyNullification – Rick Hansen SS

Performance – Salma WennekersMia, The Amateur Playmaker – The Woodlands School

Design – Kemisha HarrisAn Unposted Story/Tusk – Ascension of Our Lord CSS

Ensemble Performance – The CompanyTusk – Ascension of Our Lord CSS

Stage Management – Jacob Port & Yasmine SulimanSmall World – Meadowvale SS

EXCELLENCE

Writing – Sabrina Wennekers & Ashby DawesMia, The Amateur Playmaker – The Woodlands School

Writing – Dena Shahbaz MehrBest Regards, Farinaz – Applewood Heights SS

Direction – Lia SardellaWorld History 101 – Cawthra Park SS

Direction – Natasha RaghuwanshiSmall World – Meadowvale SS

Ensemble Performance – The CompanySmall World – Meadowvale SS

Writing – Ashleigh Mitchell & Arwen MuirThe Diabolic – TL Kennedy SS

Ensemble Performance – The CompanyImmortal Game – Cawthra Park SS

Choreography – Joseph OkbojeAn Unposted Story – Ascension of Our Lord CSS

Direction – Alex GrozdanisImmortal 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 Brown –  World History 101 – Cawthra Park SS

GEORGIAN BAY

ADJUDICATORS:

Iain Moggach, Kristen Keller and Michael Holland

AWARDS OF OUTSTANDING MERIT

Gravenhurst District Secondary School – CastClass Act – Script Writing and Concept

Bear Creek Secondary School – Neilena Samuel & G.E. SmallWhat a Wonderful Teenage Life – Stage Combat

Banting Secondary School – Choral Cloud CollectiveWalking on a Don’t Care Cloud – Ensemble Work

Gravenhurst District High School – Cassidy DunlopClass Act – Breadth of Character: Lisa vs Tina award

Eastview Secondary School – Korol PikulikBest Kept Bottled – Directing and Writing

Eastview Secondary School – Jarod TessierBest 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 PaquettWhat a Wonderful Teenage Life – Overall Jack of All Trades Powerhouse

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

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

Eastview Secondary School – Cast & CrewBest Kept Bottled – Scenography

Georgian Bay Secondary School – Abhi NavaratnamThe Fax that Started an Apocalypse – Playwriting and Directing

 

DON MCFADDEN AWARD

Gravenhurst Secondary SchoolClass 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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