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2020 DISTRICT ONTARIO FESTIVAL AWARDS
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 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 Antolin – Schooled – St. Joseph’s College School
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.
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
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
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.
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
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 Brown – World History 101 – Cawthra Park SS
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 & Crew – LOWE – 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
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)
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
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
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