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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