2014 Awards:
The Ann Hill Award for Best Senior Production
St Norbert College — The Audition
The Jack and Mavis Hart Award for Best Junior Production
Albert Laddin, East Waikiki Primary School
The Melville Theatre Encouragement Award
Jolyon Joyce, We Are Monsters, Sawyers Valley Primary School
Best Actor (Junior)
Ethan Rodelas, Albert Laddin, East Waikiki Primary School
Best Actor (Senior)
Gray Harrison, The Audition, SPY
Sean Spiegl, Canned Hamlet, St Norbert College
Best Actress (Junior)
Neve Havercroft, The Audition, SPY
Best Actress (Senior)
Emmalee Bialas, Cut It Out, Laughing Horse Productions
Phillippa Bialas, Cut It Out, Laughing Horse Productions
Best Stage Manager
Kerri Hilton — The Audition, Canned Hamlet, and 10 Ways to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse, St Norbert College
Best Director
Kerri Hilton, The Audition, Canned Hamlet, and 10 Ways to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse, St Norbert College
Most Innovative Production
10 Ways to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse, St Norbert College
Adjudicator’s certificates:
For attention to detail in costuming and props — Albert Laddin, East Waikiki Primary School
For ensemble work and characterisation — Twelve Angry Pigs, Roleystone Theatre
For outstanding singing and dancing — Felix Pole in Stella the Starfish, Sawyers Valley Primary School
For audience engagement — We Are Monsters, Sawyers Valley Primary School
For outstanding costuming — Canned Hamlet, St Norbert College
For a well-judged and mature performance — Prea Cunnigham in The Audition, SPY
For outstanding zombie makeup — Charley Pope in 10 Ways to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse, St Norbert College
For an honest and truthful performance — Jaime Bialas in Cut It Out, Laughing Horse Productions
Thank you again to all of the groups who entered, the actors who performed, the techies who teched, the stage managers who managed the stage, the costumers, set designers, sound designers and directors for a really enjoyable day.
Thank you also to Playlovers for hosting the event, and to Dr Melissa Merchant for adjudicating