Nominations 2012

ACTEWAGL CAT AWARD NOMINATIONS 2012

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BEST SET DESIGNER FOR A PLAY

Andrew Kay
Lost in Yonkers and Pride and Prejudice, Canberra Repertory Society

Hanna Sandgren
4.48 Psychosis, Canberra Youth Theatre

Jim and Joy Brindle
Run for your Wife, Cooma Little Theatre

Sam Lloyd
Seasons Greetings, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay

Wayne Shepherd
Speaking in Tongues, Canberra Repertory Society

The Year 10 Art Class
Steel Magnolias, Canberra Girls Grammar School

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A PLAY

Euroa Little Theatre and Christine Greig
‘Allo ‘Allo, Dubbo Theatre Company

Fiona Leach
The Velveteen Rabbit and To Kill a Mockingbird, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Judi Sando and Kylie Dolan
Pride and Prejudice, Canberra Repertory Society

Monica Bird
Lost in Yonkers, Canberra Repertory Society

Robyn Whitby
Travelling North, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A MUSICAL

Angela Mason, Janice Harris and Madeleine Fisher
Singin’ in the Rain, Orange Theatre Company

Angie Mason
Mame, Orange Theatre Company

Fiona Leach
Cats and Chicago, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Ritva Jokinen
The Pirates of Penzance, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay

Suzan Cooper
Titanic the Musical, Supa Productions, Canberra

The company
Jungle Fever and Kitten of the Year, Miss Kitka’s House of Burlesque, Canberra

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION

Ann Phillipe and Joanne Crowe
Grimm Tales, Chevalier College, Bowral

Chelsea Wright
Seussical The Musical, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra

Cindy Hereth and Sarea Coates
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Child Players ACT, Canberra

David Budden, Donna Birchall, Linda Fisher, Kim Gilbank, Philippa Hogg, Rebecca Jaques, Janine Kermode, Annie King-Christopher, Melissa Morgan and Pauline Solari
The Wizard Of Oz, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange

Jane Coppin
The Sign of the Seahorse, Moruya Public School

Jeed, Helen Symons, Tanya Taylor, Julie Shaw and Jane Nemec
Colour, Legs Dance Studio, Canberra

Jo Howard
The Tempest, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra

BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER

Adrian Rytir
Cats, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
ans
Hair, Queanbeyan City Council
and
Titanic the Musical, Supa Productions, Canberra

Cynthia Jolley-Rogers
Speaking in Tongues, Canberra Repertory Society

Michael Foley
Insomniac Attack, Canberra Youth Theatre

Peter Telford
Mame, Orange Theatre Company
and
Robbin’ the Rich, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

Bruce Waddell and Greg Whitby
Design and construction of the revolve, Travelling North, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula

James McPherson
Development of the click track and synchronisation of sound, light and video, War of the Worlds, Supa Productions, Canberra

Mark Oates
Graphic art, Wizard of Cabonne, Molong Players

Robert Ingold
Construction of the plant, Little Shop of Horrors, Mater Dei Catholic College, Wagga Wagga

Canberra Youth Theatre
Special effects and puppetry, Insomniac Attack

Brindabella Christian College, Canberra
The crocodile, Peter Pan

JOHN THOMSON MAGIC MOMENT OF THEATRE

ANU Med Revue, Canberra
‘Sperm Lake’ in X-Med

Canberra Grammar School
Painting the canvas red in Red

Canberra Repertory Society
The dunny on the revolve in The Venetian Twins

Canberra Youth Theatre
The child-eating bed in Insomniac Attack

Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
The entrance of Sycorax at end of The Tempest

Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
The transformation of the car in Grease

BEST ORIGINAL WORK

Dona Parise
Scripts for Fancy a Quickie 3 (a night of 8 ten minute plays), DGP Productions, Griffith

Frank Murphy and Rebecca Gale
Script, Jungle Fever, Miss Kitka’s House of Burlesque, Canberra

Jonathan McFeat
Original music, Speaking in Tongues, Canberra Repertory Society

Kevin Beatty
Concept and script, Wizard of Cabonne, Molong Players

Stella Dougherty and Bernie Maxwell
Original scripts, Bits by Degree (a season of short plays), Griffith & Regional Association for the Performing Arts (GRAPA)

The scriptwriting team
Script and lyrics, X-Med, ANU Med Revue, Canberra

BEST ORIGINAL WORK FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION

Cathy Petöcz and the cast
Insomniac Attack, Canberra Youth Theatre

Hiria Reppion
‘Your Mind is a Place’, Step into the Limelight ‘Voyage’, ACT Education and Training Directorate

Nicholas Simoes da Silva, Fletcher Glover and David Curtis
Original music, The Servant of Two Masters, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Rob Rogers and Dan Efraemson
Script, Show Me the Money, Narooma High School

Romko Hordynsky
Script, lyrics and music, Robbin’ the Rich, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange

Sally Redman
Script, Snow White and the Pirate Adventure, YAMA, Cowra

BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY

Nigel Griffiths and Kristil-Rae Mobbs
‘Time Flies’, Mayflies, Mystery and Mayhem, Cooma Little Theatre

The cast
4.48 Psychosis, Canberra Youth Theatre

The cast
Insomniac Attack, Canberra Youth Theatre

The cast
Speaking in Tongues, Canberra Repertory Society

The cast and band
Grimm Tales, Chevalier College, Bowral

The poker players
The Odd Couple, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour

BEST ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL

Angus Crutcher, Luke Erbele and Ben Watt
As The Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow, The Wizard Of Oz, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange

Chris Pappas and Michelle Norris
Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer, Cats, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Ensemble vocals
Titanic the Musical, Supa Productions, Canberra

The cast
Seussical The Musical, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra

Shevaun Brown, Christa Radley, Christie Green, Cath Adams and Belinda McGrath
As The Girls in Downtown – the Musical, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society

The men’s chorus
Iolanthe, Queanbeyan Players

The Tribe
Hair, Queanbeyan City Council

BEST ORCHESTRA FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION

Fame
Marian Catholic College, Griffith

Grease
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Grimm Tales
Chevalier College, Bowral

Reflection
Karabar High School, Queanbeyan

Show Me the Money
Narooma High School

ACT Senior Concert Band
Step into the Limelight ‘Voyage’, ACT Education and Training Directorate

BEST ORCHESTRA

Cats
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Chicago
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Crazy for You
MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong

Hair
Queanbeyan City Council

Hairspray
Canberra Philharmonic Society

Titanic the Musical
Supa Productions, Canberra

Wagga Wagga Takes Two
SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga

PATRICIA KELSON ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD

Alexandra Davis
First-time director, Lend Me a Tenor, John XXIII Dramatic Society, Canberra

Annalivia Keaveny
As Sandy, Grease, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Ashley Fretton
Singing, Reflection, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan

Dylan Van Den Berg and Gil Lugton
Directing, God of Carnage, NUTS, Canberra

Liam Wright
As JoJo, Seussical The Musical, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra

Lisa Betts
First-time accompanist, Circle of Life – PACC (Parkes Annual Charity Concert), Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society

Pip Thompson
Dancing, Reflection, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan

Richard Block
First time directing and creative PR leading up to production, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Phoenix Players, Canberra

BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

Callum Bodman
As Cleante in The Hypochondriac, Canberra Grammar School

DJ Kang
As Ken in Red, Canberra Grammar School

Martin Hoggart
As Jem in To Kill a Mockingbird, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Nathan Rutups
As Ferryman, Lazy Gus and Ivan in Stories in the Dark, Hawker College, Canberra

Oliver Durbridge
As Edmund in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Child Players ACT, Canberra

Pippin Carroll
As Stephano in The Tempest, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra

Sam Williams
As Caliban in The Tempest, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra

BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Blake Stanbridge
As Doody in Grease, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Daniel Moxey
As City Guard in The Wizard Of Oz, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange

Emerson Garcia
As Gavroche in Les Miserables, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour

Ewan McArthur
As Dennis in All Shook Up, Burgmann Anglican School, Canberra

Matt Hardy
As Drake in Honk! Jr, Ickle Pickle Productions, Canberra

Tristan Davies
As Willard Hewitt in Footloose, Lyneham High School, Canberra

Zachary Gervaise
As Teen Angel in Grease, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

Georgia Comonsoli
As Shelby Eatenton Latcherie in Steel Magnolias, Canberra Girls Grammar School

Hannah Lawson
As Gonzala in The Tempest, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra

Madeleine Osborne
As Clairee Belcher in Steel Magnolias, Canberra Girls Grammar School

Natalie Whalley
As Miranda in The Tempest, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra

Skye Bealham
As Ouiser Boudreaux in Steel Magnolias, Canberra Girls Grammar School

BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Alixandra Risi
As Miss Lynch in Grease, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Arabella Jorgensen-Hull
As Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard Of Oz, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange

Charlotte Fitzgerald
As Helena in A Kidsummer Nights Dream, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral

Chloe Dobbs
As Rizzo in Grease, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Chloe Robbins
As Sylvia in All Shook Up, Burgmann Anglican School, Canberra

Shayne de Groot
As Old Roxy in Show Me the Money, Narooma High School

BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

Alex Richards
As Mark Rothko in Red and as Argan in The Hypochondriac, Canberra Grammar School

Ben Burgess
As The Boy in The Velveteen Rabbit, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Bryson Grenfell
As Truffaldino in The Servant of Two Masters, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Josh Knol
As Moon in The Real Inspector Hound, Marist College, Canberra

BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

Alice Ringland
As M’Lynn Eatenton in Steel Magnolias, Canberra Girls Grammar School

Charlotte Smee
As Beatrice in The Servant of Two Masters, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Irena Reedy
As Prospera in The Tempest, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra

Jill Greig
As M’Lynn Eatenton in Steel Magnolias and as Toinette in The Hypochondriac, Canberra Girls Grammar School

Maddison Smith-Catlin
As Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Andrew Campbell
As Peter Pan in Peter Pan, Brindabella Christian College, Canberra

Jock Pryse Jones
As Sheriff in Robbin’ the Rich, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange

Jordan Tanner
As Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, Mater Dei Catholic College, Wagga Wagga

Zachary Vella
As Puck in A Kidsummer Nights Dream, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral

BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Hannah von Thrum
As Wendy in Peter Pan, Brindabella Christian College, Canberra

Jessica Dunn
As Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Mater Dei Catholic College, Wagga Wagga

Kaitlin Nihill
As Ugly in Honk! Jr, Ickle Pickle Productions, Canberra

Laura Panarello
As Carmen in Fame, Marian Catholic College, Griffith

Maxine Beaumont
As Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Merici College, Canberra

Olivia Fisher
As Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange

Steffanni Gardener
As Snow White’s Mother in Snow White and the Pirate Adventure, YAMA, Cowra

Teagan Ricketts
As Queen of the Night in The Dracula Rock Show, Pied Piper Productions, Canberra

BEST VARIETY PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE

Sharyn Bilston
As Cher in ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’, You Can’t Stop the 80s Beat, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company

Mark Oates
As Forrest Gump in Wizard of Cabonne, Molong Players

Murray Medway and Cherie Medway
In ‘The zoot suit’ routine in Wagga Wagga Takes Two, SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga

Queanbeyan South Public School kindergarten class
In Jake the Peg in ‘Tribute to Rolf Harris’, Tributes, Queanbeyan School Education Area

Sara Turner, Daniel Cotton and Zane Campbell
In ‘Samson’, Reflection, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan

Senior Hip-Hop Group
In ‘Black and Yellow’, Colour, Legs Dance Studio, Canberra

BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

Aaron Grugan
As Buckingham in Richard III, Griffith & Regional Association for the Performing Arts (GRAPA), Griffith

Jim Adamik
As Mr Paravicini in The Mousetrap, Queanbeyan City Council, Queanbeyan

Lachlan Ruffy
As Jay in Lost in Yonkers, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra

Martyn Lloyd
As Bernard in Seasons Greetings, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay

Remy Graham
As Major Major and Colonel Cathcart in Catch-22, NUTS, Canberra

Sam Hannan-Morrow
As Mr Bennett and Mr Collins in Pride and Prejudice, Canberra Repertory Society

Timothy Cooke
As Stanley Gardner in Run for your Wife, Cooma Little Theatre

Tony Falla
As Bob Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Anthony Rule
As Marius in Les Miserables, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour

Dick Goldberg
As Arlecchino in The Venetian Twins, Canberra Repertory Society

Lachlan Ruffy
As Gus the Theatre Cat in Cats, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Matthew Chardon O’Dea
As Mary Sunshine in Chicago, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Nicholas Tarpey
As Rod in Avenue Q, Orange Theatre Company

Sam Fuda
As Cosmo Brown in Singin’ in the Rain, Orange Theatre Company

Steven Bardwell
As Wilbur in Hairspray, Canberra Philharmonic Society

BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

Andrea Close
As Theresa in The Memory of Water, Canberra Repertory Society

Eliza Bell
As Jane Bennett in Pride and Prejudice and as Catherine in The Memory of Water, Canberra Repertory Society

Helen McFarlane
As Mrs Bennett in Pride and Prejudice, Canberra Repertory Society

Katie Donie
As Charlotte Lucas in Pride and Prejudice, Canberra Repertory Society

Megan Johns
As Mayella Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird, Free-Rain Theatre Company

Rosaleen Cox
As Alice Tinker in The Vicar of Dibley, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company

Sam Lloyd
As Phyllis in Seasons Greetings, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay

BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Gay Hilton
As Vera Charles in Mame, Orange Theatre Company

Hannah Garbo
As Eponine in Les Miserables, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour

Hannah Ley
As Velma Kelly in Chicago, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Jenny Lu
As Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray, Canberra Philharmonic Society

Madison Furner
As Hodel in Fiddler On The Roof, Canberra Philharmonic Society

Maigan Fowler
As Jeanie in Hair, Queanbeyan City Council

Stephanie Rodriguez
As Cosette in Les Miserables, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

Adam Fisher
As Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour

Bernie Maxwell
As Richard in Richard III, Griffith & Regional Association for the Performing Arts (GRAPA)

Brendan Byrne
As Max in Lend Me a Tenor, John XXIII Dramatic Society, Canberra

Colin Boldra
As Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Jarrad West
As Father Flynn in Doubt – a Parable, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

John Fraser
As Frank in Travelling North, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula

Sean Flynn
As Michael Novak in God of Carnage, NUTS, Canberra

Tom Westland
As Elwood P Dowd in Harvey, NUTS, Canberra

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Adrian Flor
As Billy Flynn in Chicago, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Danny Condon
As Bobby Child in Crazy for You, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong

David Smith
As Nemorino in The Elixir of Love, Canberra Opera Workshop

Josif Jovanovski
As Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour

Max Gambale
As Edna in Hairspray, Canberra Philharmonic Society
and
as Captain E J Smith in Titanic the Musical, Supa Productions, Canberra

Pete Ricardo
As Claude in Hair, Queanbeyan City Council

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

Bridgette Black
As Bella in Lost in Yonkers, Canberra Repertory Society

Hannah Wood
As Veronica Novak in God of Carnage, NUTS, Canberra
and
as Maggie in Lend Me a Tenor, John XXIII Dramatic Society, Canberra

Jenny Catterall
As Chris in Calendar Girls, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour

Kiki Skountzos
As The Velveteen Rabbit in The Velveteen Rabbit, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Lainie Hart
As Mary in The Memory of Water, Canberra Repertory Society

Naoné Carrel
As Sister Aloysius in Doubt – a Parable, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Alexandra Norris
As Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes, Burton and Garran Hall Players, Canberra

Jenna Roberts
As Roxie Hart in Chicago, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Jennifer Gray
As Fantine in Les Miserables, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour

Krystle Innes
As Tracy in Hairspray, Canberra Philharmonic Society

Martina Selwood
As Kate Monster in Avenue Q and as Kathy Selden in Singin’ in the Rain, Orange Theatre Company

Trish Aumuller
As Mame in Mame, Orange Theatre Company

Vanessa De Jager
As Rosemary in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Phoenix Players, Canberra

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER

Amy Fitzpatrick and Nikole Sklavos
Hairspray, Canberra Philharmonic Society

Jordan Kelly
Hair, Queanbeyan City Council

Laura Pearce
Cats, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Lisa Buckley
Chicago, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Marnie Grogan, Catherine Litchfield and Madeleine Harley
The Wizard Of Oz, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange

Pauline Young
Crazy for You, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION

Amy Coad
The Wizard Of Oz, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange

Jesse Robertson
Reflection, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan

Melinda Hyland
A Grimm Tale, Kooringal High School, Wagga Wagga

Monica Waples
Grimm Tales, Chevalier College, Bowral

Naida Blackley
Step into the Limelight ‘Voyage’, ACT Education and Training Directorate

Ruth Ellevsen
Grease, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

BEST DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY

Fran Curtis
The Servant of Two Masters, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Joe Woodward and Desiree Bandle
The Tempest, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra

Karla Conway
4.48 Psychosis, Canberra Youth Theatre

Kate Price
Grimm Tales, Chevalier College, Bowral

Nathan Storen
Red, Canberra Grammar School

Sharon McCutcheon and Geoff Perrem
The Journey, Batemans Bay High School

Sophie Benassi
Steel Magnolias, Canberra Girls Grammar School

BEST DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL

Alison Cronan
Reflection, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan

Catherine Litchfield
The Wizard Of Oz, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange

Mandy Bransgrove
A Kidsummer Nights Dream, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral

Romko Hordynsky
Robbin’ the Rich, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange

Tony Lazzarato and Clare Fealy
Seussical The Musical, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Aaron Kernaghan and Paul Hamilton
Les Miserables, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour

Emily Carroll
Mame, Orange Theatre Company

Leisa Keen
Cats, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Major Geoff Grey
Hair, Queanbeyan City Council

Peter Copeland
Crazy for You, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong

Sharon Tree
War of the Worlds, Supa Productions, Canberra

BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY

Bill Deveril
Travelling North, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula

Duncan Ley
Pride and Prejudice, Canberra Repertory Society

Ed Wightman
The Memory of Water, Canberra Repertory Society

Martin Moore and Jean Ogilvie
The Odd Couple, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour

Morgan Little
Catch-22, NUTS, Canberra

Ross McGregor
Speaking in Tongues, Canberra Repertory Society

BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW

Bruce Buchanan
Mame, Orange Theatre Company

Cate Clelland
Cats, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

David Todd
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Livid Productions, Albury

Jarrad West
Hairspray, Canberra Philharmonic Society

Joseph Thomsen
You Can’t Stop the 80s Beat, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company

Wendy Glover
Crazy for You, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong

BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL

A Kidsummer Nights Dream
Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral

Grease
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Peter Pan
Brindabella Christian College, Canberra

Robbin’ the Rich
Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange

Seussical The Musical
St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra

The Wizard Of Oz
Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange

BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY

Grimm Tales
Chevalier College, Bowral

Red
Canberra Grammar School

Steel Magnolias
Canberra Girls Grammar School

Stories in the Dark
Hawker College, Canberra

The Journey
Batemans Bay High School

The Servant of Two Masters
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

The Tempest
Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra

BEST PRODUCTION OF A VARIETY SHOW

Dancing With the Cooma Stars
Monaro Committee for Cancer Research, Cooma

Fundraiser for Baby Allie
Miss Kitka’s House of Burlesque, Canberra

Jungle Fever
Miss Kitka’s House of Burlesque, Canberra

Reflection
Karabar High School, Queanbeyan

Wagga Wagga Takes Two
SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga

Wizard of Cabonne
Molong Players

You Can’t Stop the 80s Beat
Albury Wodonga Theatre Company

BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY

Catch-22
NUTS, Canberra

Doubt – a Parable
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Lend Me a Tenor
John XXIII Dramatic Society, Canberra

Pride and Prejudice
Canberra Repertory Society

Speaking in Tongues
Canberra Repertory Society

The Memory of Water
Canberra Repertory Society

The Odd Couple
Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour

Travelling North
Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula

BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL

Cats
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Chicago
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

Crazy for You
MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong

Hair
Queanbeyan City Council

Les Miserables
Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour

War of the Worlds
Supa Productions, Canberra

BEST CONTRIBUTION (ON OR OFF STAGE) BY A SENIOR

Angie Mason
Costumes, Orange Theatre Company

Gay Hilton
Performance, Cowra and Orange, NSW

Jack Helmore
Direction, Batemans Bay

Liz Bradley
Performance and direction, Canberra and Queanbean

Phil Perman
Performance, Canberra and Queanbeyan

Wayne Shepherd
Performance and set design, Canberra

IN THE SPIRIT OF THE COMMUNITY AWARD

SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga
For raising $193,000 for local charities over two nights with Wagga Wagga Takes Two

Batemans Bay High School
Influencing the school learning culture through involvement of entire school in site-specific theatre with The Journey

Queanbeyan School Education Area
Fostering development of performing arts in schools in regional areas of NSW, with Tributes

Merici College, Canberra
Introducing musical theatre to performing arts at Merici, with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat

Monaro Committee for Cancer Research, Cooma
Raising $136,000 for cancer research with Dancing With the Cooma Stars

ACT Scouts Association
Supporting the development and challenging young people through the performing arts with Get Lost – Gang Show 2012

GOLD CAT AWARD

Announced at the Gala Awards Night

The inaugural Judges Choice Awards have also been announced