CAT AWARDS – WINNERS 1997
Best Set
Chrisjohn Hancock
Dancing at Lughnasa, Lieder Theatre Company, Goulburn, NSW
Best Costumes
Adrienne Hutchins
Ma Baker’s Tonic, Yass Repertory Society, Yass, NSW
Best Choreography
Helen Poulos
42nd Street, Canberra Philharmonic Society, Canberra ACT
Magic Moment
The Ghost
Cinderella, Phoenix Players, Canberra, ACT
Special Award For Achievement
The Big Gig Organising Committee
For Batemans Bay High School, Bega High School, Moruya High School, Narooma High School, Eden Marine Technology High School
Special Encouragement Award
Steven Coppin
For directing Bay Theatre Players’ Steel Magnolias
and for writing and acting in Moruya High School’s Murder Was The Case
Best School Production
Young Hearts
Batemans Bay High School, Batemans Bay, NSW
Best Play
Agnes of God
Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra, ACT
Director: Kristina Totos
Best Musical
42nd Street
Canberra Philharmonic Society, Canberra, ACT
Director: Robert Hatherley; Musical Director: Colin Fischer
Best Actor in a Supporting Dramatic Role
Sebastian Harvey
A Property of the Clan, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra, ACT
Best Actress in a Supporting Dramatic Role
Alison Bell
Agnes of God, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra, ACT
Best Actor in a Supporting Musical Role
Rodney Beaver
Hair, Supa Productions, Canberra, ACT
Best Actress in a Supporting Musical Role
Michelle Klemke
Annie, Alpha Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Best Actor in a Play
Aaron Jelbart
Whose Life is it Anyway?, Cootamundra Amateur Dramatic Arts Society, Cootamundra, NSW
Best Actress in a Play
Naoné Carrel
Ghosts, Papermoon, Canberra, ACT
Best Actor in a Musical
David Gilkes
Me and My Girl, Hosrep, Canberra, ACT
Best Actress in a Musical
Melanie Thomas
42nd Street Canberra Philharmonic Society, Canberra, ACT
Best Musical Director
Colin Fischer
42nd Street, Canberra Philharmonic Society, Canberra, ACT
Best Director
Anne Somes
Baby with the Bathwater / A Property of the Clan, Free Rain Theatre Company, Canberra, ACT
Kate Peters Award (for outstanding contribution to theatrical appreciation in the community)
Molong Players for 20 years of being together and fundraising for local charities