ActewAGL CAT AWARDS – WINNERS 2011
Best set designer for a play
Cate Clelland (design) and Russell Brown (realization)
The Pig Iron People, Canberra Repertory Society
Best set designer for a musical
Ian Macdonald
My Fair Lady, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
Loan Market Weston Best costume designer for a play
Jeanette Brown
Out of Order, Canberra Repertory Society
Best costume designer for a musical
Lindsay Whitehead
My Fair Lady, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
Best costume designer for a school or youth production
Lyn Townsend
The Wizard of Oz, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
AND
Sarea Coates, Pauline Simonetti and Cindy Hereth
The Jungle Book, Child Players ACT, Canberra
AMB Best lighting designer
Adrian Rytir
Blood Brothers, Queanbeyan City Council
Recruitment Systems Technical achievement
The production team
Special effects, Le School, Canberra Grammar School
John Thomson Magic moment of theatre
The principal’s coat
Le School, Canberra Grammar School
Caphs of Manuka Best original work
Peter Best
Script and music, Goldilocks & The Three Bears, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Dalton Peace Real Estate Best original work for a school or youth production
Felix Schwartz
Script, Le School, Canberra Grammar School
Best ensemble in a play
The cast
Grimm Tales, Hawker College, Canberra
Transact Best ensemble in a musical
Rebecca Brown, Emma Forde and Alex Carroll
As Alexandra Spofford, Jane Smart and Sukie Rougemont (‘the three witches’) in The Witches of Eastwick, Orange Theatre Company
Sarah Byrne Best Orchestra for a School or Youth Musical
Beauty and the Beast
Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange
Patricia kelson encouragement award
Denise Dion, Loretta Walsh, Jennie Hughes and Judy Davidson
First-time directing, Four Women, Four Plays, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula
AND
Miriam Rivzi
First time choreography, Grease, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Association of Community Theatre Best youth actor in a featured role in a play
Jake Brown
As Mr Collins in Pride and Prejudice, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Association of Community Theatre Best youth actor in a featured role in a musical
Nathan Fernandez
As Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast Jr, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Association of Community Theatre Best youth actress in a featured role in a play
Olivia Hewson
As Danielle in Cockroach, Canberra Youth Theatre
Association of Community Theatre Best youth actress in a featured role in a musical
Olivia Fisher
As Babette in Beauty and the Beast, Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange
Best youth actor in a leading role in a play
Tom Atkin
As Stephen in Dealer’s Choice, Canberra Grammar School
Best youth actress in a leading role in a play
Rebecca Attanasio
As Lizzie in Pride and Prejudice, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Best youth actor in a leading role in a musical
Jordan Read
As Daddy Warbucks in Annie, St Clare’s College, Canberra
AND
Evan Kirby
As Valjean in Les Miserables, Lyneham High School, Canberra
Best youth actress in a leading role in a musical
Maddie Furner
As Nancy in Oliver!, Marist College, Canberra
Ryleho Homes Best variety performance by an individual or ensemble
Helen Barnett, Dallas Watts, Raymond Khong and Julie O’Connor
In ‘Time to Say Goodbye’ in Opera at the Dish, Parkes Under the Stars
AND
‘Table Tennis’
Jazz Garters, Canberra Repertory Society
The Glass Best actor in a featured role in a play
Graham Robertson
As Jack in The Pig Iron People, Canberra Repertory Society
Co-Op Bookshop Best actor in a featured role in a musical
Blake Appelqvist
As William Barfée in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Phoenix Players, Canberra
AND
Will Huang
As Rod in Avenue Q, Supa Productions, Canberra
Crowne Plaza Best actress in a featured role in a play
Judi Crane
As Janette in The Pig Iron People, Canberra Repertory Society
Queanbeyan Players Best actress in a featured role in a musical
Amy Dunham
Ado Annie in Oklahoma!, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
National Capital Motors Best actor in a leading role in a play
Greg Pringle
As Lt Col Nathan Jessep in A Few Good Men, Orange Theatre Company
Teatro Vivaldi Best actor in a leading role in a musical
Ben Kindon
As Mickey Johnstone in Blood Brothers, Queanbeyan City Council
National Capital Motors Best actress in a leading role in a play
Liz McBarron
As Winsome in Bombshells, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
Teatro Vivaldi Best actress in a leading role in a musical
Christine Forbes
As Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers, Queanbeyan City Council
Richards Consulting Best choreographer
Felix Schwartz
Le School, Canberra Grammar School
Best musical director for a school or youth musical
Ruth Waters
Jesus Christ Superstar, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Best director of a school or youth play
Alanna Maclean
Grimm Tales, Hawker College, Canberra
Best director of a school or youth musical
Adam Fisher
Grease, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral
Sarah Byrne Best musical director
Sharon Tree
Blood Brothers, Queanbeyan City Council
David Spicer Productions Best director of a play
Bruce Buchanan
A Few Good Men, Orange Theatre Company
Stage Whispers Best director of a musical or variety show
Peter Young and Scott Halls
The Witches of Eastwick, Orange Theatre Company
Ryleho Homes Best production of a school or youth musical
The Wizard Of Oz
Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
Ryleho Homes Best production of a school or youth play
Le School
Canberra Grammar School
Ryleho Homes Best production of a variety show
Opera at the Dish
Parkes Under the Stars
Westpac Alpha Best production of a play
The Pig Iron People
Canberra Repertory Society
Westpac Alpha Best production of a musical
Avenue Q
Supa Productions, Canberra
In the spirit of the community award
ACT Education and Training Directorate, Canberra
For involving ACT public schools at all levels in theatre
ActewAGL Gold Cat award
For outstanding achievement simultaneously in many categories
Jordan Kelly