CAT Awards 2013 Winners
Full Winners list as announced at The CAT Awards on 22 February 2014
TransACT BEST SET DESIGNER FOR A PLAY
Anne Kay
Under Milk Wood, Canberra Repertory Society
TransACT BEST SET DESIGNER FOR A MUSICAL
Patti Kennedy-Hine
Guys and Dolls, Combined Canberra Grammar Schools
AMB BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A PLAY
Cate Ruth, Emma Sekuless, Miriam Miley-Read, Mia Ching and Ann McMahon
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Queanbeyan City Council
AMB BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A MUSICAL
Christine Corrin, Jennifer Bond, Lauren Cunio, Rhoda Boyce, Nyla Collis
Hairspray, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
and
Melissa Jones and Jo Knight
The Wizard Of Oz, Roo Theatre Company, Shellharbour
AMB BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
The costume team
My Fair Lady & Dance Delights 2013, Kim Harvey School of Dance, Canberra
Shellharbour Village BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER
Chris Ellyard
Under Milk Wood, Canberra Repertory Society
TransACT TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Tony Oakden, Dean Walshe, Alex Short and Duncan Henderson
Game programming, 35° 17 SOUTH – a multi-reality location-based game, Canberra Youth Theatre
JOHN THOMSON MAGIC MOMENT OF THEATRE
The Panda going through the washing machine
Aladdin, Mudgee Performing Arts Society
Shellharbour Village BEST ORIGINAL WORK FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Gundaroo Public School
‘Excursion to Canberra’, Good Times, Queanbeyan School Education Area Arts Festival
Shellharbour Village BEST ORIGINAL WORK
Rachel Hogan (script) and Alexandra Howard (original concept)
The Bird Man’s Wife, Lexx Productions, Canberra
Tim Dalton of Luton’s BEST ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
The cast
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Queanbeyan City Council
Ryleho BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY
The cast
Wickfield Wonderland, Canberra Youth Theatre
Caphs Restaurant BEST ORCHESTRA FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Guys and Dolls
Combined Canberra Grammar Schools
Sarah Byrne BEST ORCHESTRA
The Phantom of the Opera
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
PATRICIA KELSON ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Andrew Rushby
The Wizard, The Yellow Brick Road, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra
and
Shannon Weatherstone
Nancy, Oliver!, Kingsford Smith School, Canberra
John Barilaro MP BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Jack Parker
As Doctor Ernst Vasolt in The Burning, Canberra Grammar School
John Barilaro MP BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Callum Bodman
As Nicely-Nicely in Guys and Dolls, Combined Canberra Grammar Schools
John Barilaro MP BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Romy Turner
As Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, Canberra Girls Grammar School
John Barilaro MP BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Audi Reza
As Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, Combined Canberra Grammar Schools
and
Nicola Hall
As Miss Sandra in All Shook Up, Hawker College, Canberra
Ryleho BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Daniel Greiss
As Francis Schiller in The Burning, Canberra Grammar School
Ryleho BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Charlotte Smee
As Meg in Away, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Capital Country Motel BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Bryson Grenfell
As The King in The King and I, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
and
Kaya Byrne
As Billy Flynn in Chicago, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
Capital Country Motel BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Kaitlin Nihill
As Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, St Clare’s College, Canberra
Notaras Group BEST VARIETY PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE
Mary Ross and Kevin Cross
‘You Are My Sunshine’ in Wagga Wagga Takes Two, SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga
and
The circus troupe
Tin Forest, Circus 35 South, Ulladulla
Jim and Heather Leedman BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE
Intermediate Contemporary Team
‘Skyfall’, My Fair Lady & Dance Delights 2013, Kim Harvey School of Dance, Canberra
Blumers Lawyers BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Oliver Baudert
As Aylott in A Month of Sundays, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Blumers Lawyers BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Jordan Angelides
As Seaweed J Stubbs in Hairspray, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
Blumers Lawyers BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Molly Jones
As Tess Thornton in The Female of the Species, NUTS, Canberra
Blumers Lawyers BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Christine Wallace
As Carlotta Giudicelli in The Phantom of the Opera, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
and
Mia Agius
As Penny Pingleton in Hairspray, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
National Capital Motors BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Graham Robertson
As Cooper in A Month of Sundays, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Conveyancing Canberra BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Ron Seymour
As Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
Bob Winnel BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Jenna Roberts
As Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Queanbeyan City Council
Teatro Vivaldi Restaurant BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Georgia Kollaras
As Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
Richards Consulting BEST CHOREOGRAPHER FOR A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Pauline Young
Hairspray, MoonGlow Productions, Wollongong
Caphs Restaurant BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Anita Collins
Guys and Dolls, Combined Canberra Grammar Schools
Caphs Restaurant BEST DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
Sophie Benassi
The Importance of Being Earnest, Canberra Girls Grammar School
Blumers Lawyers BEST DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
Hannah McFadden
All Shook Up, Hawker College, Canberra
Sarah Byrne BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
David Wall
Wagga Wagga Takes Two, SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga
Stage Whispers and David Spicer Productions BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Duncan Ley
Under Milk Wood, Canberra Repertory Society
AllBids and The Glass BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Amy Copeland
Avenue Q, SoPopera!, Wollongong
Michael and Joan Mary O’Brien BEST DANCE PRODUCTION
My Fair Lady & Dance Delights 2013
Kim Harvey School of Dance, Canberra
and
The Yellow Brick Road
Classical Ballet Centre Canberra
Meredith and Peter Crowley BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
Guys and Dolls
Combined Canberra Grammar Schools
Tim Dalton of Luton’s BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
The Burning
Canberra Grammar School
Queanbeyan Players BEST PRODUCTION OF A VARIETY SHOW
Wagga Wagga Takes Two
SFP Productions, Wagga Wagga
Recruitment Systems BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
Under Milk Wood
Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Recruitment Systems BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Avenue Q
SoPopera!, Wollongong
and
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Queanbeyan City Council
Financial Index BEST CONTRIBUTION (ON OR OFF STAGE) BY A SENIOR
Launa Boucher
Performance, Molong
CANBERRA AREA REGIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
Queanbeyan Players
For 50 years entertaining Queanbeyan and the region, 1964–2014
and
Cowra Musical and Dramatic Society
For their support of young people and theatre in Cowra through amalgamation with YAMA youth performing arts
Ryleho IN THE SPIRIT OF THE COMMUNITY AWARD
Circus 35 South
For providing healthy lifestyle opportunities for young people on the South Coast of New South Wales
ActewAGL GOLD CAT AWARD
Kevin Beatty
For outstanding achievement in original scripts, performance and direction for Molong Players
MARY PORTER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP
Thomas Walsh, Bay Theatre Players