CAT Awards Winners 2014
BEST SET DESIGNER FOR A PLAY
Gowrie Varma and Ellie Greenwood
One Flea Spare, NUTS, Canberra
BEST SET DESIGNER FOR A MUSICAL
Mark Bell
Seussical The Musical, Orange Theatre Company
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A PLAY
Helen Drum
Arcadia, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Sam Lloyd
Annie, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Lydia McNamara
The Little Mermaid, Shooting Star Talent, Wagga Wagga
BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER
Blake Thomas and Peter Telford
Seussical The Musical, Orange Theatre Company
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Russell Brown
Design and construction of the tortoise and the furniture, Arcadia, Canberra Repertory Society
AND
Maria Stewart
Stage management, Step into the Limelight: Signs, ACT Education and Training Directorate, Canberra
JOHN THOMSON MAGIC MOMENT OF THEATRE
The shrinking witch
The Wizard Of Oz, Brindabella Christian College, Canberra
BEST ORIGINAL WORK
Kirsty Budding
Script for The Fairytale Channel, Budding Theatre, Canberra
BEST ORIGINAL WORK FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Romko Hordynsky
Script, lyrics and music, Ghost of a Chance, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange
Ryleho Homes BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY
The cast
Cosi, John XXIII Dramatic Society, Canberra
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
The cast and pianist
Rude, Crude and Musical, Newstar Theatrical, Wollongong
AMB BEST ORCHESTRA FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
The Power
Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
Sarah Byrne BEST ORCHESTRA
Legally Blonde
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
PATRICIA KELSON ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Jim Kretschmer
Eden Dance Academy Concert, Eden Dance Academy, Queanbeyan
AND
Nick Anyos
Directing, The Witches, Child Players ACT, Canberra
John Barilaro BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Christopher Brookhouse
As Paul in Moon Over Buffalo, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
John Barilaro BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Pippin Carroll
As Sebastian in The Little Mermaid, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
John Barilaro BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Melissa Nuttall
As Ethel in Moon Over Buffalo, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
John Barilaro BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Courtney White
As Wednesday in The Addams Family, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
AND
Janae Rosa
As Evilene in The Wiz, Marian Catholic College, Griffith
Ryleho Homes BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Jack Mahon
As Hubert in It Runs in the Family, Marist College, Canberra
Ryleho Homes BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Belle Nicol
As Charlotte Hay in Moon Over Buffalo, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
Capital Country Holiday Park BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
William Rawson
As Crondike in Ghost of a Chance, Kinross Wolaroi School Preparatory School, Orange
Capital Country Holiday Park BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Annalivia Keaveny
As Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Caphs BEST VARIETY PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE
Karabah High School
‘Earth Song’ in The Power, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
Heather and Jim Leedman BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE
Senior and Advanced Senior Hip-hop team
‘Dangerous’, Movies Musicals and Legends, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Michael Turczynski
As Manuel in Fawlty Towers, On 4 Young and Old, Burradoo
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Matthew Sykes
As French Taunter, Herbert’s Father and the Black Knight in Spamalot, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Andrea Close
As Barbara Fordham in August Osage County, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Eliza Shephard
As Patsy in Spamalot, ANU Interhall Productions, Canberra
AND
Jenna Roberts
As Paulette in Legally Blonde, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
National Capital Motors BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
David Preston
As Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral
Peter and Marjory Kobold BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Ben O’Reilly
As Albin/Zaza in La Cage aux Folles, Supa Productions, Canberra
AND
Matt Burgess
As Daddy Warbucks in Annie, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Village Builders BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Karen Vickery
As Violet Weston in August Osage County, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Teatro Vivaldi BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Bronwyn Sullivan
As Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, Queanbeyan City Council
Richards Consulting BEST CHOREOGRAPHER FOR A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Michelle Heine
Legally Blonde, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
AMB BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Ruth Ellevsen
The Pirates of Penzance, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Crowne Plaza Hotel BEST DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
Emily Tutin
Moon Over Buffalo, Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
Crowne Plaza Hotel BEST DIRECTOR OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
Lucy Smith
The Little Mermaid, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Sarah Byrne BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Nicholas Griffin
Legally Blonde, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Stage Whispers and DSP Productions BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Cate Clelland
August Osage County, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Crowe’s Curtains BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Candy Burgess
Annie, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
AND
Derek Walker
Legally Blonde, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Joan Mary and Michael O’Brien BEST DANCE PRODUCTION
Movies Musicals and Legends
“Legs” Dance, Canberra
Queanbeyan Players BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
The Pirates of Penzance
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Crowne Plaza Hotel BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
Moon Over Buffalo
Lake Tuggeranong College, Canberra
Bags to Go BEST PRODUCTION OF A VARIETY SHOW
Rude, Crude and Musical
Newstar Theatrical, Wollongong
Blumer’s Lawyers BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
August Osage County
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
NSW Government BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Annie
Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Financial Index BEST CONTRIBUTION (ON OR OFF STAGE) BY A SENIOR
Liz Bradley
Steel Magnolias, Canberra Repertory Society
and
August Osage County, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
AND
Jim and Joyce Brindle
Caught in the Net, Cooma Little Theatre
Ryleho Homes IN THE SPIRIT OF THE COMMUNITY AWARD
The Illawarra Youth Arts Project
High School Musical, for providing a supportive and caring environment for young people in the Illawarra that encourages participation in all areas of the creative arts
MARY PORTER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP
Olivia Fisher
Bathurst
AND
James Court
Canberra
ACTEWAGL and NSW Government GOLD CAT AWARD
Matt Burgess
For outstanding achievement in set design, lighting and performance for the Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay