CAT AWARDS 2018 WINNERS
BEST SET FOR A PLAY
Sam Lloyd (design), Eric Haslam and Geoff Philpott (construction) and Nikki Bath (scenic design)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
BEST SET FOR A MUSICAL, VARIETY OR DANCE PRODUCTION
Adam Loughlin, Janet Cunningham and Mark Dixon
Into The Woods, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
BEST COSTUMES FOR A PLAY
Anna Senior
Arms and the Man, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST COSTUMES FOR A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Fiona Leach
Shrek the Musical, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
BEST COSTUMES FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Joanne Crowe, Ann Philippe and Denise Hiser
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Chevalier College, Bowral
BEST LIGHTING
Adam Loughlin
Into The Woods, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
The makeup and costume teams
Makeup and costumes for the statues, Mary Poppins, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
JOHN THOMSON MAGIC MOMENT OF THEATRE
So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Underwater swimming scenes in The Little Mermaid
BEST ORIGINAL WORK
Matthew Webster
Original music, Dr Frankenstein, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
BEST ORIGINAL WORK FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Stephen Gersbach, Frederick Klein and senior students
Concept development and original music, Vita Leben, Canberra Grammar School
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY
SPONSORED BY FINANCIAL INDEX
The chorus
Where in the World is Frank Sparrow?, Oxley College, Bowral
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
SPONSORED BY FINANCIAL INDEX
The principal cast
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Oxley College, Bowral
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
SPONSORED BY BAGS TO GO
Christie Green, Shevaun Brown, Christa Radley and Kimberly Harris
Barb, Brooke, Tasha and Amy, Motherhood the Musical, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
BEST YOUTH ORCHESTRA
SPONSORED BY AMB
Southern Stars Performing Company Orchestra
Southern Stars: Iconic, NSW Department of Education
BEST ORCHESTRA
SPONSORED BY STEVE DASCAROLIS
A Chorus Line
So Popera Productions, Wollongong
PATRICIA KELSON ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Emma Sollis
First time choreographing a musical, The Wedding Singer, Queanbeyan Players, Queanbeyan
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Sam Malone
Mr Stapleton in Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Chevalier College, Bowral
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Travis Neale
Uncle Fester in The Addams Family, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Beatrice McRobbie
Dr McCann/Nurse Malloy in Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Chevalier College, Bowral
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Samantha Quilliam
Lady Marmalade in Disco Inferno, St Edmund’s College and St Clare’s College, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Jack Curry
John Proctor in The Crucible, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Mikayla Brady
Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Lachlan Mills
Marius in Les Miserables, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Sophie Highmore
Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE
SPONSORED BY JASON ROSES
Lillian Grant
Belatrix Lestrange, Mischief Managed, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra
BEST VARIETY PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE
SPONSORED BY FINANCIAL INDEX
Ruby Hawken with Backing Vocalists and the Featured Vocal Ensemble
‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, Southern Stars: Iconic, NSW Department of Education
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
SPONSORED BY LIVING SIMPLY
David Bennett
Colonel Looseleaf Harper in Happy Birthday, Wanda June, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
SPONSORED BY BAGS TO GO
David Santolin
George in The Wedding Singer, Queanbeyan Players, Queanbeyan
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
SPONSORED BY LIVING SIMPLY
Steph Roberts
Dolly in One Man, Two Guvnors, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL|
SPONSORED BY BAGS TO GO
Chelsea Heaney
Martha Dunnstock and Pauline Fleming in Heathers, Dramatic Productions, Canberra
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
SPONSORED BY NATIONAL CAPITAL MOTORS
Arran McKenna
Francis Henshall in One Man, Two Guvnors, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Nathan Lomas
Valjean in Les Miserables, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
SPONSORED BY QUEANBEYAN PLAYERS
Ali Rapp
Olive in Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, CMS Productions, Moss Vale
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
SPONSORED BY MARK SANTOS AND ANTHONY HILL
Belle Nicol
Veronica Sawyer in Heathers, Dramatic Productions, Canberra
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
SPONSORED BY RICHARDS CONSULTING
Teegan McKeen
A Chorus Line, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
SPONSORED BY AMB
Peter Copeland
Southern Stars: Iconic, NSW Department of Education
BEST DIRECTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
Phil Cunich
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Oxley College, Bowral
BEST DIRECTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
Kate Price
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Chevalier College, Bowral
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION
SPONSORED BY MARJORY AND PETER KOBOLD
Peter Copeland
A Chorus Line, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
SPONSORED BY STAGE WHISPERS
Chris Baldock
One Man, Two Guvnors, Canberra Repertory Society
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
SPONSORED BY KEITH AND IRENE CROWE
Amy Copeland
A Chorus Line, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
BEST DANCE PRODUCTION
SPONSORED BY MICHAEL AND JOAN MARY O’BRIEN
Mischief Managed
Classical Ballet Centre Canberra, Canberra
BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Chevalier College, Bowral
BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Oxley College, Bowral
BEST PRODUCTION OF A VARIETY SHOW
Southern Stars: Iconic
NSW Department of Education
BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
SPONSORED BY GOOLABRI PARK
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
CMS Productions, Moss Vale
BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
SPONSORED BY THE NSW GOVERNMENT
A Chorus Line
So Popera Productions, Wollongong
SILVER CAT
SPONSORED BY THE NSW GOVERNMENT
Joe Woodward and the Daramalan Theatre Company
For achieving a consistently and impressively high standard of student productions, for providing opportunities for, and mentoring students in all areas of theatre, including acting, directing and the composition and performance of original incidental music, and for successfully exposing students to the demands of significant main-stage theatre pieces, including, this year, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.
GOLD CAT
SPONSORED BY BLUMERS LAWYERS
Martin Searles
For versatility and achievement in acting and set design throughout theyear with a range of companies. Martin appeared in lead roles in both musical and straight theatre, including in Radio on Repertory Lane, 12 Angry Men, and Shrek the Musical. He also designed, or co-designed, the sets for 42nd Street, Fameand Shrek the Musical.
CAT AWARDS COMMENDATION
NOTE: This is a non-award category.
The CAT Awards commends the following companies and acknowledges the special contribution they have made over the last year to theatre and to the community.
St John Paul II College, Canberra
For inagural production of The Greatest Show: A Vaudeville, marking the ‘coming of age of performing arts in the college’
“Legs” Dance, Canberra
For inclusiveness of parents and special needs groups
ANU Med Revue, Canberra
For donating proceeds of Freaky M.I. Dayto Companion House
Australian Defence Force Academy Performing Arts Company, Canberra
For donating all proceeds from High School Musicalto Legacy
Dramatic Productions, Canberra
For raising over $12,500 for local charities through donating a proportion of takings from Heathers
Michael Sparks, Canberra Repertory Society
For participating in the Leukemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave while preparing for the role of the Creature in Dr Frankenstein, raising $1,200 which he donated in honour of Naoné Carrol
Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society
For strong community engagement in attracting community support and council funding
Queanbeyan Players
For raising money for Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation during production of Godspell
Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT
Celebrating tenth anniversary of annual TenX10 Festival