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24THCANBERRA AREA

THEATRE AWARDS 2018

NominationsMonday 10 December 2018

Theatre 3, Canberra ACT

2018GALA AWARDS NIGHT

For information and bookings, see our websitewww.catawards.com.au

Hosted by Ian MacLean AM CSC and Simon Gallaher

LLEWELLYN HALL6 pm Saturday 23 February 2019

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2018GALA AWARDS NIGHT

For information and bookings, see our websitewww.catawards.com.au

Hosted by Ian MacLean AM CSC and Simon Gallaher

LLEWELLYN HALL6 pm Saturday 23 February 2019

CONTENTS

From the CAT Awards Chair ....................................................................5CAT Awards Rules and Definitions ............................................................6Best Set for a Play ..................................................................................7Best Set for a Musical, Variety or Dance Production ....................................7Best Costumes for a Play .........................................................................8Best Costumes for a Musical or Variety Show .............................................8Best Costumes for a School or Youth Production ..........................................9Best Lighting ..........................................................................................9Technical Achievement .......................................................................... 10John Thomson Magic Moment of Theatre ..................................................11Best Original Work ................................................................................11Best Original Work for a School or Youth Production ................................. 12Best Ensemble in a Play ......................................................................... 12Best Ensemble in a School or Youth Musical ............................................. 13Best Ensemble in a Musical .................................................................... 13Best Youth Orchestra ............................................................................. 14Best Orchestra ..................................................................................... 14Patricia Kelson Encouragement Award ..................................................... 15Best Youth Actor in a Featured Role in a Play ............................................ 15Best Youth Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical ...................................... 16Best Youth Actress in a Featured Role in a Play ......................................... 16Best Youth Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical .................................... 17Best Youth Actor in a Leading Role in a Play............................................. 17Best Youth Actress in a Leading Role in a Play .......................................... 18Best Youth Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical ....................................... 18Best Youth Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical ..................................... 19Best Dance Performance by an Individual or Ensemble .............................. 19Best Variety Performance by an Individual or Ensemble ..............................20Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play ....................................................20Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical ............................................... 21

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Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play .................................................. 21Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical ............................................. 22Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play ..................................................... 22Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical ................................................ 23Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play ................................................... 23Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical .............................................. 24Best Choreographer .............................................................................. 24Best Musical Direction for a School or Youth Production ............................. 25Best Direction of a School or Youth Musical ............................................. 25Best Direction of a School or Youth Play ................................................... 26Best Musical Direction ........................................................................... 26Best Direction of a Play ......................................................................... 26Best Direction of a Musical or Variety Show ............................................. 27Best Dance Production .......................................................................... 27Best Production of a School or Youth Play ................................................ 27Best Production of a School or Youth Musical ........................................... 28Best Production of a Variety Show........................................................... 28Best Production of a Play ....................................................................... 29Best Production of a Musical .................................................................. 29CAT Awards Commendation .................................................................. 30

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FROM THE CAT AWARDS CHAIR

To all cast, creative, technical and production personnel in our CAT familyYou have all participated and some have been considered good enough to be nominated.

Usually there will be another five nominees in your category. Mostly only one, unusually two, can take the award; the recognition you hope for.

For those who didn’t manage to get a nomination this year: your participation is the key to your personal development which is an opportunity for self-reflection and self-awareness.

It is an exercise in both confidence building and self-promotion.

Shed that thin skin, don’t take ’rejection’, if that’s how you see it, personally and try again.

Throwing your hat into the ring means that you have been willing to be judged by peers and mentors.

This is invaluable feedback that money can’t buy.

You are part of the big wonderful world of theatre.

That passion will see you participate in many more shows.

I urge you to stay visible, hone your skills and build your craft, expand your horizons and seek associates beyond your chosen theatre company.

Always strive to have something to shout about rather than be simply shouting.

And to those who have been nominated for an award: accepting a nomination takes courage and for that you are to congratulated.

Dennis MartinChairCAT Awards Limited


CAT AWARDS RULES AND DEFINITIONS

Scope of the AwardsFully-professional productions are excluded; only amateur and pro–am productions will be considered.Professional inputPersonnel who are engaged on a fully professional basis in any capacity are not eligible for an award. For the purposes of the CAT Awards, a professional is someone who is being paid at or near Equity rates and/or who makes their living predominantly as (or is recognised as) a theatre professional, including performer, director, designer or technician.Youth productions and categories‘Youth’ is considered to finish at the end of high school, therefore university theatre companies are considered in open categories.School and youth productions are also eligible for nomination in open categories that do not have a corresponding youth category.Young people performing children’s roles in non-youth productions (for example, Oliver, Annie, the Banks children, young Peter Allen) are eligible for awards in youth performance categories.Adults appearing in a school or youth production are eligible for awards in the open categories, not the youth categories.Lead vs featured rolesIn deciding whether a role is leading or featured, the judges are guided by how they are defined in the website stageagent.com.Number of nominations in each categoryThere is no limit to the number of categories in which a production can receive nominations, nor is there a limit to the number of times a company can appear in the final nomination list for any category.The judges will usually make only six nominations and one award in each category. However if the standard is particularly high in some categories we may make more than six nominations, and may make joint awards.Judges participating in productionsJudges are not expected to withdraw from active participation in productions. However, if they are involved in a production, their contribution is not eligible for an award.Judges take no part in discussions or decisions on shows with which they are associated and leave the room during any such discussion.Judges act as individuals and not as representative of any company that they are associated with.

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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 BayQuentin Mitchell (designer) and Russell Brown (set coordinator)Arms and the Man, Canberra Repertory SocietyChris Zuber (designer) and Russell Brown (set coordinator)Dr Frankenstein, Canberra Repertory SocietyCate Clelland (design) and Russell Brown (set coordinator)Happy Birthday, Wanda June, Canberra Repertory SocietyChris Baldock (design) and Russell Brown (set coordinator)One Man, Two Guvnors, Canberra Repertory SocietyMegan Cartwright and Donna SullivanStories in the Dark, Hawker College, CanberraTerry Brady (design), John Causer, Sue Causer and Annie Holcombe (construction and painting)Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, CMS Productions, Moss Vale

BEST SET FOR A MUSICAL, VARIETY OR DANCE PRODUCTION

Tim McLarenCats, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company, AlburyChris ZuberHeathers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraAdam Loughlin, Janet Cunningham and Mark DixonInto The Woods, Wollongong High School of the Performing ArtsAmanda Knott and Stu ThompsonMary Poppins Jr , St Mary MacKillop College, CanberraAndrew Colley, Shane Summerton, Phil Egan and Troy NewhamShrek the Musical Jr, Carillon Junior Theatrical Society, BathurstHeath Neville, Don Hillam, Simon Aventi, Warren Bock and Jamie GibbsThe Addams Family, Marian Catholic College, Griffith


BEST COSTUMES FOR A PLAY

Anna SeniorArms and the ManandDr Frankenstein, Canberra Repertory SocietyHelen WojtasHappy Birthday, Wanda June, Canberra Repertory SocietyHelen DrumOne Man, Two Guvnors, Canberra Repertory SocietyWendy Ramage Jones and Ron RussellSummer of the Seventeenth Doll, CMS Productions, Moss Vale

BEST COSTUMES FOR A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW

Sophie Rose KingA Chorus LineandThe Little Mermaid, So Popera Productions, WollongongJennie NorberryHeathers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraCody WinwardLes Miserables, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraJulia Armstrong and Rosie LakeMary Poppins, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraDebbie RoseNoor, Coota Bollywood All Stars, CootamundraFiona LeachShrek the Musical, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

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BEST COSTUMES FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION

Robyn WhitbyAladdin Jr, Spectrum Theatre Group, MerimbulaJoanne Crowe, Ann Philippe and Denise HiserBaskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Chevalier College, BowralAnge Fewtrell and Karen MalenJames and the Giant Peach, Child Players ACT, CanberraSharon LockhartShrek the Musical Jr, Carillon Junior Theatrical Society, BathurstThe costume teamSouthern Stars: Iconic, NSW Department of Education, Albion ParkGillian ClarkThe Addams Family, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral

BEST LIGHTING

Martyn LloydA Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans BayAndrew GordonBaskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Chevalier College, BowralChris EllyardDr Frankenstein, Canberra Repertory SocietyCarl Markin and Grant PeggHeathers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraAdam LoughlinInto The Woods, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts


TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

The makeup teamCats, Albury Wodonga Theatre CompanySian PhillipsThe Creature’s makeup, Dr Frankenstein, Canberra Repertory SocietyThe makeup and costume teamsMakeup and costumes for the statues, Mary Poppins, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraMichael van BaastVideo and sound, Noor, Coota Bollywood All Stars, CootamundraEwanOrchestrations developed from piano score, Oh! What A Lovely War!, Canberra Repertory SocietySarea Coates, Jessica Coates and Karen MalamDragon puppet design and construction, Shrek the Musical, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraMonique BarriosMakeup, The Addams Family, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), BowralThe flying and construction teamsFlying of the ship and crew, The Little Mermaid, So Popera Productions, WollongongPaul HamiltonElectrified costumes for Ursula, Flotsam and Jetsam, The Little Mermaid, So Popera Productions, Wollongong

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JOHN THOMSON MAGIC MOMENT OF THEATRE

Australian Defence Force Academy Performing Arts Company, CanberraSharpay and Ryan’s reveal, after hiding in the lockers in High School MusicalBYTESized Productions, Albury WodongaSonny emerging from telephone box wearing roller skates in Xanadu JrDaramalan Theatre Company, CanberraDropping of backdrop and reveal of the nooses at end of play in The CrucibleMolong PlayersSwimming training for the Sydney Olympics in Naughty at FortyOrange Theatre CompanyEntrance of Rufus the dog in Legally BlondeQueanbeyan School Education Area Arts FestivalPhones lighting up performers’ faces at end of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’, Karabar High School in Anything GoesSo Popera Productions, WollongongUnderwater swimming scenes in The Little MermaidWagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACTAnna Swift (as the Tea Lady) interaction with the audience (“Watch your feet!”) during a crowded and rapid exit with the tea trolley in Dinkum Assorted

BEST ORIGINAL WORK

Matthew WebsterOriginal music, Dr Frankenstein, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraPatrick Feeney and the writing teamOriginal Script, Freaky M.I. Day, ANU Med Revue, CanberraJohn FraserOriginal script, ’Hands Up Who’s Not Here’, Take Two, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula


BEST ORIGINAL WORK FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION

Rebekah Rose and Koebi Faumui‘Seasons of Love’, Step into the Limelight: Our Land, People and Stories, ACT Education DirectorateBartholomew BunkOriginal music, The Crucible, Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraStephen Gersbach, Frederick Klein and senior studentsConcept development and original music, Vita Leben, Canberra Grammar School

BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY

The castDinkum Assorted, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACTThe castVocal ensemble in the incidental music, Dr Frankenstein, Canberra Repertory SocietyAlex Tonkin and Alex McGuireLeo Clark and Jack Gable in Leading Ladies, John XXIII College Dramatic Society, CanberraHaya Arzidin and Gryce HarrisonPerihan and Karim in ‘War/Kiss’, TenX10 playfest: Personal Persuasions, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACTClaire Paton and Sophie TallisCecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest, NUTS, CanberraThe castThe Vicar of Dibley, Boxboards Theatre, LeuraThe chorusWhere in the World is Frank Sparrow?, Oxley College, Bowral

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BEST ENSEMBLE IN A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL

Akira Mandla, Aidan Bairstow, Sam Cringle, Joey Gardiner and Benjamin PhilpThe Wickersham Brothers, Seussical Jr, Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraThe chorusSeussical Jr, Trinity Anglican College AlburyMakenzie Bonney, Lara Weber and Kayleigh WeisselFiona, Teen Fiona and Young Fiona in ‘I know It’s Today’, Shrek the Musical Jr, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraThe principal castThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Oxley College, BowralOliver Roach, William Knight, Andrew May, Ben Maslin and Charlie GillThe Braxton Brothers, The Best Shot, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, OrangeThe choirXanadu Jr, BYTESized Productions, Albury Wodonga

BEST ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL

The castA Chorus Line, So Popera Productions, WollongongThe castCats, Albury Wodonga Theatre CompanyThe ensembleHeathers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraThe castMotherhood the Musical, Parkes Musical & Dramatic SocietyThe fairy tale charactersShrek the Musical, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraJames MacAlpine and Nelson BowlerFlotsam and Jetsam, The Little Mermaid, So Popera Productions, WollongongThe ensembleThe Wedding Singer, Queanbeyan Players, Queanbeyan


BEST YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Into The WoodsWollongong High School of the Performing ArtsSouthern Stars: Iconic Southern Stars Performing Company Orchestra, NSW Department of EducationStep into the Limelight: Our Land, People and StoriesSenior Concert Band, ACT Education DirectorateThe Pirates of PenzanceCanberra Grammar School

BEST ORCHESTRA

A Chorus LineSo Popera Productions, WollongongCatsAlbury Wodonga Theatre CompanyHeathersDramatic Productions, CanberraHigh School MusicalKinross Wolaroi School, OrangeLes MiserablesAlbatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraOh! What A Lovely War!Canberra Repertory SocietyThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeOxley College, Bowral

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PATRICIA KELSON ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD

Shannon ParnellMusic and lyrics, Foxes - the Musical, Ribix Productions, CanberraRichard KingCoach Bolton, High School Musical, Kinross Wolaroi School, OrangeMikayla Brady, Corey Goodberg and Alexander SmithStudent directors, Seussical Jr, Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraGabriella HeronYoung Fiona, Shrek the Musical, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraFinn DunnePugsley, The Addams Family, Yass High SchoolEmma SollisFirst time choreographing a musical, The Wedding Singer, Queanbeyan Players, Queanbeyan

BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

Griff BrindleyDoctor Watson in Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Chevalier College, BowralLewis GardinerSir Henry Baskerville in Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Chevalier College, BowralSam MaloneMr Stapleton in Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Chevalier College, BowralNick DyballPaul Ryan in Happy Birthday, Wanda June, Canberra Repertory SocietyEthan CowieThe Earthworm in James and the Giant Peach, Child Players ACT, Canberra


BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Kirby GoldingMal Beineke in The Addams Family, The Illawarra Grammar School, WollongongLachlan MillsLucas Beineke in The Addams Family, The Illawarra Grammar School, WollongongTravis NealeUncle Fester in The Addams Family, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), BowralJack BoltonSergeant of Police in The Pirates of Penzance, Canberra Grammar SchoolMitchell ClarkeDanny in Xanadu Jr, BYTESized Productions, Albury Wodonga

BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

Beatrice McRobbieDr McCann/Nurse Malloy in Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Chevalier College, BowralGussie KingMiss Stapleton in Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Chevalier College, BowralJemima RobertsLucy/Daisy/German Maid/Woman with baby in Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Chevalier College, BowralJemima PhillipsWanda June in Happy Birthday, Wanda June, Canberra Repertory Society

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BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Samantha QuilliamLady Marmalade in Disco Inferno, St Edmund’s College and St Clare’s College, CanberraMadeleine BettsHeather Duke in Heathers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraMikayla BradyHeather McNamara in Heathers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraBrodie FraserJack’s Mother in Into The Woods, Wollongong High School of the Performing ArtsChloe DishonMayzie LaBird in Seussical Jr, Trinity Anglican College AlburyOlivia SmithMayzie LaBird in Seussical Jr, Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraAlixandra LovicAlice Beineke in The Addams Family, The Illawarra Grammar School, WollongongAudrey VargueseMalpomene in Xanadu Jr, BYTESized Productions, Albury WodongaJoely SchmutterCalliope in Xanadu Jr, BYTESized Productions, Albury Wodonga

BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

Reuben BaconSherlock Holmes in Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Chevalier College, BowralNoah GorrellDanny in ‘Getting This Close’ in The Best of Four, Canberra Grammar SchoolJack CurryJohn Proctor in The Crucible, Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraLachlan MooreFrank Sparrow in Where in the World is Frank Sparrow?, Oxley College, Bowral


BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

Jade BreenNarrator in James and the Giant Peach, Child Players ACT, CanberraCharlotte GeeOuiser in Steel Magnolias, Canberra Girls Grammar SchoolXanthe AllenShelby in Steel Magnolias, Canberra Girls Grammar SchoolMikayla BradyElizabeth Proctor in The Crucible, Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraSophia MarzanoAbigail Williams in The Crucible, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra

BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Joshua NichollsTom in Disco Inferno, St Edmund’s College and St Clare’s College, CanberraLachlan MillsMarius in Les Miserables, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraJohn WhinfieldGeorge Banks in Mary Poppins Jr, St Mary MacKillop College, CanberraArthur HullThe Cat in the Hat in Seussical Jr, Trinity Anglican College Albury,Josh BeckettHorton the Elephant in Seussical Jr, Trinity Anglican College AlburyDaniel Van KloosterDonkey in Shrek the Musical Jr, Carillon Junior Theatrical Society, BathurstBejae IngateGomez Addams in The Addams Family, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), BowralCharlie HansenWillhelm Kadoc in The Best Shot, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, OrangeJayden ChitsakaSebastian in The Little Mermaid, Brindabella Christian College, Canberra

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BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Sophie HighmorePeggy Sawyer in 42nd Street, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraandMary Poppins in Mary Poppins Jr, St Mary MacKillop College, CanberraAnnabelle ScobieThe Witch in Into The Woods, Wollongong High School of the Performing ArtsPaige DavisGertrude McFuzz in Seussical Jr, Trinity Anglican College AlburyMakenzie BonneyPrincess Fiona in Shrek the Musical Jr, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraDarcy FisherWednesday in The Addams Family, The Illawarra Grammar School, WollongongChelsea BonannoMabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Canberra Grammar School

BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE

The tap ensemble42nd Street, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraIntermediate & Senior Performance Class‘Time Turner’, Mischief Managed, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra, CanberraLillian GrantBelatrix Lestrange, Mischief Managed, Classical Ballet Centre CanberraSeagulls tap danceThe Little Mermaid, So Popera Productions, Wollongong‘Diary of a Taxi Driver’The Silver Screen, Eden Dance Academy, QueanbeyanNational Teams‘The Greatest Show’, The Wiz ... from Aus, “Legs” Dance, Canberra


BEST VARIETY PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE

Gabriella Gross and dancersThe Drug Rep in ‘Roxy’ in Freaky M.I. Day, ANU Med Revue, CanberraJason El BrihiDefibrillator in Freaky M.I. Day, ANU Med Revue, CanberraPhillip Mackenzie‘Gertude’s Sweetheart’ in Paper Cuts, Budding Theatre, CanberraTia Gray‘Blackbird’ in Soaring, Karabar High School, QueanbeyanRuby Hawken with Backing Vocalists and the Featured Vocal Ensemble‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, Southern Stars: Iconic, NSW Department of EducationZeke Cameron, Tana Laga’aia, Lachlan Morgan, Lachlan Moss and the DisABILITY Ensemble‘Redback on the Toilet Seat’, Southern Stars: Iconic, NSW Department of EducationWassa WassaRed Hill Primary School, in ‘Yole’, Step into the Limelight: Our Land, People and Stories, ACT Education Directorate

BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

David BennettColonel Looseleaf Harper in Happy Birthday, Wanda June, Canberra Repertory SocietyBrenton CleavesAlan Dangle in One Man, Two Guvnors, Canberra Repertory SocietyMichael CooperAlfie in One Man, Two Guvnors, Canberra Repertory SocietyPaul SweeneyCharlie ‘The Duck’ Clench in One Man, Two Guvnors, Canberra Repertory SocietyMichael TurczynskiJohnnie Dowd in Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, CMS Productions, Moss Vale

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BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Carl ErleBaron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Cowra Musical and Dramatic SocietyPierce JacksonKurt Kelly in Heathers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraPip CarrollRam Sweeney in Heathers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraLloyd McDonaldThenardier in Les Miserables, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraScott BowcherEnjolras in Les Miserables, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraDavid SantolinGeorge in The Wedding Singer, Queanbeyan Players, Queanbeyan

BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

Antonia KitzelCatherine in Arms and the Man, Canberra Repertory SocietyIsha MenonLouka in Arms and the Man, Canberra Repertory SocietyHolly RossPauline Clench in One Man, Two Guvnors, Canberra Repertory SocietySteph RobertsDolly in One Man, Two Guvnors, Canberra Repertory SocietyDi JohnsonGloria Clements in ‘Hands Up Who’s Not Here’, Take Two, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula


BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Charlotte GearsideHeather Chandler in Heathers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraChelsea HeaneyMartha Dunnstock and Pauline Fleming in Heathers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraJane McIntoshWinifred Banks in Mary Poppins, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraTegan BraithwaiteDragon in Shrek the Musical, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraLauren NihillRosie in The Wedding Singer, Queanbeyan Players

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

Joel HutchingsThe Man/Captain Bluntschli in Arms and the Man, Canberra Repertory SocietyMichael SparksThe Creature in Dr Frankenstein, Canberra Repertory SocietyArran McKennaFrancis Henshall in One Man, Two Guvnors, Canberra Repertory SocietyPatrick Galen-MulesStanley Stubbers in One Man, Two Guvnors, Canberra Repertory SocietyDuncan McAulayBarney in Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, CMS Productions, Moss ValeDylan Van Den BergAlgernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest, NUTS, Canberra

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BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Jarrad WestJulian Marsh in 42nd Street, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraWill HuangJason Dean in Heathers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraNathan LomasValjean in Les Miserables, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraJoel HutchingsDonkey in Shrek the Musical, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraMartin SearlesLord Farquaad in Shrek the Musical, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraMax GambaleShrek in Shrek the Musical, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraDave SmithRobbie Hart in The Wedding Singer, Queanbeyan Players

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

Jenna RobertsVictoria in Dr Frankenstein, Canberra Repertory SocietyJess WaterhousePenelope Ryan in Happy Birthday, Wanda June, Canberra Repertory SocietyMeaghan StewartRachel Crabbe in One Man, Two Guvnors, Canberra Repertory SocietyAli RappOlive in Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, CMS Productions, Moss ValeCandy BurgessIrene in ‘A Lady of Letters’ in Talking Heads, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans BayNarell MurdochSusan in ‘Bed Among the Lentils’ in Talking Heads, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans BayClaudia HarrisVivian Bearing in Wit, NUTS, Canberra


BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Louiza BlomfieldDorothy Brock in 42nd Street, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraTegan BraithwaiteRose in Dogfight, ANU Musical Theatre Company, CanberraBelle NicolVeronica Sawyer in Heathers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraBriannah GordenCosette in Les MiserablesandMary Poppins in Mary Poppins, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraJane McIntoshFantine in Les Miserables, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraTanya BoyleUrsula in The Little Mermaid, So Popera Productions, Wollongong

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER

Michelle Heine42nd StreetandShrek the Musical, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraTeegan McKeenA Chorus Line, So Popera Productions, WollongongSusan VaccaroCats, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company, AlburyNathan RutupsHeathers, Dramatic Productions, Canberra

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BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION

Margaret ThomasDisco Inferno, St Edmund’s College and St Clare’s College, CanberraPeter Hayward and Ruth EllevsenInto The Woods, Wollongong High School of the Performing ArtsMichelle Mordecai and Jessie SwanSeussical Jr, Trinity Anglican College AlburyJane McIntoshShrek the Musical Jr, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraAlison Cronan and Stephen BarrettSoaring, Karabar High School, QueanbeyanPeter CopelandSouthern Stars: Iconic, NSW Department of Education, Albion ParkDominic LindsayThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Oxley College, Bowral

BEST DIRECTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL

Janet CunninghamInto The Woods, Wollongong High School of the Performing ArtsPetrina MansfieldMary Poppins Jr, St Mary MacKillop College, CanberraEmma MancerSeussical Jr, Trinity Anglican College AlburyPhil CunichThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Oxley College, BowralMandy BransgroveThe Addams Family, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), BowralRomko HordynskyThe Best Shot, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, OrangeLachlan Murray and Lauren SchmutterXanadu Jr, BYTESized Productions, Albury Wodonga


BEST DIRECTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY

Kate PriceBaskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Chevalier College, BowralJoe WoodwardThe Crucible, Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraPhil CunichWhere in the World is Frank Sparrow?, Oxley College, Bowral

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION

Nicholas Griffin42nd Street, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraPeter CopelandA Chorus Line, So Popera Productions, WollongongDamien JonesCats, Albury Wodonga Theatre CompanyMatthew WebsterHeathers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraMerrin RossLes Miserables, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraKatrina TangShrek the Musical, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY

Jordan BestDr Frankenstein, Canberra Repertory SocietyCate ClellandHappy Birthday, Wanda June, Canberra Repertory SocietyChris BaldockOne Man, Two Guvnors, Canberra Repertory SocietyMatthew BarryThe Vicar of Dibley, Boxboards Theatre, Leura

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BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW

Chris Baldock42nd Street, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraAmy CopelandA Chorus Line, So Popera Productions, WollongongTim McLarenCats, Albury Wodonga Theatre CompanyKelly Roberts and Grant PeggHeathers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraChrista Radley, Christie Green and Shevaun BrownMotherhood the Musical, Parkes Musical & Dramatic SocietyYlaria RogersShrek the Musical, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraPeter HaywardSouthern Stars: Iconic, NSW Department of Education

BEST DANCE PRODUCTION

Mischief ManagedClassical Ballet Centre Canberra, CanberraThe Wiz ... from Aus“Legs” Dance, Canberra

BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes MysteryChevalier College, BowralThe CrucibleDaramalan Theatre Company, CanberraWhere in the World is Frank Sparrow?Oxley College, Bowral


BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL

Into The WoodsWollongong High School of the Performing ArtsMary Poppins JrSt Mary MacKillop College, CanberraSeussical JrTrinity Anglican College AlburyThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeOxley College, BowralThe Addams FamilySouthern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), BowralThe Best ShotKinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, OrangeXanadu JrBYTESized Productions, Albury Wodonga

BEST PRODUCTION OF A VARIETY SHOW

Freaky M.I. DayANU Med Revue, CanberraSoaringKarabar High School, QueanbeyanSouthern Stars: IconicNSW Department of Education

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BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY

Dr FrankensteinCanberra Repertory SocietyHappy Birthday, Wanda JuneCanberra Repertory SocietyOne Man, Two GuvnorsCanberra Repertory SocietySummer of the Seventeenth DollCMS Productions, Moss ValeTalking HeadsBay Theatre Players, Batemans BayThe Vicar of DibleyBoxboards Theatre, Leura

BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL

42nd StreetFree-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraA Chorus LineSo Popera Productions, WollongongCatsAlbury Wodonga Theatre CompanyHeathersDramatic Productions, CanberraMary PoppinsAlbatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraShrek the MusicalFree-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra


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, CanberraFor inagural production of The Greatest Show: A Vaudeville, marking the ‘coming of age of performing arts in the college’

“Legs” Dance, CanberraFor inclusiveness of parents and special needs groups

ANU Med Revue, CanberraFor donating proceeds of Freaky M.I. Day to Companion HouseAustralian Defence Force Academy Performing Arts Company, CanberraFor donating all proceeds from High School Musical to Legacy

Dramatic Productions, CanberraFor raising over $12,500 for local charities by donating a proportion of takings from Heathers

Michael Sparks, Canberra Repertory SocietyFor participating in the Leukemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave while preparing for the role of the Creature in Dr Frankenstein, raising $1,000 which he donated in honour of Naoné Carrol

Parkes Musical & Dramatic SocietyFor strong community engagement in attracting community support and council funding

Queanbeyan PlayersFor raising money for Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation during production of Godspell

Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACTCelebrating tenth anniversary of annual Tenx10 Festival

Thank you to our sponsors

A SPECIAL THANK YOUFriends of the CAT AWARDS for their sponsorship and continuing support

Mr and Mrs Bob WinnelPeter and Marjory Kobold

Michael and Joan Mary O’BrienSarah Byrne

Manny Notaras, The Notaras GroupJohn Barilaro MP, NSW Government

Jim and Heather Leedman

Muriel WilkinsonGeorge LemonJacqui and Chris RichardsIrene and Keith Crowe Mark Santos and Anthony HillTony Hedley (Hedley Property Investments)

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