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Festival Awards

Western Ontario Drama League

1999 Festival held at the Market Centre in Woodstock, Ontario

March 15 - 19, 1999

Ron Cameron, Festival Adjudicator

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The Elsie Thompson Memorial Award

Best Performance by a Juvenile

Gift of Anne Wilson

Charlene Taylor, for a consistent and focussed performance as Jhana, in

Toronto, Mississippi, presented by Burlington Little Theatre

The Calder Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Gift of Woodstock Little Theatre

Nominees:

Jude Winterbottom as Mildred in The Cemetery Club, presented by Galt Little Theatre
Dianne Thompson as Eunice Hubbell in A Streetcar Named Desire, presented by Elora Community Theatre
Norah Cleary as East in Thirteen Hands presented by London Community Players

For a performance filled with great charm, comic verve and delicious character work, the award goes to Norah Cleary The Players Guild Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Gift of The Players Guild of Hamilton

Nominees:

Paul Richard as Steve Hubbell in A Streetcar Named Desire presented by Elora Community Theatre
Henry North as Sam in The Cemetery Club presented by Galt Little Theatre
Glen Cerenzia as Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire presented by Elora Community Theatre

For an energetic and emotionally charged performance that consistently drove the sub-plot forward, the award goes to Paul Richard The Ruben Cardinell Memorial Award Best Co-ordinated Production (selected by Peter Pownell, the Festival Stage Manager)

Gift of Guelph Little Theatre

Elora Community Theatre for A Streetcar Named Desire

The Ledingham Award

Best Visual Production

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ledingham

Nominees:

Elora Community Theatre for A Streetcar Named Desire
Woodstock Little Theatre for Orphans
London Community Players for Thirteen Hands

For a production where detailed work on set design, set dressing, props, costumes, hair, makeup and lighting combined to provide a most satisfying realization of the constantly changing visual picture, the award goes to Woodstock Little Theatre The Harold P. Sellers Memorial Award Outstanding Technical Achievement

Gift of Burlington Little Theatre

Nominees:

Ron Hebbard (Designer), Chuck Learn (Operater) and the Lighting Team for lighting design and execution in Toronto, Mississippi presented by Burlington Little Theatre
Virginia Kelly (sound design) and Rob Coles (lighting design) for Thirteen Hands presented by London Community Players
Roxanne Hendrie for costumes in Toronto, Mississippi presented by Burlington Little Theatre

For outstanding work that sculpted and enhanced onstage acting work, the award goes to the team from Burlington Little Theatre The CKCO-TV Award Outstanding Direction

Gift of CKCO TV

Nominees:

Jennifer Paquette for Orphans presented by Woodstock Little Theatre
Anna Spada McInerney for Thirteen Hands presented by London Community Players
Gerry Butts for A Streetcar Named Desire presented by Elora Community Theatre

In recognition of directorial vision that addressed the challenges of the script, provided a clear interpretation, and displayed courageous and innovative staging with a wonderful flow of action, the award goes to Anna Spada McInerney

The Bonanno Award Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Major Role

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. L. Bonanno

Nominees:

Joan Howell as Doris in The Cemetery Club presented by Galt Little Theatre
Penny Eizenga as West and Clara in Thirteen Hands presented by London Community Players
Karen Winfield as Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire presented by Elora Community Theatre

For a performance of widely diversified range, emotional truth and great charm, the award goes to Penny Eizenga The Terry Doyle Award Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Major Role

Gift of Mr. & Mrs. T. Doyle

Nominees:

Peter Churey as Bill in Toronto, Mississippi presented by Burlington Little Theatre
Justin Quesnelle as Phillip in Orphans presented by Woodstock Little Theatre
Jason Paquette as Treat in Orphans presented by Woodstock Little Theatre

For an excellent, emotionally charged performance filled with detail and total commitment, the award goes to Justin Quesnelle The Mathewson Award Outstanding Ensemble Work

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Mathewson of Owen Sound

Nominees:

The company of Orphans presented by Woodstock Little Theatre
The company of Thirteen Hands presented by London Community Players
The company of The Cemetery Club presented by Galt Little Theatre

Owing to the special achievement of dialect work to create the feeling that everyone was in the same specific time and place, the award goes to the company of Galt Little Theatre Special Adjudicator Award #1 Gift of Ed Procunier

Cameo performances are crucial to the success of many productions and can often be overlooked at times of public recognition. This first adjudicator's award goes to a group of people in a production who provided particularly well executed acting work in a variety of cameo roles.

From Elora Community Theatre's production of A Streetcar Named Desire, the award goes jointly to:

Pat Dunn (various roles)
Doug Ledingham (newspaper collection boy)
Peter Merry (doctor)

Special Adjudicator Award #2

Gift of Ed Procunier

The second adjudicator's award goes to someone whose detailed work in the selection of properties enhanced his production this week

From the production of The Cemetery Club by Galt Little Theatre, the award goes to Stephen Smith Special Adjudicator Award #3 Gift of Ed Procunier

The third adjudicator's award goes for original music that provided many charming moments in one production

From the production of Thirteen Hands from London Community Players, the award is presented to Jake Levesque The D. Park Jamieson Memorial Award Best Production in Festival

Gift of Sarnia Little Theatre

Nominees:

Orphans presented by Woodstock Little Theatre
A Streetcar Named Desire presented by Elora Community Theatre
Thirteen Hands presented by London Community Players

This award is based on the success of the group in expressing the vision of the playwright, with particular attention to the nature and scale of special challenges posed by the script. The award goes to Woodstock Little Theatre The WODL Regional Trophy Presented by the WODL to the winner of the Best Production (presented annually and kept by the winning group for one year) The award goes to Woodstock Little Theatre

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