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ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL 

 2019 Results

16th Annual One Act Play Festival 

Adjudicated by Max Rackham

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The Eve Old Award for Best Production   ($500 + Trophy)
Sponsored by The Mount Players

 

Winner: Teechers - TheatreBox

 

Runner-Up Best Production   ($250 +Trophy)
Sponsored by Gisborne & District Community Branch of Bendigo Bank

 

Winner: The Consultation – Essendon Theatre Company

 

Other Nominees for Best Production: 

After all these years – The Mount Players

The Visit – Essendon Theatre Company

 

Best Director    ($100 + Trophy)
Sponsored by Marg & Allan Cameron

 

Winner: Tanya Ryder-Barnes – Teechers

 

Other Nominees for Best Director:

Dawn Hinrichson – The Consultation

Mazz Ryan – The Visit

 

Best Female Lead     ($100 + Trophy)
Sponsored by Little Magnet Hill Winery & Vineyard

 

Winner: Claire Hanley – Teechers

 

Other Nominees for Best Female Lead: 

Tanya Rich – After All These Years

Joan Krutli – Mother Figure

Kate McManus – Teechers

Nicola Taylor – The Visit

 

Best Male Lead    ($100 + Trophy)
Sponsored by John Taranto

 

Winner: Michael Olsen – The Consultation

 

Other Nominees for Best Male Lead:

Peter Bevin – After all these years

Dimitri Frangoulis – The Consultation

Michael Todorovic – Unhinged

Matthew Phillips – Teechers

 

Best Female in a Supporting Role     ($100 + Trophy)
Sponsored by Busy B Books 

 

Winner: Del Jordan – The Visit

 

Other Nominees for Best Female in a Supporting Role: 

Jackie Fraser – The Visit

Natalie Burns – Confetti

Dara Hunt – A Little Dramatic

 

Best Male in a Supporting Role      ($100 + Trophy)
Sponsored by PC Painting

 

Winner: Alistair Tratnell – Confetti

 

Other Nominees: for Best Male in a Supporting Role:

Matthew Phillips – Teechers

Alfred Krause – Beheld

Luke Smith – The Visit

 

Best New Local Playwright      ( $100 + Trophy)
Sponsored by Office Choice Gisborne


Winner: Cheryl Smith – The Visit

 

Other Nominees for Best New Local Playwright: 

Sian Wilson – A Little Dramatic

Nathan Rodic – Star-Crossed Hatred

 

Youth Encouragement Award       ($100 + Trophy)
Sponsored by Vandus Building Maintenance & Project Management

 

Winner: Tamlyn MacDonald – The Whipping Act 

 

VDL Most Promising Performer       ($50 + Certificate)
Sponsored by The Victorian Drama League

 

Winner: Benjamin Geiger – The Whipping Act

 

Adjudicator’s Awards:

 

Alfred Krause – Shalafron Productions – For Ambition & Leadership

 

Sian Wilson – Mount Players Youth Theatre  - Writer & Director of ‘A Little Dramatic’

 

 

 2018 Results

15th Annual One Act Play Festival 

Adjudicated by Phillip Mayer

Some of the 2018 OAP Festival Winners
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The Eve Old Award for Best Production ($500 + Trophy)

Sponsored by The Mount Players

 

Winner: Slut - Powderkeg Players

Runner-Up Best Production $250 +Trophy

Sponsored by Gisborne & District Community Branch of Bendigo Bank

 

Winner: Ebbed Dizzy Productions

 

Nominees: A Speed Date with Death - The Mount Players

A Thousand Words - Essendon Theatre Co

Passage - Adelphi Players

Best Director ($100 + Trophy)

Sponsored by Marg & Allan Cameron

 

Winner: Christopher Milne - A Speed Date with Death (The Mount Players)

 

Nominees: Natasha Boyd - Slut (Powderkeg Players)

Michael Mace - Passage (Adelphi Players)

Gerard Dwyer - Ebbed (Dizzy Productions)

Best Female Lead ($100 + Trophy)

Sponsored by Little Magnet Hill Winery & Vineyard

 

Winner: Tania Maxwell - A Thousand Words (Essendon Theatre Company)

 

Nominees: Brydee Grace Anna - Alone (Flash in the Pan Theatre)

Megan Johns - Albert (Warrandyte Theatre Company)

Best Male Lead ($100 + Trophy)

Sponsored by John Taranto

 

Winner: Thomas Aston - Passage (Adelphi Players)

 

Nominees: Barnabe Brokensha - Passage (Adelphi Players)

Stuart Rogers - The Black Sheep (Adlib Ensemble)

Adam Marsh - Ebbed (Dizzy Productions)

Best Female in a Supporting Role ($100 + Trophy)

Sponsored by Gisborne Locksmiths

 

Winner: Kathy Whitfield - Ebbed

 

Nominees: Bernadette Tonna - A Speed Date with Death (Mount Players)

Karina Sorelli - Acceptance (Shalafron Productions)

Joan Krutli - Another Pair of Spectacles (Adelphi Players)

Best Male in a Supporting Role ($100 + Trophy)

Sponsored by Mitre 10 Woodend

 

Winner: Simon Birdsall - A Speed Date with Death (The Mount Players)

 

Nominees: Glenn Hunt - Another Pair of Spectacles (Adelphi Players)

Fred Jameson - Ebbed (Dizzy Productions)

Best New Local Playwright ($100 + Trophy)

Sponsored by OfficeChoice Gisborne

 

Winner: Alfred Krause - Acceptance* (Shalafron Productions)

 

Nominees: Stuart Rogers - Property Tycoon (Adlib Ensemble)

Trent Stebbing - The Black Sheep (Adlib Ensemble)

*Due to ineligibility of originally announced winner, the prize has been awarded to the first eligible nomination.

Youth Encouragement Award ($100 + Trophy)

Sponsored by Macedon Nursery & Garden Supplies

 

Winner: Tori Filis - A Little Box of Oblivion

 

Nominees: Luisa Romeo - A Little Box of Oblivion (Warrandyte TC)

Jaz Harwood - A Little Box of Oblivion (Warrandyte TC)

Johnny Gerdes - Acceptance (Shalafron Productions)

Ensemble Award ($100 + Trophy)

Sponsored by Vandus Building Maintenance & Project Management

 

Winner: Cast – Slut

 

Nominees: Cast - A Speed Date with Death (The Mount Players)

Cast - Ebbed (Dizzy Productions)

Cast - The Black Sheep (Adlib Ensemble)

VDL Most Promising Performer ($50 + Certificate)

Sponsored by The Victorian Drama League

 

Winner: Reschelle O’Connor - Slut by Powderkeg Players

Adjudicator’s Awards:

Winner: Cast – A Little Box of Oblivion by Warrandyte Theatre Company

Winner: Adlib Ensemble

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