Best Set Design SPAMALOT - DOUG McLEAN, TRACEY & LUKE HUTLEY (Phoenix Ensemble) Best Costumes THE MONSTERS’ BALL - KATE TARDY / HELEN MADEN (Spotlight Theatrical Company) Best Technical Achievement (including Lighting & Sound) THE LAST FIVE YEARS - GREG HEATH & WAYNE RUDOLPH (Phoenix Ensemble) The Jock and Beverly McIlwain Special Encouragement Award EMILY MONSMA playing Dinah Lord, HIGH SOCIETY (Gold Coast Little Theatre) Best Actress in a School / Youth Play JAE SCHAEFER - RUNNING UP A DRESS (Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School) Best Actor in a School / Youth Musical JANSEN POTGIETER playing Ren MacCormack - FOOTLOOSE (Benowa State High School) Best Actress in a School / Youth Musical SARAH CLARKE playing Ariel Moore - FOOTLOOSE (Benowa State High School) Best Production of a School / Youth Play RUNNING UP A DRESS - Directors TRACEY KRIZ & JAE SCHAEFER (Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School) Best Production of a School / Youth Musical FOOTLOOSE - Director FIONA BALLINGER (Benowa State High School) Magic Moment of Theatre (sponsored by Maria Grills in memory of Lucky) LACHLAN McGEARY - ANNIE (The Ballina Players) Best Choreographer KIM REYNOLDS - CATS (Javeenbah Theatre Company) Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play MAX PHILIPSON playing Young Man - JURY ROOM (Gold Coast Little Theatre) Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical JACOB BARRY playing Rum Tum Tugger - CATS (Javeenbah Theatre Company) Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play GEORGIA MARTIN playing First Old Woman in The Black & White - A PINT OF PINTER (Drill Hall Theatre Co.) Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical JESSICA KAPITEN playing Vi Moore - FOOTLOOSE (Benowa State High School) Best Musical Director CASEY CHADWICK & BEN MURRAY - SPAMALOT (Phoenix Ensemble) Best Director of a Play SANDESH GIBNEY - ART (Byron Bay Theatre Company) Best Director of a Musical or Musical Revue TONY ALCOCK - THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (Spotlight Theatrical Company) Best Actor in a Leading Role In a Play AVIKAL - ART (Byron Bay Theatre Company) Best Actress in a Leading Role In a Play LAUREN BRANT playing Beatrice - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Mercury’s Wings) Best Actor in a Leading Role In a Musical SCOTT MULLER playing Jamie - THE LAST FIVE YEARS (Phoenix Ensemble) Best Actress in a Leading Role In a Musical NATASHA McKOY playing The Lady of the Lake - SPAMALOT (Phoenix Ensemble) Outstanding Production (sponsored by Gold Coast Arts Centre) ART (Byron Bay Theatre Company) Platinum Palm Award Awarded to Phoenix Ensemble for creativity in making the best use of the space available and consistency in high production values leading to quality shows. |