Thespian Awards
Best
Production
sponsored by the Terry Boyle & Dale Hillman, Fort St. John
Wit
Powerhouse Theatre (Vernon), OKZ
pictured (l-r) Martin
Niedballa, Jo-Ann Jaques, Bev Steeves, Willem Roell, Terry Boyle(presenter), Michael Lane, Terri Flanagan, Adele Kuyek & Dale
Hillman (presenter)
Runner Up (Burnaby Trophy)
sponsored by Langley Players
'Night Mother
Langley Players, FVZ
pictured (l-r) Mary
Renvall (for Langely Players), Greg Bishop, Karen Golden
& Stephen Torrence
Best Director
sponsored by Nanaimo Theatre Group
Adele Kuyek
for Wit
Powerhouse Theatre (Vernon), OKZ
pictured are Adele
Kuyek (l) & Nanaimo Theatre Group's Ron McAfee (r)
Best Actor
sponsored by Theatre BC’s Okanagan Zone
Morris Holmes
for American Buffalo
Stage North (Fort St. John), PRZ
pictured are Okanagan
Zone Rep. Lori Dewart (l) & Morris Holmes (r)
Best Actress
sponsored by Herizen Life Adventures International Inc.
Terri Flanagan
for Wit
Powerhouse Theatre (Vernon), OKZ
pictured are Terry
Flanagan(l) & Theatre BC's Heather Fredericks (r)
Best Supporting Actor
sponsored by Theatre BC’s North Shore Zone
Kevin Flatley
for Proposals
Deep Cove Stage (North Vancouver), NSZ
pictured are North Shore Zone Pres. Douglas Perri (l) & Kevin Flatley (r)
Best Supporting Actress
sponsored by A-Channel
Nikole Spring
for Criminal Hearts
Cranbrook Community Theatre, KOZ
pictured are Festival
Co-Chair Stephanie Davis (l) & "Criminal Hearts" Director Terry
Miller
accepting for Nikole Spring
Best Youth or Novice Performance
(Gordon Kirby Memorial Award)
sponsored by Ron & Robbie McAfee, Nanaimo
Jannen Karr
for Proposals
Deep Cove Stage (North Vancouver) NSZ
pictured are Robbie(l) & Ron McAfee(r) with Jannen Karr(c)
Best Ensemble
sponsored by Courtenay Little Theatre
Arms & The Man
Nanaimo Theatre Group, NIZ
pictured (l-r) Darren
Karpuik, CLT presenter Richard Kerton, Maureen Cusack, Gord McInnis,
Jan Lupton, Richard Broad, Carolyn Berger & Neil Leslie
Best Set Design
sponsored by Powerhouse Theatre (Vernon)
Mary Renvall
for 'Night Mother
Langley Players, FVZ
pictured are Willem
Roell for Powerhouse Theatre (l) & Mary Renvall (r)
Best Costumes
sponsored by Nik-Art Costumes & Designs, Nanaimo
Maureen Houston
for Proposals
Deep Cove Stage (North Vancouver), NSZ
pictured are
Nik-Art's
Nicole Gosselin (l) &
Maureen Houston (r)
Best Technical - Lighting
sponsored by Christie Lites
Jo-Ann Jaques
for Wit
Powerhouse Theatre (Vernon), OKZ
pictured are Theatre BC's Robb Mowbray (l) & Jo-Ann Jaques (r)
Best Technical - Sound
sponsored by NISA.com Web Hosting & Design
Tim Keenan
for A Lie of the Mind
Terrace Little Theatre, SKZ
pictured are NISA's
Don Bonner (l) & Tim Keenan (r)
Best Properties
sponsored by Theatre Kelowna Society
Mary Renvall
for 'Night Mother
Langley Players, FVZ
pictured are Theatre
Kelowna's Don Rampone (l) & Mary Renvall (r)
Best Backstage Coordination
sponsored by Team Nanaimo - Spirit of BC
Deep Cove Stage (North Vancouver), NSZ
for Proposals
pictured Team Nanaimo
Rep. Camela Tang (l) & "Proposals" Producer Kyle MacDonald (r)
Certificate of Merit
-
Outstanding Playwriting
Roy Teed
for The Good Game
presented by Kersley Players, CIZ
Certificate of Merit
-
Outstanding Scenic Painting
Kelly O
for 8 x 10 Glossy
presented by Leaping Thespians (Burnaby), GVZ
Eric Hamber Award
for long term contribution to community theatre in BC
sponsored by LK Marketing, Nanaimo
Sharon Lynch
Terrace Little Theatre, SKZ
pictured LK Marketing
Pres. Nicole Gosselin (l) & Sharon Lynch (r)
Other Awards
Diamond Award
for Theatre BC "Citizen of
the Year"
sponsored by Skyway Hardware
(Salmo)
Cynthia Livingstone
Peace River Zone Chair
Dawson Creek, PRZ
Graphic Design Competition
Season Package
Lady Smith's Little Theatre
pictured LadySmith's Little Theatre Rep. Judi Whittaker
Poster (professional design)
& Poster (non-professional design)
Courtenay Little Theatre
pictured Richard
Kerton for Courtenay Little Theatre
Website
Emerald Pig Theatrical Society
for www.emeraldpig.ca
pictured Emerald Pig
Pres. Sharon Malone
Jessie Richardson Scholarship
Randi Edmundson
Kamloops, BC
Sid Williams
Scholarship
Chalene Scott
Fort St. John, BC
Workshop Plays
Darrell Phillips Awards
Workshop Play#1 - The Fetch
presented by Space on the Floor Theatre (Salmo)
Larry Martin & Mary Tobias
for dedication and hard work
Keith Vonk and the backstage crew
dedication to the craft
pictured Larry Martin & Mary Tobias
Workshop Play #2 - Legoland
presented by Stage North (Fort St. John), BC
Chalene Scott & Zac Scott
for Outstanding Ensemble work
Workshop Play #3 - Agnes of
God
presented by Theatre BC
Wendy Wearne, Whitney Benson & Lorna McLellan
as "The Show Must Go On Players"
pictured
Wendy Wearne(l)
& Whitney Benson(r)
...and Theatre BC Executive Director Robb Mowbray receives
his own standing ovation.
(Look, he's speechless!!)
Mainstage Tech. Director Robin Boxwell (l)
& Robb's wife Barb Mowbray (r)
are 2 of his biggest fans.
(all photos
courtesy of Don Emerson)
For more photos of
the entire event, see the
MS08
Photo Gallery
