The Theatre BC North Shore Zone Festival of Plays begins on Monday, May 4 and runs to Saturday, May 9 at the Presentation House Theatre, 333 Chesterfield Avenue, North Vancouver.  Each evening will feature a different play by member clubs of the zone, which includes groups from Deep Cove to Pemberton, as well as the Sunshine Coast.

Schedule of Plays 

DATE	PLAY TITLE & AUTHOR	GROUP
Monday, May 4	Table Manners by Alan Ayckbourn	Theatre West Van
Tuesday, May 5	Romantic Comedy by Bernard Slade	Seycove Players
Wednesday, May 6	Speaking in Tongues by Andrew Bovell	Deep Cove Stage Society
Thursday, May 7	A Walk in the Woods by Lee Blessing	North Vancouver Community Players
Friday, May 8	Take Another 5 by various playwrights	Between Shifts Theatre (Squamish)
Saturday, May 9	Seasons by Darien Edgeler, followed by Presentation of Awards and Closing Night Party	The Half-Stratford Players

Main Awards presented by Adjudicator Stephen Drover:

Best Overall Production (and Zone Festival Winner): Sponsored by North Shore News
Table Manners (Theatre West Van)

Best Achievement by a Director: Sponsored by Whitby & Tower Moving & Storage
Wendy Van Riesen, Seasons (The Half-Stratford Players)

Best Overall Achievement in Design: Sponsored by Physician Skin Care
Seasons (The Half-Stratford Players)

Best Performance by an Actor - Female: Sponsored by Deep Cove Stage Society
Kathy Daniels, A Kind of Alaska - Take Another 5 (Between Shifts Theatre)

Best Performance by an Actor - Male: Sponsored by North Vancouver Community Players
Kevin Scott, Table Manners (Theatre West Van)

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor - Female: Sponsored by SMP Dramatic Society
Liz Gruber, The Man With the Bowler Hat - Take Another 5 (Between Shifts Theatre)

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor - Male: Sponsored by Theatre West Van
Simon Roberts, Speaking in Tongues (Deep Cove Stage Society)

Best Achievement in Set Design: Sponsored by Well Planned Theatre Company
Ann Booth, A Walk in the Woods (North Vancouver Community Players)

Best Achievement in Costumes: Sponsored by Carol’s Costume Corner
Judy Thomson, Speaking in Tongues (Deep Cove Stage Society)

Best Achievement in Lighting: Sponsored by First Impressions Theatre
Michael Methot, Speaking in Tongues (Deep Cove Stage Society)

Best Achievement in Sound: Sponsored by Crystalview Pool & Spa Services.
Nicole Belfer, Romantic Comedy (Seycove Players)


Special Adjudicator’s Certificates of Merit: Honourable Mentions for -

• Best Ensemble: Romantic Comedy (Seycove Players)

• Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Watson, Push Cart Peddlers – Take Another 5 (Between Shifts Theatre)

• Best Lead Actress: Alexis Kellum-Creer, Seasons (The Half-Stratford Players)

• Best Costumes: Elisabeth Blak, A Walk in the Woods (North Vancouver Community Players)

• Playwriting: Darien Edgeler, Seasons (The Half-Stratford Players)


North Shore Zone Awards (presented by Anne Marsh):

• Don Marsh Award (for creating a spirit of harmony amongst groups on the North Shore): Darien Edgeler

• Unsung Hero Award in Memory of Jim Brick: Joan Grant (Deep Cove Stage Society)

• Florence Goodwin Theatre Award for the Most Promising Newcomer (with a monetary value of $200 to be applied to theatre development): Colette Habel, Romantic Comedy (Seycove Players)


People’s Choice Awards (presented by Martin Millerchip of the North Shore News):

• Outstanding Production: Table Manners (Theatre West Van)

• Outstanding Performance: Kevin Scott, Table Manners (Theatre West Van)

• Outstanding Achievement in Design: Seasons (The Half-Stratford Players)

The winning play, Table Manners, will represent the North Shore Zone on Saturday, July 4 (matinée) at Theatre BC’s annual MAINSTAGE in Maple Ridge, July 3-11, 2009.