Drama festival awards set for Monday
The National Drama Festival will be announcing the winners in the various categories of the arts on Monday at the National Cultural Centre. Admission is free and the show starts at 7 pm. Below are those shortlisted in the various categories.
SCHOOLS
BEST PRODUCTION Berbice High (Queh Queh) Buxton Secondary (Who In Charge Ah We Life) President’s College (Laugh of The Marble Queen) West Demerara Secondary (Fairmaid’s Tale)
BEST LIGHTING, SOUND, COSTUME & DIRECTING Anna Regina Secondary (Churile) Berbice High (Queh Queh) North West Secondary (The Slave and The Scroll) President’s College (Laugh of The Marble Queen) West Demerara Secondary (Fairmaid’s Tale)
BEST PERFORMING CAST Anna Regina Secondary (Churile) Berbice High (Queh Queh) Buxton Secondary (Who In Charge Ah We Life) North West Secondary (The Slave and The Scroll) President’s College (Laugh of The Marble Queen)
BEST NEW GUYANESE PLAY Churile (Chalisa Nandram) Consequences of School Dropout (Tejraj Chaitranjan) The Rise to the Top (Siani Archer) Power of Forgiveness (Jonnel Simon) Black Payne (Shondel Phillips)
MOST PROMISING ACTOR Sheen Antonio (The Slave and The Scroll) Rashidi Ceres (Queh Queh) Sherlon Adams (Queh Queh) Omar Hoppie (The Rise to the Top) Aleicia Leander (Fairmaid’s Tale)
MOST PROMISING ACTRESS Jasmin Richardson (Laugh of The Marble Queen) Rochelle Bynoe (The Rise to the Top) Neyisha Calder (Who In Charge Ah We Life) Tiffany Ashby (The Slave and the Scroll)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Ellieson David (Consequences of School Drop Out) Joel Cambell (Queh Queh) Brandon Vickerie (The Rise to the Top) Nathaniel Powers (Fairmaid’s Tale) Nobert Thom (The Slave and the Scroll)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Jessica Gildery (Doo Doo) Jineva Rholehr (Queh Queh) Sheria Peters (Churile) Tahirih Farell (The Rise to the Top)
STORYTELLING Aliyah George - Annandale Secondary Night time Gyaff with Nana)
Simeon Griffith - Berbice Educational Institute I was Alive) Joshua Aaron - Berbice High (A Suh De Jumbie Seh) Noshavyah Walcott- West Demerara Secondary (Cries of Ole Higue)
Keiana Gillis- Zeeburg Secondary Brothers) (Sheep Miner; (When (Ti Jean and His BEST DANCE DRAMA Christ Church Secondary (A Crimson Crave) Diamond Secondary (Genesis: In the Beginning) North Georgetown Secondary (Taken from the Cradle) South Ruimveldt Secondary (Choices) Zeeburg Secondary (Journey) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Julian McAlmon (Small Garden of Bitter Weeds) Deon Andrews (The Healing) Renado Mars (Tales of A Tortured Woman)
Jemima Holmes Onica Cupidore Althea Douglas (Tales of A Tortured Woman) Nasharyah Walcott (Tales of A Tortured Woman) Bianca Marques Grace Hutson Arifa Venture Jzion Schutlz ( Mala Devi Sukhai 2. JUNIOR
BEST PRODUCTION Faithful Are The Wounds of A Friend Who Wears The Mask Sue’s Side Jack & Jill: The Modern Version
BEST SET Jack & Jill: The Modern Version Who Wears The Mask
BEST USE OF LIGHTS Faithful Are The Wounds of A Friend Who Wears The Mask Jack & Jill: The Modern Version
BEST COSTUME Who Wears The Mask Sue’s Side
BEST USE OF SOUND Who Wears The Mask Jack & Jill: The Modern Version
BEST NEW GUYANESE PLAY Faithful Are The Wounds of A Friend Who Wears The Mask Sue’s Side 3/5
BEST PERFORMING CAST Sue’s Side (Sophia Theatre Company) Who Wears The Mask (Fry Yiy Theatre Jack & Jill: The Modern Version ( Lloyd N De Arts)
BEST DIRECTOR Odessa Primus (Sue’s Side) Lloyd Thomas (Jack & Jill- The Modern Version)
BEST ACTOR Johann E David (Faithful Are The Wounds of A Friend) Raymond Persaud (Sue’s Side) Kefa Smith (Jack & Jill:- The Modern Version)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Nicholas Singh (Who Wears The Mask) Ato Vaughn (Who Wears The Mask)
BEST ACTRESS Twyla Sealey (Faithful Are The Wounds of a Friend) Padmini Narine (Who Wears The Mask) Devika Ayanna (Sue’s Side) Marva Langevine (Jack & Jill: The Modern Version)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Twyla Sealey (Who Wears The Mask) Shontel McLean(Who Wears The Mask) Tahirih Gerrard (Sue’s Side) Tikoma Austin (Jack & Jill: The Modern Version)
3. OPEN SHORT
BEST PRODUCTION Obeah Koksen (Queen of D’Arts) Dot Com (Clinton Duncan) Final Chapter (Premier Integrated Experience) Masque (Muse Theatre) Purge (Queen of D’Arts) Choti Backoo (Neaz Subhan)
BEST NEW GUYANESE PLAY The Final Chapter (Clinton Duncan) Purge (Sonia Yarde) Dot Com (Clinton Duncan) The Ex (Sheron Cadogan-Taylor) Masque (Subraj Singh)
BEST DIRECTOR Sonia Yarde (Obeah Koksen) Clinton Duncan (Dot Com) Nickose Layne (Final Chapter) Sonia Yarde (Purge) Sheron Cadogan-Taylor Subraj Singh (Masque) Neaz Subhan (Choti Backoo)
BEST SET Dot Com Purge The Final Chapter Masque (The Ex)
BEST USE OF LIGHTS Dot Com The Final Chapter Obeah Koksen
BEST COSTUME Masque The Final Chapter Obeah Koksen Dot Com
BEST SOUND Obeah Koksen Dot Com The Ex Masque
BEST PERFORMING CAST Masque (Muse Theatre) Obeah Koksen (Queen of D’Arts) Purge (Queen of D’Arts) Dot Com (Clinton Duncan) BEST ACTOR Michael Ignatius (Dot Com) Mark Luke-Edwards (The Ex) Ackeem Joseph (Masque) Michael Ignatius (Purge) Paul Budnah (Choti Backoo)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Gerard Gilkes (Obeah Koksen) Nicholas Singh (Masque) Onix Duncan (Masque) Nicholas Singh (Dot Com) Clinton Duncan (Purge) Romel Edmondson (Choti Backoo)
BEST ACTRESS Sonia Yarde (Dot Com) Tamika Henry (Final Chapter) Colleen Humphrey (Final Chapter) Rushella LaCruz (Purge) Melika Edmonds (The Ex) Lorraine Baptiste (Masque)T Ladonna Kissoon (Obeah Koksen)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Tikoma Austin (Obeah Koksen) Nathaya Whaul (Final Chapter) Leslyn Bobb-Semple (Dot Com) Nirmala Narine (Masque) Le Tisha DaSilva (Masque) Tashandra Inniss (Masque)
4. OPEN FULL LENGTH
BEST PRODUCTION Till Ah Find A Place (H&T Theatre Arts) Coma (Queen of D’Arts) Miriamy (Prime Time) Legend of the Silk Cotton Tree (Queen of D’Arts) Baraka’s Revenge (Premier Integrated)
BEST DIRECTOR Sonia Yarde (Legend of The Silk Cotton Tree) Ron Robinson (Miriamy) Sheron Cadogan-Taylor (Till Ah Find A Place) Nickose Layne (Baraka’s Revenge) Sonia Yarde (Coma)
BEST COSTUME Coma Baraka’s Revenge Legend of The Silk Cotton Tree
BEST SET Miriamy Legend of the Silk Cotton Tree Baraka’s Revenge
BEST USE OF LIGHTS Coma Legend of The Silk Cotton Tree Baraka’s Revenge
BEST USE OF SOUND Till Ah Find A Place Coma Legend of The Silk Cotton Tree (Prime Time) (Queen of D’Arts) (Queen of D’Arts) Theatre Arts) BEST ACTOR Mark Kazim (Till Ah Find A Place) Randolph Critchlow (Coma) Mark Luke-Edwards (Miriamy)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Mark Luke-Edwards (Till Ah Find A Place) Sean Thompson (Till Ah Find A Place) Clinton Duncan (Legend of The Silk Cotton Tree) Jamal La Rose (Legend of The Silk Cotton Tree) Andrew Belle (Legend of The Silk Cotton Tree) Kefa Smith (Legend of The Silk Cotton Tree) Ron Robinson (Miriamy)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS LeTisha Da Silva (Till Ah Find A Place) Shevon Henry (Miriamy) Sophera Waldron (Legend of The Cotton Kescia Branche (Legend of The Silk Cotton Clemencio Godette (Coma)
BEST ACTOR Nickose Layne (Miriamy) Leon Cummings (Miriamy) Rae Wiltshire (Baraka’s Revenge)
BEST ACTRESS Leslyn Bobb-Semple (Till Ah Find A Place) Marissa Morgan-Bonie (Coma) Kimberly Fernandes (Baraka’s Revenge) Rushella LaCruz (Legend of The Silk Cotton Tree)
BEST NEW GUYANESE PLAY ANNOUNCED
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