Sears Ontario Drama Festival
Toronto South District

Adjudicator: Rachel Marks
District Co-ordinators: Jennifer Burak, Carmela Arangio

2008 Awards

 

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS:
Advance to the Toronto Regional Festival, Hart House Theatre, April 9nd -12th

Waiting -- Jarvis C.I.
isearch -- Loretto College School
Butterflies -- Silverthorn C.I.

 

Nominee for BJ Castleman New Play Award

Butterflies by Daniel Etarsky & Valentin Peretroukhin -- Silverthorn C.I.
Isearch by Rachel Posedowski & Lina Di Maria -- Loretto College School

 

 

Adjudicator’s Award for Hosting

The Woodlands School

 

Awards of Merit

  • Kaleigh Nevin,Rosedale Heights School of the Arts,Le Carnaval Obscur,Direction
  • Genna Megaw,Etobicoke School of the Arts,In Harm’s Way,Direction
  • Dylan Bonneville & Emmett J. O’Neill,Lakeshore C.I.,This Party Blows,Playwriting
  • The Company,Father John Redmond C.S.S.,In Your Head,Ensemble Performance
  • Jennifer Tse,University of Toronto Schools,Liminality,Performance
  • Matt Woodcock,Silverthorn C.I.,Butterflies,Performance
  • CleonWong,Jarvis C.I.,Waiting,Dance & Movement
  • Eli Jenkins,Contact Alternative School,Lost in a Dream,Direction
  • Peter Redpath,Monarch Park C.I.,You Can’t Take it With You,Performance
  • Emily Cavanagh, Nadia Dib & Maxine Segalowitz,Rosedale Heights School of the Arts,Block,Choreography
  • The Company,West Hill C.I.,So Nice Not to See You,Creation and Performance
  • Ricky Li,West Toronto C.I.,Watermelon Boats,Lighting and Sound Design
  • The Company,Ursula Franklin Academy,Radio No One,Collective Creation
  • Natasha Pinheiro,St. Joseph’s College School,Dear Diary,Music & Lyrics
  • Marsha Ivahnenko & Devon Burgess,Parkdale C.I.,The Day Billy Lived,Direction
  • Dennis Lieu,Parkdale C.I.,The Day Billy Lived,Performance
  • Emily Rose & Jean Merrick,Central Technical H.S.,Mall Story,Performance

 

Honorary Award of Merit

  • Cast and Crew,Lakeshore C.I.,Lip Gloss,Courage When the Show Can’t Go On!
 

Awards of Excellence

  • Bayley Robertson,Silverthorn C.I.,Butterflies,Performance
  • Daniel Etarsky,Silverthorn C.I.,Butterflies,Playwriting
  • Valentin Peretroukhin,Silverthorn C.I.,Butterflies,Playwriting
  • The Company,Jarvis C.I.,Waiting,Creation and Performance
  • Isa Benn,Jarvis C.I.,Waiting,Stage Management
  • Rachel Posedowski,Loretto College School,isearch,Playwriting, Performance and Direction
  • Lina Di Maria,Loretto College School,isearch,Playwriting, Performance and Direction
  • Raffaella Rullo,Loretto College School,isearch,Performance
  • Claire Kwiecien-Sherwood,Loretto College School,isearch,Performance
  • Carleigh Beverly,Etobicoke School of the Arts,In Harm’s Way,Performance
  • Wes Pilkington,Etobicoke School of the Arts,In Harm’s Way,Playwriting
  • Evan O’Donnell,Rosedale Heights School of the Arts,Block,Performance
  • Alison Dowling,Rosedale Heights School of the Arts,Block,Performance
  • Emma Healey,University of Torono Schools,Liminality,Playwriting