Saturday, August 22, 2015, marked the 12TH ANNUAL CAT AWARDS, a celebration of Calgary’s Community Theatre at the University of Calgary’s Rozsa Centre.
The annual CAT Awards is an event that celebrates the quality of work that Calgarians can expect to see from Community Theatre in Calgary and surrounding areas. The CAT Awards are produced by Calgary-ACTS (Calgary’s Alliance of Community Theatres) which focuses on promoting community theatre in Calgary, by informing its members and the public of events related to the arts, and providing a communication and support network for its members. Recipients of the CAT Awards are determined by a combined process of public nomination and adjudication. We encourage you all to attend community theatre productions and nominate your favourites throughout the upcoming 2015-2016 season. Please visit www.calgary-acts.com to nominate anyone (starting September 1st), or if you have any questions about the CAT Awards or Calgary-ACTS.
Every year, theatre companies are given the opportunity to honour any of their exceptional volunteers. These volunteers are people who have gone above and beyond the normal to ensure that the show, project, or event they are working on is a success.
RECIPIENTS OF THE 2015 VOLUNTEER AWARDS:
- Dewdney Players - Barb Gook and Doug Howard
- Front Row Centre Players - Eric Olberg and Andre Goulet
- Liffey Players Drama Society - China Marsh
- Morpheus Theatre - David Young and Haley Day
- Scorpio Theatre - Daniel Koyata
- Strathmore Theatre Players - Laura Bakken
- Storybook Theatre - Trudy Leiding, Jody Low, Catherine Weir, and Eric Olberg
Congratulations to all recipients and nominees for a wonderful 2014-2015 season! See you next year!
2015 CAT AWARD RECIPIENTS
OUTSTANDING SOUND EFFECTS IN A MUSICAL
- Stephen Eastgaard-Ross for Anything Goes (Front Row Centre Players)
OUTSTANDING SOUNDSCAPE IN A PLAY _
- Bill Torrie & Dean Caplan for Sea Marks (Liffey Players)
OUTSTANDING CHORUS
- Anything Goes (Front Row Centre Players)
Jenna Fraser, Danielle Renton, Evan Forbes, Daniel Ripley, Larra Caldie, Mikee Ames, Vicki Trask, Kimberly Jette, Sarah Remple, David Young, Matthew McDonald, David Mottle, Thompson Harper, Cody Field; Riley Galarneau, Gareth McVicar.
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
- 12 Angry Men (Simply Theatre)
Kyle Gould, Ryan Patterson, Greg Spielman, Dorin McIntosh, Fadi Saghir, Darren Stewart, Courtney Nelson, James Noonan, Tim Elliott, John Whidden, Murray Melnychuk, Bryan Smith, Brian Weir
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN_
- Jerod Blake and Ed Sands for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Dewdney Players)
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
- Mikee Ames & Danielle Desmarais for Anything Goes (Front Row Centre Players)
OUTSTANDING STAGE FIGHT
- John Knight, Anastasia St. Amand, Holleay Rohm and Ian Pond with Aaron Conrad for Cry Havoc 3 (Scorpio Theatre)
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
- Frank Macleod with Paige Fossheim (Hair and Makeup), Marilyn Buehning and Christie Johnson (Assistants) for Ruddigore (Morpheus Theatre)
OUTSTANDING STAGECRAFT
- Jamie Eastgaard-Ross, Steven Eastgaard-Ross, and Rich Davis
With Heather Low, Meghan Skeet, Jody Low, and Sam Stemmler for Anything Goes (Front Row Centre Players)
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION_
- Ian Robertson for Ruddigore (Morpheus Theatre)
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCRIPT OR ADAPTATION
- Dan Gibbins for Blood of the Red Queen (Scorpio Theatre)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
- Dorin McIntosh as Colm Primrose in Sea Marks (Liffey Players)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
- Tanya Wolff as Timothea Stiles in Sea Marks (Liffey Players)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
- Tanis Laatsch as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes (Front Row Centre Players)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
- Adam Sanders as Bobby Strong in Urinetown (Front Row Centre Players)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY
- Simon McKenzie as Gollum in The Hobbit (StoryBook Theatre)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
- Shandra McQueen as Dorothy Gale in Blood of the Red Queen (Scorpio Theatre)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
- Andrea OBrien as Emma in Anything Goes (Front Row Centre Players)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
- Fadi Saghir as Sir Despard Murgatroyd in Ruddigore (Morpheus Theatre)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
- Jamie Eastgaard-Ross for Anything Goes (Front Row Centre Players)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY
- Jerod Blake for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Dewdney Players)
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
- Anything Goes (Front Row Centre Players)
Producer: Kristine Astop
Director: Jamie Eastgaard-Ross
Musical Director: Brian Holiday
Choreographers: Mikee Ames & Danielle Desmarais
Stage Managers: Marina Sakellis & Daisy Pond
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
- Blood of the Red Queen (Scorpio Theatre)
Producer: Daisy Pond
Director: Chelsea Millard
Fight Choreographer: Anastasia St. Amand
Stage Manager: Samantha Bellamy-Smith
A number of professional theatre participants contributed to a variety of productions this year including JP Thibodeau from StoryBook Theatre and Aaron Conrad from Scorpio Theatre. The CAT Award Committee thank them for their participation and appreciate their efforts on behalf of Community Theatre in Calgary and area.
