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

Sonia Yarde

(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                  

Ron Robinson

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)

Leslyn Bobb-Semple

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)

 

Michael Ignatius

STORYTELLING

Aliyah George – Annandale Secondary (Sheep Miner; Night time Gyaff with Nana)

Simeon Griffith – Berbice Educational Institute (When 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 (Ti Jean and His Brothers)

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 DEPICTION OF A GUYANESE

FOLKTALE – TO BE ANNOUNCED

 

  1. DEBUTANTE

BEST PRODUCTION                                                        

Small Garden of Bitter Weeds (Queen of D’Arts)

Liz and Linda (Rising Star)

Tales of A Tortured Woman (Lash Out Theatre)

Counterfeit Love (Conquerors)

BEST DIRECTOR

Shivraj Sookdeo (Liz & Linda)

Deon Andrews (The Healing)

BEST COSTUME                                                                                             

Small Garden of Bitter Weeds

Liz & Linda

The Healing

Counterfeit Love

BEST SET

Liz & Linda

The Healing

Counterfeit Love

BEST USE OF LIGHTS                                                     

Small Garden of Bitter Weeds

Liz & Linda

The Healing

BEST USE OF SOUND

Liz & Linda

The Healing

Market Sesh

Counterfeit Love

BEST NEW GUYANESE PLAY                          

Liz & Linda ( Linden Isles)

Tales of A Tortured Woman (Lakeisha Adams)

Market Sesh (Odessa Primus)

The Healing (Deon Andrews & Keon Heywood)

Counterfeit Love (Nicola Moonsammy)

BEST PERFORMING CAST

The Healing (Fanatical Fantasies)

Counterfeit Love (Conquerors)

Small Garden of Bitter Weeds (Queen of D’Arts)

BEST ACTOR                                             

Shameer Clenkian (The Healing)

Stephen Stoll (Liz & Linda)

Kemraj Rambharose (Counterfeit Love)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Julian McAlmon (Small Garden of Bitter Weeds)

Deon Andrews (The Healing)

Renado Mars (Tales of A Tortured Woman)

BEST ACTRESS                                    

Jheanelle Kerr

(Small Garden of Bitter Weeds)

Jemima Holmes (Tenement Yard)

Onica Cupidore (Liz & Linda)

Althea Douglas

(Tales of A Tortured Woman)

Nasharyah Walcott

(Tales of A Tortured Woman)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Bianca Marques (Small Garden of Bitter Weeds)

Grace Hutson (Tenement Yard)

Arifa Venture (Liz & Linda)

Jzion Schutlz ( Liz & Linda)

Mala Devi Sukhai (Counterfeit Love) 3/5

  1. 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

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)

  1. 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 (The Ex)

Subraj Singh (Masque)

Neaz Subhan (Choti Backoo)

BEST SET

Dot Com

Purge

The Final Chapter

Masque

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

  1. 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

BEST PERFORMING CAST                                      

Miriamy (Prime Time)

Coma (Queen of D’Arts)

Legend of The Silk Cotton Tree (Queen of D’Arts)

Till Ah Find A Place(H&T 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 – TO BE ANNOUNCED