Canadian Premiere Takes Home 6 Awards at Last Weekend's Awards
The 18th Annual CAT Awards saw 110 Nominees over 20 Categories
By: Vicki Trask Aug. 30, 2022
Saturday, August 27, 2022, marked the 18th Annual CAT Awards, a celebration of Calgary's Community Theatre at the University of Calgary's MacEwan Ballroom.
The annual Calgary Amature Theatre 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 everyone to attend community theatre productions, and then nominate their favourites throughout the upcoming 2022-2023 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.
This year, the CAT Awards is recognizing productions that took place over the past two theatre seasons (July 2020 through June 2022). During this time there were a total of 34 productions from 14 different community theatre member companies, and 21 of these productions from 10 companies received nominations. Overall, there were 110 nominees spread out over 20 award categories. Calgary-ACTS is proud to recognize two recipients for the Sandy Singer Award for Outstanding Contribution to Community Theatre this year.
First, the members of the Calgary theatre community took a moment to recognize the incredible life and contributions of Frank MacLeod who passed away on August 3rd. Frank was recognized for his contributions as a Costume Designer in Calgary beginning in 2000 with Front Row Centre Player's production of The Rocky Horror Show.
The second Sandy Singer Award went to Alan Leboeuf for his ongoing work as an actor, director, producer, playwright, and board member. Alan has been President of Workshop Theatre Society 3 times since 2001, led Confederation Theatre since 2015, and has served various roles on the Pumphouse Theatre Society board.
Every year, theatre companies are given the opportunity to honour 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 2022 Volunteer Awards:
- Trisha Babkirk - Dewdney Players
- Christie Johnson - Morpheus Theatre
- Mike Johnson - Morpheus Theatre
- Robert Seymour - Front Row Centre Players
- Mackenzie Walsh - Swamp Donkey Musical Theatre Society
- Gordon Baux - Swamp Donkey Musical Theatre Society
- Trisha Gizen - Swamp Donkey Musical Theatre Society
- Darren Stewart - Front Row Centre Players was also recognized with an Outstanding Achievement in Administration Award for his service between 2006 and 2022, serving as President for 15 years.
Congratulations to all recipients and nominees for making through the pandemic.
Calgary-ACTS CAT Award Recipients
Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Role in a Play
Jen White (Leclaire) as Belinda Cratchit, Belle & others - A Christmas Carol - A Radio Play by Morpheus Theatre
Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Role in a Musical
Chelsea Howell-Fellows as Norma Cassidy - Victor/Victoria by Front Row Centre Players
Outstanding Soundscape in a Play
Bruce Petherick - A Christmas Carol - A Radio Play by Morpheus Theatre
Outstanding Engineering/SFX in a Musical
Allison Baillie - The Wind in the Willows by Untold Stories Theatre & Morpheus Theatre
Outstanding Performance by a Chorus/Ensemble in a Play
Ungentlemanly Warfare by Scorpio Theatre
Outstanding Performance by a Chorus/Ensemble in a Musical
The Wind in the Willows by Untold Stories Theatre & Morpheus Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design
Kathryn McLaren - Victor/Victoria by Front Row Centre Players
Outstanding Stagecraft
Jamie Eastgaard-Ross, Mikee Ames, Jody Low and Krista Willott - Victor/Victoria by Front Row Centre Players
Outstanding Fight Direction
Rico Pfeiffer - Ungentlemanly Warfare by Scorpio Theatre
Outstanding Choreography
Angela Woodard - The Wind in the Willows by Untold Stories Theatre & Morpheus Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design
Christie Johnson and Miranda Humphrey - The Pirates of Penzance by Morpheus Theatre
Outstanding Musical Direction
Melvin Picazo - The Wind in the Willows by Untold Stories Theatre & Morpheus Theatre
Outstanding Original Script or Adaptation
Kyle Gould (adapted by), with Stefanie Barnfather, Ben Coburger, and Winnifred Hume - The Pirates of Penzance by Morpheus Theatre
Outstanding Technical Execution of an Online Production (*NEW*)
A Christmas Carol - A Radio Play by Morpheus Theatre
Outstanding Direction of a Play
Sean Anderson - A Christmas Carol - A Radio Play by Morpheus Theatre
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Jason Bakaas and Gad Gijon - The Wind in the Willows by Untold Stories Theatre & Morpheus Theatre
Outstanding Performance by a Leading Role in a Play
Mandee Marcil as Astra Beaux - Ungentlemanly Warfare by Scorpio Theatre
Outstanding Performance by a Leading Role in a Musical
Caitlin Karpetz as Victor / Victoria Grant - Victor/Victoria by Front Row Centre Players
Outstanding Production of a Play
A Christmas Carol - A Radio Play by Morpheus Theatre
Producer: Colleen Bishop
Director: Sean Anderson
Stage Manager: Beth MacLean
Videographer: Jared Eves
Outstanding Production of a Musical
The Wind in the Willows by Untold Stories Theatre & Morpheus Theatre
Producer: Nicole Dickinson
Directors: Jason Bakaas & Gad Gijon
Musical Director: Melvin Picazo
Choreographer: Angela Woodard
Stage Manager: Elizabeth Schieman
As always, we appreciate the number of professional theatre participants who contributed to a variety of productions these past two years. The CAT Award Committee thank them for their participation and appreciate that their efforts help raise the bar for community theatre in Calgary and area.
For a full list of the nominees, please visit www.calgary-acts.com
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