2008 Finley Award Nominations

Sun, 4 Jan 2009, 03:31 pm

Kimberley35 posts in thread

Best Actor Nominations Dan Mitton : Butterflies Are Free, Darlington Theatre Players Mark Blades: Dangerous Obssession, Old Mill Theatre Travis Vladitch: Wuthering Heights, Harbour Theatre David Gregory: Much Ado about Nothing, GRADS Alan Kennedy: Sum of Us, Old Mill Theatre Neil Cartmell: Intimate Exchanges, KADS Theo Messenger: Venetian Twins, Old Mill Theatre Alex Jones: Deus Ex Quanta, Blak Yak Theatre Alex Jones: This is our Youth, Blak Yak Theatre Matt Sheehey: This is our Youth, Blak Yak Theatre Best Actress Nominations Joan Scafe: 3 Tall Women, Melville Theatre Company Sue Hicks : Deckchairs, Kwinana Theatre Workshop Julia Dalby : Much Ado about Nothing, GRADS Katy Mitton: Butterflies are Free, Darlington Theatre Players Zalia Joi : Dangerous Obssession, Old Mill Theatre Megan Kelly: Fatal Attraction, Wanneroo Rep. Dale James: The Stillborn Lover, Garrick Theatre Kristen Berry: Deus Ex Quanta, Blak Yak Theatre Mia Martin: Gaslight, Old Mill Theatre Irma McCullen : Amigos, Garrick Theatre Best Set Nominations Sum of Us, Old Mill Theatre Wuthering Heights, Harbour Theatre Small Poppies, Playlovers Jakes Women, Old Mill Theatre Suddenly at Home, Melville Theatre Gaslight, Old Mill Theatre Fame, Wanneroo Repertory How about That?, Garrick Theatre Best Costumes Nominations Seussical, Murray Music and Drama Wuthering Heights, Harbour Theatre The Venetian Twins, Old Mill Theatre Peter Pan, Darlington Theatre Players The Importance of Being Earnest, Wanneroo Repertory Gaslight, Old Mill Theatre The Sound of Music, Roleystone Theatre. Pirates of Penzance, Stage Left Theatre, Kalgoorlie A Laughing Matter, GRADS Best Choreography Nominations Jess Dunn: Bullet Betty Vareska: the Directive of Six, University Dramatic Society Kristen Twynam Perkins/ Tamara Woolrych: Bare, Playlovers Hilary Reading /Jason Kuhne: Fame, Wanneroo Repertory Rebecca Money : Peter Pan, Darlington Theatre Players Jo Asperios and Lisa Van Oyen: Pirates of Penzance, Stage Left Kirsten Twynam Perkins: Cabaret, Kwinana Theatre Workshop Jessica Caley: Seussical, Murray Music and Drama Best Other than Lead Male Nominations Robert Whyte: How the Other Half Loves, Harbour Theatre Phil Barnett: The Sum of Us: Old Mill Theatre. Shaun Griffin : What Are Little Girls Made of ?, Kwinana Theatre Workshop Ray Egan: How about that? Garrick Theatre Chris Bedding: Amigos, Garrick Theatre Grant Watson: A Laughing Matter, GRADS Best Other than Lead Female Nominations Sue Lynch: Wuthering Heights, Harbour Jacqui Warner: Butterflies are Free, Darlington Theatre Players. Susannah Devenish: How the Other Half Loves, Harbour Barbara Reynolds: Amy's View, KADS Jenny Palmer: This is our Youth, Blak Yak Emma Shaw: The Importance of Being Earnest, Waneroo Repertory Best Director Nominations Pat Barton : How the Other Half Loves, Harbour Theatre Gail Palmer: Butterflies are Free, Darlington Theatre Players Hal Davies: Dangerous Obssession, Old Mill Theatre Danni Ashton/Phil Barnett: The Sum of Us, Old Mill Theatre Andrew Warwick : Intimate Exchanges, KADS Teresa Felvus: Deckchairs, Kwinana Theatre Workshop Stephen Lee: Much Ado About Nothing, GRADS Nick Donald: Deus Ex Quanta, Blak Yak Sally Barendese: Gaslight, Old Mill Theatre. Scott Northover: This is Our Youth, Blak Yak Sue Lynch . A Laughing Matter, GRADS Mary Webb Award for Direction of A Musical Nominations Ryan Taffe: Fame, Wanneroo Rep Paul Treasure: Sound of Music, Roleystone Kristen Twynam Perkins: Bare, Playlovers David Gregory: Bullet Betty Vareska:the Directive of Six:, UDS Priscilla Buscher: the Mystery of Edwin Drood, Roleystone Alex McLennan: Hot Mikado, Wanneroo Repertory Best Musical Direction Nominations Craig Dalton : Fame, Wanneroo Rep Priscilla Busher: sound of Music, Roleystone Jacob Latter: Godspell, Garrick Tim How; Chorus Line, Melville Sarah Cosstick : Cabaret, KTW Jacob Latter/ Andrew Dobosz: Bare, Playlovers John McPherson: Bullet Betty Vareska: The Directive of Six, UDS Outstanding Breakthrough Performance Michael Abercrombie:Bullet Betty Vareska: The Directive of Six, UDS Jono Hopkins: Alice in Wonderland, Stirling Theatre. Chris Bedding: Amigos, Garrick Theatre Graham Sharpe: Amigos, Garrick Theatre Best Musical Theatre Performer Nominations Leo Dounsborough: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Roleystone Tyler Jones: Cabaret, KTW Rhoda Lopez: Bare, Playlovers Holly James: Fame, Wanneroo Rep Gemma Sharpe: Bare, Playlovers Shelley McGinn: Fame, Wanneroo Repertory Manuao Te Aaotonga: A Chorus Line, Melville Theatre company. Tyler Jones: Bare, Playlovers Lindsey Oelsnik: Cabaret, KTW (Submitted as Alan's Attachment seems to have gone awol)

Hi Sam,

Sun, 11 Jan 2009, 09:20 am

Taurean

As a member of the accused "panel of four" for last year I would like to offer an explanation.

As you stated yourself, you were able to see some 30 productions over the course of 2008, whereas myself and the other 3 adjudicators saw almost double that number. So you can no doubt see that there is a veritable smorgasbord of shows in Perth and that is the basis for the problem.

A long time ago (before I joined the ranks of the adjudicators) a points system was devised to try to keep things as simple as possible and it is this system that is used to "grade" the various productions seen.

Due to the sheer volume of productions across the board and the excellence of shows mounted in Perth and it's surrounding communities, there is frequently a two place decimal point between one "mark" and the next.

We, the "panel of four", are requested by the ITA to present them with a list that has a finite number of entrants, we have to draw the line at whatever figure they request. IE. "Top Ten whatevers or Top Five such and such" so, unfortunately, often a person/company that is not on the list of nominees is absent literally because of a fraction of a point.

Drawing the required line is never an easy call for any of us, and that is why the results always boil down to pure mathematics.

As part of your interest and support of Community Theatre, I hope you will come along to The Lady Wardle Performing Arts Centre on Saturday 17th January, to see the spectacle that is "The Finley's" first hand.

Another way of showing your interest and support would be to speak to the committee of the ITA and offer your services as an Adjudicator for 2010.

"Be nice to your Tech's - or they'll turn out the lights and go home!"

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2008 Finley Award Nominations— Kimberley4 Jan 2009

What!? I didn't get— Walter Plinge5 Jan 2009
- "Be nice to your Tech's -— Taurean5 Jan 2009
- Oops! Wrong button...— Taurean5 Jan 2009
  - Now I know why I didn't get— Walter Plinge7 Jan 2009
    - It probably only took two— Walter Plinge7 Jan 2009
Nominations query— Jodie Hansen6 Jan 2009
- Nominations— Labrug6 Jan 2009
  - Nominations— Jodie Hansen6 Jan 2009
Mostly volunteers? So the— Walter Plinge6 Jan 2009
- Misunderstood— Labrug6 Jan 2009
Then they're all volunteers— Walter Plinge6 Jan 2009
I don't think you are a— Logos6 Jan 2009
- Symantic Enforcement— Labrug6 Jan 2009
  - Get it right Jeff!— JustSuse6 Jan 2009
    - Rassp— Labrug7 Jan 2009
oh what a great— Walter Plinge7 Jan 2009
- Whats sad is the fact that— Walter Plinge7 Jan 2009
Light, Audio & other Techies nominations?— JoeMc7 Jan 2009
would be great to have a— mitchthomas877 Jan 2009
Tech awards— dancektp8 Jan 2009
- As I have never seen a— JoeMc8 Jan 2009
  - Erm gaafa, — Taurean11 Jan 2009
Well maybe you could set up— Walter Plinge8 Jan 2009
- I must agree with you— JoeMc8 Jan 2009
Maybe the Gaffer awards— jeffhansen8 Jan 2009
Only the best play and— Walter Plinge8 Jan 2009
- "Why do I need to get off— JoeMc10 Jan 2009
Who Judges and How?— Walter Plinge10 Jan 2009
- It could still be up for— Walter Plinge10 Jan 2009
- Hi Sam,— Taurean11 Jan 2009
To Samantha— Walter Plinge10 Jan 2009
Choreography— Thomas Stanley11 Jan 2009
- But in the end it's the— Walter Plinge12 Jan 2009
My thoughts— Logos12 Jan 2009

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