ITA Finley Award Winners
Mon, 18 Dec 2000, 11:58 amWalter Plinge27 posts in thread
ITA Finley Award Winners
Mon, 18 Dec 2000, 11:58 amCongratulations to all the ITA Finley Award winners, and thank you to everyone who came along and had such a good time on such an enjoyable evening. For those of you who couldnÂ’t make it, the Award Recipients were:
Plays Category:
1st Place - "Too Far to Walk", directed by Geoff Leeder, Kwinana Theatre Workshop;
2nd Place - "Twelve Angry Men", directed by Norma Standing, Garrick Theatre;
3rd Place - "Butterflies Are Free", directed by Geoff Leeder, Melville Theatre.
Musicals Category:
1st Place - "Cabaret", directed by David Gardette, Playlovers;
2nd Place - "Assassins", directed by Alex McLennan, Playlovers.
Sheila Buchanan AdjudicatorsÂ’ Encouragement Award: Melville Theatre.
Congratulations to Playlovers for sweeping the Musicals Category - I canÂ’t remember such a thing happening before (anyone else?). Well done also to Geoff Leeder for scooping first and third place in the Plays Category (still room for improvement though, GeoffÂ…). And how embarrassing for Rockingham Theatre to win an AdjudicatorsÂ’ Award, and have no one there to receive it.
My apologies for a couple of things:
The evening did go on a little longer than expected - a couple of naughty groups exceeded the ten-minute limit on their excerpts, but the standard was so high I donÂ’t think people minded too much.
Because the evening was running long, I tried to wrap things up quickly, and in so doing, neglected to properly thank a few people. Huge thanks of course must go to David Crewes who produced the show, coordinated with the venue, wrote the script, supervised the rehearsals, and - basically - ensured we had a show. Speaking of the venue, many thanks to David Yardley, owner and manager of the Bridge Theatre. David did absolutely everything he could to make us welcome and provide technical support. Technical support also came from the lovely Marie Corrigan, and the not-quite-so-lovely, but equally invaluable, Stan Brannick, both of whom ran things backstage with grace and efficiency. Attributes also credited to a not-in-the-best-of-health Kim Shaw, who nevertheless took bookings and managed FOH despite a few unfortunate mishaps. "Not in the best of health" also, was Mandy Crewes, who was originally slated to co-host with Conrad Crisafulli, but missed the evening. Thanks to Conrad who soldiered on regardless, and get well soon, Mandy. And on a selfish note, thanks to Helen McFarlane for reprising the wonderful Sally Bowles. (Sorry, Helen, I know that last year I stated, "Gaffa tape holds the universe together," but for holding up stockings, suspenders are generally preferable.)
JB
Plays Category:
1st Place - "Too Far to Walk", directed by Geoff Leeder, Kwinana Theatre Workshop;
2nd Place - "Twelve Angry Men", directed by Norma Standing, Garrick Theatre;
3rd Place - "Butterflies Are Free", directed by Geoff Leeder, Melville Theatre.
Musicals Category:
1st Place - "Cabaret", directed by David Gardette, Playlovers;
2nd Place - "Assassins", directed by Alex McLennan, Playlovers.
Sheila Buchanan AdjudicatorsÂ’ Encouragement Award: Melville Theatre.
Congratulations to Playlovers for sweeping the Musicals Category - I canÂ’t remember such a thing happening before (anyone else?). Well done also to Geoff Leeder for scooping first and third place in the Plays Category (still room for improvement though, GeoffÂ…). And how embarrassing for Rockingham Theatre to win an AdjudicatorsÂ’ Award, and have no one there to receive it.
My apologies for a couple of things:
The evening did go on a little longer than expected - a couple of naughty groups exceeded the ten-minute limit on their excerpts, but the standard was so high I donÂ’t think people minded too much.
Because the evening was running long, I tried to wrap things up quickly, and in so doing, neglected to properly thank a few people. Huge thanks of course must go to David Crewes who produced the show, coordinated with the venue, wrote the script, supervised the rehearsals, and - basically - ensured we had a show. Speaking of the venue, many thanks to David Yardley, owner and manager of the Bridge Theatre. David did absolutely everything he could to make us welcome and provide technical support. Technical support also came from the lovely Marie Corrigan, and the not-quite-so-lovely, but equally invaluable, Stan Brannick, both of whom ran things backstage with grace and efficiency. Attributes also credited to a not-in-the-best-of-health Kim Shaw, who nevertheless took bookings and managed FOH despite a few unfortunate mishaps. "Not in the best of health" also, was Mandy Crewes, who was originally slated to co-host with Conrad Crisafulli, but missed the evening. Thanks to Conrad who soldiered on regardless, and get well soon, Mandy. And on a selfish note, thanks to Helen McFarlane for reprising the wonderful Sally Bowles. (Sorry, Helen, I know that last year I stated, "Gaffa tape holds the universe together," but for holding up stockings, suspenders are generally preferable.)
JB
RE: ITA Finley Award Winners
Wed, 20 Dec 2000, 03:02 pmWalter Plinge
I attended the Finleys for the first time this year and found the whole experience to be less than enjoyable. If the point of the night is to reward the pursuit of excelence in amatuer theatre why are the awards at the end of the evening and why are there none acknowledging stand out performances on and off the stage? Personally I would like to see the night become more like the Oscars. Lets have awards for best musical and play(as do already exsist) and lets also have Best Director(play and musical),
Best Costuming(play & musical), best scenery(P & M), Best actor/actress and best supporting actor/actress (play and Musical). Get the picture? Best lighting and best Musical Director would be good. How about creating a 'Finley' (like an Ocsar statuette)? One idea is the tradgedy/comedy masks that all associate with the theatre. If the idea is to truly promote theatre and all it's aspects then I firmly believe this is the way to go. Have the awards spread over the evening so the excerpts from musicals and plays are still used but please keep them short (whilst I was impressed with the standard of the plays the musical numbers left a bit to be disired except 'Chicago' which was very good but still too long. 'All that Jazz' would have been sufficient). Obviuosly the technical difficulties with the lighting and computer screen will have to be ironed out. Aim for the stars people. Amatuer by name need not be amatuer by nature. Congrats to all the winners.
Best Costuming(play & musical), best scenery(P & M), Best actor/actress and best supporting actor/actress (play and Musical). Get the picture? Best lighting and best Musical Director would be good. How about creating a 'Finley' (like an Ocsar statuette)? One idea is the tradgedy/comedy masks that all associate with the theatre. If the idea is to truly promote theatre and all it's aspects then I firmly believe this is the way to go. Have the awards spread over the evening so the excerpts from musicals and plays are still used but please keep them short (whilst I was impressed with the standard of the plays the musical numbers left a bit to be disired except 'Chicago' which was very good but still too long. 'All that Jazz' would have been sufficient). Obviuosly the technical difficulties with the lighting and computer screen will have to be ironed out. Aim for the stars people. Amatuer by name need not be amatuer by nature. Congrats to all the winners.
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