PARTICIPANTS

Thursday, February 6, 2020 

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The First and Last Teen Mayor of Davenport Ontario 

SHAKEN WALLS! 

Written and Directed by Tristan Bannerman & Audrey Lee 

 

CAST

Davide Sallese, Kody McCann, Victoria McIntyre, Jen Dufton, Helen Ho, Brendan Rush, Kenzie Tsang,

Rayhan Jabbar

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PRODUCTION 

Adrian Hiltschuck: Head Technician 

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The 3rd Annual McGill Drama Festival

 UofT Improv 

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Written and Directed by UofT Improv 

CAST 

Aiyana Harvey, Michael Lopes, Isobel McDonald, Luke Morales, Aeden Taylor, Chrissie Gross, Victoria Watson Sepejak, Montana Weylie, David Conforti, Kevin Porras, Kieran Kasha, Mena Fouda 

 

PRODUCTION 

Nicole Eun-Ju Bell: Lighting 

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Boy Who Cried

UC Follies 

Written by Brad Gira 

Directed by William Dao 

 

CAST 

Margaret Rose, Frosina Pejcinovska, Eiléanór O’Halloran, Stephanie Zeit, Ethan Curnett, Enzo Campa,

Sascha Houpt, Taranjot Bamrah, Prithvi Kahlon, Ahlam Hassan, Jennifer Dufton, Erin Whyland, Olivia Regimbal, Isaac Pilozo, Manoosh Tavakoli, Liam Donovan, Grace Faria, Isabella Fusco, Eashan Sharma, 

Jennifer Wu, Maggie Manshu, Dante Camarda, Maham Abbasi,  Danielle Stella, Sanjay Pavone,  Anton Patsi

 

PRODUCTION 

Sabrina Weinstein: Executive Producer 

Beka Morrison: Stage Manager 

Abby Palmer: Lighting Designer 

Matt Lalonde: Sound Designer

Abby Esteireiro: Costume and Props Designer 

Avery Delorme: Assistant Stage Manager 

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Friday, February 7, 2020 

 

I Never Saw Another Butterfly

UTSC Drama Club 

Written by Celeste Raspanti 

Directed by Rohil Kishinchandani & Ellora Bhalla 

 

CAST 

Joanna de Villa, Sam Nanda, Christiane Khalileyh, Sara Currie, Mark Stocks, Nicholas Mazzoli, Victoria Addorisio

 

PRODUCTION 

Maha Bellazi: Stage Manager 

Siena Jang: Assistant Stage Manager 

Crawford Kostiuk: Running Crew 

Emily Pople: Lighting Design and Operator 

Anthony Allan: Sound Design and Operator 

Gabriel Woo: Costumes

 

Northrop Frye Has An Existential Crisis in McDonald's
UC Follies 

Written by Katherine Burke  

Directed by Victoria Watson Sepejak 

 

CAST 

Isobel McDonald, Molly Dunn, Bennett Steinberg

 

PRODUCTION 

Helen Ho: Stage Manager 

Jen Dufton: Costumes 

Nicole Eun-Ju Bell: Lighting Design 

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Lady Margaret
St. Michael’s Troubadours 

Written and Directed by Isabella Cesari 

 

CAST 

Hannah Spracklin, Isaac Pilozo, Kasey Belding, Robert Fletcher, Laura Godin, Alice Willett, Sydnie Phillips,  

Jordan Chan, Lauren Kroell, Theresa Naccarato, Makayla Panico

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PRODUCTION 

Abigayle Matilda Horton: Stage Manager 

Emelia Findlay: Set Designer / Tech Team Head 

Luisa Peters: Costume Designer 

Sydnie Phillips: Dramaturgy 

Tara Costello: Lighting Designer 

Tianna Dang: Sound Designer 

Cara McNeil: Producer 

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Saturday, February 8, 2020

 

Father Figures

 Victoria College Drama Society 

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Leo Morgenstern 

Directed by Abigail Whitney 

 

CAST 

Sanjay Pavone, Tuhi Sen, *Alyson Doyle, Arthi Vivekanandan, Bobbi Vakruchev, Bohong Fu, Carleigh Pace-Tonna,  Dixon John and Golshan Sharbatdar Alaei

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PRODUCTION 

Aiyana Harvey: Stage Manager 

Jennifer Dufton: Assistant Stage Manager 

*Alyson Doyle: Ancillary Props 

Cass Iacovelli: Props Master 

*Judith Lucky-Idiake: Costumer 

Samara Tower: Lighting Designer 

Lucy Faria: Stagehand 

Alana Eliasmith and Marie Song: Technical Directors 

Jeff McHarg, Angela Medina, and Hermione Tankard: Assistant Tech Directors 

Katie Marsland: Communications Director 

Natalie Song: Poster Designer 

Tara Costello: Light Board Operator 

Tia Dayman, Sonny Nightingale, Maliha Sarwar, Theresa Nettleton, Barbara Hellinaras and Eamon Kelly; The VCDS Executive 

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*non-student participant 

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TWEP

Trinity College Drama Society 

Written by Nam Nguyen 

Directed by Angelli Mcguigan and Claire Ellis 

 

CAST 

Katherine Delay, Elizabeth So, Isabella Gillard, Ben Liao Gormley, Kenley Ferris Ku,  Megan Campbell, Reece Gerhardt, Jean Kim Crew

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PRODUCTION 

Winston Sullivan: Producer 

Shashwat Aggarwal: Stage Manager  

Taufika Ekram: Assistant Stage Manager 

Amy Witherspoon: Lighting Operator

 

 

ADJUDICATOR

Aaron Jan

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WINNERS

 

Awards of Merit:
 

1. SHAKEN WALLS!

Best Set Design

The First and Last Teen Mayor Davenport Ontario

 

2. Victoria College Drama Society

Acting Award of Merit

Tuhi Sen for their portrayal of Ova in Father Figures

 

3. UTSC

Acting Award of Merit

Sam Nanda for their portrayal of Honza Kosek in I Never Saw Another Butterfly

 

4. UC Follies

Acting Award of Merit

Isobel McDonald for Northrop Frye in Northrop Frye has an Existential Crisis in McDonald’s

 

5. Trinity College Drama Society

Playwriting

Nam Nguyen for TWEP

 

6. U of T Improv

Most Complete Play 

The Company for Life Boat

 

Janet Bessey Award for Excellence in Stage Management

College: UC Follies
PLAY: Boy Who Cried

To: Beka Morrison

 

IATSE Local 58 Award for Technical Achievement      

College: St. Michael’s College Troubadours
PLAY: Lady Margaret

To: Emelia Findley 

 

Donald Sutherland Award for Best Performance

College: U of T Improv

TO: Aeden Taylor

For: Jeremy in Under Pressure
 

Robert Gill Award for Best Direction

College: UC Follies

TO:  William Dao

For: Boy Who Cried

 

Robertson Davies Playwriting Award

College: UC Follies

TO: Brad Gira

For: Boy Who Cried

 

President’s Award for Best Production

College: UC Follies
The Company of Boy Who Cried