33rd Green Room Awards Recipients for work presented in 2015
::CABARET::
Production Briefs
Artiste Sheridan Harbridge Songs For The Fallen
Ensemble Briefs Fez Fa’anana, Mark ‘Captain Kidd’ Winmill, Dallas Dellaforce, Evil Hate Monkey, Louis Biggs, Lachy Shelley and Thomas Worrell
Writing Daniel Tobias The Orchid and The Crow
Musical Direction Daryl Wallis Strange Bedfellows
Original Songs Jude Perl Is It Just Me?
Outstanding Contribution to Cabaret John Thorn
::CONTEMPORARY AND EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE::
Innovation in Contemporary Performance for Young People Separation Street Polyglot Theatre with The Suitcase Royale (Polyglot Theatre and Darebin Arts at Melbourne Fringe)
Innovation in Site Specific Work MASS Zoe Scoglio (Field Theory)
Innovation in Contemporary Circus Bodies over Bitumen Skye Gellmann, Naomi Francis, Alex Gellmann and Kieran Law (at Melbourne Fringe)
Curatorial Contribution to Contemporary Performance Site is Set Field Theory
Design and Realisation in Contemporary Performance (TIED) Endings Ben Cobham, Peter Knight, Tamara Saulwick, Paddy Mann and Nick Roux (Arts House and Tamara Saulwick)
AND
Captives of the City Sarah Kriegler, David Young, Jethro Woodward, Dave Jones, Jacob Williams, Ben Grant, Rainbow Sweeny, Mark Cauvin, Adam Pierzchalski and Matthias Schack-Arnott (Chamber Made Opera, Lemony S Puppet Theatre and Arts Centre Melbourne)
Puppetry Performance Captives of the City Chamber Made Opera, Lemony S Puppet Theatre and Arts Centre Melbourne
Performance (by an individual or ensemble) in Contemporary and Experiment Performance Nicola Gunn Piece for Person and Ghetto Blaster (Arts House and Mobile States)
Contemporary Performance Text Oedipus Schmoedipus post (post, Arts House and Belvoir)
Contemporary and Experimental Performance Piece for Person and Ghetto Blaster Nicola Gunn (Arts House and Mobile States)
::DANCE::
Concept and Realisation Antony Hamilton and Alisdair Macindoe MEETING
Duet and Ensemble Performance Cast of Quintett and Frame of Mind Sydney Dance Company
Shirley McKechnie Award For Choreography Antony Hamilton MEETING (Antony Hamilton and Alisdair Macindoe)
Male Dancer David Mack Quintett and Frame of Mind (Sydney Dance Company)
Design Ben Cobham The Boom Project (Rosalind Crisp/Omeo Dance)
Music and Sound Composition and Performance Alisdair Macindoe MEETING (Antony Hamilton and Alisdair Macindoe)
::INDEPENDENT THEATRE::
Male Performer Brian Lipson EDMUND. THE BEGINNING (Arts House and Antechamber Productions)
Female Performer Jillian Murray L'amante anglaise (La Mama)
Ensemble Cast of SHIT (Dee & Cornelius as part of Neon Festival for Independent Theatre)
Set and Costume Design Marg Horwell SHIT (Dee & Cornelius as part of Neon Festival for Independent Theatre)
Lighting Design Amelia Lever-Davidson Body of Work
Sound/Music Christopher De Groot Dream Home (Darebin Arts Speakeasy)
Direction Luke Kerridge Dream Home (Darebin Arts Speakeasy)
Production SHIT (Dee & Cornelius as part of Neon Festival for Independent Theatre)
Writing Patricia Cornelius SHIT (Dee & Cornelius as part of Neon Festival for Independent Theatre)
Geoffrey Milne Memorial Award For contribution to the development of Contemporary and Experimental Performance or Independent Theatre Mary Lou Jelbart
::MUSIC THEATRE::
Female In A Leading Role Verity Hunt-Ballard Sweet Charity (Arts Centre Melbourne in association with Luckiest Productions, Neil Gooding Productions, Tinderbox Productions and Hayes Theatre Co)
Male In A Leading Role Martin Crewes Sweet Charity (Arts Centre Melbourne in association with Luckiest Productions, Neil Gooding Productions, Tinderbox Productions and Hayes Theatre Co)
Male In A Supporting Role Josh Piterman Cats
(Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, David Atkins Enterprises And Base Entertainment Asia; in Association With The Really Useful Group)
Female In A Supporting Role Heather Mitchell Strictly Ballroom (Gerry Ryan and Carmen Pavlovic On Behalf Of Global Creatures; Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin On Behalf Of Bazmark; in Association With Stage Entertainment, Michael Watt, James L Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer and Peter Arvanitis)
Ensemble Cast of Cats (Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, David Atkins Enterprises And Base Entertainment Asia; in Association With The Really Useful Group)
Betty Pounder Award For Excellence In Choreography Michael Ralph Loving Repeating (Vic Theatre Company and Glenn Ferguson)
Musical Direction/Supervision Kellie Dickerson City Of Angels (Life Like Company)
Lighting Design Hugh Vanstone Strictly Ballroom (Gerry Ryan and Carmen Pavlovic On Behalf Of Global Creatures; Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin On Behalf Of Bazmark; in Association With Stage Entertainment, Michael Watt, James L Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer and Peter Arvanitis)
Sound Design John Scandrett, David Tonion and Julian Spink West Side Story (The Production Company)
Set and/or Costume Design Catherine Martin Strictly Ballroom (Gerry Ryan and Carmen Pavlovic On Behalf Of Global Creatures; Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin On Behalf Of Bazmark ; in Association With Stage Entertainment, Michael Watt, James L Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer and Peter Arvanitis)
Direction Jason Langley Loving Repeating (Vic Theatre Company and Glenn Ferguson)
Production Strictly Ballroom (Gerry Ryan and Carmen Pavlovic On Behalf Of Global Creatures; Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin On Behalf Of Bazmark; in Association With Stage Entertainment, Michael Watt, James L Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer and Peter Arvanitis)
::OPERA::
Direction Roger Hodgman The Flying Dutchman (Victorian Opera)
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