Georgetown Little Theatre Productions Inc. has been a member of the Association of Community Theatres-Central Ontario (ACT-CO) since ACT-CO was formed.
ACT-CO is a not-for-profit umbrella organization for community theatre groups. The region stretches from Oakville in the West, Bowmanville in the East, Muskoka in the North, and Lake Ontario in the South. Their main focus is education through workshops in various aspects of theatre such as set design, producing, audition techniques, etc., and provides various services to the member groups.
The most visible educational activity is the Festival which has up to 40 to 45 productions entered in the Musical, Drama or Comedy categories. Each production entered in the festival receives an adjudication by a working theatre professional. The adjudicators attend one performance of each show in their category which includes an in-depth dialogue with the members of the production giving the group ideas and suggestions on ways to move their performances forward and continue producing top-notch theatre.
The festival culminates each year in April at the Annual Awards Gala evening where the adjudicators present the nominations and winners in each category recognizing outstanding performances and achievements from the season. These awards, called THEAs, are presented at the Gala.
The award categories are the Best: Production; Director; Musical Director; Choreographer; Stage Manager; Set Designer; Lighting Designer; Sound Designer; Costume Designer; Actor and Actress in a leading role, Actor and Actress in a Supporting Role along with Adjudicators special awards.
Since 1980 Georgetown Little Theatre has either won or been nominated for the following:
1980-81
Win - Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role – Pat Joynes – Count Dracula
Win - Special Effects & Stage Management – Ron Hunt – Count Dracula
1981-82
Win – Best Lighting Design – Ian Oldaker – Our Town
Nominated – Best Actress in a Leading Role – Melissa Bell – Our Town
1982-83
Nominated - Adjudicator’s Award – Set Construction – Nurse Janes Goes to Hawaii
1983-84
Nominated – Best Lighting Design – Neville Worsnop – The Lion In Winter
Win – Best Visual Presentation – The Lion In Winter
Nominated – Best Producer – Dorothy Hunt – The Lion In Winter
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – Catch-All Category – Linda Roe – The Lion in Winter
Nominated – Best Director – Neville Worsnop – The Lion In Winter
1985-86 – No Listing
1986-87
Win – Best Lighting Design – Ian Oldaker – The Last Real Summer
Win – Best Visual Presentation – The Last Real Summer
1988-89
Win – Best Lighting Design – Ian Oldaker – Night Must Fall
Win – Best Costume Design – Carolyn Hooper – Night Must Fall
Nominated – Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role – Margaret Eggleton – Night Must Fall
Win – Adjudicator’s Award – Furnishings & Set Design – Lois Fraser & Dorothy Hunt – Night Must Fall
1990-91 – No Listing
1991-92
Nominated – Best Lighting Design – Ian Oldaker – Opera Comique
Nominated – Best Male Performance in a Leading Role – Ron Hill – Opera Comique
1992-93 – No Listing
1993-94 – No Listing
1994-95
Nominated – Technical Achievement – Larry Scott, Dave McLean, Barbara Freelan, Damain Banyard – Cheaters
Win - Best Female Performer in a Leading Role – Trish Tough – The Melville Boys
1995-96
Win – Best Lighting Design – Al Fraser – The Cemetery Club
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – For excellence in dialect work – The Cemetery Club
1996-97 – No Listing
1997-98 – No Listing
2002-03
Nominated – Best Set Design – Cat Heaven – Out of Sight, Out of Murder
Nominated – Best Costume Design – Susan Arnold – Don’t Dress For Dinner
Nominated – Best Director of a Comedy – Mark Tiller – Don’t Dress For Dinner
Nominated – Best Presentation of a Play (Comedy) – Dorothy Hunt, Producer – Don’t Dress For Dinner
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award for Best Ensemble – For the Timing of the Company – Don’t Dress For Dinner
2003-04
Win - Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role – Pat Ball – Cookin’ With Gus
Nominated - Best Female Performer in a Leading Role – Jennifer Nodar – Cookin’ With Gus
2005-06
Nominated – Best Lighting Design – Cat Heaven – The Dining Room
Nominated - Best Male Performer in a Leading Role – David Brock – The Importance of Being Ernest
Win - Adjudicator’s Award – Dynamic Set Design – Cat Heaven – The Importance of Being Ernest
2006-07
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award - A meticulous lighting design distinguishing indoors from outdoors and sensitively supporting mood – Cat Heaven – Rehearsal For Murder
2007-08
Win – Best Lighting Design – Cat Heaven & Ken Smith – Communicating Doors
Nominated - Best Female Performer in a Leading Role – Julia Guthrie – Drinking Along
2008-09
Nominated – Best Sound Design – Mike Emson – A Party To Murder
Nominated – Best Lighting Design – Ken Smith – A Party To Murder
Win – Adjudicator’s Award – Most Promising Newcomer – For Music Composition – Nathanael Draper – A Party To Murder
Win – Adjudicator’s Award – Backstage Heroes – “A detailed production concept in which set, lighting and special effects were integrated for maximum effect. Fade the candles to black! – Cat Heaven & Ken Smith – A Party To Murder
Win - Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role – Angela Gibson – Rumors
Nominated – Best Director – Kathryn DeLory – Rumors
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – Pre-Production-Abstract Art – Linda Leask - Rumors
2009-10
Nominated – Best Production – Kathryn DeLory, Producer – Five Tellers Dancing In The Rain
Nominated – Best Director – Carol Beauchamp – Five Tellers Dancing In The Rain
Win - Best Female Performer in a Leading Role – Dalene Flannigan – Five Tellers Dancing In The Rain “Confident in her character building, and relationships with others; performing with truth, passion, humanity and a great sense of timing.
Win – Best Costume Design – Lorraine Cooper-Genkey – Five Tellers Dancing In The Rain “A costume scheme that supported characters, followed growth and reflected inner life with humour, heart and style.”
Nominated – Best Sound Design – Mike Emson – Five Tellers Dancing In The Rain
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – Exceptional Ensemble Acting – Five Tellers Dancing In The Rain
2010-11
Win – Best Lighting Design – Mike Emson – Bedtime Stories
Nominated – Best Sound Design – Mike Emson – Bedtime Stories
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – Cohesive Realization of the Director’s Vision – Bedtime Stories
Nominated – Best Lighting Design – Ken Smith – Wait Until Dark
Win – Best Set Design – Cat Heaven – Wait Until Dark
Win – Best Costume Design – Pam Curtis – Wait Until Dark
2011-12
Nominated – Best Director – Andrew Humeniuk – The Lion In Winter
Nominated - Best Male Performer in a Leading Role – Ken Smith – The Lion In Winter
Nominated - Best Female Performer in a Leading Role – Anthea Hoare – The Lion In Winter
Win – Best Lighting Design – Michelle Emson – The Lion In Winter
Win – Best Costume Design – Pamela Curtis & Anthea Hoare - The Lion In Winter
Nominated - Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role – Ro Palumbo-Coates – The Dinner Party
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – Outstanding Stage Management – Cheryl Thurston & Virginia Bancur – The Dinner Party
2012-13
Nominated – Best Director – David Cairns – Doubt, A Parable
Nominated - Best Male Performer in a Leading Role – Bart Penwarden – Frozen Dreams
Nominated - Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role – Rob Pearce – Frozen Dreams
Win – Best Lighting Design – Alex Kanarek – Frozen Dreams
Win – Best Set Design – Ken Smith & Pamela Curtis – Frozen Dreams
Win – Best Costume Design – Sharon Vandenberg – Frozen Dreams
Nominated – Best Sound Design – Alex Kanarek – Frozen Dreams
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – Community Spirit – The Company – Frozen Dreams
Win – Adjudicator’s Award – Risk Individual – Shayne Coffin – Frozen Dreams
2013-14
Nominated – Best Production – Gillian Taggart, Producer – Going Postal
Won – Best Director – Pamela Curtis – Going Postal
Win – Best Stage Manager – Ro Palumbo-Coates – Going Postal
Nominated - Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role – Ian O’Brien – Going Postal
Nominated - Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role – Mike Tadic – Going Postal
Nominated – Best Lighting Design – Ken Smith & Michelle Emson – Going Postal
Win – Best Set Design – Cat Heaven – Going Postal
Nominated – Best Costume Design – Pamela Curtis & Sharon Vandenberg -
Going Postal
Nominated – Best Sound Design – Alex Kanarek & Gary McIlravey – Going Postal
Win – Adjudicator’s Award – Play That One Again, Sam Original Music – Carmen Braund – Going Postal
Nominated - Best Male Performer in a Leading Role – John Wallace – Skin Flick
2014-15
Win – Best Stage Manager – Janet Goncalves – Always A Bridesmaid
Win - Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role – Gillian Taggart – Always A Bridesmaid
Nominated – Best Lighting Design – Michelle Foubert – Always A Bridesmaid
Nominated – Best Costume Design – Anthea Hoare & Pamela Curtis – Always A Bridesmaid
Nominated – Best Female Performer in a Leading Role – Ester Chung – One Slight Hitch
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – Ensemble Performance – One Slight Hitch
2015-16
Win – Best Production – Gina Van Raalte, Producer – Consider The Oyster
Win – Best Director – David Cairns – Consider The Oyster
Win - Best Male Performer in a Leading Role – Jhuntue D. Grey – Consider The Oyster
Nominated - Best Female Performer in a Leading Role – M.H. Teskey – Consider The Oyster
Nominated – Best Sound Design – Skytree Smith – Consider The Oyster
Nominated – Best Set Design – Pamela Curtis, Eric Hanson & Linda Leask – Murder Inn
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – Props – Gillian Green, Liz Rossi & Carolyn Wilson – Murder Inn
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – Cohesive & Comprehensive Realization of the Director’s Vision – The Company – Murder Inn
2016-17
Nominated - Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role – Lawrence Murphy – The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon
Nominated – Best Set Design – Pamela Curtis - The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon
Nominated – Best Sound Design – Alex Kanarek - The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Awards – First Timers In Their Field – Ashley Stewart - The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – Honourable Mentions – Bruno Seiler – Expecting The Worst
2017-18
Nominated – Best Production – Kristoffer Brown, Producer – Hilda’s Yard
Nominated – Best Director – Geoff Ford – Hilda’s Yard
Nominated - Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role – Mike Tadic – Hilda’s Yard
Nominated - Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role – Katie Cleland-Busuttil – Hilda’s Yard
Win – Best Costume Design – Jill Pike – Hilda’s Yard
Win – Adjudicator’s Award – Achievement In Set Décor, Painting & Props – Production Team – Hilda’s Yard
Nominated - Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role- Barb McKee – Casting For Murder
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – Honourable Mentions – Emily Hale – Casting For Murder
2018-19
Nominated – Best Production – Virginia Bancur & Emily Hale, Producers – Steel Magnolias
Nominated – Best Director – Kathryn DeLory - Steel Magnolias
Nominated – Best Stage Manager – Virginia Bancur - Steel Magnolias
Nominated – Best Lighting Design – David Borgal - Steel Magnolias
Nominated – Best Costume Design – Jill Pike & Anthea Hoare - Steel Magnolias
Nominated – Best Sound Design – Taylor Grist - Steel Magnolias
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – Best Ensemble - Steel Magnolias
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – Outstanding Performance Within A Large Cast – Nectaria Bogdanis – Steel Magnolias
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – Uniformity, Clarity & Consistency of Dialect & Accent – The Company for Southern Louisiana - Steel Magnolias
Nominated - Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role – Katie Cleland-Busuttil – A Streetcar Named Desire
Nominated – Best Costume Design – Kara McGowan – A Streetcar Named Desire
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – Scenography Award – Ken Smith, Cat Heaven, David Borgal & Rob Long – A Streetcar Named Desire
2019-2020
Win – Best Set Design – Cat Heaven – Ring Round The Moon “Stunning winter garden. Lush, elegant, inviting, magical. Worthy of a Stratford stage”
Nominated - Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role – Colin Hoare - Ring Round The Moon
Nominated - Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role – Ro Palumbo-Coates - Ring Round The Moon
Nominated - Best Female Performer in a Leading Role – Emily Hale - Ring Round The Moon
Nominated - Best Male Performer in a Leading Role – David Busuttil - Ring Round The Moon
Nominated – Adjudicator’s Award – In Search of Vital Theatre – The Company - Ring Round The Moon
Nominated - Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role – Kailea Banka – Proof
Nominated - Best Female Performer in a Leading Role – Katrina Gibson – Proof
Nominated - Best Male Performer in a Leading Role – Mark Davies - Proof
