St Benedict’s College

ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL 2013


This year’s festival was exceptional. The festival now compromises of five inter-house plays and matric directed productions. The work produced by all was of an exceptionally high standard. The Matric and Grade 11 Drama students had to produce a play in six weeks, for the semi- finals. At the end of the semi-finals, nominations for each award category were made and three of the seven plays were selected to go through to the finals to compete for the award of Best Production. There were three original scripts; a Fugard play; a Bailey play; a comedy and an adaptation. The various styles and genres all demanded insight and vision in the creative process which all seven plays achieved. The festival included over 100 boys ranging from Grade Eight to Twelve involved, be it on stage acting, crewing, stage-managing, designing lights, operating sound or directing. Some boys were also involved in more than one production. The standard of work produced and presented is a testament of the efforts of all parties: students; parents and staff collectively working together to provide opportunities, develop skills and promote excellence. St Benedict’s College was fortunate to have adjudicators from the performing Arts industry to judge the competition, namely Renos Spanoudes; Tracey Human; Rethabile Mothobi and Kevin Barnard.

AWARDS

(WINNERS ARE HIGHLIGHTED)

McAnda Trophy for Best Poster

NOMINEE / PLAY / HOUSE
Graeme Harris / In Memory / Matric Production
Richard Van Rensburg / The Package / Matric Production

Gill Trophy for Best Hand Drawn Poster

NOMINEE / PLAY / HOUSE
NO AWARD

Cox Trophy for Most Promising Actor

NOMINEE / PLAY / HOUSE
Claudio Scalzullo / Sizwe Banzi / Erasme
Bohlokoa Tlhomolo / Blue Murder / Allard
Matthew Peppin / Blue Murder / Allard
Warrick Bews / The Package / Matric Production
Matthew Peppin / Ipi Zombi / Matric Production

Nzimande Trophy for Best Cameo Performance

NOMINEE / PLAY / HOUSE
Austin Pope / In Memory / O’Leary
Thomas Kali / Cause and Consequence / Bishop Grandin
Tsiliso Motloung / Cause and Consequence / Bishop Grandin
Masizi Fuzile / Ipi Zombi / Matric Production
Tsiliso Motloung / Ipi Zombi / Matric Production

Paulo Trophy for Best Supporting Actor

NOMINEE / PLAY / HOUSE
Sean Gomes-Luis / In Memory / O’Leary
Nicholas Roach / Blue Murder / Allard
Alistair Haddow / The Package / Matric Production
Olebogeng Matlala / You Only Live Once / Mazenod
Katleho Tsotsetsi / Ipi Zombi / Matric Production

McInerney Trophy for Best Actor

NOMINEE / PLAY / HOUSE
Devon Falconer / In Memory / O’Leary
Bryce Nichols / The Package / Matric Production
Shannon Leibach / The Package / Matric Production
Kevin Smith / You Only Live Once / Mazenod
Kwanele Mokgolwa / Ipi Zombi / Matric Production

Leeburn Trophy for Best Ensemble

NOMINEE / PLAY / HOUSE
The Cast / In Memory / Erasme
The Cast / Blue Murder / Allard
The Cast / Cause and Consequence / Bishop Grandin
The Cast / The Package / Matric Production
The Cast / Ipi Zombi / Matric Production

Kohler Trophy for Best Lighting and Design

NOMINEE / PLAY / HOUSE
Matthew Pratt, James Pursall / In Memory / O’Leary
Stirling Scholes; Tyron Sale / Sizwe Banzi / Erasme
Claudio da Costa / Blue Murder / Allard
James Pursall; Tyron Sale / Cause and Consequence / Grandin
Matthew Pratt, James Pursall; Tyron Sale / The Package / Matric Production
James Pursall / Ipi Zombi / Matric Production

Matt Pratt Trophy for Best original sound composition and execution

Matthew Pratt, Tim Kohler; Tyron Sale / The Package / Matric Production

Povall Trophy for Best Set

NOMINEE / PLAY / HOUSE
Mahlatse Moti / Sizwe Banzi / Erasme
Matthew Holland & Reinhardt Oborn / Blue Murder / Allard
Koketso Malinga & Litha Soci / Cause and Consequence / Bishop Grandin
Richard van Rensburg and Keegan Rothman / The Package / Matric Production
Rorisang Moseli; Phomolo Khitsane; Ndaba Sibande / Ipi Zombi / Matric Production

Vincent “Monty” Trophy for Best Stage Manager

NOMINEE / PLAY / HOUSE
Marc Anderson, / Sizwe Banzi / Erasme
Travis Crouch / Blue Murder / Allard
Katleho Tsotetsi, Tadiwa Gochera / Cause and Consequence / Bishop Grandin
Kevin Smith / The Package / Matric Production
Ndaba Sibande / Ipi Zombi / Matric Production

McAnda Adjudicator’s Award

NOMINEE / PLAY / HOUSE
Mahlatse Moti / Sizwe Banzi / Erasme / For Tackling a challenging, iconic piece of theatre

Peatfield Trophy for Best Original Script

NOMINEE / PLAY / HOUSE
Koketso Malinga / Cause and Consequence / Bishop Grandin
Devon Falconer, Bradley Latre / In Memory / O’Leary
Richard van Rensburg / The Package / Matric Production

Mr Individualist Trophy for Best Direction

NOMINEE / PLAY / HOUSE
Devon Falconer, Bradley Latre / In Memory / O’Leary
Matthew Holland & Reinhardt Oborn / Blue Murder / Allard
Koketso Malinga, Litha Soci / Cause and Consequence / Bishop Grandin
Richard van Rensburg & Keegan Rothman / The Package / Matric Production
Phomolo Khitsone, Rorisang Mosel / Ipi Zombi / Matric Production

Finalists

PLAY / HOUSE
Cause and Consequence / Bishop Grandin
The Package / Matric Production
Ipi Zombi / Matric Production

Best Inter-House Play

NOMINEE / PLAY / HOUSE
Koketso Malinga& Litha Soci / Cause and Consequence / Bishop Grandin
Devon Falconer & Bradley Latre / In Memory / O Leary

Best Production

Nominee / HOUSE
Cause and Consequence / Bishop Grandin / Koketso Malinga & Litha Soci
The Package / Matric Production / Richard Van Rensburg & Keegan Rothman
Ipi Zombi / Matric Production / Phomolo Khitsane & Rorisang Moseli

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