Dandenong Ranges One Act Play Festival 2023
- Award and Nominations
The David Greenaway Memorial for Best Production
Prize Money - $300
Thinking Aloud – Adelphi
Un-Tit-led – Julia Lambert
Between Life & Death – Essendon
Hoodie – Gemco Players
Wings of Accusation – Rowville
Last Tango – Frankston
The Edge – Here There & Everywhere
Awarded to Un-Tit-led – Julia Lambert
Best Production Runners Up
Prize Money - $200
Awarded to Last Tango in Little Grimley – Frankston
Best Ensemble
Prize Money - $100
Cat Gemmell – Box – Gemco Players
Mandy McGarrigle – Hoodie – Gemco Players
Madeline Dundon – Wings of Accusation – Rowville
The Edge - The Edge – Here There & Everywhere
Awarded to Last Tango in Little Grimley - Frankston
Best Comedy
Prize Money - $100
Last Tango – Frankston
Un-Tit-led – Julia Lambert
Thinking Aloud – Adelphi
Awarded to Last Tango in Little Grimley – Frankston
Best Drama
Prize Money - $100
The Worst Thing Is – Essendon Theatre
Between Life & Death – Essendon
Wings of Accusation – Rowville
Awarded to The Worst Thing Is – Essendon Theatre
Best Director
Prize Money - $100
Michael Mace – Thinking Aloud – Adelphi
Julia Lambert – Un-tit-led – Julia Lambert
Casey Bohan – The Worst Thing Is – Essendon Theatre
Alfred Krause – Something in Mind – Shalafron
Cat Gemmell – Box – Gemco Players
Mandy McGarrigle – Hoodie – Gemco Players
Madeline Dundon – Wings of Accusation - Rowville
Awarded to Shobana Sebastian - Between Life & Death – Essendon
Best Original
Prize Money - $100
Roadside
The Worst Thing Is
Garry
Between Life & Death
The Edge
Wings of Accusation
Something in Mind
Awarded to Un-Tit-Led
Best Female Lead
Prize Money - $100
Joan Krutli – Thinking Aloud – Adelphi
Sophie Stewart – The Worst Thing Is – Essendon
Melissa Forge - The Worst Thing Is – Essendon
Awarded to Julia Lambert – Un-tit-led – Julia Lambert Productions
Best Male Lead
Prize Money - $100
Glenn Hunt - Thinking Aloud – Adelphi
Mason Frost – No one saves us – Newfrost
Joel Withanage – Something In Mind – Shalafron
Mark Moore - Last Tango – Frankston
Aeron Savige – The Edge – Here There & Everywhere
Awarded to Warwick Smith – Garry – Essendon Theatre
Best Female Supporting
Prize Money - $50
Alyssa Campagna - Between Life & Death – Essendon
Annie Laurenson – Last Tango – Frankston
Ruby Bastian – Roadside – Flashlight
Emily Slade - The Edge – Here There & Everywhere
Krissi Crieghton - The Edge – Here There & Everywhere
Awarded to Ais McGowan - Something In Mind – Shalafron*
*Gemco Players would like to thank Ais for accepting a female supporting award when we lack a non-binary section.
Best Male Supporting
Prize Money - $50
Angelo Snell – Between Life & Death – Essendon
Stuart Daddo Langlouis - Last Tango – Frankston
Ben Peake - Roadside – Flashlight
Awarded to John Reisinger - The Edge – Here There & Everywhere
Actor with most Potential
Prize Money - $50
Awarded to Joel Withanage – Something In Mind – Shalafron
Youth with most Potential
Prize Money - $50
Awarded to the entire cast of Wings of Accusation – Rowville Institute of Arts
Best Youth Production
Prize Money - $100
Hoodie – Gemco Players
Box – Gemco Players
Awarded to Wings of Accusation – Rowville Institute of Arts
Best Male Youth
Prize Money - $50
Jude Penketh – Gemco Inters
Luca Froelich – Gemco Inters
Awarded to Eric Huecherig – Gemco Seniors
Best Female Youth
Prize Money - $50
Maya Mitchen – Gemco Inters
Ruby Emmott – Gemco Inters
Maddie Bucci – Gemco Inters
Mollie Harmer – Gemco Seniors
Awarded to Bella Byers – Gemco Seniors
The Peoples Choice Award
as decided by audience who watched all plays
Prize Money - $100
The Edge - Here There & Everywhere
Festival Spirit Award
for the company or person who shows the best representation of the spirit of the friendly festival.
Awarded to Shalafron Productions for their inclusivity and for showing us that theatre is for everyone.
Adjudicator Awards
The Edge
For completing and rehearsing an entire script in three weeks
Gemco Players OAP Committee
For a wonderful and friendly festival
Newfrost Theatre
Celebrating the launch of a brand new theatre company
"Lefty and Righty"
The stars of Un-tit-led from Julia Lambert
Essendon Theatre
For writing all orginal and very high quality scripts