Big Valley Region
Festival History
2022 Regional Festival
From WaterWorks Players
Winner Garbage by Helen Wyngard
Director - Maree Okabe
Mags - Deborah Hill
Florrie - Jodie Eaton
Sniffy - Laurie Broughton
2019 Regional Festival
The Big Valley Regional One Act Festival was held on Saturday April 20, 2019 at the Augustana Theatre, University of Alberta, Camrose. There were 3 entries, Wetaskiwin, Infinite Imagination-Camrose, and Floater Studios. Excellent adjudications were presented by Adjudicator Reed McColm. After the awards were finished, Reed did private adjudications with a twist. He adjudicated one group while the others sat and observed. It was rotated this way for all three groups. The groups found that this was also very informative and helpful.
Wetaskiwin group – ‘Beyond Measure’ – Geralyn Horton
Infinite Imaginations- ‘Tuesday Morning’- Kevin Schole – Original Script
Floater Studios – ‘Liminality’ – Dr. Steven Andrew – Original Script
AwardsOutstanding Technical Production – Beyond Measure-Deborah Williams
Outstanding Direction – Kevin Schole – Tuesday Morning
Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Steven Andrews – Liminality
Adjudicator’s Award – Character compatibility – Beyond Measure – Deborah Williams & Carolyn Venter
Outstanding Original Script – Kevin Schole – Tuesday Morning
Outstanding Production for the Big Valley Region – Liminality - Steven Andrews.
2017 Regional Festival
The Big Valley Region 7 ADFA One Act Play Festival was held on Saturday April 15, 2017 at the Augustana Theatre, Camrose, AB.
There five entrants in the festival. Reed McColm, of Edmonton, was the adjudicator.
Awards were given for:
Outstanding technical production: Kathy MacInnis, 'Poof" - Churchmice Players, Camrose
Outstanding direction: Shayla Blatz, "This Side Of Heaven" – Infinite Imagination, Camrose
Outstanding Performance: Guss McKinney, "This Side of Heaven, Infinite Imagination, Camrose
Outstanding Performance: Mike Hicks, 'Still Life' – Infinite Imagination, Camrose
Adjudicator Award – Mike Hicks, Director, Actor and Stage Manager – for work with 3 different productions - Infinite Imagination, Camrose
Most Outstanding Production: 'This Side of Heaven' – Infinite Imagination, Camrose
Guss McKinney, Shayla Blatz (Director), Reed McColm (Adjudicator),Emma Bleau, Kevin Schole, Sandra Schole (Dresser).
Outstanding Performance: Guss McKinney, “This Side of Heaven, Infinite Imagination, Camrose
Outstanding direction: Shayla Blatz, “This Side Of Heaven” – Infinite Imagination, Camrose
Outstanding technical production: Kathy MacInnis, ‘Poof” - Churchmice Players, Camros
Outstanding Performance: Mike Hicks, ‘Still Life’ – Infinite Imagination, Camros
2016 Regional Festival
The Big Valley Regional One Act Festival was held on Saturday, March 19, 2016, in the Manluk Theatre in Wetaskiwin. The Wetaskiwin Theatre Society were our gracious hosts. Adjudicator was Brett Lemay.
Winners:
Outstanding Technical Production - Kevin Schole, "February 14th"
Outstanding Performance - Mick Hicks, "Death of Me"
Outstanding Direction - Sandra Schole, "February 14th"
Outstanding Performance - Shayla Blatz, "February 14th"
Adjudicator's Award - Trevor McTavish, "February 14th"
Outstanding Production -"February 14th" Shayla Blatz, Sandra Schole (Director), Tevor McTavish
Winners - CMP February 14th
Awards Table 2016 Big Valley 1 Act Festival
Brett Lemay - 2016 Adjudicator
Death of Me
Kevin Schole - Outstanding Techincal Production
Mike Hicks - Outstanding Performance
Outstanding Production - February 14th
Sandra Shcole - Outstanding Direction
Shayle Rae Blatz- Outstanding Performance
Trevor McTavish - Adjudicator's Award
2014 Regional Festival
The Big Valley Regions of ADFA held its One Act Festival in Castor, at the Castor Community Centre. A very lovely community centre that reached a lovely compromise in the building for both community use and theatrical use: 3 dressing rooms, large stage, backstage loading platform from outside to stage. (For the Castor dinner theatres each year they seat 200 people and have room for serving lines and refreshment stand.) The audience of about 125 enjoyed a very entertaining evening. Lori Miller of Bashaw was the adjudicator
Adjudicator award – Collaborative team effort in presentation- Susan Laundry & Rhonda Steinwand: A New Sunrise, Castor Little Theatre
Adjudication with Outstanding performance, Lori Miller, Deborah Williams, Eric Anderson, Levi Anderson, Paris Engram: The Pretty Trap- Wetaskiwin Theatre Society
Outstanding performance by an Actress, Deborah William, The Pretty Trap, Wetaskiwin Theatre Society
Most Outstanding Performance trophy - Levi Anderson, The Pretty Trap, Wetaskiwin Theatre Society
Best Director - Paris Engram, The Pretty Trap, Wetaskiwin Theatre Society
Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Erick Anderson, The Babel of Circular Labyrinths, Wetaskiwin Theatre Society
Adjudication with Outstanding performance
Castor Little Theatre Cast
Adjudicator collaborative team effort
2013 Regional Festival
Churchmice Players presentation of "Impromptu" was chosen as the top performance at the Big Valley Region (ADFA) One Act Play Festival, which was held at the Waterworks Theatre, Wetaskiwin on Saturday, April 13. The director of the Camrose play, Peter LeBlanc, won Outstanding Director Award.
Other awards given were for: Outstanding Performance by an Actor to Mike Hick, Churchmice Players, "Impromptu"; for Outstanding Performance by an Actress to Rhonda Steinwand, Castor Little Theatre, " A Marriage Proposal"; the Adjudicator Award for Outstanding Use of Light and Sound Effect was won by Erik Anderson & Paris Engram, Wetaskiwin Theatre Society, "The Babel of Circular Labyrinth.". The Churchmice Players, cast of Emilie Kerr, Rayna Benke, Trevor McTavish, and Mike Hicks, along with the director Peter LeBlanc, will get to take their one act play, "Impromptu", to the Alberta Drama Festival Association (ADFA) Provincial One Act Festival.
The Provincial One Act Festival will be held in Highwood Memorial Centre, High River on May 18-19.
Adjudicator’s Award for use of special effects. Wetaskiwin Theatre Society; Paris Engram, Erik Anderson & Adjudicator Brett Lemay
Churchmice Players, Trevor McTavish, Emile Kerr, Rayna Benke, Mike Hicks With trophies for Regional Trophy, Outstanding Performance by Actor, and Outstanding Director.
Most Outstanding Performance, Churchmice Players, Camrose; Trevor McTavish, Emile Kerr, Adjudicator Brett Lemay, Mike Hick, Rayna Benke
Outstanding Performance by an Actor, Churchmice Players, Camrose; Mike Hicks & Adjudicator Brett Lemay
Outstanding Performance by an Actress, Castor Little Theatre; Rhonda Steinwand & Adjudicator Brett Lemay