SOOTHFEST
2009

Korah Collegiate
Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Monday, May 4

Passion, Poison & Petrifaction
Written by George Bernard Shaw
Revised by D Daynard
Directed by Liisa Steinwedel
(Korah)

Unrequited
Written by David Barnes
Directed by Joe LeBlanc
(Stage 1)

Memory Garden
Written by Mark Scharf
Directed by Mike Greco
(Korah)

Tuesday, May 5

Overtones
Written by Alice Gerstenberg
Directed by Brad Jones
(Stage 1)

All or Nothing
Written by Liisa Steinwedel
Directed by Amanda Petrocco & Liisa Steinwedel
(Korah)

Wednesday, May 6

The Shape of a Girl
(An Excerpt)
Written by Joan MacLeod
Directed by Loretta Durat
(Sault Youth Theatre)

Imperfect Proposal
Written by Lisa Parry
Directed by Ashleigh Abbott
(St. Basil)

The plays were adjudicated by
Michael Hennessey
from Family Life Theatre

Awards were presented as follows:

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR
IN A LEADING ROLE
Sponsored by
Sault Theatre Workshop
Melina Lescoe
Sault Youth Theatre
The Shape of a Girl

OTHER NOMINEES
Dana Martin (Stage 1 - Unrequited)
Donja Trivers (Korah - Memory Garden)

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR
IN A LEADING ROLE
Sponsored by
Sault Theatre Workshop
Jesse Evans
Korah
All or Nothing

OTHER NOMINEES
Dan O'Brien (Korah - Memory Garden)
Justin Wilson (Stage 1 - Unrequited)

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR
IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sponsored by
Sault Theatre Workshop
Meghan Reid
Stage 1
Overtones

OTHER NOMINEES
Nadia Lewis (Stage 1- Overtones)
Maizie Robinson (St. Basil - Imperfect Proposal)

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR
IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sponsored by
Sault Theatre Workshop
Dan O'Brien
Korah
Passion, Poison & Petrifaction

OTHER NOMINEES
James Coutu (St. Basil - Imperfect Proposal)
Dustin Luck (Korah - All or Nothing)

OUTSTANDING ACTING ENSEMBLE
Sponsored by
Arts Council of SSM & District
Imperfect Proposal
St. Basil

OTHER NOMINEES
All or Nothing (Korah)
Passion, Poison & Petrifaction (Korah)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
Sponsored by
St. Basil Secondary School
Ashleigh Abbott
St. Basil
Imperfect Proposal

OTHER NOMINEES
Mike Greco (Korah - Memory Garden)

STEVE BALLANTINE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Sponsored by
an anonymous Arts Council Member
Includes a $200 award towards Soothfest 2009
Shape of a Girl
Sault Youth Theatre

OTHER NOMINEES
Imperfect Proposal (St. Basil)
Memory Garden (Korah)

MEGAN'S AWARD
Sponsored by
Joan Foster & Bill Slingsby
Includes a $100 Bursary Towards Theatre/Arts Training
Rachiel Hartmann

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL PACKAGE
Sponsored by
Stone's Office Supply
Megan Wigmore & Liisa Steinwedel
Passion, Poison & Petrifaction
Korah

PEER RECOGNITION AWARD
Chosen by the Adjudicator's Assistant
Sponsored by
Arts Council of SSM & District
Jay Nguyen
for commitment and investment in her portrayal of young Harry
All or Nothing - Korah

OTHER NOMINEES
The Death Scene
for conviction & creativity to create such a fun and interesting bit
(Passion, Poison & Petrifaction - Korah)

Memory Garden
for beautiful and honest moments
(Memory Garden - Korah)

ADJUDICATOR'S AWARDS

Sponsored by
Lions Club of Sault Ste. Marie

Ian Shaule
for a specific & sustained accent
Passion, Poison & Petrifaction - Korah

Joe LeBlanc
for doing an excellent job at the helm (director) of a difficult show
Stage 1 - Unrequited

Shape of a Girl
for subtle & creative lighting
Shape of a Girl - Sault Youth Theatre

Liisa Steinwedel
for bringing creativity, originality & lots of hard work
Passion, Poison & Petrifaction / All or Nothing - Korah

SPIRIT AWARDS

Sponsored by
Sault Youth Theatre

FEMALE
Donja Trivers
Memory Garden / Passion, Poison & Petrifaction - Korah

MALE
Ben Boudreau
Imperfect Proposal - St. Basil

BEST IN SHOW
Sponsored by
Penny Martin

Riley the Dog
Imperfect Proposal - St.Basil

SOOTHFEST 2009 SPONSORS

Sault Ste. Marie Lions Club
Algoma District School Board
Sault Theatre Workshop
Sault Youth Theatre
Korah Collegiate
St. Basil Secondary
Stone's Office Supply
Arts Council of SSM & District

SPECIAL THANKS

The Soothfest Committee for 2009
William Slingsby, Rosanne Stewart, Doug Daynard
Dan O'Brien, Loretta Durat, Bobbi McLean

Adjudicator
Michael Hennessey

Master of Ceremonies
Joan Foster

Stage Manager
Penny Martin

Adjudicator's Assistant
Courtney Larkin

Workshop Facilitators
Michael Hennessey
Matthew Willcock
Courtney Larkin

Front of House
Robin Slingsby

Ushers
Jeff Slingsby & April Slingsby

D.J.
Jamie Ledyit