Winners of the 2013 National Drama Festival Achievement Awards

1. OPEN CATEGORY FULL LENGTH PLAYS BEST PRODUCTION 1) WATCH DE RIDE 2-JUSTICE – H & T Theatre Arts Group BEST PRODUCTIONFIRST RUNNER UP 2) ANYBODY SEE BRENDA – The Theatre Guild of Guyana BEST PRODUCTION SECOND RUNNER UP 3) WHENCHOCOLATE MELTS – Indian Arrival Committee BEST DIRECTOR Ronald Hollingsworth & Sheron Cadogan-Taylor - WATCH DE RIDE 2-JUSTICE BEST COSTUMING BERBICE UPRISING BEST SET WATCH DE RIDE 2- JUSTICE BEST USE OF LIGHTS WATCH DE RIDE 2-JUSTICE BEST USE OF SOUND BERBICE UPRISING BEST NEW GUYANESE STAGEPLAY “WHEN CHOCOLATE MELTS” written by Neaz Subhan

BEST PERFORMING CAST ANYBODY SEE BRENDA BEST ACTOR Mahadeo Shivraj – Watch de Ride 2-Justice Mark Luke Edwards –Anybody See Brenda BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Sean Thompson– Watch de Ride 2-Justice BEST ACTRESS Melissa King - Watch de ride 2-Justice BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Sonia Yarde– Watch de ride 2-Justice 2. OPEN CATEGORY SHORT PLAYS BEST PRODUCTION 1) BEFORE HER PARTING - The Theatre Guild of Guyana BEST PRODUCTION FIRST RUNNER UP 2) MOMMY – Queen of Arts Productions BEST PRODUCTION SECOND RUNNER UP 3) FAREPICKER – The Theatre Guild of Guyana BEST SET MOMMY

BEST USE OF LIGHTS BEFORE HER PARTING BEST USE OF SOUND BEFORE HER PARTING BEST NEW GUYANESE STAGEPLAY MOMMY written by Sonia Yarde BEST PERFORMING CAST FAREPICKER BEST DIRECTOR Tivia Collins –“ Before Her Parting “ BEST ACTOR Kijana Lewis– Before Her Parting BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Paul Budnah – Farepicker BEST ACTRESS Colleen Humphrey – “Farepicker “ Nicola Moonsammy – “Mommy “ BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Sonia Yarde – “Before Her Parting “

BEST COSTUMING FAREPICKER 3. DEBUTANTES CATEGORY BEST PRODUCTION 1) MARA’S FAITH – Bethel Gospel Hall Youth Group (Jesus People) BEST PRODUCTION FIRST RUNNER UP 2) THIRD DEGREE GRADUATE – The Surmounting Thespians BEST PRODUCTION SECOND RUNNER UP BAMBOO ALLEY – Emeralds Drama Group BEST NEW GUYANESE STAGEPLAY MARA’S FAITH - Bethel Gospel Hall Youth Group (Jesus People) BEST DIRECTOR Roseanna Taitt – Mara’s Faith BEST SET UNEQUAL YOKE BEST USE OF LIGHTS MARA’S FAITH BEST COSTUMING BAMBOO ALLEY BEST USE OF SOUND SOUND Mara’s Faith

BEST PERFORMING CAST Bamboo Alley BEST ACTOR Joshua Griffith – Mara’s Faith BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Colin Primus – Bamboo Alley BEST ACTRESS Shantel McLean – 3rd Degree Graduate BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Stacy Semple – Third Degree Graduate 4. JUNIOR CATEGORY BEST PRODUCTION 1) CREATIVE BURIAL GROUND – Cast of Creative Burial Ground BEST PRODUCTION FIRST RUNNER UP 2) DEEP WOUNDS – Cast of Deep Wounds BEST PRODUCTION SECOND RUNNER 3) PLANNED TO PERFECTION – Cast of Planned to Perfection BEST DIRECTOR Nickose Layne – Creative Burial Ground BEST COSTUMING

CREATIVE BURIAL GROUND BEST SET CREATIVE BURIAL GROUND BEST USE OF LIGHTS CREATIVE BURIAL GROUND BEST USE OF SOUND PLANNED TO PERFECTION BEST NEW GUYANESE STAGEPLAY DEEP WOUNDS written - Melinda Primo-Solomon BEST PERFORMING CAST DEEP WOUNDS BEST ACTOR Sean Budnah – Deep Wounds BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Keon Heywood – Creative Burial Ground BEST ACTRESS Candacy Baveghems – Creative Burial Ground BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Leslyn Fraser – Planned to Perfection 5. SECONDARY SCHOOLS CATEGORY

BEST PRODUCTION 1) THE LOST HOPE - West Demerara Secondary School BEST PRODUCTION FIRST RUNNER UP 2) MASSACURAMAN - Berbice High School BEST PRODUCTION SECOND RUNNER UP 3) A FLOWER WITHOUT PETALS - Ascension Secondary School BEST DIRECTOR Taneka CALDEIRA – The Lost Hope BEST COSTUMING I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN – Dora Secondary School BEST SET MASSACURAMAN BEST USE OF LIGHTS MASSACURAMAN BEST USE OF SOUND THE LOST HOPE BEST NEW GUYANESE STAGEPLAY THE LOST HOPE - Taneka Caldeira BEST PERFORMING CAST THE LOST HOPE BEST ACTOR

Ezekiel Fraser – A Flower Without Petals BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Shemroy Reynolds – A Flower Without Petals BEST ACTRESS Hebron Edwards – The Lost Hope BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Jelena Dos Santos – I Should Have Known