Current Awards

Bravo Award2022

Don Oakley has worked with St Jude’s Players since 1964, and has acted, directed, stage managed, contributed to multiple backstage crews, volunteered his time for front of house, as a production coordinator and in many more roles that are required within our community theatre. He is always more than happy to step in when needed. His dedication and passion to the tasks he works on, is exceptional and he is always happy to assist and encourage those around him. Don keeps in mind the future of St Jude's Players as well as Adelaide's Community Theatre in general, and has mentored many of our upcoming talent and backstage crew, even to the point that one of their young tech crew is about to take on stage managing for the first time in an upcoming production. Don Oakley has been on the St Jude’s committee for many years and his main role within that group is set design and construction, running a small team of construction workers to achieve award-winning sets. He always works closely with each director to achieve a very high standard which has resulted in numerous awards over the years, including two TASA TechniCAL awards for Set Design – for The Pig Iron People and Man of La Mancha. Although I have only known Don for 15 of those 60 years at St Jude’s, it is my great honour and privilege to present him with this award. Congratulations, Don.

TASA Award Winners 2022

DramatiCAL
Festen  (WINNER) Red Phoenix Theatre    
Arcadia Uni of Adel Theatre Guild    
Terror Red Phoenix Theatre    
Puberty Blues Deadset Theatre Company    
       
MusiCAL
Tarantara! Tarantara!  (WINNER) G & S Society of SA    
Dogfight St Jude’s Players    
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change Marie Clark Musical Theatre    
Into the Woods G & S Society of SA    
       
ComiCAL
The Socially Distanced Play Tea Tree Players    
The Vicar of Dibley Tea Tree Players    
Laughter on the 23rd Floor Adelaide Repertory Theatre    
Hand to God  (WINNER) Uni of Adel Theatre Guild    
       
Youth TheatriCAL
Mamma Mia Pulteney Grammar School    
The Lion King Jr Adelaide Youth Theatre    
Newsies  (WINNER) Adelaide Youth Theatre    
Annie Jr Adelaide Theatre Academy    
       
Ensemble CALective
Arcadia Uni of Adel Theatre Guild    
Bye Bye Birdie Scotch College    
Newsies Jnr Adelaide Youth Theatre    
A Love Affair Galleon Theatre Group    
Terror  (WINNER) Red Phoenix Theatre    
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change Marie Clark Musical Theatre    
Hand to God Uni of Adel Theatre Guild    
Laughter on the 23rd Floor Adelaide Repertory Theatre    
NOTE: Productions that win another CAL award will not be eligible for an Ensemble CALective Award
Outstanding Performance in a Musical
Ruby Pinkerton Dogfight St Jude’s Players  
Andrew Crispe Tarantara! Tarantara! G & S Society of SA  
Gus Robson Dogfight St Jude’s Players  
Mark Oates  (WINNER) Les Miserables Northern Light Theatre Company  
Deon Martino-Williams The Jersey boys Northern Light Theatre Company  
Olivia Sutton Bye Bye Birdie Scotch College  
Megan Humphries  (WINNER) Into the Woods G & S Society of SA  
Outstanding Performance in a Stage Play
Robert Baulderstone Arcadia Uni of Adel Theatre Guild  
Gavin Cianci Laughter on the 23rd Floor Adelaide Repertory Theatre  
Matt Houston  (WINNER) Hand to God Uni of Adel Theatre Guild  
Zoe Muller Puberty Blues Deadset Theatre Company  
Matilda Butler Puberty Blues Deadset Theatre Company  
Ben Francis  (WINNER) Amadeus Independent Theatre  
Pari Nehvi Arcadia Uni of Adel Theatre Guild  
Shedrick Yarpai Othello Independent Theatre  
Cheryl Douglas Sweet Road Adelaide Repertory Theatre  
Outstanding Youth Performance
Kit Erhart-Bruce The Case of Alex Hansen Wings2Fly Theatre  
James Dwyer  (WINNER) Pan the Man Tea Tree Players  
Oscar Bridges Newsies Jr Adelaide Youth Theatre  
Alyssa Faranda  (WINNER) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory NOW Productions  
Daniela Gareyeva Madagascar Jr Adelaide Youth Theatre  
Ophelia Farmer Annie Jr Adelaide Theatre Academy  
TechniCAL
Ole Wiebkind Vincent in Brixton Set Design St Jude’s
Ole Wiebkind & Don Oswald  (WINNER) The Pitmen Painters Set Design Therry
James Allenby A Love Affair Lighting Design Galleon

 

 

 

Since 1989, the Theatre Association of South Australia (TASA) has been recognising and rewarding companies and individuals for outstanding contributions to our theatrical landscape.

Established in 2014, the aim of the Bravo! award is to promote the quality of non-profit theatre in South Australia, and to show support to members of TASA.

Matt ByrneAward

This Award is named in honour of Matt Byrne, who was well known and respected for taking risks and having insight, faith and trust in individuals (who were often novices) to join him in successfully managing those risks.

Award Nominations & Recipients