Submitted by Greg Digout, Sacred Heart High School
The Saskatchewan Drama Association (SDA) 2013 Region 4 High School Drama Festival was held recently at the Anne Portnuff Theatre in Yorkton, featuring eleven competing plays from eight schools in the region.
The Sacred Heart High School Drama Club's production of 'In the Garden of the Selfish Giant', directed by Mrs. Kim Wyatt and Mrs. Teresa Hartman, was selected as Best Overall Production by Front of House Adjudicator June Mayhew from Regina. As a result, the play now advances to compete at the SDA 2013 Provincial High School Drama Festival at the University of Regina Mainstage Theatre from May 8 to 10, where it will compete against winning plays from ten other provincial regions for the title of Provincial Best Overall Production.
The Sacred Heart High School Drama Club has previously won the SDA Provincial Festival three times and has now won the Region 4 Drama Festival for twelve consecutive years.
Corrigan Fafard, a Grade 11 student at Sacred Heart High School, was selected by the Front of House Adjudicator as the winner of the Mary Ellen Burgess Performance Award, the top acting award at the regional festival, for playing the role of Brianna in 'In the Garden of the Selfish Giant'. Michelle Puchala won an Acting Award of Excellence for playing Maggie in the play. Hanna Hansen was named the Best Stage Manager Award winner by Backstage Adjudicator Kendra Watson of Regina for Stage Management in 'In the Garden of the Selfish Giant'.
Following is a complete list of awards won by the Sacred Heart High School Drama Club at the Region 4 Drama Festival:
BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION: In the Garden of the Selfish Giant
BEST TECHNICAL PRODUCTION RUNNER UP: Check Please
MARY ELLEN BURGESS PERFOR-MANCE AWARD: Corrigan Fafard, In the Garden of the Selfish Giant
BEST STAGE MANAGER AWARD: Hanna Hansen, In the Garden of the Selfish Giant
ACTING AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: Michelle Puchala, In the Garden of the Selfish Giant; Luke Schaab, Check Please; Clark Bazin, The High-Schooler's Guide to the Galaxy; Cheyenne Miller, The High-Schooler's Guide to the Galaxy; Delrae Whitehawk, The High-Schooler's Guide to the Galaxy
ACTING CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Kaylee Ford, Check Please; Serge Yacyshyn, Check Please; Hailey Kaspick, The High-Schooler's Guide to the Galaxy; Jaya Markham, The High-Schooler's Guide to the Galaxy; Justine Zarowny, The High-Schooler's Guide to the Galaxy
TECHNICAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: Reid Stranaghan, Assistant Stage Management, The High-Schooler's Guide to the Galaxy; Erin Casey, Assistant Stage Management, Check Please
TECHNICAL CERT-IFICATE OF MERIT: David Graf, Lighting Design and Execution, Check Please; Casey Shields, Make Up and Costume Design (Mime), Check Please; Michelle Puchala, Props Management, Check Please; Jenika MacArthur, Make Up and Props, The High-Schooler's Guide to the Galaxy; Kara Taphorn, Making the Job Her Own (Sweeping), In the Garden of the Selfish Giant
SPIRIT AWARD: Kaitlin Inglis, Check Please; Michelle Puchala, In the Garden of the Selfish Giant; Jaya Markham, The High-Schooler's Guide to the Galaxy.