2016 AWARDS – WINNERS AND SPONSORS
Okanagan Zone Steve Heal Memorial Scholarship
2015 Recipient – Joy Peters (Shuswap Theatre)
Ozzie Award
Sponsored by Theatre BC – Okanagan Zone
-no recipient
Best Backstage Co-operation
Sponsored by Willem Roell
– The Crew – I Had a Job I Liked. Once., Shuswap Theatre
Adjudicator’s Merit Award
For technical innovation for animation sequences
– Cheree Lang – The Pillowman, Fred Skeleton Theatre Company
Adjudicator’s Merit Award
For team building, mentoring and community engagement
– Powerhouse Theatrical Society
Best Newcomer
Sponsored by Dick Clements
– Jo Dixon as Billie – Unnecessary Farce, Powerhouse Theatrical Society
Best Ensemble
Sponsored by Bumbershoot Theatre
– The Entire Cast & Crew – Unnecessary Farce, Powerhouse Theatrical Society
Best Set Décor
Sponsored by Powerhouse Theatrical Society
– Bruce Turnbull & Team – The Maids, Asparagus Community Theatre
Best Props
Sponsored by Theatre Kelowna Society
– Janice & Terry Goodman – Sleeping Indoors, South Okanagan Amateur Players
Best Costume Design
Sponsored by Penticton Chamber Theatre
– Rhonda Nicholas – Unnecessary Farce, Powerhouse Theatrical Society
Honorable Mention for Costume Design
– Bernice Myllyniemi – Sleeping Indoors, South Okanagan Amateur Players
Best Sound Design
Sponsored by Barbara Keith
– Goran Sukunda – The Pillowman, Fred Skeleton Theatre Company
Best Light Design
Sponsored by Maureen Ruscheinsky of Sutton Group Lakefront Realty, Vernon
– Vanessa J. Lomas – The Pillowman, Fred Skeleton Theatre Company
Best Set Design
Sponsored by Summerland Singers and Players
– Eugene Leveque & Team – Unnecessary Farce, Powerhouse Theatrical Society
Best Supporting Actress
Sponsored by Joyce Elderton
– Heather Anderson as Izzy – Rabbit Hole, The Crimson Tine Players
Best Supporting Actor
Sponsored by South Okanagan Amateur Players
– Chris Froese as Tupolski – The Pillowman, Fred Skeleton Theatre Company
Best Actress
Sponsored by Ruhland Design & Construction
– Tanya Laing Gahr as Karen – Unnecessary Farce, Powerhouse Theatrical Society
Best Actor
Sponsored by Shuswap Theatre
– Peter MacLeod as Katurian – The Pillowman, Fred Skeleton Theatre Company
Best Director
Sponsored by Asparagus Community Theatre
– Rob Mason-Brown – The Pillowman, Fred Skeleton Theatre Company
Best Runner Up Production
Sponsored by Century 21 Amos Realty, Oliver
– Unnecessary Farce, Powerhouse Theatrical Society
Best Production – Okanagan Zone Allum Cup
Sponsored by Theatre BC – Okanagan Zone
– The Pillowman, Fred Skeleton Theatre Company