South-West Shorts 2019
THE THEME:
Changing Landscapes
THE JUDGES
Andrea Gibbs, Barefaced Stories
Sherryl Spencer, Blak Yak Community Theater Company
Vivienne Garratt, Australian actress
THE FINALISTS
We had a record number of entries this year
and the standard was very high.
Thank you to our talented judges
who had the challenging task of selecting
only six finalists:
James Forte, Perth
Donyale MacKrill, South-West
David Rawet, South-West
Sky River, South-West
Ella Smith, Perth
Andrew Turk, Perth
Andrew Turk (Perth), David Rawet (Bunbury), Sky River (Margaret River), Therese Edmonds (Producer) and Donyale MacKrill (Busselton).
Donyale MacKrill accepts her Judges award from Andrew Frith, General Manager, Arts Margaret River
THE WORKSHOP
The six finalists were invited to join the producer in Dunsborough
for a full-day workshop.
Each play was read and discussed, giving valuable feedback for
its author before working on their performance script.
As well as providing the finalists with an opportunity to workshop their script, this event creates and further develops relationships between
Perth and South-West writers.
The first workshop in 2017 was the catalyst that began
the South-West Edge and Ocean Edge groups.
Ella Smith (Perth) and Daniel Ramsey (Perth) in Ella’s play, ‘Closed Today’
The glorious trophy created by Gerry Reilly at Melting Pot Glass Studio
THE PERFORMANCE
All six plays were performed on Saturday 13th JULY 2019
at the HEART black box studio in Margaret River.
What a fabulous evening
of West Australian storytelling!
There was high praise from the sell-out audience for such talent and professionalism
as our six plays and special guest performance showcased the creativity
of the south-west corner of Australia.
THE AWARDS
Congratulations to the award winners:
JUDGES AWARD
Donyale MacKrill for The Change
JUDGES AWARD RUNNER UP
Sky River for A Block of River Bed
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Sky River for A Block of River Bed
BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD
Donna Chatfield in David Rawet’s The Wait
Sky River accepts her Judges Runner-Up award from Andrew Frith
Therese Edmonds (Dunsborough) and Margot Edwards (Margaret River) welcome the sell-out crowd
Amy Johnstone (Margaret River) and Divyam Sue Gibson (Margaret River) in Andrew Turk’s (Perth), “Consequences’
Sage Lockyer (Perth) and Steve Ozanne (Perth) in James Forte’s (Perth) , ‘At The Lighthouse’
Our special guest Sari Bennett (Molloy Island) in her performance poetry piece, ‘Changing Landscapes’
Ella Smith (Perth) receives her Finalists certificate
James Forte (Perth) receives his Finalists certificate
Carolyn Forte (Margaret River) and Donyale MacKrill (Busselton) in Donyale’s award-winning play, ‘The Change’
Donna Chatfield (Busselton) in her award-winning performance of David Rawet’s (Bunbury) , ‘The Wait’
Sari Bennett (Molloy Island) and Sky River (Margaret River) in Sky’s award-winning, ‘A Block of River Bed’
David Rawet receives his Finalists certificate from Therese Edmonds, producer
Donna Chatfield accepts her Best Performance award from judge, Lyn Serventy
Our grateful thanks to…
- Andrew Frith, General Manager
- Phil Bebb, Technical and Facilities Manager
- Sophie Metcalfe, Lighting
- Harrison Lambert, Sound
- Stephanie Kreutzer, Marketing
- and the volunteers at Arts Margaret River
This event would not have happened without the generous and encouraging support of this remarkable group of people and their heart for local theatre and the arts.
A special thank you to:
the wonderful Judi Westaway (Stage Manager)
Jann Lane (Photographer)
Gerry Reilly and Margot Edwards
for the glorious trophies they created and donated for the awards,
and for Margot’s unstinting commitment to nurturing local artists.
