OneFest 2015

Everyone who participates in OneFest is a winner simply for getting amongst it and supporting the one act play scene; and whilst we don’t consider OneFest a competition, we do like to highlight some outstanding participants- as deliberated by our esteemed adjudicator, Don Gay:

Best Production

“Somewhere Between the Sky and the Sea”presented by Square Pegs

Best Director

Meredith McQueen & Georgia Clark for“Somewhere Between the Sky and the Sea”

Best Male Actor

Ivano del Pio for Ramon in “Somewhere Between the Sky and the Sea”

Best Female Actor

 Laura Gilkes for Stephanie in“Somewhere Between the Sky and the Sea”

Best Original Work

 Ben Armitage for “Enough” presented by Old Nick

Most Promising Director

Emma Skalicky & Tai Gardner for“The Havisham Dress” presented by Bad Company

Adjudicator’s Award

Scott Hunt for Comic Writing with Flare

Congratulations to our 2015 winners and to everyone involved.

On Saturday nearly 40 writers, directors and performers rolled into the Playhouse Theatre to strut their stuff and present their works across two entertainment-packed sessions for two enthusiastic audiences.

The OneFest team- both backstage and front of house- put in some long hours and I’m so very grateful to them for their dedication and efforts. I will give them a shout-out via the OneFest page shortly.

I’d just like to highlight those enthusiast patrons again: thank you. Thank you for supporting local community theatre from across the state, and thank you for your ongoing support of OneFest. We are a small event in the grand program of theatre events in Hobart each calendar year, but we sure do got spirit – and you are all a big part of this.

Vik

We are on the final countdown!

 THIS SATURDAY is OneFest. The program has been finalised and published here. Do check it out- you’re in for a treat.

Copies of the program will be available on the day for a gold coin donation.

HAVE YOU GOT YOUR TICKETS YET?

*Please note: we regret to inform that This Bitch Called Home presented by Hobart Repertory Theatre Society in the afternoon session has been withdrawn from the festival due to unforseen circumstances.

OneFest is delighted to announce that Don Gay will be our adjudicator in 2015!

Don has worked in the theatre industry for over 40 years as an actor/singer, set designer, lighting designer and director. In 1977 he co-founded Polygon Theatre Company and toured the state with many ground-breaking works. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s he gained internships and directorial contracts with the Stage Company (Adelaide), Nimrod (Sydney) and overseas with the American Place Theatre (New York) and the American Conservatory Theatre (San Francisco). Recently Don has concentrated on writing for the theatre. He has completed seven scripts including For The Term Of His Natural Life – The Musical, which had its world premiere in 2004.

As an actor he has performed in over 200 productions,  most  recently in Mass Appeal, Cauliflower Homicide, The Vicar Of Dibley and The Fantasticks. He also performs on a regular basis in No Mercy at the Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site for Live History Hobart.

Don is Artistic Director of Mainstage Theatre Company and  his most recent productions as Director were Seussical – The Musical, The Play of Daniel at St David’s Cathedral, Heaven And Earth and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. His most recent productions for Hobart Rep were as director for Fiddler On The Roof in 2013 and A Murder Is Announced in May this year.