YORKTON - Yorkton' s Paper Bag Players hosted Theatre Saskatchewan's TheatreOne Festival ‘A Theatrical Battle Royale’ May 10-13.
Among the festivities were several workshops, including directing, puppetry, clowning and script work.
Five theatre groups from Saskatchewan performed at Sacred Heart Theatre and were adjudicated by Skye Brandon.
The award winners were:
Technical Merit - Smokescreen Productions (Prince Albert)
Best Performance in a supporting role - Jennifer Maier Paper Bag Players and Heather Derowiz Odyssey Productions (Prince Albert) with honourable mentions to Kelly Kacsmar Paper Bag Players and Pagan Racette Breaking Down Barriers (Regina)
Best Performance in a lead role - Cara Stelmaschuk Tale Spinner Theatre (North Battleford) and Dave Mulgrew Smokescreen Productions
Best Director - Ian Dickson Smokescreen Productions with honourable mention Dannyll Challis Tale Spinner Theatre runner up to best entry - Kafka's Monkey Tale Spinner Theatre
Best Entry – ‘I'm on a Train’ Smokescreen Productions.
Paper Bag Players thanks everyone who attended and sponsored to help make this event a success.
Next year's TheatreFest will be held in North Battleford April 21-27, 2024.
