Women directors dominate nominations for drama festival

The highly anticipated National Drama Festival awards ceremony is set for tomorrow evening, at the National Cultural Centre, when the winners in the various categories will be known. The nominations were released on Thursday and they include:

Full length plays – Till ah find a place 3 by H & T Theatre Arts Group, Shattered Dreamz by Horizon Arts Productions and Colour of Race by Queen of Arts Productions for the Best Production, Best Costume, Best Set Design and Use, Nest Light Design and Use, Best Use of Sound and Best Performing Cast.

Best Director – Sheron Cadogan-Taylor (Till ah Find a Place 3), Mariatha Causway (Shattered Dreamz) and Sonia Yarde (Colour of Race).

Best Actor – Mark Luke-Edwards (Till Ah Find A Place 3), Nickose Layne (Shattered Dreamz) and Sean Budnah (Colour of Race)

Best Supporting Actor – Paul Budnah, Kirwin Mars (Till Ah Find a Place 3), Paul Budnah (Colour of Race) and Max Massiah, Mark Luke-Edwards, Renne Chester and Johan David Shattered Dreamz)

Best Actress – Leslyn Lashley-Fraser Shattered Dreamz), Sonia Yarde (Till ah Find a Place 3), Clemencio Goddette (Colour of Race) and Marissa Morgan-Bonie (Colour of Race).

Best Supporting Actress – Clemencio Goddette (Till Ah Find a Place 3), Kimberly Fernandes (Shattered Dreamz), Abigail Brower (Shattered Dreamz), Malika Edmondson (Till Ah Find a Place 3) and Oceanna Hoppie (Colour of Race).

Other nominations are in the Open Short and One Act, Debutante, Best New Guyanese play, Junior and Schools segments.

Admission to the awards ceremony is free.