The Sound of Music - 2024
Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
NOMINATIONS
Amateur Theatre Companies and Primary/Secondary Schools are invited to be part of the the APT Awards.
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These awards give amateur performers the pleasure and gratification of having their talent and hard work acknowledged by their local community.
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DATES
All amateur productions staged during the period March 2024 to February 2025 are eligible for consideration for the 2025 APT Awards.
The APT Awards will be presented in Autumn 2025.
LODGEMENT
Nomination Applications we prefer at least 4 weeks' notice, however we will accept later applications. Payment is required prior to your production's first performance.
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A separate Nomination Form is required for each production you nominate.
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ENTRY FEE
An entry payment of $50 needs to accompany each Nomination Application.
Payments can be made via EFT: (Please use your company/school name as reference)
Hume Bank
BSB: 640-000
Account No: 111268922
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Payment is required prior to the first performance of your nominated production.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
To be eligible for the APT Awards, nominees must:
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Stage an amateur/school production
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Acknowledge the APT Awards in the production's program with the following statement and a copy of the APT Awards Logo: "This production is being judged for the APT Awards to be presented in 2025"
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Provide a ticket and program for each adjudicator, to be held at the box office, for the agreed performance date
The Long Road - 2024
Wangaratta Players
ADJUDICATION
Productions will be judged in all relevant categories, as listed below:
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Best Play Production
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Best Musical Production
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Best Youth/School Production - Play
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Best Youth/School Production - Musical
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Best Performer in a Play
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Best Performer in a Musical
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Best Young Performer
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Achievement in Production
Technical - lighting and/or sound design
Costumes/Makeup
Sets/Props
Overall Acting
Design Concept & Execution
Overall Impression
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Achievement in Stage Management
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Achievement in Direction
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Achievement in Musical Direction
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Achievement in Vocal Direction
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Achievement in Choreography and Movement
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Special Achievement in Theatre
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Best Rural Community Production
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Kylie Wilson Company Award
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Best Performer​
To be eligible for an award, the performer must not receive remuneration for the performance or for working in or on the production. The only exception to this rule is the reimbursement of costs associated with purchasing items for the production or travel to or from rehearsals/performances.
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Please contact APT Awards if you are unsure whether a performer is eligible to be nominated for this category.
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Best Young Performer
Best Young Performer will be considered from adult and youth/school productions. A young performer is considered 18 years or under at the time of the first performance, unless a full time secondary student, in which case an older performer will also be considered for this category if in a youth/school productions.
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A Youth can be nominated for both Best Performer and Best Young Performer categories but can only win one of
the awards. Eg if a youth wins the Best Performer (adult category) for playing say Oliver in Oliver Twist, then they are not eligible to win the Best Young Performer (youth category) for the same role and performance and vice versa.
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Achievement in Production
Technical - lighting and/or sound design
Costumes/Makeup
Sets/Props
Overall Acting
Design Concept & Execution
Overall Impression
Any one of the areas mentioned below will be considered for this category (eg costumes is an area). Each area will be considered separately. However, to be eligible the area must meet the following:
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Technical - 100% created and designed by company members
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Costumes - 100% designed by company members
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Sets - 100% designed by company members
Double Casting
Double casting is when two actors are both cast in the same role and take turns playing the role during alternating performances eg during a production season the character The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera is played by one or more different performers.
The APT Awards are happy to attend alternate performances, giving all performers an opportunity to be recognised in their role(s).
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Special Achievement in Theatre
In summer each year, theatre companies/schools are invited to submit their nominations for individuals/production groups/teams who they consider have greatly contributed to local theatre in any capacity. The winner will be announced at the Awards Event.
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Best Rural Community Production
This award recognises the challenges of limited resources and initiative used by smaller rural companies to produce quality productions within and for their communities.
To be eligible for this category, population size where the show is produced and performed must be less than 10,000 with a production budget of no more than $20,000.
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Kylie Wilson Company Award
This award honours inaugural APT Awards member Kylie Wilson who died from cancer in 2020. A dedicated supporter of local theatre, Kylie was ecstatic when she was given the opportunity to direct one of her favourite musicals ‘Company’.
The Kylie Wilson Company Award, a double entendre on her love of the musical and a theatre group that produces plays and musicals, this award will be presented to the ensemble in a production who displays creative collaboration and mutual support.
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Please contact the APT Awards Administrator - APTAwards.Border@gmail.com - if you require clarification on any information about the awards nomination process.