Results from the Shakespeare Soiree 2016 Finalists for the Auckland Festival The Taming of the Shrew – Act II, Sc. 1 Directors and actors: Katharina - Alex Briscoe Petruchio - Rachel Davis King John – Act IV, Sc. 1 Directors and actors: Hubert - Amalia Schroeder Executioner - Clara Schroeder Arthur - Amy Henwood Othello – Act III, Sc. 4 Directors and actors: Desdemona - Tara O’Connor Emilia - Ekta Gangakhedkar Othello - Olivia Bennett The Taming of the Shrew – Act II, Sc. 1 Directors and actors: Petruchio - Arahia Biddle Katharina - Brooke Hardy Twelfth Night – Act II, Sc. 5 Directors: Poppy McCall and Olivia Woodfield Actors: Sir Toby Belch - Maddie Falconer Fabian - Georgia Warwick Maria - Izzy Devlin Malvolio - Emma Pitt Antony and Cleopatra – Act II, Sc. 5 Directors: Amy Henwood and Emma Welsh Actors: Cleopatra - Harriette Taylor Charmian - Nico Penny Messenger - Crystal Bellingham Highly Commended For Visual Concept King Lear – Act I, Sc. 1 Directors: Rachel Lee and Jenny Wu Actors: King Lear - Jasmine Ha Goneril - Maddison Couwenberg Regan - Lancely Yung Cordelia - Even Zhang For Originality and Composition Macbeth – Act I, Sc. 7; Act II, Sc. 1; Act II, Sc. 2 Directors and actors: Macbeth - Kassandra Wang Macbeth - Annie Sun Lady Macbeth - Naushiha Aravinthan For Providing Clear Context for Audience Through Strong Props/Costume A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Act III, Sc. 2 Directors: Lucy Carter and Tara O’Connor Actors: Demetrius - Jeri Misa Helena - Olivia Kerr Lysander - Willow Handy Hermia - Gabrielle Von Wallmoden For Connection Between Actors King Lear – Act I, Sc. 1 Directors: Tea Aleksich and Rebecca Thomson Actors: Goneril - Nicole Blackett Regan - Jenny Wang Cordelia - Alison Winstanley King Lear - Kanicha Nualkhair For Use of Costume The Tempest – Act IV, Sc. 1 Directors: Saba Haghi and Amy Tommas Actors: Prospero - Anastasia Falkov Ferdinand - Molly Kaye Iris - Scarlett Hunter Juno - Ruby Sussock Ceres - Chloe Tattersfield Miranda - Lili Izzard For Connection Between Actors The Tempest – Act II, Sc. 2 Directors: Angela Pan and Amy Zhang Actors: Caliban - Carlie Yung Trinculo - Georgia Fyfe Stephano - Ammie Xie Highly Commended Actors Sharon Ling Harriet McElroy Grace Mora Georgia Fyfe Roisin Buckley Hannah Went Sacha Brown Maddy Lamb Keying Huo-Smith Sabrina Zhu Hannah Friedlander Selina Nan Abby Jackson Lola Cox Abby Jackson Jeri Misa Sophie Wood Amalia Schroeder Tara O’Connor Alice Hellriegel Kanicha Nualkhair Alex Briscoe Rachel Davis Isabelle Price Zoe Ooi Christine Liu Tracey Zhou Athena Churchill Harriette Taylor and Nico Penny (good relationship) Billie Bowen Lily McLean Maxie de Mann Sarah Brown Nellie McKegg Lily Eagles-Nielsen and Aida Chen (good relationship) Kassandra Wang Teacher Directed Merry Wives of Windsor - Compilation Director: Debbie Waalkens Actors: Mistress Page - Lucy Hay Mistress Ford - Rachel Davis Falstaff - Martine Browne Page - Amy Henwood Ford - Sophie Wood Mistress Quickly - Nicola Cosmann Robin - Rebecca Thomson Twelfth Night – Acts III – V (Amended) Director: Judy McIntosh Actors: Georgina Jones - Viola Sophie Barrell - Olivia Poppy McCall - Maria Saniya Khanolkar - Feste the Fool Love’s Labour’s Lost – Edited (Act II, Sc. 1 and Act V, Sc. 1 and Sc. 2) Director: Louise Tourelle Actors: Princess of France - Amalia Schroeder Forester - Ruby Christie Rosaline - Aida Chen Maria - Lily Eagels-Nielsen Katherine - Ella Bryning Costard - Tea Aleksich Boyet - Louise Jiang
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