The Princess Margaret School dominated the annual Secondary School’s Theatre
Festival’s prize-giving ceremony, fashioned after the Academy Awards held in
Hollywood.
The event took place at the Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute on
Sunday evening with attendees dressed for the occasion; ladies in stylish ankle
length dresses and the young men in suits for the awards show, seen as Antigua
and Barbuda’s version of the Academy Awards.
The annual Secondary School Theatre Festival saw schools competing in two
categories; dance and drama. The Princess Margaret School dominated in both
categories.
In the drama segment, the PMS won five of the sixteen categories outright and
shared the prize for the sixth. PMS play, Anybody’s baby won for best directing
alongside the Ottos Comprehensive School’s entry One-eyed God, an adaptation of
a play written by Trinidadian playwright, Anderson Labarie. Anybody’s baby was
written by the school’s principal, Dr. Colin Greene. He said the drama programme
at PMS has been doing quite well and he noted that the drama programme taking
place in schools across the country had its genesis at the PMS.
In the Dance Category, PMS won four of the eight segments in which prizes were
handed out.
The following is the complete list of winners;
Dance categories:
Most Promising Male- Mr. Marsa Farrel (ASS)
Most Promising Female- Ms. Cimyra Dover (SNRA)
Outstanding Duet- Ms. Ronique Dharangit & Nikeena Dickenson (PMS)
Outstanding Improvisation- Ms. Cimyra Dover (SNRA)
Outstanding Costume- Princess Margaret School
Outstanding Solo- Ms. Aneea Linzy
Outstanding Group Dance- Princess Margaret School
Outstanding Choreography- Princess Margaret School
Drama Categories:
Most Promising Actress- Ms. Naomi McDonald (JSS)
Most Promising Actor: Mr. Pete Charles
Best Improvisation Male: Mr. Rafique Edwards (JSS)
Best Improvisation Female: Ms. Lasahuna Andrew's (SNRA)
Best Actress: Ms. Daniella Desuza (PMS)
Best Actor: Mr. Najah Monford (OCS)
Best Improvisation School: Princess Margaret School
Best Ensemble Performance: Princess Margaret School
Best Set Design: Princess Margaret School
Best Lighting: Princess Margaret School
Best Sound Effects: Clarehall Secondary School
Best Costume: Ottos Comprehensive School
Best Stage Management: Jennings Secondary School
Best Original Script: Jennings Secondary School
Best Teenage Script: Clarehall Secondary School
Best Directing: Princess Margaret School & Ottos Comprehensive School
