A Myriad of NIDA Alumni Nominated at the 2023 Sydney Theatre Awards

The 2023 Sydney Theatre Award Nominations have been announced. Congratulations to all the nominees and a special shout out to the long list of NIDA Alumni who worked on the nominated productions and those that are individually nominated for their contribution to the Sydney Theatre scene in 2023. Please see the list of categories featuring NIDA Alumni below:

BEST MAINTAGE PRODUCTION

Constellations - Sydney Theatre Company
Designer: Isobel Hudson (Design, 2015)
Lighting Designer: Benjamin Brockman (Production, 2011)
Assistant Director: Pratha Nagpal (Directing, 2023)
Voice Coach: Jack Starky-Gill (Voice, 2021)

Fences - Sydney Theatre Company
Director: Shari Sebbens (Acting, 2009)
Designer: Jeremy Allen (Design, 2015)
Lighting Designer: Verity Hampson (Technical Production, 2005)
Cast: Dorian Nkono (Acting, 1998)

The Master & Margarita - Belvoir St Theatre
Voice Coach: Laura Farrell (Voice, 2020)
NIDA Stage Management Secondment: Grace Sackman, TTSM 2023)
Cast: Paula Arundell (Acting, 1995)

The Poison of Polygamy - Sydney Theatre Company
Lighting Designer: Ben Hughes (Cultural Leadership, 2019)
Cast: Gareth Yuen (Acting, 2005)

The Visitors - Sydney Theatre Company and Moogahlin Performing Arts
Designer: Elizabeth Gadsby (Design, 2013)
Cast: Joseph Wunujaka Althouse (Acting, 2018)
Cast: Guy Simon (Acting, 2010)
Cast: Dalara Williams (Acting, 2017)

BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION

Consent - Outhouse Theatre Co and Seymour Centre
Set and Costume Design: Soham Apte (Design, 2021)
Lighting Design: Ryan McDonald (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2020)
Cast: Nic English (Acting, 2017)
Cast: Sam O'Sullivan (Acting, 2010)

Dumb Kids  - Legit Theatre Co in association with bAKEHOUSE Theatre Company
Set and Costume Design: Benedict Janeczko-Taylor (Design, 2022)
Producer: Annie Stafford (Acting, 2016)
Cast: Connor Reilly (Acting, 2021)

The Face of Jizo - OMUSUBI Productions in association with Red Line Productions
Set Designer: Tobhiyah Stone Feller (Design, 2005)
Sound Designer: Zachary Saric (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2021)

A Streetcar Named Desire - Red Line Productions
Director: Alexander Berlage (Production, 2013 and Directing, 2017)
Set Designer: Emma White (Design, 2019)
Lighting Designer: Phoebe Pilcher (Design, 2020)
Sound Designer and Composer: Zac Saric (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2021)
Assistant Director: Shannon Dooley (Acting, 2007)
Cast: Jessica Bentley (Acting, 2022)
Cast: Albert Mwangi (Acting, 2020)
Cast: Angela Nica Sullen (Acting, 2016/ Voice, 2020)

BEST DIRECTION OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Shari Sebbens, Fences (Acting, 2009)

BEST DIRECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Alexander Berlage, A Streetcar Named Desire (Production, 2023/ Directing, 2017)
Amelia Burke, All His Beloved Children (Directing, 2020)

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE IN AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Janet Anderson, Collapsible (Acting, 2022)
Sheridan Harbridge, A Streetcar Named Desire (Acting, 2006)

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Andrew McFarlane, Hubris & Humiliation (Acting, 1973)
Dorian Nkono, Fences (Acting, 1998)
Toby Schmitz, The Seagull (Acting, 1999)

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Jack Richardson, The Turn of the Screw (Acting, 2018/ Playwriting, 2011)

BEST STAGE DESIGN OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Jeremy Allen, Fences (Design, 2015)
Michael Hankin, On the Beach (Design, 2009)
Isabel Hudson, Constellations (Design, 2015)
Isabel Hudson, Hubris & Humiliation (Design, 2015)

BEST STAGE DESIGN OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Adrienne Andrews, All His Beloved Children (Design, 2021)
Soham Apte, Consent (Design, 2021)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Elizabeth Gadsby, The Visitors (Design, 2013)
Isabel Hudson, Hubris & Humiliation (Design, 2015)
Renée Mulder, The Importance of Being Earnest (Design, 2008)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Soham Apte, Consent (Design, 2021)
Grace Deacon, An Ox Stand on My Tongue (Design, 2018/ MFA Design, 2020)
Angela Doherty, The Turn of the Screw (Design, 2019)
Michael Hankin (Design, 2009) and Bella Rose Saltearn (Design, 2021), On A Clear Day You Can See Forever

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
Benjamin Brockman, Constellations (Production, 2011)
Damien Cooper, Macbeth (Technical Production, 1996)
Verity Hampson, Fences (Technical Production, 2005)

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Ryan McDonald, Metropolis (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2019)
Ryan McDonald, The Turn of the Screw (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2019)
Morgan Moroney, Collapsible (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2020)

BEST SOUND DESIGN OR COMPOSITION OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Me-Lee Hay and Zachary Saric (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2021), The Face of Jizo
Zachary Saric, A Streetcar Named Desire (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2021)

BEST NEW AUSTRALIAN WORK
Lewis Treston, Hubris & Humiliation (Writing, 2013)
Nicholas Brown, Sex Magick (Acting, 2000)

BEST NEWCOMER
Roman Delo, Hubris & Humiliation (Acting, 2019)
Ryan Panizza, Hubris & Humiliation (Acting, 2020)

BEST ENSEMBLE
Choir Boy - National Theatre of Parramatta
Twanda Muzenda (Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance, 2022)
Quinton Rich (Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance, 2019)

The Lucky Country - Hayes Theatre Co
Joseph Wunujaka Althouse (Acting, 2018)

The Master & Margarita - Belvoir St Theatre
Paula Arundell (Acting, 1995)

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Hayes Theatre Co
Nathaniel Laga’aia (Diploma of Musical Theatre, 2023)
Matthew Predny (Acting- Music Theatre, 2014)

The Visitors - Sydney Theatre Company
Joseph Wunujaka Althouse (Acting, 2018)
Guy Simon (Acting, 2010)
Dalara Williams (Acting, 2017)

BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
A Little Night Music - Hayes Theatre Co
Set Designer: Jeremy Allen (Design, 2015)
Costume Designer: Angela Doherty (Design, 2019)
Lighting Designer: Veronique Benett (Technical Production, 2017/ Design, 2019)
Stage Manager: Anastasia Mowen (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2020)
Dialect Coach: Laura Farrell (Voice, 2020)

Murder for Two - Hayes Theatre Co
Set & Costume Designer: Keerthi Subramanyam (Design, 2019)
Sound Designer: Daniel Herten (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2020)
Stage Manager: Jessie Byrne (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2019)
Rehearsal Stage Manager: Alexis Worthing (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2022)
Dialect Coach: Linda Nicholls-Gidley (Voice, 1998)

BEST PRODUCTION FOR CHILDREN
Are We There Yet?  - CDP Kids and Sydney Opera House
Lighting Designer: Benjamin Brockman (Production, 2011)
Cast: Annie Stafford (Acting, 2016)

Waru - Bangarra Dance Theatre and Sydney Festival
Set/Costume Design: Jacob Nash (Design, 2005)

BEST PRODUCTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Choir Boy -  Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta
Director: Zindzi Okenyo (Acting, 2006)
Costume Design: Rita Naidu (Design, 2021)
Dialect Coach: Angela Nica Sullen (Acting 2016/Voice 2020)
Company Manager: Jen Jackson (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2020)
Cast: Twanda Muzenda (Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance,2022)
Cast: Quinton Rich (Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance, 2019)

The Resistance - Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP)
Set And Costume Designer: Tobhiyah Stone Feller (Design, 2005)
Stage Manager: Amellia Bruderlin (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2020)
Design Realisation Assistant: Hannah Tayler (Design, 2021)

Soul Trading - Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP)

Video Mentee: Adetokunbo Abioye (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2024)
Set Realiser / Costume Designer: Meg Anderson (Design, 2022)
Lighting Designer: Benjamin Brockman (Production, 2011)
Custom Costume Makes: Hailley Hunt (Design, 2022)