‘Ladies’ get 11 nods
THE Jambiz International production, Ladies of The Night leads this year’s list of nominees for Actor Boy Awards with 11 nods.
The Actor Boy Awards recognises excellence in Jamaican theatre. The winners will be presented their awards at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, St Andrew, on Monday, April 14.
Ladies of The Night — which was written, produced and directed by Patrick Brown and Trevor Nairne — chronicles the lives of four ‘street walkers’.
The nominations include Best Production, Best Drama, Best New Jamaican Play, Best Actress in a Lead Role — Camille Davis, Best Actress in a Supporting Role — Sakina Deer, and Best Director — Nairne and Brown.
The Jambiz International family also has the second most nominated play with If There’s a Will There’s a Wife. The production, which stars Glen Campbell and Sharee McDonald-Russell, received a total of nine nominations.
Among the contenders for Actor Boy Awards are Anancy Chaptaz Winners’ Circle with nine nominations; Departure in the Dark by the University Players with eight; My God Don’t Wear Pajamas and Jonkanoo Jamboree with seven nods each.
Dahlia Harris’ To The Finish and Thicker Than Water received six and four nods, respectively.
The nomination list also includes:
Best Production
Ladies of the Night — Jambiz International
If There’s a Will There’s a Wife — Jambiz International
Departure in the Dark— University Players
My God Don’t Wear Pajamas— Basil Dawkins
Taboo — Backstory
Best Director
Patrick Brown & Trevor Nairne — Ladies of the Night
Patrick Brown & Trevor Nairne — If There’s a Will There’s a Wife
Douglas Prout— My God Don’t Wear Pajamas
Dahlia Harris & Suzanne Beadle — To the Finish
Brian Heap — Departure in the Dark
Best Actor in a Lead Role
Glen Campbell — If There’s a Will There’s a Wife
Melward Morris — Departure in the Dark
Donald Anderson — My God Don’t Wear Pajamas
Winston Bell— The Trouble with the Johnsons
Keith Ramsay — Clash
Best Actress in a Lead Role
Nadean Rawlins— Departure in the Dark
Julene Robinson — To the Finish
Camille Davis — Ladies of the Night
Julene Robinson — Jonkanoo Jamboree
Dahlia Harris— Thicker than Water
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jean-Paul Menou — My God Don’t Wear Pajamas
Christopher McFarlane — To the Finish
Tesfa Edwards — Anancy Chaptaz Winners’ Circle
Mark Martin — The Trouble with the Johnsons
Fabian Thomas — Jonkanoo Jamboree
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nadean Rawlins— To the Finish
Sakina Deer — If There’s a Will There’s a Wife
Suzette Barrett — Thicker Than Water
Sakina Deer — Ladies of the Night
Sabrena McDonald — Anancy Chaptaz Winners’ Circle
Best Comedy
Ladies of the Night — Jambiz International
If There’s a Will There’s a Wife — Jambiz international
Toy Boy — Basil Dawkins
Clash — RBT Productions
Best Tragedy
Blood Wedding — Edna Manley College (EMC) School of Drama
In the Red & Brown Water — Sankofa
Best Children’s Theatre
Anancy Chaptaz Winners’ Circle — Independent Actors Movement (IAM)
Cinderella Chronicles — Edna Manley College (EMC) School of Drama
Best Drama
Ladies of the Night — Jambiz International
Departure in the Dark— University Players
Thicker Than Water — DMH Productions
To the Finish — DMH Productions
My God Don’t Wear Pajamas — Basil Dawkins
Best Musical
Anancy Chaptaz Winners’ Circle — Independent Actors’ Movement (IAM)
Jonkanoo Jamboree — University Players
Cinderella Chronicles — Edna Manley College (EMC) School of Drama
Best New Jamaican Play
Ladies of the Night — Jambiz International
If There’s a Will There’s a Wife — Jambiz international
To the Finish — DMH Productions
Anancy Chaptaz Winners’ Circle — Independent Actors’ Movement (IAM)
Thicker Than Water — DMH Productions
Best Choreography
Paula Shaw & C Pinkney — Anancy Chaptaz Winners Circle
M Holgate & N Nesbeth— Jonkanoo Jamboree
Kevin Moore — Cinderella Chronicles
Michael Holgate — Jamaica Sweet
Sharee McDonald-Russell — Ladies of the Night
Best Original Song
Warning (Anancy Chaptaz Winners’ Circle) — S McDonald, H Douse, and A Dennis
Jamaica Sweet (Jamaica Sweet) — D Tulloch
More Money (Jamaica Sweet) — D Tulloch
Can’t cross the Barrier (Jonkanoo Jamboree) — M Holgate and J Joseph
Winnas in all We (Anancy Chaptaz Winners’ Circle) — S McDonald, H Douse, and A Dennis
Best Original Score
Jonkanoo Jamboree — M Holgate & J Joseph (WINNER)
Best Special Effects
Cinderella Chronicles — Pierre LeMaire (WINNER)
Best Lighting Design
Taboo — Nadia Roxburgh
Ladies of the Night — Trevor Nairne
Departure in the Dark — Nadia Roxburgh
Jonkanoo Jamboree — Nadia Roxburgh
If There’s a Will There’s a Wife — Patrick Brown & Lenford Salmon
Best Set Design
Taboo — Keiran King
If There’s a Will There’s a Wife — Trevor Nairne & Patrick Brown
Departure in the Dark — Michael Lorde
My God Don’t Wear Pajamas — Michael Lorde
Ladies of the Night — Trevor Nairne
Best Costume Design
Ladies of the Night — Trevor Nairne
Departure in the Dark — Quindell Ferguson & Brian Heap
If There’s a Will There’s a Wife — Trevor Nairne
Anancy Chaptaz Winner’s Circle — Natasha Griffiths
My God Don’t Wear Pajamas — Quindell Ferguson
