Fast+Fresh Sydney 2006

2006 marked the second year of Fast+Fresh, and saw a huge expansion in the number of entries. There were more entries, more heats, more schools – and a much larger spread of entries. As well as all of our Sydney entries, Fast & Fresh saw participants from Dubbo, Rutherford, Wollongong, Gosford, Port Macquarie and the Blue Mountains.

The demand for tickets to the Grand Final of Fast+Fresh 2006 was so high that it was moved into the Riverside Theatre, the 760 seat venue at the Theatres.

DATES:
Heats: 15-19 May 2006
Grand Final: Monday 5 June 2006 @ 7:30pm

VENUE:
Heats: Lennox Theatre – Riverside Theatres, Parramatta
Grand Final: The Riverside Theatre, Riverside Theatres, Parramatta

ENTRIES RECEIVED FROM
Abbotsleigh School
Cherrybrook Technology High School
Conservatorium of Music High School, Wollongong
Hurlstone Agricultural High School
Katoomba High School
Macquarie Anglican Grammar School, Dubbo
Marist College Kogarah
Miller Technology High School
Nadia’s Performance Studio
North Sydney Boys High School
Oakhill College
Port Macquarie High School
Rutherford Technology High School, Rutherford
Smith’s Hill High School, Wollongong
St Joseph’s Catholic College, Gosford
St Keiran’s Youth Theatre
St Scholastica’s College
Sydney Boys High School
Tara Anglican School For Girls
The Hills Grammar School
The Tunks Academy of Drama
William Clarke College

FINALISTS: FAST & FRESH 2006

FINAL - MONDAY 5th JUNE 2006 – 7:30PM

OAKHILL COLLEGE
AN ELVE’S TALE
WRITER: EMILY MCKENNA
PRODUCER: KATRINA MANN
DIRECTOR: EMILY MCKENNA

ST SCHOLASTICA’S COLLEGE
AN OFFICE ON THE PULSE
WRITER: ALICE APPEL-RORKE
PRODUCER: ELIZABETH BYRON
DIRECTOR: ALICE APPEL-RORKE

ABBOTSLEIGH SCHOOL
SO?
WRITER: JADE ORMISTON & CLARE SKINNER
PRODUCER: JADE ORMISTON
DIRECTOR: JADE ORMISTON & CLARE SKINNER

ST JOSEPHS CATHOLIC COLLEGE
JUST DO IT
WRITER: KEELIN WOULFE, BERNADETTE PROUST, VICTORIA VINCENT, STEPHANIE SAEZ,
PRODUCER: SOPIE JENKINS, MICHELLE GOSTAN
DIRECTOR: MICHELLE GOSTAN

MERIDEN SCHOOL
BESLAN MASSACRE
WRITER: YEAR 10 DRAMA GROUP
PRODUCER: BARBARA LANGLEY
DIRECTOR: BARBARA LANGLEY

THE HILLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL
PLAYSCHOOL
WRITER: KATE HARDMAN
PRODUCER: STEPHEN CLARK
DIRECTOR: KATE HARDMAN

CHERRYBROOK TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
LEAP OF FAITH
WRITER: WELL-THOUGHT PRODUCTIONS
PRODUCER: JONATHAN COATES
DIRECTOR: ALANNA THOM

OAKHILL COLLEGE
BAD T.V.
WRITER: JUSTIN GIUSTI, JAMES LIMBREY, TIM OGILVY, DANIEL PITTS, DANIEL WITT, NATHAN ZAMMIT
PRODUCER: KATRINA MANN
DIRECTOR: CAST

SMITHS HILL HIGH SCHOOL, WOLLONGONG
INTERVIEW
WRITER: DANIEL SWAIN, LILY CALDERBANK, LINCOLN HALL
PRODUCER: DANIEL SWAIN, LILY CALDERBANK, LINCOLN HALL
DIRECTOR: DANIEL SWAIN, LILY CALDERBANK, LINCOLN HALL

NADIA’S PERFORMANCE STUDIO
SHORT LANE
WRITER: SENIOR DRAMA STUDENTS
PRODUCER: NADIA VELLA
DIRECTOR: NADIA VELLA

WINNERS

Best Play

So? – Abbotsleigh School : Jade Ormiston & Clare Skinner

Best Director

Michelle Gostan – Just Do It (St Joseph’s Catholic College) (Oakhill College)

Best Actor

Andrew Delaney - An Elve’s Tale (Oakhill College)

Best Actress

Clare Skinner – So? (Abbotsleigh School)

People’s Choice

Bad TV – Oakhill College : Justin Giusti, James Limbrey, Tim Ogilvy, Daniel Pitts,
Daniel Witt, Nathan Zammit

FINAL JUDGES:
MARK CLEARY – Creative Director of Short & Sweet
TIM CAMPBELL – Actor (Dan Baker – Home & Away)
ROBERT LOVE – Director, Riverside Theatres, Parramatta
KATH PERRY – Performer & Agent
ALEX BROUN – Playwright & Artistic Co-orindator of Short & Sweet
SIMON HEATH – Film & Television Producer
MEGAN WYNN - Performer