2013 Roscommon Drama Festival Results
The curtain drew on the 2013 Roscommon Drama Festival last Saturday night March 9th following 9 nights of excellent
drama at Roscommon Arts Centre. The festival concluded with adjudicator Michael Poynor, A.D.A,, G.O.D.A., announcing the results.
Photos: Hurson Photography
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| Date | Group | Play | Author | Results |
| Fri 1st March | Bunclody/Kilmyshall DG | ‘The Beauty Queen Of Leenane’ | Martin McDonagh | |
| Sat 2nd March | Prosperous Dramatic Society | ‘The Goat Or Who Is Sylvia’ | Edward Albee | 1st |
| Sun 3rd March | Phoenix Players | ‘Poor Beast In The Rain’ | Billy Roche | 3rd |
| Mon 4th March | Yellow Moon Theatre Co. | ‘On Raftery’s Hill’with visiting | Marina Carr | |
| Tues 5th March | Glenamaddy Players |
‘Moment’ | Deirdre Kinahan | 1st |
| Wed 6th March | Estuary Players | ‘‘The Boys Next Door’ | Tom Griffin | 3rd |
| Thurs 7th March | DADS. Dunmore | ‘War’ | Roddy Doyle | 2nd |
| Friday 8th March | Kilmeen Drama Group | ‘The Playboy Of The Western World’ | J.M. Synge | 2nd |
| Sat 9th March | Kilmuckridge Drama Group | ‘Sharon’s Grave’ | John B Keane |
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| Noel Connolly (Roscommon Lion’s Club) presents the Adjudicator’s Award to Kathleen Massey representing Prosperous Dramatic Society who preformed ‘The Goat or who is Sylvia? Award sponsored by Roscommon Lion’s Club |
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| Cllr Anthony Geraghty presents the Best Stage Setting Award to Kathleen Massey representing Prosperous Dramatic Society. Award sponsored by County Roscommon VEC |
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| Tom Costello presents the Best Supporting Actress Confined Award to Helen Knightly who accepted on behalf of Edwina Mullen from Dunmore Amateur Dramatic Society who preformed ‘War’. Award sponsored by Keane’s Centra Athleague |
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| Tommy Grehan (FBD Roscommon) presents the Best Supporting Actor Confined Award to Michael Tevenan who accepted on behalf of Nigel Cassidy from the Glenamaddy Players who preformed Moment. Award sponsored by FBD Roscommon |
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| Pádraic Brennan presents the Best Actress Confined Award to Shane Lynskey who accepts on behalf of Urusla Morahan from The Phoenix Players who preformed ‘Poor Beast in the Rain’. Award sponsored by Timothy’s Londis Abbeytown |
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| Bregeen Fitzmaurice presents the Best Actor Confined Award to Michael Tevenan from the Glenamaddy Players. Award sponsored by Town & Country Athleague |
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| John Finn (John Finn Electrical) presents the Best Director Confined Award to Coman Keaveny from Glenamaddy Players. Award sponsored by John Finn Electrical |
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| Larry Brennan (Down the Hatch) presents the Best Supporting Actress Open Award to Noreen Clarke who accepted on behalf of Maria Blaney from Estuary Players who preformed ‘The Boys Next Door’. Award sponsored by Down the Hatch, Roscommon Town |
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| Collette Conlon (Roscommon Drama Group) presents the Best Supporting Actor Open Award to Padraig D’Arcy from Yellow Moon Theater Company who preformed ‘On Raftery’s Hill’. Award sponsored by Roscommon Drama Group |
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| Hugh Baxter (Hugh Baxter, Cerena Consulting Ltd) presents the Best Actress Open Award to Mary Cox who accepts on behalf of Nora Scannell from Kilmeen Drama Group who preformed ‘The Playboy of the Western World’. Award sponsored by Cerena Consulting Ltd. |
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| Tom Madden (Tom Madden Meats) presents the Best Actor Open Award to Noreen Clarke who accepts on behalf of Brendan Hughes from Estuary Players. Award sponsored by Tom Madden Meats |
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| Joe Nally presents the Best Director Open Award to Kathleen Massey who accepts on behalf of Lurlene Duggan from Prosperous Dramatic Society. Award sponsored by Casey’s Centra |
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| Marie McCrann presents the Main Award Confined to Ann Molloy representing the Glenamaddy Players who preformed ‘Moment’. Award sponsored by Marie & Pat McCrann |
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| Canon Eugene McLoughlin presents the Main Award Open to Kathleen Massey representing Prosperous Dramatic Society. Award sponsored by Canon Eugene McLoughlin |
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| Joe Sheehy presents the Perpetual Award to Kathleen Massey representing Prosperous Dramatic Society. Award sponsored by Charlie O’Brien |
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| Canon Eugene McLoughlin presents Mary Cox ( Chairperson Roscommon Drama Festival) with a bouquet on behalf of the committee for her dedication and hard work on this year’s successful festival at the Roscommon Drama Festival Awards Night 2013. |
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| Tommy Murray and Mary Cox (Roscommon Drama Festival Committee) presents Adjudicator Michael Poyner with a token of appreciation for his assistance and attendance during this year’s Roscommon Drama Festival. |
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| Roscommon Drama Festival Committee 2013: Back L-R: Pádraic Brennan, Tom Costello, Elaine Morris, Tommy Murray and Joe Nally. Front L-R: Anne Murphy, Mary Finn, Chairperson Mary Cox, Brigeen Fitzmaurice and Caroline Egan. Missing from photo: Pat McDonnald, Canon Eugeen McLoughlin (President) and Marie McCrann. |
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| Mary Cox (Chairperson Roscommon Drama Festival), Mary Finn (Secretary) and Adjudicator Michael Poyner present the Perpetual Award to Kathleen Massey from Prosperous Dramatic Society |
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| Michael and Marie McSharry, Larry Brennan and Kate Brennan pictured at the Roscommon Drama Festival Awards Night 2013 in Roscommon Arts Centre |
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| Marie, Zoya and Cadhla McCrann pictured at the Roscommon Drama Festival Awards Night 2013 |
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| Members of the Glenamaddy Players pictured at the Roscommon Drama Festival Awards Night 2013 in Roscommon Arts Centre Saturday night |
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| Bláithín Cox (Ballymurray) and Patrick Conlon (Kildare) pictured at the Roscommon Drama Festival Awards Night 2013 in Roscommon Arts Centre Saturday night. Pic: www.hursonphotography.com |
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| John, Ann, Evelyn and Emma Finn and Anne Murphy, pictured at the Roscommon Drama Festival Awards Night 2013 in Roscommon Arts Centrre |