One-Act Plays
Each year, the Holy Redeemer Drama Department produces up to three one-act plays. These plays, which are performed in the spring, are presented at the school's Dessert Theatre in April, and then go on to compete in the Zone 2 West Drama Festival. Many of the plays from HRH have multiple awards at the Festival and are generally seen as crowd-friendly plays. In addition, the senior high plays have won Best Production a total of eight times, while the junior highs have won Best Production a total of eight times since joining the Festival in 2003.
Feel free to take a stroll down memory lane to look at the previous one-act plays.
2023
One Hundred Lies
By Alan Haehnel
Festival Winner Best Backstage Teamwork
Festival Winner Best Actress: Christina Belcourt
Festival Winner Best Ensemble
Honourary Mention Best Actress: Keirsten Tait
Honourary Mention Best Dramatic Moment
Corrections
By Jackie Martin
Festival Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Director: Cassie Pilon
Festival Winner Best Actor: Cody Van Beek
Festival Winner Best Actor: Delaney Kuilboer
Honourary Mention Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Pearl Clark
It's Not You, It's Time
By Keyanna Burgher
Festival Winner Best Backstage Teamwork
Festival Winner Best Actor: Dylan Watson
Festival Winner Best Actor: Cassie Squire
Honourary Mention Best Directors: Shaelynn Dozorec & Vada Erickson
2022
Cuttin' Line
By David S. Raine
Festival Winner Best Backstage Teamwork
Festival Winner Best Actress: Shayla Frotten
Festival Winner Best Actor: Nolan Taylor
Honourary Mention Best Ensemble
Honourary Mention Best Lighting: Monica Villasor
Honourary Mention Best Sound: Shannon Bouchard
Honourary Mention Best Backstage: Lexuz Morana
The Zero Sum Mind
By Stephen Gregg
Festival Winner Runner Up for Best Production
Festival Winner Best Actor: Jesse Cesario
Festival Winner Best Technical Work
Honourary Mention Best Stage Manager: Haley Squire
Honourary Mention Best Costumes
Honourary Mention Best Fight Choreography
2019
This Is a Text
By Stephen Gregg
Festival Winner Best Backstage Teamwork
Festival Winner Best Stage Crew
Honourary Mention Best Actress: Katie Blue
Honourary Mention Best Actor: Ethan Toner
Honourary Mention Best Actress: Zoe Schwitz
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend
By Sue Wilding; Directed by Alaina Furegati
Festival Winner Best Actor: Austin Frazer
Festival Winner Best Actress: Jayna Fedorak
Festival Winner Best Actress: Jaden Gauchier
You Do Love Me, Don't You?
By Claire Demmer; Directed by Kiley Bishke
Festival Winner Best Actor: Thomas Pennings
Festival Winner Best Stage Manager: Sean Fogarty
2018
Cut
By Ed Monk
Festival Winner Best Actress: Jayna Fedorak
Honourary Mention Best Actor: Levi Kennedy
Honourary Mention Best Actress: Morgan Steffler
Honourary Mention Best Stage Manager: Mekha George
Honourary Mention Best Sound Technician: Elias Tobin
Portrait of a Madonna
By Tennessee Williams; Directed by Ethan Tobin
Festival Winner Best Visual
Festival Winner Best Actor: Austin Frazer
The Song of Louise in the Morning
By Patricia Joudry; Directed by Kaitlyn Krebs
Festival Winner Best Production Runner Up
Festival Winner Best Director: Kaitlyn Krebs
Festival Winner Best Actor: Quinn Larder
Festival Winner Best Actress: Ava Simmons
Honourary Mention Most Growth During Adjudication: Rena Fakhreddine
2017
The Show Must Go On (During the Zombie Apocalypse)
By Bradley Walton
Best Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Mini-Ensemble: Ava Simmons & Kaelan Tait
Honourary Mention Best Comedic Timing: CJ Jabagat
Honourary Mention Best Handling the Situation: Jayna Fedorak
Honourary Mention Best Hair & Makeup
Double Diners from a collection entitled THE TWO OF US
By Michael Frayn; Directed by Emma Laurin
Festival Winner Best Actor: Quinn Larder
Festival Winner Best Actress: Maddy Kinzie
Wake-Up Call
By Stephen Gregg; Directed by Sydney Fogarty
Festival Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Actress: Rena Fakhreddine
AHSDF Best Actress: Samantha Darr-Desrosiers
AHSDF Honourary Mention Best Director: Sydney Fogarty
AHSDF Honourary Mention Best Actress: Rena Fakhreddine
AHSDF Honourary Mention Best Properties: Kiley Bischke & Alaina Furegati
2016
Elephant's Graveyard
By George Brant
Festival Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Visual
Festival Winner Best Actress: Jayna Fedorak
Festival Winner Best Mini-Ensemble: Jaden Gauchier & Samantha Olivier
Honourary Mention Best Actress: Grace Raidan
The Insanity of Mary GirardBy Lanie Robertson; Directed by Daniel Handford
Festival Winner Best Booth Crew: Emma Graham & Ethan Tobin
The Thread Men
By Thomas C. Dunn; Directed by Brianne Benson
Festival Winner Best Backstage Teamwork
Festival Winner Best Set Design: Brianne Benson
2015
Baby
By Conrad E. Davidson
Festival Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Backstage Teamwork
Festival Winner Best Actress: Andrea Pilon
Honourary Mention Best Stage Manager: Josie Sorensen
Honourary Mention Cutest Couple: Austin Frazer & Samantha Olivier
Honourary Mention Rising Star: Kaitlyn Krebs
Honourary Mention Rising Star: Quinn Larder
Honourary Mention Rising Star: Stephen Manuel
Honourary Mention Rising Star: Ashlynn Martin
Honourary Mention Rising Star: Sydney McClintock
Honourary Mention Best Costume & Makeup
Black ComedyBy Peter Shaffer; Directed Kaili Redlick
Festival Winner Best Backstage Teamwork
Festival Winner Best Director: Kaili Redlick
Festival Winner Best Actor: Daniel Handford
Monster
By Daniel MacIvor & Daniel Brooks; Directed by Darilyn Randall
Festival Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Stage Manager: Emma Graham
Festival Winner Best Sound Design: Emma Laurin
AHSDF Best Director: Darilyn Randall
AHSDF Best Actor: Tyler Habdas
AHSDF Best Lighting Design: Emma Graham
AHSDF Best Sound Design: Emma Laurin
AHSDF Golden Wrench: Emma Graham & Emma Laurin
2014
Confession: Kafka in High School
By Bobby Keniston
Festival Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Actress: Sydney McClintock
Festival Winner Best Actress: Sydney Fogarty
Festival Winner Best Actor: Jordy Robinson
Honourary Mention Best Stage Manager: Josie Sorensen
Honourary Mention Best Sound Technician: Samantha Marler
Honourary Mention Best Assistant Stage Manager: Morgan MacEachern
This is a PlayBy Daniel MacIvor
Festival Winner Best Production Runner Up
Festival Winner Best Actor: Jaryd Taylor
Honourary Mention Best Actress: Tamara Everett
Tuna Fish Eulogy
By Lindsay Price; Directed by Emily Pole
Festival Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Director: Emily Pole
Festival Winner Best Actress: Emerald Bryant
Festival Winner Best Stage Manager: Kaili Redlick
AHSDF Best Hair & Makeup
AHSDF Honourary Mention Best Actor: Brendan Inscho
AHSDF Honourary Mention Best Stage Manager: Kaili Redlick
2013
The Bloody Attack of the Evil, Giraffe Puppet
By Bradley Walton
Festival Winner Best Stage Manager: Emma Graham
Festival Winner Best Technical Element
If It Don't Hurt, It Ain't LoveBy John R. Carroll; Directed Janae Cumberland
Festival Winner Best Stage Manager: Kaili Redlick
Honourary Mention Best Actress: Tania Sweet
Postponing the Heat Death of the Universe
By Stephen Gregg; Directed by Linsey Werbiski
Festival Winner Best Actress: Emily Pole
Honourary Mention Best Director: Linsey Werbiski
Honourary Mention Best Actress: Darilyn Randall
2012
The Wise Men of Chelm
Based on Jewish Folk Tales; Adapted by Sandra Fenichel Asher
Festival Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Visual
Festival Winner Best Actor: Tyler Habdas
Festival Winner Best Actor: Daniel Handford
Honourary Mention Best Hair & Makeup: Shaden Damen
The Person I Once WasBy Cindy Lou Johnson; Directed Riley Rondeau
Festival Winner Best Stage Manager: Layal Damon
Where Have All the Lightning Bugs Gone?
By Louis E. Catron; Directed by Sara Stanton
Festival Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Director: Sara Stanton
Festival Winner Best Actor: Brody Knight
AHSDF Best Actor: Brody Knight
AHSDF Honourary Mention Best Actress: Tania Sweet
AHSDF Honourary Mention Best Small Cast Ensemble
2011
One of Our Clowns is Missing
Adapted by Jay W. Patterson; Based on the Full-Length Play by Robert Frankel
Festival Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Backstage Teamwork
Festival Winner Best Ensemble Cast
Festival Winner Best Set Design
Festival Winner Best Cover Up: Darilyn Randall
Festival Winner Best Hair: Sam Hockett
Dancing Solo
By Mary Hall Surface; Directed by Darian Bremmekamp
Festival Winner Best Director: Darian Bremmekamp
Festival Winner Best Set Design
Festival Winner Best Choreography: Gabie Dallaire
Festival Winner Best Transitions
Tuesdays and SundaysBy Cindy Lou Johnson; Directed by Desire Poulin
Festival Winner Best Production Runner Up
Festival Winner Best Backstage Teamwork
Festival Winner Best Director: Desire Poulin
Festival Winner Best Actor: Brody Knight
Festival Winner Best Actress: Haley Pierog
2010
Competition Piece
By John S. Wells
Festival Winner Best Actor: Jonathon Cloutier
Hope n' Mercy
By Kent R. Brown; Directed by Theresa Sweet
Festival Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Actor: Andy Williams
AHSDF Honourary Mention Best Professional Conduct
We Regret to Inform YouBy David C. Daheim; Directed by Keri-Lyn Halfacre
Festival Winner Best Visual
Festival Winner Best Stage Manager: Candace Tews
2009
This Is a Test
By Stephen Gregg
Festival Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Actress: Riley Rondeau
Honourary Mention Best Grace Under Pressure: Taylor Stang
Hide and Seek
By Drew Carnwath; Directed by Hailie Rondeau
Festival Winner Best Lighting Design: Desire Poulin
Honourary Mention Best Ensemble
Never Swim Alone
By Daniel MacIvor; Directed by Shaylyn DePee
Festival Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Director: Shaylyn DePee
Festival Winner Best Ensemble Cast
AHSDF Best Director: Shaylyn DePee
AHSDF Best Ensemble Cast
AHSDF Best Technical Timing
AHSDF Golden Wrench Award: Vivian Phinney
AHSDF Honourary Mention Best Sound Design: Mary Lee
AHSF Honourary Mention Best Stage Manager: Vivian Phinney
2008
Teenage Nightmare
By Laura Toffenetti
Festival Winner Runner Up Best Production
Festival Winner Best Actress: Darian Bremmekamp
Shel's Sister
By Terrence Ortwein; Directed by Jeanie Michener
Festival Winner Best Backstage Teamwork
2008
Small Actors
By Stephen Gregg
Festival Winner Best Backstage Teamwork
Festival Winner Best Actress: Theresa Sweet
A Bag of Green Apples
By Jean Lennox Toddie; Directed by Caitlyn Rieger
Festival Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Actress: Jeanie Michener
AHSDF Best Director: Caitlyn Rieger
AHSDF Honourary Mention Best Actress: Jeanie Michener
2006
S.P.A.R.
By Stephen Gregg
Festival Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Backstage Teamwork
Cagebirds
By David Campton; Directed by Nadine Clifton
Honourary Mention Best Supporting Actress: Mallory Palmer
2005
Once Upon a Playground
By Jack Frakes
Festival Winner Best Backstage Teamwork
Festival Winner Best Ensemble Cast
Mrs. Meadowsweet
By Jean Lennox Toddie; Directed by Brennen Keast
Honourary Mention Best Director: Brennen Keast
Honourary Mention Best Stage Manager: Kaitlyn Perrin
2004
Final Dress Rehearsal
By Jack Frakes
Festival Winner Best Ensemble Cast
Festival Winner Best Supporting Actor: Andrew Parker
Haiku
By Katherine Snodgrass
Festival Winner Best Production
Festival Winner Best Visual
AHSDF Honourary Mention Best Supporting Actress: Mallory Palmer