Theatre students at The Lakes College have performed in four productions at eight festivals in Southeast Queensland, taking home 36 awards.
The Lakes College’s Strike TLC Theatre thrived in 2024, competing on the Southeast Queensland Theatre Festival circuit at eight festivals, with four productions; Limits (C. Aleckson & O. Francis), Entitled (C. Aleckson, O. Francis, and T. McCoy), Unknown (C. Aleckson and O. Francis), and Pinky Promise (C. Aleckson, Tasha Duthie, and O. Francis).
Strike Theatre consists of 21 students from Year 7-12, working together to refine their stagecraft, teamwork, performance skills and attention to detail in preparation for the Southeast QLD Theatre festival circuit.
“Throughout 2024, the Strike team empowered, engaged and educated audiences with diverse production styles and techniques,” the college said.
“Every student should be extremely proud of their performances on stage and dedication off stage. It has been an incredible year in Strike at The Lakes College.”
The Strike team received the following awards:
- Best Youth Play (Limits) – Murrumba Festival
- Best Youth Play (Limits) – KSP Festival
- Best Short Play (Unknown) – Dalby Festival
- Best of Anything (Unknown) – Shorts on Stage
- Second Best Play (Pinky Promise) – Dalby Festival
- Second Best Youth Play (Pinky Promise) – Murrumba Festival
- Second Best Short Play (Unknown) – Nanango Festival
- Best Original Script (Limits) – Murrumba Festival
- Premiers Cup (Aleckson & Francis) – Murrumba Festival
- Best Director (Aleckson) – Dalby Festival
- Best Director (Aleckson) – Murrumba Festival
- Best 10 Minute Director (Aleckson, Francis & McCoy) – Ipswich Festival
- Best Director (Aleckson) – KSP Festival
- Most Promising Youth Actor (Tasha D) – Beenleigh Festival
- Best Youth Female Actor (Tasha D) – Murrumba Festival
- Best Male Actor (Zaid S) – Dalby Festival
- Best Female Actor (Tasha D) – Dalby Festival
- Best Youth Female Actor (Tasha D) – KSP Festival
- Best 10 Minute Male Actor (Zaid S) – Murrumba Festival
- Ralph Ashby Encouragement Award (Tasha D) – Murrumba Festival
- Best Supporting Male Actor (Zaid S) – Murrumba Festival
- Best Supporting Female Actor (Alyssa C) – KSP Festival
- Best Supporting Male Actor (Zaid S) – Nanango Festival
- Best Supporting Youth Male (Zaid S) – KSP Festival
- Best Supporting Female Actor (Cassie W) – Beenleigh Festival
- Best Supporting Male Actor (Zaid S) – Beenleigh Festival
- Best Supporting 10 Minute Actor (Tasha D) – Ipswich Festival
- Best Female Actor in a Minor Role (Alyssa C) – Ipswich Festival
- Ensemble Award (Pinky Promise) – Sunshine Coast Festival
- Adjudicators Award (Limits) – Beenleigh Festival
- Adjudicators Award (Pinky Promise) – Ipswich Festival
- Adjudicators Choice (Tasha D) – Murrumba Festival
- Adjudicators Award (Unknown) – Ipswich Festival
- Adjudicators Award (Entitled) – Ipswich Festival
- Adjudicators Award (Saamya B) – Sunshine Coast Festival
- Adjudicators Award (Kate T) – Sunshine Coast Festival
