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Brough, Bryan Coughlin, Helen Coughlin, Justine Scott. < The Borelians cast and crew of “The Drawer Boy’. Front left: Kyle Dickie, John Lunman, David Geene. Back left: Joanne Norman, Kyle -hoto courtesy of Stephen Wright. SMALL TOWN... BIG TALENT Port Perry’s theatre group ‘The Borelians’ honoured with top prize at ‘Oscars’ The Borelians theatre group continue to prove they are a force to be reckoned with in small town commu- nity theatre circles. At the recent Association of Community Theatres Central Ontario (ACT-CO) annual THEA Awards Gala this active local theatre group were honoured with top honours in a number of categories. Every year, ACT-CO gives out awards in 16 categories celebrating excellence in acting, directing, and design for community theatre productions across central Ontario. This year 45 productions in total were entered to be djudicated, rep i ities ranging from Orillia to Orangeville, and from Georgetown to Oshawa. At the recent celebration of local theatre, two Boreli- ans productions were honoured with multiple nomina- tions and several awards. The Borelians’ production of Michael Healey’s, “The Drawer Boy” took top honours this year by winning Best Production of a Drama and garnering recognition 52 FOCUS - MAY 2015 of community theatre. for director, Helen Coughlin, who was nominated for Best Director, as well as Joanne Norman, who received a nomination for Best Lighting Design. Actors John Lunman and David Geene were each nominated in the Best Actor category for their touching portrayals of two rural farmers coming to terms with their secretive past; however, it was David Geene who ended up winning that award. For their comedic production of Norm Foster’s “Office Hours”, Michael Serres received a nomination for Best Sound Design. Also, Ruth Smith won the award for Best Stage Manager for her work on the same show. The Borelians have been providing the Scugog area with top-quality theatre since 1971. Audiences can look forward to their upcoming 2015-2016 season at Town Hall 1873, featuring productions of “Doubt” and “Hav- ing Hope at Home”. The annual THEA Awards Gala was held in Concord, Ont. on Saturday, April 11.