Well, this email does exactly what it says on the tin...
DCU Drama's AGM (pt. II) took place last night amidst more than a few 3 euro drinks in the Slipper...
...but we still managed to elect a new committee!
Your DCU Drama Committee for 2006/07 (DCU Drama's 20th Anniversary!) is as follows...
Chair: Stephen Grimes
Vice-Chair: Eoin O Callaghan
Secretary: John Cannon
Treasurer: Joey Kavanagh
PRO: Liana O Cleirigh
External Liaisons Officer: Siobhan Hickey
Sponsorship Officer: Susan Doyle
Technical & Equipments Officer: Alan Keegan
Webmaster: Conor Lynch
Training Officer: Lyndsey Fay
First Year Rep: TBC (not elected 'til next year)
I wish the incoming committee the very best of luck!
Of course once the committee was elected, we had the small matter of the DADAs to hand out!
It was very tough decision making for the committee for most of the awards, hence the record number of nominees...
...but the decisions had to be made, and here's the list of winners!
STORMTROOPERS:
Alan Keegan
Jenni Tweed
Declan Traynor
Conor Lynch
Susan Doyle
Susan Bourke
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
Steve Grimes
BEST COSTUME:
The Merry Men (Babez in da Hood)
BEST DANCER:
Cormac Fay (Guys & Dolls)
OVEREXPOSURE AWARD:
The Hot Box Dolls (for stripping during "Take Back Your Mink" – Guys & Dolls)
BEST UPSTAGER / OVERACTING:
Cormac Fay (Guys & Dolls)
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE:
Gary Furlong (Babez in da Hood)
BEST TECHIE:
Jay Fallon
BEST KISS:
Eoin O Callaghan & Laura Whitmore (All My Sons)
JENNIFER LOPEZ AWARD:
Roibeard O Mhurcu (for crying like a b*tch at the Clubs & Socs Awards)
BEHIND THE SCENES:
Alan Keegan
Charlene Barratt
Kat Farrell
Ashley Dooley Martyn
SET DESIGN:
Jenni Tweed (Babez in da Hood, Guys & Dolls)
BEST PARTNERSHIP:
Dave Grimes & Gary Furlong (The Play's the Thing)
BEST FEMALE VOCAL:
Doireann O Rourke – If I Were A Bell (Guys & Dolls)
BEST MALE VOCAL:
Gary Furlong, Cormac Fay & Alan McHale (Fugue for Tinhorns – Guys & Dolls)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Laura Whitmore (All My Sons)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Eoin O Callaghan (All My Sons)
BEST ACTRESS:
Lyndsey Fay (Guys & Dolls)
BEST ACTOR:
Shane Murphy (Merchant of Venice)
BEST PRODUCER:
Conor Farrell & Laura Aspil (Guys & Dolls)
BEST DIRECTOR:
Fiona Colhoun (All My Sons)
INAUGURAL AWARD:
John Cannon, a very deserving winner!
GOLDEN TICKET:
Elaine Bannon, soon-to-be DCU Drama Alumni!
That's it, I'm outta here, and might I add, in the words of Vinnie Jones: "It's been emotional!"
Bob, soon-to-be ex-chair, signing off...
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Roibeard O Mhurcu
# 54144094
CS2 Class Rep.
DCU Drama, Chairman (Chairperson/Chairthing, y'know like, whatever).
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