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Congratulations to all our Toi Whakaari graduate winners of Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards!

The awards ceremony was held on Sunday 4 December at Wellington’s Opera House, and Toi grads featured large among them including Jason Te Kare who won Toi Whakaari’s own award (in conjunction with Victoria University of Wellington) for Most Promising Director of the Year. His show I George Nepia, about the Kiwi rugby legend, also swept up the Chapman Tripp Award for Production of the Year and awards for other Toi graduates Jarod Rawiri and Hone Kouka: Jennifer Ludlam won the Chapman Tripp Actress of the Year and Michele Amas the EAT Wellington Accolade for Outstanding Performance, for their roles in the dysfunctional family drama  August: Osage County; and Simon Leary was pronounced the Most Promising Male Newcomer of the Year for Mates & Lovers, based on Chris Brickell’s history of gay male New Zealand.

Congratulations to all our graduate winners:

Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School & Victoria University of Wellington Award for
Most Promising Director of the Year
Jason Te Kare – I, George Nepia

The Museum Hotel Award for Director of the Year
Jason Te Kare – I, George Nepia

The ProActors and Gail Cowan Management Award for Actor of the Year
Jarod Rawiri – I, George Nepia

Chapman Tripp Theatre Award for Actress of the Year
Jennifer Ludlam – August: Osage County

Downstage Theatre Award for the Most Promising Male Newcomer of the Year
Simon K Leary – Mates & Lovers

Emerging Artist Trust Wellington Accolade for Outstanding Performance
Michele Amas – August: Osage County

Chapman Tripp Award for Production of the Year
I, George Nepia – Tawata Productions co-founded by graduate Hone Kouka.

For the full list of Toi nominees, please click here.