Provincial Festival
2024 PROVINCIALS AWARD WINNERS
Outstanding Production
A Little Something for the Ducks by Jean Lenox Toddie (iiii theatricals, Edmonton Region)
Outstanding Direction
Gerald Osborn for his direction of A Little Something for the Ducks (iiii theatricals, Edmonton Region)
Outstanding Performances
Francie Goodwin-Davis for her role as “Irma” in A Little Something for the Ducks (iiii theatricals, Edmonton Region)
Bruce MacDonald for his role as “Chug” in CHUG (MacDaDa Theatre, Foothills Region)
Outstanding New Work
Lizards Don’t Have Dicks by Mike Hicks (Infinite Imagination, Big Valley Region)
Outstanding Technical Merit
A Little Something for the Ducks (iiii theatricals, Edmonton Region)
PICTURES
Outstanding Production - A Little Something for the Ducks by Jean Lenox Toddie (iiii theatricals, Edmonton Region)
Adjudicator Shelley Switzer and Grande Prairie Regional Director Adrian Tanasichuk
Outstanding Performance - Francie Goodwin-Davies as "Irma" in A Little Something for the Ducks (Edmonton Region)
Outstanding Direction - Gerald Osborn for A Little Something for the Ducks
Outstanding New Work - Lizards Don't Have Dicks By Mike Hicks (Big Valley Region)
Outstanding Performance - Bruce MacDonald in CHUG by Ken Jenkins (Foothills Region)
Outstanding Production A Little Something for the Ducks by Jean Lenox Toddie (iiii theatricals, Edmonton Region)
Outstanding Direction Gerald Osborn for his direction of A Little Something for the Ducks (iiii theatricals, Edmonton Region)
Outstanding Performances Francie Goodwin-Davis for her role as “Irma” in A Little Something for the Ducks (iiii theatricals, Edmonton Region)
Bruce MacDonald for his role as “Chug” in CHUG (MacDaDa Theatre, Foothills Region)
Outstanding New Work Lizards Don’t Have Dicks by Mike Hicks (Infinite Imagination, Big Valley Region)
Adjudicator Shelley Switzer and Grande Prairie Regional Director Adrian Tanasichuk
Within each of the ADFA's ten regions, various functions, workshops and activities are organized or developed. Each region has a committee that is autonomous and operates to encourage and develop the potential within their region. Each year the Directors from these regions organize a festival and from these festivals, one play is chosen by an adjudicator to represent each region at the Provincial One Act Festival.
The Provincial Festival is meant to be a celebration of drama. It provides an occasion for the coming together of all community drama groups in a festival situation within Alberta. We have followed the practice of having one or two adjudicators at a festival. They publicly comment upon the performances and are available for a more detailed private discussion with the individuals involved in the production.
The Provincial Festival alternates between regions, trying to maintain a balance between the southern and northern regions.
In 2020, both Regional Festivals and the Provincial Festival were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Previous Provincial Festivals Locations
1976 - Medicine Hat
1977 - Grande Prairie
1978 - Lethbridge
1979 - Red Deer
1980 - Medicine Hat
1981 - Grande Prairie
1982 - Red Deer
1983 - Medicine Hat
1984 - Fort McMurray
1985 - Lethbridge
1986 - Grande Prairie
1987 - Red Deer
1988 - Calgary
1989 - Whitecourt
1990 - Lethbridge
1991 - Spruce Grove
1992 - Medicine Hat
1993 - Whitecourt
1994 - High River
1995 - Westlock
1996 - Medicine Hat
1997 - Whitecourt
1998 - High River
1999 - Calgary
2000 - Edmonton
2001 - Medicine Hat
2002 - Grande Prairie
2003 - High River
2004 - Hinton
2005 - Lethbridge
2006 - Edmonton
2007 - High River
2008 - Fort McMurray
2009 - Medicine Hat
2010 - Whitecourt
2011 - Lethbridge
2012 - Camrose
2013 - High River
2014 - Grande Prairie
2015 - Red Deer
2016 - Grande Prairie
2017 - Medicine Hat
2018 - Fort McMurray
2019 - High River
2020 - Cancelled
2021 - Cancelled
2022 - Camrose
2023 - Lethbridge
2024 - Grande Prairie