Don Blackmore Memorial Award
For Backstage Technical Achievement
Please read the information provided in full before sending the completed form.
The Don Blackmore Memorial Award is an annual award, announced at the annual Gala Evening in early December and is presented with a certificate and trophy.
Any Wellington District Member society can make a nomination no later than 1st November. The form should make clear, with relevant examples, the work done by the nominee which might qualify them for the award. If you wish to include photos to support your nomination please add a link to google drive/ dropbox etc. at the bottom of the form. Alternatively you can email photos directly to president@wdtf.org.nz. If using this method, please use the subject line "Don Blackmore Award" plus the name of the nominee. Ideally societies should not inform people that they are being nominated.
If unsuccessful nominees can be nominated for different relevant work undertaken in asubsequent year. Equally a successful nominee can be nominated again in the immediately following year for any relevant activity.
The trophy presented to the winner will be engraved with their name and is held for the following twelve months but must be returned to the WDTF in good time to be presented at the following year's Gala Evening.
Criteria for the Don Blackmore Memorial Award are:
- For theatre practitioners involved with audio and/or visual work including but not limited to operating and/or designing.
- The award is for work done for any Wellington District Theatre Federation (WDTF) member society and is not limited to work on specific productions. It could be, for example, for work done to maintain and/or enhance the technical rig over a twelve-month period.
- The award is for work done during the year commencing 1st January in which the award is to be made; it is neither a life-time achievement award nor for work done in prior years.
Alternatively,
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