Prince George and regional performers had success at this year's provincial competitions for the stage arts.
Local musicians, singers, dancers and speech artists earned their way onto the podium during the Performing Arts BC showcase, held this year in Penticton. Some of the highlights included Melissa Glover becoming a double medallist, local actors sweeping the entire Open Shakespeare Duo category, and regional competitors sweeping the Junior Shakespeare category.
Top results from those representing Prince George included:
First Place
- Finaly Peterson, winner, Junior Classical Voice
- Kate Preston, winner, Intermediate Speech Arts
- Aleisha Ramsay, winner, Junior Shakespeare
- Katherine Li and Nancy Li, winner, Open Shakespeare Duo
- Nove Voce (director, Robin Norman), winner, the Hagerman trophy for choral singing
Runners-up
- Katherine Li, runner-up, Junior Canadian Piano
- Hailey Smith, runner-up, Senior Vocal Variety
- Noah Jacob, runner-up, Junior Brass
- Melissa Glover, runner-up, Senior Speech Arts
- Melissa Glover, runner-up, Senior Shakespeare
- Caitlyn Gairns and Nicholas Gialleonardo, runner-up, Open Shakespeare Duo
- Vanway Trebles (director, Neil Wolfe), runner-up, the Vancouver Kiwanis Festival trophy for choral singing
Honourable Mention
- Brooklyn Derksen, honourable mention, Senior Musical Theatre
Regional representatives who made the podium included:
- Mia Wier, 100 Mile House, runner-up in Junior Classical Voice
- Graeme Linton, Lakes District, winner in Intermediate Classical Voice
- Renzo Zanardo, Lakes District, runner-up in Junior Shakespeare
- After Eight, Quesnel, runner-up to the Cooke trophy in choral singing
