'Halfway There'. L to R: Holly Wenning as Rita, Mandy Davidson as Janine. Image courtesy of Theatre Sarnia.

'Halfway There'. L to R: Holly Wenning as Rita, Mandy Davidson as Janine. Image courtesy of Theatre Sarnia.

'Halfway There' secures three awards for Theatre Sarnia

By Lindsay Newman

May 19, 2024 - 7:30pm

Theatre Sarnia took home three awards during the Western Ontario Drama League (WODL) Festival Awards this weekend.

Jan Walker won an award for Outstanding Direction for the production of Norm Foster's Halfway There.

Holly Wenning took home the award for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role for her role as 'Rita'.

Lastly, Halfway There received the award of Best Production of a Canadian Play.

The play was up for seven nominations in total.

The award ceremonies were held on Friday and Saturday at the Delta London Armouries in London.

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