Cast and crew of Jonkanoo Jamboree shortly after winning the Best Production Award at the Caribbean Schools’ Drama Festival 2015 in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. The ceremony was held Friday at Southern Academy of the Performing Arts.— JAMAICA captured Best Production Award for Jonkanoo Jamboree at the recent Caribbean Schools’ Drama Festival 2015 in Trinidad and Tobago. The awards ceremony was held at the Southern Academy of the Performing Arts in San Fernando. Written by Aston Cooke, Jonkanoo Jamboree, a comedy, also won awards for Best Music, Best Choreography (Danar Royal), Best Actress (Melessa Vassell), Best Supporting Actor (Jadon Barton-Williams), Best Supporting Actress (Jhada Ann Walker), and Most Promising Actress (Nardia Scott). The regional festival, which started in 1994, took place from November 1-7. It had entries from eight counties including St Lucia, … Read entire article »