CORDELL AWARD
After the last play is over, comes the event of the year – the selection
of Best Performance of the Year and the presentation of the Cordell Award.
The Cordell Award, a beautiful wood carving by Gimmell, was conceived by the
W.L.T. Board of Directors in late 1961, soon after the sudden, tragic death
of Ted Cordell in September, which followed so closely the death of Alice in
August, 1960. The Board wished to set up an appropriate memorial to Alice and
Ted who were instrumental in forming Williamstown Little Theatre in 1946, and
who spent many years of work and play with the group.
Here then is the record of those who keep their memory alive.
| Year | Recipient | Role | Production |
| 1962 | Gary Metcalf | Ben Donnelly | Multi-Coloured Umbrella |
| 1963 | Lorraine West | Esther Brodsky | The Same Sky |
| 1964 | Lorraine West | Madame De | Madame De |
| 1965 | Vin Foster | Hobson | Hobson’s Choice |
| 1966 | Ngaire McCutcheon | Emma Hornet | Sailor Beware |
| 1967 | Gillian Wadds | Cordellia | Something Unspoken |
| 1968 | Helen Kofoed | Corrie | Barefoot in the Park |
| 1969 | Les Terrill | Percy | Rattle of a Simple Man |
| 1970 | June Lownds | Louise | Five Finger Exercise |
| 1971 | Lorraine West | Suzie | Wait Until Dark |
| 1972 | June Lownds | Jean Brodie | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie |
| 1973 | Steven Moore | The Man and John | Cages |
| 1974 | David Bradshaw | Ken | Enemy |
| 1975 | Les Terrill | Sir Thomas More | A Man for All Seasons |
| 1976 | Peter Cheasley | Don Baker | Butterflies Are Free |
| 1977 | Bill Martin | Philip | The Philanthropist |
| 1978 | Lorraine West | Evy Meara | The Gingerbread Lady |
| 1979 | Lorraine West | Judith Bliss | Hay Fever |
| 1980 | Les Terrill | Osborne | Journey’s End |
| 1981 | Carmel Behan | Edith Wilson | President Wilson in Paris |
| 1982 | Marian Sinclair | Paula Tanqueray | The Second Mrs. Tanqueray |
| 1983 | Norah Toohey | Janet Williams | A Boy for Me, A Girl for You |
| 1984 | Neil Modra | John Merrick | The Elephant Man |
| 1985 | Mary Little | Ruth | Lamb of God |
| 1986 | David Tredinnick | Tommy Judd | Another Country |
| 1986 | John Chilton | Guy Bennett | Another Country |
| 1987 | Marian Sinclair | Filumena | Filumena |
| 1988 | Shirley Cattunar | Sylvia Swift | A Pair of Claws |
| 1989 | Fransina Voorpostel | Catherine Winslow | The Winslow Boy |
| 1990 | Matthew McConnon | Brian | Who Cares? |
| 1991 | Lawrence Mooney | Bryan | Amongst Barbarians |
| 1991 | Jason Hopkins-Gamble | Ralph | Amongst Barbarians |
| 1992 | Bryan Thomas | Stalin | Master Class |
| 1993 | Louise Whiteman | Mrs. Klein | Mrs. Klein |
| 1994 | Christine Andrew | Doris | Same Time, Next Year |
| 1995 | Paula McDonald | Coralie | Coralie Lansdowne Says No |
| 1996 | Ian Grealy | Alan Turing | Breaking the Code |
| 1997 | Paula McDonald | Elsa Barlow | The Road to Mecca |
| 1998 | Kyria | Josie | Steaming |
| 1999 | Moira Smith | Emma Leech | Kid Stakes |
| 2000 | Michael Bingham | Tonino/Zanetto | The Venetian Twins |
| 2001 | Paula McDonald | Maria Callas | Master Class |
| 2002 | Jayne Lindell | Vivian Bearing | W;t |
| 2003 | Ellis Ebell | Wilfred Bond | Quartet |
| 2004 | Kate Bowers | Nan/Lina | Three Days of Rain |
| 2004 | Anthony Wright | Pip/Theo | Three Days of Rain |
| 2005 | Tristan Lutze | Tom Wingfield & The Narrator | The Glass Menagerie |
| 2005 | Ellis Ebell | Stephen | Dealer's Choice |
| 2006 | Ellis Ebell | Professor Joseph Mashkan | Old Wicked Songs |
| 2007 | Nicola Wright | Shelby | Steel Magnolias |