Dandenong Theatre Company

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Dandenong, 3175.

Web: http://www.dandenongtheatre.com

Stage Chat

Special edition

December 2003

From the President

Welcome to a special Christmas/New Year edition of Stage Chat, keeping you informed of what’s happening at DTC! Merry Christmas to all from all of us at DTC. We hope you have an enjoyable holiday season (if you are fortunate enough to have holidays) and return replenished for another exciting year!

Last month we held our AGM and elected a new committee for 2004. The DTC committee now consists of:

Stephen Oakes	President
Kym Davies	Vice-president
Vicki Zainal	Secretary
Noel Legg	Treasurer
Steven Legg	General committee
Sam Lee	General committee

Congratulations to the new committee, and thanks for their enthusiasm looking toward the new year. Thanks also to the outgoing committee members, particularly Fiona Oakes and Simon Wilksch who have both served the company for several years.

In January, traditionally a quiet month for theatre and entertainment, we will present our play, It's My Party (And I'll Die If I Want To), an amusing and clever Australian play by Elizabeth Coleman. Directed by Sharon Maine and with a strong cast, this play promises to be an entertaining occasion. To book tickets, please call our ticket secretaries, Bill and Natalie Irvine on 9790 0149.

As a welcome acknowledgement of the increasingly high standard of DTC productions, several nominations from the Victorian Theatre guild were recently received:

· Direction, Matt Lockitt, Gypsy

· Design concept, Chris Curran, Gypsy

· Cameo performance, Lynne Hobbs, Gypsy

· Cameo performance, Robert Harvey, Gypsy

· Choreography, Scott Hili, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat

The guild judges were also sufficiently impressed by our production of Gypsy that they asked us to perform a song from the show at their awards ceremony which was held on December 13^th. The song we performed was Gotta Get a Gimmick, featuring several of the female ensemble members. It was very well received by the impressively large audience.

Although we did not win any awards, the nominations alone are a testament to the efforts of the above-named individuals and the teams that worked with them. Congratulations to all those involved with these productions. For a list of winners, please refer to the Guild website at www.musictheatreguildvic.org.

DTC has also been successful with a large number of nominations in the Lyrebirds Awards. Congratulations to all those nominated and to those involved with the relevant productions. For a list of nominations, please refer to our website.

In April and May, 2004, we will present our first musical for the year. This time we are presenting Carousel, a favourite by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Our final rehearsal for the year was held on December 18^th, and it was a very energetic and enjoyable occasion! Rehearsals for Carousel resume on February 3^rd, 2004.

Stephen Oakes, DTC President

Carousel

DTC is pleased to announce the following production team and cast for our April/May 2004 production of Carousel. We still require several male cast members. If you are interested, please contact Tony on 0412 608 545.

Production team

Director – Tony Bird
Musical Director – Andrew Head
Choreographer – Kate Boyd Mulheran
Production coordinator – Stephen Oakes.

Cast

Michael Dyson Billy

Shelley Anthony Julie

Kassie Martin Louise

Laura Seymour Carrie

Brigid De Neefe Nettie

Ellie Martin Heavenly friend

Meredith Birnie Mrs Mullins

Sam Lee Jigger

TBA Enoch

Ben Peake Enoch Junior

Drew Birnie Dancer

Hayley Tait Dancer

Katherine Matthews Dancer

Lisa Furze Dancer

Aaron Moss Ensemble

Anna Castle Ensemble

Anne Free Ensemble

Bradley McLeod Ensemble

Brigitte Garofalo Ensemble

Brooke Young Ensemble

Claire de Freitas Ensemble

Daniel O’Neill Ensemble

Emma Sparrow Ensemble

Erin Gill Ensemble

Geoff Collier Ensemble

Jan Preston-Smith Ensemble

Joanne Legg Ensemble

Lou Jones Ensemble

Maranina Koerntjes Ensemble

Matt Holly Ensemble

Olivia Cornthwaite Ensemble

Peter Fowler Ensemble

Sam Lee Ensemble

Shaun Young Ensemble

Stephanie Hines Ensemble

Steven Legg Ensemble

Suzanne Martin Ensemble

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It’s My Party (And I’ll Die If I Want To)!

This play will be performed at the Dandenong Community Arts Centre, corner of Walker and Robinson Streets, Dandenong.

Performance dates are as follows:

Friday January 23^rd, 8pm

Saturday January 24^th, 8pm

Sunday January 25^th, 5pm matinee

Thursday January 29^th, 8pm

Friday January 30^th, 8pm

Saturday January 31^st, 8pm

Call 9790 0149 for tickets.

Cast

Ron Patterson            Chris Scanlon
Dawn Patterson          Victoria Zainal
Debbie Patterson       Kym Davies
Michael Patterson     Phil Donney
Karen Patterson         Kate McManus
Ted Wilkins                Steven Legg

DTC’s calendar of events

2004

January 23^rd to 31^st
Performances of It’s My Party (and I’ll Die if I Want to).

February 3^rd
Rehearsals for Carousel resume.

April/May
Performances of Carousel.

Articles wanted!

We are always looking for interesting material to be published in our newsletter. If you have any informative or amusing (preferably theatre-related!) articles that you would like us to publish, please send them to us by email or post!

Check out our web site!

All of our upcoming productions, auditions and special events will be announced on our website. Please check it regularly for all the latest news!

www.dandenongtheatre.com

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