Dandenong Theatre Company

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Dandenong, 3175.

 

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Stage Chat

Subscriber edition

March 2004

From the President

Nearly three months in, we wish you all a happy new year!  Welcome to the first 2004 edition of Stage Chat, keeping you informed of what’s happening at DTC!

In January we performed our play, It's My Party (And I'll Die If I Want To), an amusing and clever Australian play by Elizabeth Coleman.  Thanks to Sharon Maine’s direction and a strong cast, audiences were entertained by a most impressive and successful season of this play.  Congratulations to all involved.

In April and May, we will present our first musical for the year.  This time we are presenting Carousel, a favourite by Rodgers and Hammerstein.  The cast list is presented later on in this newsletter.  Please contact our ticket secretary, Kerrie Stock on 9753 3331 for tickets.

Our second production for 2004 is going to be a fun evening of music, dancing and singing.  We intend to celebrate many of the previous productions that DTC has performed over its 30 year history by performing songs from those musicals, as well as looking to the future by presenting songs from productions that DTC has yet to perform.  We will be performing them in a modern (“funky”) setting.  We expect that all theatre-goers will find something of interest in this production!  We are close to finalising our production team for this show, so expect to see it announced it in the next newsletter, or watch our website.

Stephen Oakes, DTC President

 

From our Friends

Here are some upcoming events from other theatre companies.

Windmill Theatre Company presents Sweet Charity, June 2004.  For more details, see http://www.wtc-theatre.com.

BATS Theatre Company presents Dinkum Assorted, July 2004.  Contact Sharon Maine on 9755 2282 or maine_Sharon@hotmail.com.

 

Attention Theatre Technicians

Expressions of interest are invited from anyone interested in the formation of a new association.

The term "Theatre Technician" describes all those voluntary theatre workers who work backstage to get a show on the stage.

Contact Max Mander on 040 057 1965 or mander@maconline.com.au.

 

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Congratulations

Congratulations to DTC members Simon and Christine Wilksch on the arrival of their third child, Olivia, sister to Bethany and Jacob.

DTC’s calendar of events

2004

April 23rd-May 8th
Performances of Carousel.

May
Auditions for our second musical production of 2004.  Contact Stephen Oakes on 9584 7982.

Well done!

Scott Hili was recently recognized by the Victorian Theatre Guild with a commendation for his set design for our production last year of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.  Scott was also nominated in numerous categories for both the Guild Awards and the Lyrebird Awards.

Congratulations Scott – we look forward to using your talents again in the near future!

 

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

What’s on - Carousel

Monash Secondary College Theatre, corner of Duerdin Street and Nantilla Road, Clayton North (Melway ref 70 K10).

 

Dates:

April 23, 24, 30 at 8pm.
May 1, 6, 7, 8 at 8pm.
May 1 at 2pm and May 2 at 5pm

 

Tickets: Adults $25, children / concession $22, groups of 20 or more $22 each       Bookings: 9753 3331

 

Carousel

DTC is pleased to announce the following production team and cast for our April/May 2004 production of Carousel.

Production team

Director – Tony Bird
Musical Director – Andrew Head
Choreographer – Kate Boyd Mulheran
Production coordinators – Vicki Zainal and Stephen Oakes

Cast

Michael Dyson                           Billy

Shelley Anthony                         Julie

Kassie Martin                            Louise

Laura Seymour                          Carrie

Brigid De Neefe                         Nettie

Ellie Martin                                Heavenly friend

Anne Free                                   Mrs Mullins

Sam Lee                                       Jigger

Owen Collier                              Enoch

Ben Peake                                   Enoch Junior

Hayley Tait                                 Dancer

Katherine Matthews                  Dancer

Lisa Furze                                   Dancer

Stephen Oakes                                                     Starkeeper/Doctor

Geoff Collier                                                     Ensemble/Policeman

Peter Fowler                                                     Ensemble/Bascombe

Aaron Moss                                Ensemble

Anna Castle                                Ensemble

Belinda Peterson                       Ensemble

Bhanu Fischer                            Ensemble

Bradley McLeod                        Ensemble

Brigitte Garofalo                       Ensemble

Brooke Young                            Ensemble

Christine James                         Ensemble

Claire de Freitas                       Ensemble

Daniel O’Neill                           Ensemble

Emma Sparrow                          Ensemble

Erin Gill                                      Ensemble

Garry Martin                             Ensemble

Jan Preston-Smith                     Ensemble

Laurence Clarke                        Ensemble

Lou Jones                                   Ensemble

Maranina Koerntjes                 Ensemble

Matt Holly                                  Ensemble

Olivia Cornthwaite                   Ensemble

Shaun Young                              Ensemble

Stephanie Hines                        Ensemble

Steven Legg                                Ensemble

Sybil Johannes                          Ensemble

Suzanne Martin                         Ensemble

 

 

Songs from Carousel

·        Prologue: The Carousel Waltz

·        You're a Queer One, Julie Jordan

·        Mister Snow

·        If I Loved You (Introduction)

·        If I Loved You

·        Give It To 'Em Good, Carrie...

·        June Is Bustin' Out All Over

·        Mister Snow (Reprise)

·        When the Children Are Asleep

·        Blow High, Blow Low

·        Soliloquy

·        A Real Nice Clambake

·        Geraniums In the Winder

·        Stonecutters Cut It On Stone

·        What's the Use of Wond'rin'

·        You'll Never Walk Alone

·        Ballet: Pas de Deux

·        If I Loved You (Reprise)

·        The Sermon

·        You'll Never Walk Alone (Reprise)