Stage Chat

March 2006 – Edited by Stephen Oakes

Stage Chat is the official publication of Dandenong Theatre Company, Inc.

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DTC is proudly supported by the City of Greater Dandenong community grants programme.

Dandenong Theatre Company

PO Box 8028,

Dandenong, VIC, 3175.

www.dandenongtheatre.org.au

info@dandenongtheatre.org.au

ABN: 42 707 241 939

ASN: A 0007855 Z

From the President

Hi everyone!

Well it’s getting to the business end of Les Misérables with all departments including the fabulous cast working their little tuches off to get the show up and running. We had an exciting opportunity to perform at the community opening of the Drum last week and we did ourselves proud. I opened the second act with a song from Gypsy; Natalie, who will appear in Les Mis as Fantine, sang her song I Dreamed a Dream and Ben (Marius) and Beth (Cosette) sang their duet A heart Full of Love. I’m sure after these two songs there was not a dry eye in the house! Well done to them and to Laura and Aaron for accompanying on the night. Further to that, the production team had an in-depth tour of the Drum this week so we could see, first hand, the space we will be moving into. To say we are excited would be an understatement!!!

We have rehearsal camp this weekend in Mt Evelyn and the final few weeks of rehearsal before we bump in on Easter weekend. Publicity is going to be blasting your way on radio, in local papers and on the net and tickets are selling like hot cakes through The Drum! Don’t forget though, word of mouth is always the most effective form of advertisement so get talking! Make sure you don’t miss out on this very special event... This show is definitely not to be missed!

If you’d like to catch up with us and meet some of the cast, we are holding a trivia and games night this Friday night 24^th March and the theme, in keeping with Les Mis is “Rouge et Noir” …taken from the song sung by the students prior to their battle on the barricade. So come dressed in theme colours and have a cheap, fun night out!

We are always happy to see new faces and welcome back the “old faithfuls”… it’s your company so enjoy the friendship and fun of being an active part of it!!! Speaking of which, if you’re at a loose end on the weekends, we are at “The Palace” all day Saturdays and Sundays so if you’d like to put your mark on Les Mis (with a paint brush, hammer or drill that is!) rock up and lend a hand!

Thinking further down the track, DTC’s second season show is West Side Story. We have been busy interviewing for production team members and have come up with a great group of people... we warmly welcome Owen Collier in his directing debut, Robbie Carmellotti with his debut as choreographer and Andrew Head with a return to MD after an absence of three years. More info will follow but for now, take care and see you at Les Mis!!!

Cheers

Victoria Zainal, DTC President

Production team announced - West Side Story

DTC is delighted to announce the production team for our second musical for 2006 - West Side Story! The team is:

Director - Owen Collier
Musical Director - Andrew Head
Choreographer - Robbie Carmellotti

Auditions for West Side Story will be held in May. There will be an information session in early May. Watch our website for details, or call Vic on 0410 485 320.

DTC Committee, 2006

President - Victoria Zainal

Vice President - Jason Bovaird

Secretary - Elizabeth Fowler

Treasurer – Anne McKay

General Committee -

Stephen Oakes
Andrew McCormick

From our Friends

Windmill Theatre Company presents

Monash Secondary College Theatre, June 2006

http://www.wtc-theatre.com/

BATS Theatre Company
presents

Not Now Darling

July 2006

9704 6177

http://www.batstheatre.org.au/

DTC’s Calendar of events

March 24^th
Trivia night

April 21^st - May 6^th
Performances of Les Misérables

May
Auditions for West Side Story.

September
Performances of West Side Story.

Trivia Night

DTC will be hosting a trivia night this Friday March 24^th at Greenslopes Primary School, Brunet Avenue Dandenong North. For details, please contact Victoria on 0410 485 320.

Les Misérables

Dandenong Theatre Company is abuzz with our new production - Les Misérables. Widely claimed to be the greatest musical of all time, Les Misérables is more than a musical. It is a story of tragedy, beauty and passion. It illustrates a huge range of human qualities and emotions skillfully woven into an extremely powerful and polished production. Based upon Victor Hugo's timeless classic novel, Les Misérables tells of the life of Jean Valjean, from his time in prison, then as an escapee, later as a respected member of the community, and finally as a fugitive.

The dramatic score includes the songs At the End of the Day, On My Own, One Day More, Master of the House, Stars, Empty Chairs at Empty Tables and Do You Hear The People Sing? Dandenong Theatre Company's production, with its strong cast, striking sets, spectacular lighting and 22-piece live orchestra, is guaranteed to impress!

Cast

Mark Doggett as Jean Valjean

Dean Snook as Javert

Ben Fuller as Marius

Richard Green as Thenardier

Cathy Brocklehurst as Eponine

Victoria Zainal as Madame Thenardier

Mark Doran as Enjolras

Natalie Ristovska as Fantine

Beth Wightwick as Cosette

Jarrod Griffiths as Gavroche

Emily McDonell as Little Cosette

Stephanie Hines as Young Eponine

Production Team

Neil Goodwin - Director

Anthony Bingham - Musical Director

Roz Gaffney - Movement Director

Stephen Oakes - Production Coordinator

Students

Chris van Raay

Paul Gelsumini

Colin Morley

Phillip Krohn

Matt Hillman

Michael Whiting

Doug Phillips

Greg Powell

Daniel Jow

Ensemble

Norm Coleman

Ken Jones

Anthony Baisman

Stephen Duckworth

Steve Van Spall

Aaron Di Battista

Andrew Vial

Ensemble

Carmen Powell

Nina Strahan

Emily Milledge

Paige Lack-Powell

Danielle Negri

Whitney Jackson

Megan Donchi

Lauren Doutch

Holly Loughran

Laura Giampiccolo

Emily Mulholland

Nicola Bull

Kris Bernard

Sue Wood

Sally Blackstock

Joanne Legg

Fiona Oakes

Tickets

For tickets to Les Misérables, please:

contact The Drum on 9771 6666,
or complete the attached order form and send it to:

Drum Theatre

PO Box 200,

Dandenong 3175

	Friday April 21^st 7:30pm	Saturday April 22^nd 7:30pm	Thursday April 27^th 7:30pm	Friday April 28^th 7:30pm	Saturday April 29^th 7:30pm	Sunday April 30^th 1:30pm matinee	Thursday May 4^th 7:30pm	Friday May 5^th 7:30pm	Saturday May 6^th 7:30pm
# Adults @ $35
Concession (pensioner, student) @ $30
Children (under 14) @ $28
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