Noarlunga Theatre Company

The rehearsals are coming along well, and everyone seems to be enjoying the play and having some fun as well as working really hard. The blocking is all done now, and we’ve been working on the first act of the play.

We had some sad news last night as young Lorren has had to drop out because of school work committments. We are sorry to lose Lorren as she is a great asset to the company, and we all hope she’ll be back when things settle down.

Sheila, our new Scottish dialect coach, is wonderful and is whipping their Scottish into shape. I forgot last time to put a link to a great video I found while searching the web for dialect resources. It’s a bit off topic, but she’s really good at this. Here’s the link.

We also now have a fabulous poster, created by Lorren’s dad Dave, and here it is:

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ – Season Dates

July 23rd – July 31st 2010. Shows on Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm, matinees on Saturdays and the first Sunday at 2pm.

For advanced bookings, phone Shellie on 8326 4407. From June 1st, tickets will also be available via VenueTix online or by phoning 8225 8888.

Rehearsals 2 and 3 went well, and we’ve almost finished blocking the first act now. (Blocking is basically telling the actors where to go: “You come in the door and walk to the chair and sit down.” and so on.)

The rehearsals have been fun, and while people are not on stage blocking, they’re generally off with Maggie learning Scottish and doing a fair bit of giggling. We did have a dialect coach lined up, but he unfortunately hasn’t been able to make it to rehearsals. We’re hoping to get another dialect coach soon, and are sending out feelers to the Scottish dancers. Meanwhile, I’ve found this website, and am downloading the dialect tapes for Edinburgh right now to give to the principals on Sunday. Some have a great ear for dialects, but others struggle more with them. Everyone is making great progress.

We had a production meeting last weekend, and people have been slotted into their roles. Some are new to their jobs, while others are seasoned old-timers. Our ideas on the set, costumes, props and so on are coming together. It’s all going well.

The photography for the poster should be done at the weekend, if we can find a costume we can use for Maggie’s lower torso. (Otherwise, this might be a very interesting poster!)

Linda Edwards – Director

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‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ – Season Dates

July 23rd – July 31st 2010. Shows on Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm, matinees on Saturdays and the first Sunday at 2pm.

For advanced bookings, phone Shellie on 8326 4407.

PS. The fliers and programmes given out at the previous show had incorrect dates for this show. The dates above are correct.

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The first rehearsal was a read-through of the play, and it went well. There were a couple of people absent through illness, but it was great for everyone else to start to get to know each other, and for the cast to meet some of the crew.

The reading was good, and some have the Scottish dialect down already, while others slipped in and out. I’m starting to see characters develop even at this early stage, and it’s good to see people beginning to ‘bounce off’ each other as they explore the characters and the intricacies of this great play. It was also fun and there was quite a bit of giggling going on among the ‘girls’, but all (well, mostly) in the right places!

Linda Edwards – Director

Next rehearsal 2nd May at 7.30pm. All cast required. Production meeting at 6.30pm for production crew.

‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ – Season Dates

July 23rd – July 31st 2010. Shows on Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm, matinees on Saturdays and the first Sunday at 2pm.

For advanced bookings, phone Shellie on 8326 4407.

The cast for our next play is (in order of appearance):

Sister Helena: Wendy Mildren
Mr Perry: Alex Ling
Miss Jean Brodie: Janet Jauncey
Sandy: Emma Bargery
Jenny: Dayna O’Brien
Monica: Loretta Pascale
Mary MacGregor: Shellie Squires
Miss Mackay: Maggie Smith
Gordon Lowther: Terry Crowe
Teddy Lloyd: Sean Flierl
Girls/Girl Guides: Lorren Gartland, Tyler-Brooke Newman, Karlie Squires, Sharni Styles, Shania Williams

Rehearsals start on 28 April 2010.

‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ – Season Dates

July 23rd – July 31st 2010. Shows on Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm, matinees on Saturdays and the first Sunday at 2pm.

For advanced bookings, phone Shellie on 8326 4407.

Auditions for our next production, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, went well and we now have a full cast. Details will be published soon.

Rehearsals begin on 28th April at 7.30pm

Season Dates

July 23rd – July 31st 2010. Shows on Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm, matinees on Saturdays and the first Sunday at 2pm.

For advanced bookings, phone Shellie on 8326 4407.

“It Could Be Anyone Of Us”

by Alan Ayckbourn – the master of comedy

Directed by Maggie Smith

Auditions are being held on August 8th at the  Arts Centre – 22 Gawler Street, Port Noarlunga at 7:30pm.

Enter through the back of the centre, opposite Becks’s Bakery.

Phone Maggie on 8326 8960 to register your interest.

Characters

3 Males

3 Females

Synopsis

An old dark house, a stormy night, a corpse, a number of suspects, a killer on the loose and a private sleuth hot on the trail. All the traditional ingredients for a good, old-fashioned edge-of-your-seat whodunit. Unfortunately, the sleuth in question has trouble even identifying the potential victim let alone the suspects. As far as he’s concerned, it could be any one of them, really…

Rehearsals and Show Time

Rehearsals will be Wed and Sun evenings from 7.30 to 10 pm.

Show times are in November. Dates TBA.

The current production of Noarlunga Theatre Company

is “The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie”