Well done to everyone that braved the rain to help clear the ground around the Singers shed. It’s amazing the difference just a few people made in that short time!
February 5, 2011
November 16, 2010
November 7, 2010
GODSPELL 2011
The auditions are over and rehearsals are about to start! We had some very exciting performances during the auditions which made selecting the cast difficult. I’d like to congratulate you all on your preparation for the auditions, it was great to see the effort put in by so many of you.
The cast is as follows:
Jesus Peter Miles
John the Baptist/Judas Matt Hose
Jeffrey Andrew Skinner
Lamar James Murnane
Herb Aaron Chapman
Robin Charlotte Gemmill
Peggy Jade Connolly
Sonia Kim Carter
Gilmer Squish
I’m “creating” 2 extra characters, they will be:
Jordan Jordan French
Joel Joel Spencer
All other auditionees are in the Chorus. They are:
Jenna Simpson, Jessica Cornall, Toni Thomas-Suffern, Benjamin Wigmore, Paige McLean, Ruby Wyatt-Carter, Liam Wyatt-Carter, Madison Knopp, Lachie Dalitz, Dean Hutchins, Jess Bulley.
I’m really looking forward to a great show. I’ll be in touch with you all in regards to rehearsals.
Cheers, Beryl White
October 6, 2010
Annual General Meeting
The Numurkah Singers Annual General Meeting has been held, the new committee has been elected and the major musical production for 2011 has been announced.
There’ve been quite a few changes this time. I’ll post details on the new committee once I’ve got a proper list and aren’t going from memory. Besides, I know what you all want to hear about – the next production.
The 2011 major musical production will be Godspell, directed by Beryl White.
For those who don’t know anything about the musical, here’s the wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godspell
It’s been described by our own Steve Dalitz as a cross between Jesus Christ Superstar and The Rocky Horror Picture Show – based on the bible with lots of catchy songs.
Beryl’s major reason for choosing Godspell is that the cast is essentially 10 leads, 5 male and 5 female, ranging from mid-late teens up to around 30-years old. This means those who have in the past only barely missed out on a role will have a better chance this year.
For those interested in knowing more about the show, especially those wanting to be involved in the show, there’ll be an information night at 7pm on October 26 at the Singers Shed in Quinn St, Numurkah.
Hope to see you there.
June 24, 2010
June 2, 2010
That’s a wrap!
Congratulations everyone on a fantastic set of performances.
It was great to hear the audience getting into the action, (sometimes a little too much, perhaps?) and seeing the smiles on their faces as they left the theatre. I think it’s safe to say that everyone who came along left well entertained.
I’d like to take this moment to thank the local businesses who sponsored us this year: Guardian Pharmacy, Dyson’s IGA, Plantasyland, Logan & Associates, the Ragg Denn, the Goulburn Murray Credit Union, Riverlands and the Moira Shire council. It’s wonderful to have them behind us.
May 13, 2010
April 23, 2010
Musical Run-through complete
Congratulations to everyone on tonight’s epic musical run-through.
While we didn’t quite make it through all the songs, we did at least work through the tricker ones and got them all sounding the best they’ve ever been. Special mentions go to Brenda and Andrew who both got through near-flawless performances of their big numbers. Well done everyone. Keep it up and they’ll be talking about this show all year!
April 19, 2010
New rehearsal schedule
With a few people unavailable on Friday night and quite a few more having a knack for losing their schedules, I thought it might be a good idea to post at least the next couple of weeks on here.
So, here we go.
Monday 19th – 7:30 til 9:30: Dance rehearsal for I Wanna Be King – Grand Vizier and her attendants.
Wednesday 21st – 7:00 til 8:30: Are You Happy Too – All cast except Grand Vizier and Genie.
Friday 23rd – 7:00 til 9:45: All the songs – whole cast except Genie
Monday 26th – 7:30 til 9:30: That’s a Happy Ending – Leads except Abanazzar
Wednesday 28th – 7:00 til 8:30: Act 1 Scenes 2 and 5 – Chorus, Aladdin, Twankey, Esme, Abanazzar and the Genie.
Friday 30th – Full Run Through: All Cast.
And then we move into the hall…scary. That’s just two weeks til bump in, then another three until opening night!
March 12, 2010
Incoming Run Through!
During tonight’s rehearsal we’ll be running through scenes One through Five. That covers everything from the servants singing about their troubles and the Grand Vizier making her intentions clear right through to Abanazzar trapping Aladdin in the cave where he finds the lamp.
This will be the first time this many scenes have been run together this year, so it’s a great chance for the cast to learn how the first part of the story fits together. Should be quite a night.
In other news, this year’s first edition of the Stave (our monthly newsletter) has finally gone out. There were a few teething troubles switching over from our old editor Lauren who’s holidaying overseas for a few months. In any case, it’s back up and running so you can expect to see more every month provided you’re on our mailing list.
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