P.O.Box 20-230 Glen Eden www.playhousetheatreinc.co.nz/home Playhouse Theatre Newsletter Celebrating dynamic, vibrant, and successful theatre. May/June, 2017 Disney The little Mermaid Jr! Rehearsals are well under way for this fantastic show, and all involved are having a ball! Ticket sales have opened and seats are filing up so make sure you visit iticket.co.nz to book. This show is packed full of song, dance, adventure, love, and fun. Thank you to all of our wonderful and on going sponsorship from: Show dates and times are: Saturday July 15th 6:30pm Sunday July 16th 4pm Tuesday July 18th 11am Wednesday July 19th 11am Thursday July 20th 6:30pm Friday July 21st 3pm Rehearsal snaps of Disney The Little Mermaid Jr!
Sunset Boulevard Update This exciting and dynamic musical is hitting the stage at Playhouse Theatre this September and October. We are pleased to welcome the fantastically experienced and talented artistic team comprising of John Fausett as the director; Andrew Christie as Musical Director; Robyn Kennerly as Vocal coach, and Marita Gillespie as the Choreographer. We are still to finalise the cast and have three roles left to fill. Artie Green : A fresh face assistant director in his mid twenties. He is Betty s fiancé Vocal range C3 G4 Baritone Audition piece Own choice. Males, aged 20-30 Male Ensemble Female Ensemble If you are interested please contact the production Costume Hire The costume hire at Playhouse is bursting at the seams with garments and costumes of every description. The Costume hire is now back up and running but is only open by appointment. Special appointment can be made in the meantime by contacting Nathalie on: (09) 813 3327 Properties Hire Playhouse has a wonderful array of props and set dressing of all ages and time periods. So if you are looking for bits and bobs for your next production, party, dance show, Christmas celebration or any event, get in contact with properties manager James via email on: jamesnz1995@gmail.com
Secretary Your 2017 Management Committee John Michie (President) Simon Julius (Vice-President) Dorothy Chisholm (Patron) Committee Members: Lara Williams, James Grant, Kim Wilkinson, Pauline Vella, Allan Howie, Matt Billington, Kate Smeal, Craig Wilkinson. A reminder that all members are welcome to attend the open forum at the start of our committee meetings from 7:30-8pm. A chance to share ideas and make suggestions. Next meeting scheduled for Wednesday 12th July at 7:30 pm, all are welcome. The back shed crew has been working hard on the set for our youth show! With winter here let us give the back shed crew and all of our volunteers a warm round of applause and thanks for their contributions. Come and join our Facebook page to keep informed, score free tickets to our shows and hear all of our breaking news!!! Presidents Report: We are looking for an organised and energetic person to fill our secretary role for the management committee. Duties would include collecting mail, typing minutes, attending all meetings, writing and delivering all professional contact letters, and having a smile. Contact presi- Greetings everyone, welcome to the latest newsletter, what is really frightening is we are half way through the year. I do hope you will all come out to support the talented cast & the Creative team of Disney's Little Mermaid Jr. The kids have been rehearsing hard and are looking forward to opening night 15th July only 1 week season so book early. We have cast Sunset Boulevard and we had a meet & greet get together last Sunday we have Committee Contacts: some very talented performers for this show so keep an eye out for when the box office opens. By the way we are doing the NZ Premiere opening for this show so let everyone know, oh it is also one of my favourite musicals. One result of all this is that PTI has rehearsals on everyday except Friday & president@playhousetheatreinc.co.nz vice.president@playhousetheatreinc.co.nz secretary@playhousetheatreinc.co.nz treasurer@playhousetheatreinc.co.nz wardrobe@playhousetheatreinc.co.nz newsletter@playhousetheatreinc.co.nz membership@playhousetheatreinc.co.nz Playhouse is planning a building project and we need you! Playhouse has a very exciting plan to build a new clubrooms, which would encompass a rehearsal venue, mini theatre, costume and prop storage and a new set building space. We have been saving $1 from every ticket sold and put it towards saving for this aspiration and we will continue to do so. This is an extremely inspiring project for Playhouse Theatre Incorporated and we look forward to updating you on progress. The management committee is seeking persons Interested in being part of the building project subcommittee. Please email treasurer@playhousetheatreinc.co.nz if you 5 Year Plan Update: The PTI Management Committee is pleased to announce that we are making significant strides in achieving out 5 year plan: Our documents have been uploaded to the PTI cloud for succession. We have $4,500 in our building fund. Increased our membership between the end of 2015 and the end of 2016.
Become a Sponsor of Playhouse Theatre Inc! Playhouse Theatre Inc offers you the chance to create magic alongside us as a sponsorship partner. We offer our West Auckland community a fantastic theatre experience both onstage and backstage, culminating in the production of a great theatre pieces for the community to enjoy. You can be part of our work by partnering with us in one of the following schemes. We hope you join us to provide valuable opportunities in performance training, confidence building, and personal achievement, to our local artistic community. Logo in Programme Name in Programme Ticket(s) to Opening Night Backstage Tour(s) Photo(s) + Memorable Token BRONZE LEVEL $30.00 GOLD LEVEL $50.00 Logo in programme 2x Tickets to Opening Night DIAMOND LEVEL $100.00 Logo in programme 2 x Tickets to Opening Night Theatre Throw Back! Here is a picture of PTI s 2012 production of Carousel. What a wonderfully dynamic, diverse, and encapsulating show it was. This show won the hearts of all who Copyright 2017 Playhouse Theatre Inc., All rights reserved. Playhouse Theatre Inc. 15 Glendale Rd, Glen Eden,
Playhouse Theatre Incorporated presents Winter Concert @ PTI Saturday July 8 th at 7.30 pm At The Playhouse Theatre Glen Eden We have some amazing talent performing for you, from people who have been involved with our club in the past, plus a few surprises & a special treat we have a special sneak peak performance by the cast of Disney The Little Mermaid JR. We want to fill all 240 seats and therefore the base price per ticket is a measly $10.00. However, if you particularly like us we may allow you to tip us on the night. Our building project needs boosting, these last few rain and gale storms have just about done our storage and building sheds in. So, who would want to help us more than you our biggest fans? We are asking for your support and we know you will not let us down. Email: treasurer@playhousetheatreinc.co.nz to secure your seats and bring mates especially those who have never been to the theatre before. Bring change tipping is recommended.