Scene

Vol.38. No 2 February 2015


Important Dates for your Diary:

• Jets sign on day - Tuesday 3rd February 5pm
• Committee Meeting - Tuesday  10th February
• Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opens Friday 27th February - March 14th
• WOW Information Night Monday - 16th March
• WOW Auditions - Sunday 22nd March

Hi and welcome to our February edition of Scene.  Rehearsals are well underway for Best Little Whorehouse in Texas which opens on Friday 27th February - 14th March. Tickets are available online book now to avoid disappointment - Click here  



BTG Membership for 2015:

Is due at the beginning of each calender year. To book your tickets or to pay for membership click here.
Our website is continuing to be updated. BTG members can download audition forms, membership forms, the member's handbook and our constitution.

There are links to information regarding our shows for 2015 including information regarding audition and casting requirements. Check out our website: click here

If you would like to put anything in next month's newsletter, copy needs to be in, if possible before the end of the previous month.
Please email me at secretary@beenleightheatregroup.com 

or Yours in Theatre - Nikki McMahon - Editor

Promotional Email List:

We have launched a new mailing list which already includes everybody who has booked online recently and selected to receive promotional information from BTG.
To see the same info being sent to our loyal patrons, please click here to update your subscription and include "What's On - upcoming shows & promotions". 

Our next meeting will be Tuesday  10th February at 7pm. 

Please email the Secretary if you wish to include anything on the agenda. secretary@beenleightheatregroup.com 

Member's Noticeboard:

Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: 
Opens February 27 - March 14


For event details click here

 Auditions - "War of the Worlds" 

The cast will only be required to learn the song lyrics but no dialogue (except for Parson, Beth and Artilleryman who have spoken lines within their songs).  

Pre-recorded music will be provided to allow for practice at home rather than rehearsing with an orchestra.  As a result there will be a brief rehearsal period and no significant costuming required as this is a concert version.  

All the songs are contained within the movie which is projected on to
a large screen with the singers and dancers performing live on stage as required.

There are additional songs to those in the Jeff Wayne soundtrack.  Most of these are
from David Essex who played the Artilleryman character in the original version.

This is a relatively small cast of fifteen with seven singers and eight dancers required.

Singers Required

Narrator: (Male 18-50) The voice of the Narrator who is the central character.
He is the newspaper reporter who recounts the story from his first hand experiences.  The movie follows his story as he tries to reunite with his wife.

Artilleryman: (Male 16-30) Dialogue within song and choreography required.  A young man who survives the Martians first attack at Horsell Common.  He emerges in the Second Act as

a dreamer who has allusions of grandeur in “Brave New World”.

Carrie: (Female 18-50) Sings two duets with Narrator which are not from the Jeff Wayne soundtrack.
She is separated early from her husband when the Martians first attack.  She escapes to
France with her cousins.

Parson Nathaniel:  (Male 25-65) Duet with Beth in “The Spirit of Man”.  Quite a major character in the movie who questions what this invasion is all about.  He is convinced that mankind has brought this calamity upon themselves and doesn’t understand that the invaders are aliens rather than demons from Hell.

Beth: (Female 18-50) The wife of the Parson Nathaniel who has died but appears as a ghost

trying to comfort her troubled husband in “The Spirit of Man”.

Ogilvy: (Male 30-65) The first person to see the cylinder and to try and communicate with the visitors from Mars.  Solo “Astronomy”.  

Voice of Humanity: (Male 18-50) Leads “Thunderchild” song.  Describes the epic battle between the last remaining ship and the tripods to save the steamer.

Dancers Required (8 parts available)

Female or male over 16.  Contemporary style.  Previous experience with contemporary dance and improvisation needed.  No singing required.

Dates

Information Night Monday 16th March

Auditions Sunday 22nd March

Performance dates 22-23rd May (One weekend only)

Contact the Director for more information
patrick@visageentertainment.com 
Ph 04022 17736

Songlist

1. Eve of the War (Dancers)

2. Astronomy (Ogilvy, Dancer)

3. If I Could (Narrator, Carrie)

4. A Million to One (All singers and dancers)

5. Forever Autumn (Narrator and all male singers)

6. Thunderchild (Voice of Humanity and all singers)

7. The Red Weed (All dancers)

8. A Winter’s Tale (Narrator, Carrie)

9. The Spirit of Man (Parson Nathaniel, Beth, Carrie, Ogilvy, All dancers)

10. Ships that pass in the Night (Narrator, 2 x Dancers)

11. Brave New World (Artilleryman and all male singers, All dancers)

12. Brave New World reprise (Artilleryman)

13. The Sun ain’t gonna shine anymore (Narrator and all singers)

14. A Million to One - Curtain Call (All singers and dancers)

For event details click here

Workshops for 2015:

Robert Braiden – ‘Beginner’s Screen Writing Workshop’

Saturday 14th February 2pm - 5pm 
Cost $99 

To Register - Click here
Use this code to save on your ticket price. screenworkshop1

CROWDFUNDING 101 – Presenter Aaron Pocock

Saturday 21st February 2pm - 5pm
Cost $99

To Register - Click here
Use this code to save on your ticket price. crowdfund01

Storage Needed:

Choir meets in the green room every Tuesday night at 7.00 pm
A-Chord will start rehearing for "The First" Tuesday 20th January

Please contact our choral director Lauren laurendavidson@internode.on.net
For more information on A-Chord Community Choir

Beenleigh Orchestra: 
Come one, come all - The orchestra needs you
We rehearse every Thursday night at 7.00pm please contact David Chivers
at conductor@beenleighorchestra.com for more information

Jets: 

Jets Coordinator: Ros Johnson  irnjohno@tpg.com.au

Juniors:
Please contact Briana Thompson for more information 
briana.morgan.thompson@gmail.com

Intermediates:
Please contact Amanda Webb for more information
freeatlast49@gmail.com

Seniors:
Please contact Ben Bray for more information
benji.bray@hotmail.com 

Around the Traps:

Beenleigh Theatre Group
Ph: 07 3807 3922
"Best Little Whore house in Texas"
February - March 2015
http://beenleightheatregroup.com/ 

Phoenix Ensemble
Ph: 07 3103 1546
"The Adams family"
February - March 2015
http://www.phoenixensemble.com.au/

Gold Coast Little Theatre
Ph: 07 5532 2096
"Abigail's Party" March 2015
www.gclt.com.au

Sunnybank Theatre Group
Ph: 07 3345 3964
"Relatively Speaking" February 2015
www.stg.org.au

Brisbane Arts
Ph: 07 3699 2344
"The Complete works of Willam Shakespeare Abridged " January - March 2014
www.artstheatre.com.au

Spotlight Theatre
Ph: 07 5539 4255
"La Traviata" April 2015
http://spotlighttheatre.com.au

Ipswich Little Theatre
Ph: 07 3812 2389
www.ipswichlittletheatre.com.au

Risk Theatre
Ph:0410195577
www.risktheatre.com 
 

Calling all Volunteers:
We need some wonderful people to help out in Front of House.
Even if you can spare only an hour all help is appreciated.
Please email Jayne  jaynetattam@gmail.com if you are able to lend a hand.

Costume Hire:
Got a party comining up and need a costume?
Email Marg Oliver on ethyboy@optusnet.com.au to hire from
BTG's extensive wardrobe at very reasonable prices