Come along this evening, March 15, and join in the Bay Theatre Players reading of Egad, The Woman in White at the Playhouse in Gregory Street at 7pm.
Play reading co-ordinator, Tay Mugridge, describes the play as “a laugh-oriented, old-fashioned melodrama”.
“It is wild, fast, and funny, featuring a disreputable, but hilarious villain who dispatches his adversaries with nefarious ease, seals his wife in a madhouse to steal her vast fortune, and battles a wicked countess in one of the most uproarious fight scenes ever staged,” Tay said.
“But, he’s scared of the mysterious ‘Woman in White’ who has escaped from the asylum to seek him out.”
So, please come along and have fun reading abandoned wives, insolent servants, lawyers, hypochondriacs, and manly drawing masters. Any inquiries, please call Tay on 0419 127 679.
Tay also reports on a fantastic turnout for the recent reading of Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl. She says the gathering was attended by “foxes, rabbits, moles, badgers, rats and weasels who then outwitted the dim-witted farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean”.
She added, “we had a great turnout for this, our first youth play reading of the year. Look out for more youth play readings throughout the year.”
And a reminder for all BTP’s youth members that the first workshop for 2017, which will focus on audition skills, will be held at the Sunshine Bay CWA Hall on Saturday (March 18) from 1pm to 5pm and Sunday (March 19) from 10am to 4pm.
The weekend will cover voice/singing, movement and characterisation techniques, and is a great opportunity to get comfortable with the audition process.
All children from 8-18 years are welcome. Bookings are essential and numbers are limited - call Belinda Quick on 0448 830 011.
The workshop is particularly important for anyone wishing to audition for BTP’s two youth productions House on Fire and All Shook Up to be held on Sunday, March 26, also at Sunshine Bay CWA Hall.
Auditions for All Shook Up will be from 9am-3pm and audition times need to be booked with Belinda on 0448 830 011. Auditions for House on Fire will be held in two sessions from 3pm-5pm or 5.30pm-7.30pm. Please call Lyn on 0416 181 003 to book your preferred session.
