South Canterbury Drama League

OPEN DAY 2021
2021-02-27 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
We invite you to The South Canterbury Drama League Open Day 2021.
With over 90 years of experience in quality amateur community theatre, we invite you to our Open Day on the 27th February from 10-2pm to discover more about The South Canterbury Drama League.
Win a great prize pack for renewing your membership or becoming a member on the day, go on a backstage tour of our facilities, sound and lighting display, visit our costume hire facility, stage make up demos, display archival material will be available to view on the day.
Been in a past show? Take a trip down memory lane by attending our open day.

IMPROV THEATRE
2021-02-26 19:30 - 21:00 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
Here it is. Improv Theatre comes to the Playhouse. Your amazing instructors are Alice Sollis and Abigail Austin.
Improv is a skill that not only helps you in the theatre world but translates to everyday life situations as well. What a skill set to have up your sleeve. No experience in acting needed just an openness to be an active participant in some fun, interactive games and scenarios and the ability to be willing to give it a go. The best thing yet is that there are no wrong answers!!!
No registration needed just turn up on the night.
$5 for Drama League members, $10 for non…Come along and Join the Fun that is Improv Theatre.

Broadway Melody
2021-02-10 08:00 - 2021-02-13 17:00 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
BROADWAYXMAS – $5 DISCOUNT CODE ON TILL 24TH DECEMBER. GET IN QUICK AND ONLY FOR ONLINE PURCHASES
Tickets on sale now!
Broadway Melody is a song and dance compilation show showcasing an amazing array of South Canterbury’s local talent aged 8 to 80. A cast of 40 features a troupe of kids and an adult ensemble who will bring to life some of the very best of Broadway tunes, taking you on a musical journey through classic favourites from shows such as The Sound of Music, Les Miserables, Hello Dolly, and My Fair Lady and introducing you to the very latest songs from contemporary smash hit musicals like Hamilton, Six, Beetlejuice and Mean Girls.
This is entertainment at its best, brought to you by the South Canterbury Drama League to kick off an outstanding year of ‘must-see’ theatre.
Broadway Melody runs from February 10 to 13 at the Playhouse.
With just 5 shows, be in quick, this will sell out.
Book online at iticket.co.nz

Carol and the Belles
2020-12-18 19:00 - 2020-12-22 13:00 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
Christmas has arrived early at the Playhouse with our children’s musical ‘Carol and the Belles’ – the perfect show to celebrate the end of school and the cheerful spirit that comes at this time of year.
A delightful Christmas story for children, cool tunes, 50’s fun and joy to the world.
Christmas has arrived early at the Playhouse with our children’s musical ‘Carol and the Belles’ – the perfect show to celebrate the end of school and the cheerful spirit that comes at this time of year.
The show is set in 1954, at Big Bill’s Drive-In restaurant, where the wait staff sing your order and the Christmas decorations stay up all year long.
The colourful costumes with leather jackets and poodle skirts give a big 50’s rock & roll flavour to the usual Christmas pageant.
Stacked full of excited children and joyful songs, Carol and the Belles is sure to get you in the Christmas mood this festive season.
Come along and revel in this newest kids’ musical, right here at The Playhouse,Timaru, South Canterbury’s home of live theatre.
Run-Time: 40 minutes
Age: Suitable for Primary school age and Kindergarten children and anyone wanting to get into the spirit of Christmas.
Themes: Christmas Children’s Musical with 7-12 year old performers
A South Canterbury Drama League Playhouse Production
CAROL AND THE BELLES
Created by Steve Moore, Rob Howard and David Guthrie
All songs Words and Music by Rob Howard
Published by Little Big Stuff Music

MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL
2020-11-26 19:30 - 2020-12-05 22:00 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
Motherhood the Musical is on at the Playhouse from November 26 to December 5.
Show starts at 7.30pm
Wondering what to do at the end of this crazy year to give your staff a treat?
Look no further! Here’s a terrific option for your end of year work ‘DO’ ‘Motherhood the Musical’ – set around a baby shower with 4 friends – it’s delightfully
entertaining, with big wholesome laughs, awesome toe-tapping songs and pizza and a magnum ice cream to boot.
This examination of how tough it is to be a parent is so engaging, hilarious and touching that it is likely to be even more successful than our last mega end of year hit
‘Menopause the Musical’.
‘Motherhood’ focuses on wide-eyed Amy, who is close to giving birth when her neighbours throw her a shower. The club includes tart-tongued Barb overwhelmed
with four children; stressed-out Brooke, splicing motherhood and a law practice; and Tasha, a minivan-driving divorcee who wonders if the split was worth the damage to her child.
At first, Amy gushes with naive expectations, but her clear-eyed friends quickly educate her on the draining demands and unique delights of motherhood.
And the show is not just for Mum’s and Mum’s to be – Dad’s will be roaring with laughter as they recognise themselves in the hilarious script and Grandparents will
find themselves giggling along in payback!
We’ve kept it simple and fun this year with a low ticket price of just $40 which includes gourmet, wood-fired pizza and a magnum ice cream at halftime so everyone can get out and enjoy themselves to celebrate the end of what has been a rather crappy year.
And look out for our special themed cocktails at the bar!
Get your group together now and book at iTicket or participating outlets.
Book early though – last year, our end of year show season was almost sold out before opening night.

Heathers the Musical AUDITIONS
2020-11-20 17:00 - 2020-11-29 17:00
Heathers the Musical Auditions
Workshops Friday November 20th and Auditions 28th & 29th November.
Production is on May 2021.
Announcing… upcoming workshop and auditions for ‘Heathers the Musical’, our 2021 production with the talents of Cameron Lines, director; Ella Thomas Musical Director and Stevie Gallagher, Choreographer!
All ages needed.
Contact Jill de Joux at jill@specialevents.co.nz or download audition songs HERE and audition pack HERE

Heathers the Musical
Announcing… upcoming workshop and auditions for ‘Heathers the Musical’, our 2021 production with the talents of
Cameron Lines, director;
Ella Thomas Musical Director
Stevie Gallagher, Choreographer!
All ages needed.
Heathers the Musical
Based on the classic 1989 film, Westerberg High is ruled by a shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing junta: Heather, Heather and Heather, the hottest and cruelest girls in all of Ohio. But misfit Veronica Sawyer rejects their evil regime for a new boyfriend, the dark and sexy stranger J.D., who plans to put the Heathers in their place – six feet under!

Heathers The Musical is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. But before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously sexy new kid J.D. When Heather Chandler, the Almighty, kicks her out of the group, Veronica decides to bite the bullet and kiss Heather’s aerobicized ass…but J.D. has another plan for that bullet

VERONICA SAWYER – 17. She burns to be both cool and kind, but doesn’t know yet how to be both at the same time. Fierce sense of right and wrong, keen sense of ironic humor. Thinks she’s an old soul, but she’s still innocent enough to be blindsided by love/hormones (or shocked by cruelty). Voice: High belting required, up to Ab. Must have dynamic and stylistic range.

JD – 17. He is darkly charismatic, compelling, attractive, charming on the outside yet very damaged on the inside. Keen smarts and strong inventive comedy. Voice: Strong, confident belt to at least an Ab, A preferable; wide emotional range.

HEATHER CHANDLER – 17. Richest, hottest, most magnetic, cruelest girl in town. Relishes power and wields it like a scalpel – no fear, no patience, no mercy. Voice: Strong belt to F or higher preferred. Mezzo for chorus. NOTE: In certain choral songs Chandler can switch parts with her other Heathers as needed.

HEATHER MCNAMARA – 17. Beautiful, innocent, stupid, can be mean on command if Heather Chandler orders it, but actually quite vulnerable and fearful. Voice: Strong belt to Db, D preferred. Soprano for chorus. NOTE: in certain choral songs Heather Mac and Duke can switch vocal parts as needed.

HEATHER DUKE – 17. Whipping-girl of the 3 Heathers. When she finally becomes Queen Bee she wields power like a bulldozer. Alto for chorus. Voice: Strong belt to C, D preferred. Alto for chorus. NOTE: in certain choral songs Heather Duke and Mac can switch vocal parts as needed.

MARTHA DUNNSTOCK – 17. Nicknamed “Martha Dumptruck”, the opposite of hot, confident, or popular. Huge and beautiful soul, optimistic even in the face of rejection. Voice: Strong belt to E or F, wide vocal expression.

RAM SWEENEY – 17, Linebacker. Big, insensitive to the feelings of others, ruled by appetites. Voice: Strong Baritone, belt to G, some Falsetto useful.

KURT KELLY – 17. Quarterback and Captain. Big, chiseled, rude, entitled, cocky. Mean, thinks he’s the brains in the friendship with Ram. Voice: Tenor, strong belt to Ab or A, some Falsetto. NOTE: in certain songs Ram and Kurt can switch choral assignment if, say, Ram sings higher than Kurt.

RAM’S DAD / BIG BUD DEAN / COACH RIPPER – 40 to 45. Ram’s Dad: Former football player turned suburban Dad, has never outgrown his glory days in high school. Hates weakness, but capable of soul-searching when tragedy strikes. Also plays Big Bud Dean: JD’s single Dad. Big jolly personality that barely conceals the enormous rage bubbling just below the surface. Quite possibly a serial bomber. Also plays Coach Ripper: Stalwart, man’s man; quick to defend his players. Voice: Baritone/Tenor – power Country/Gospel belt to Ab, higher welcome. NOTE: Sometimes this actor has played Principal Gowan instead of Big Bud/Coach.

MS. FLEMING / VERONICA’S MOM – 45 to 50. Ms. Fleming: Aging hippie teacher, still yearning for the day the Age of Aquarius reaches Ohio. Hungry for the spotlight, resentful of entitled youth. Also plays Veronica’s Mom: easygoing, distant, yet capable of laying down the law. Voice: Great belt up to C, higher always welcome.

KURT’S DAD / VERONICA’S DAD / PRINCIPAL GOWAN – 30 to 45. Kurt’s Dad: Straight-laced, very conservative, also former football player. A simple guy, not book smart, you’d be happy to share a beer with him. Also plays Veronica’s Dad: Easygoing and distant. Voice: Strong Baritone/Tenor — power Country/Gospel belt to G, even higher better. Also plays Principal Gowan: Rumpled, burned out, hates conflict. 99
BOY 1 – Bitter Geek 16-18. A put-upon, bitter geek. Voice: Bari (up to F#) or Tenor (up to A).
BOY 2 – Blowdried Preppy 16-18. A blowdried 80’s preppy. Voice: Bass (up to E) or Bari (up to G#).

BOY 3 – Hipster Dork 16-18. Thinks he’s Ducky from ‘Pretty In Pink.’ Voice: Bari (up to F#) or Tenor (up to A).

GIRL 1 – Goth Girl 16-18. A sullen goth girl. Voice: Belt to at least C# (a Soprano up to high A/B is also a plus).

GIRL 2 – Stoner Chick 16-18. A fuzzyheaded stoner chick. Voice: Belt to at least C# (a Soprano up to high A/B is also a plus).

GIRL 3 – Young Republicanette 16-18. A tennis-playing, uptight Student Council type. Voice: Belt to at least C# (Soprano up to high A/B is also a plus)

BROADWAY MELODY AUDITION
2020-11-14 08:00 - 2020-11-15 17:00 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
Broadway Melody is a song and dance compilation show of old and new favourites.
Featuring a troupe of kids and adults in group and solo numbers.
Kids and adults wanted!
Put the audition dates in your diary now and email broadwaymelody_scdl@yahoo.com for an audition pack with all the info you’ll need.
Songs from old favourites and new musicals.
Auditions 14th & 15th November.
On stage Feb 10 to 13, 2021.

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION AUDITIONS
2020-11-07 14:00 - 17:00 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
A combined production from Little Theatre and Repertory

Leonard Vole convinces even the perceptive Sir Wilfred that he is innocent of murder, although the circumstantial evidence is damning. In the mounting tension of the trial there are three amazing developments. Vole’s wife takes the stand and coldly swears away her husband’s alibi. A brassy young woman then sells Sir Wilfred’s letter proving how this acquittal has been engineered by Mrs Vole. But there is still the dramatic finale…

Witness for the Prosecution: Cast

Female (4):

Greta (Sir Wilfred’s typist, an adenoidal girl with a good opinion of herself)

Romaine (late 30s-early 40s, a German woman of great personality, but very quiet. Her voice has a strangely ironic inflection)

Janet Mackenzie (housekeeper, a tall, dour-looking Scotswoman)

Young woman (strawberry blonde, with a crude, obvious appeal)

Male (7):

Carter (Sir Wilfred’s chief clerk)/Mr Justice Wainwright (the judge)

Mr Mayhew (a typical middle-aged solicitor, shrewd, dry, and rather precise)

Leonard Vole (a likeable, friendly young man, about 27)

Sir Wilfred Robarts Q C (for the defence, distinguished older man recovering from a heart operation)

Inspector Hearne (a tall, good-looking officer)/Policeman

Plain-clothes Detective/Warder

Mr Myers Q C (for the prosecution)

Male/female (3):

Clerk of the Court/Court Usher

Mr/Miss Clegg (forensic laboratory assistant)

Dr Wyatt (police surgeon)

Other walk-on, non-speaking parts are available but not necessary

FOOTLOOSE AUDITIONS
2020-10-22 08:00 - 2020-12-13 17:00 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
Everything you need to know about getting ready for

Juniors – High School’s 2021 show

FOOTLOOSE –
upcoming Workshops & Auditions

Auditions coming up in Dec 2020 for high school students Year 9-13 to be a part of our exciting show next year.
South Canterbury Drama League, Juniors – High School are thrilled to announce our show for 2021, FOOTLOOSE THE MUSICAL
– 2 hours of high paced action and drama, packed with amazing acting, song and dance opportunities. 24 roles for senior and intermediate teenagers.
Click on the link for our comprehensive Workshop & Audition information pack, lyrics, monologues and mp3 music tracks to get ready for an amazing week of performing arts
with Director – Alice Sollis, MD – Megan Holden, Choreographer – Abigail Austin all starting on Tues 8th Dec 2020
LINK HERE

Carol and the Belles Auditions
2020-10-22 08:00 - 2020-10-31 17:00 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
A CHRISTMAS SURPRISE for 7-12 YEAR OLDS. If you loved Giants in the Sky and wish for a taste of being on stage before the end of 2020, this show is perfect for you with only 2 short week day rehearsals. Come along to our workshops and find out more. Click on the link for an info pack. https://drive.google.com/…/1heMQFVhkyIMSDjfliqF…/view…

It’s 1954, and at Big Bill’s Drive-In restaurant, where the waitstaff sings your order and the Christmas decorations stay up all year long, excitement has never been higher. They’ve just won the network’s Christmas at the Drive-In contest and will host the live telecast of the Rock & Roll Christmas TV Special! While the staff gets the drive-in spruced up for the show, the customers don their best leather jackets and poodle skirts, and the TV audience is adjusting the rabbit ears and popping the Jiffy Pop, everyone is about to get a big surprise.
How is it that a simple pageant proclaiming the birth of Jesus replaces the Rock & Roll Special, and who are those singing waitresses who steal the show in place of Rock & Roll’s biggest stars? It all comes to pass with ’50s fun, Christmas charm, cool tunes, and joy to the world in Carol and the Belles, the newest kids’ musical from Little Big Stuff.

GIANTS IN THE SKY DIGITAL STREAMING
2020-10-04 09:00 - 2020-11-01 00:00
This Digital Stream will not be available after 1 November 2020.
✩WINNER! 2017 Children’s Musical Theatre Festival, NYC✩
This magical story explores the world of Giants who live above the clouds. Ever since they left Earth a long time ago, the Giants have made a life up above, where their job is to keep the sky beautiful.

They polish the stars, poke the clouds to let it rain and paint the sunsets. But there is one curious Giant who wonders what life is like on Earth, so she steals a key to the locked up “beanstalk” and embarks on an adventure down below!

While Giants in the sky is set in an imaginary world, the central relationships of the show are real. Something that children can connect with. This refreshing story focuses on the friendship between Heeshee and Bert, and how great friends are something you shouldn’t take for granted. The song “While You Can” is a wonderful reminder for everyone to show appreciation to the special people in our lives.
The show is suitable for families and children of all ages up to intermediate, including pre-schoolers.

Giants in the Sky
A New Children’s Musical
Music and Lyrics by
Denver Casado
Book and Lyrics by
Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm
Giants in the Sky is presented through special arrangement with Beat by Beat Press (www.bbbpress.com)
Presented by SCDL Juniors – Primary, South Canterbury Drama League Junior Section by arrangement with Beat by Beat Press

SCDL Talent Show
2020-10-01 08:00 - 17:00 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
Have you got a talent you want the world to see? How about just having locals see it, well until we can travel again anyway?
Here’s your chance – The South Canterbury Drama League Talent Show. Not to be confused with a Talent Quest, this is a chance for you to get to “show” off your world class talent on our Playhouse stage, to a live audience.
Dancers, singers, jugglers you name it, if you have the talent we want to see it.
Send in a video of no more than 2min of you doing your thing, and we’ll pick some of the best acts to showcase on our stage on October 18th. Whether you’ve been on stage before or this is your first time, we want you to have “Your Time To Shine.”
Email your entry to secretary@dramaleague.org.nz before the 1st October.

GIANTS IN THE SKY - STREAM AVAILABLE FROM THE 4TH OCTOBER
2020-09-30 19:00 - 2020-10-03 21:30 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
Did you miss out on a ticket? Keep an eye on our facebook page for any tickets that become available through the run of the show AND also – a first for the Drama League….
Streaming will be available from 4th October.
Either go straight to iTicket and follow the link or follow our link HERE from the 4th October to purchase a stream ticket.
Individual stream is $20 and groups like schools and rest homes is $40
✩WINNER! 2017 Children’s Musical Theatre Festival, NYC✩
This magical story explores the world of Giants who live above the clouds. Ever since they left Earth a long time ago, the Giants have made a life up above, where their job is to keep the sky beautiful. They polish the stars, poke the clouds to let it rain and paint the sunsets. But there is one curious Giant who wonders what life is like on Earth, so she steals a key to the locked up “beanstalk” and embarks on an adventure down below!
While Giants in the sky is set in an imaginary world, the central relationships of the show are real. Something that children can connect with. This refreshing story focuses on the friendship between Heeshee and Bert, and how great friends are something you shouldn’t take for granted. The song “While You Can” is a wonderful reminder for everyone to show appreciation to the special people in our lives.
The show is suitable for families and children of all ages up to intermediate, including pre-schoolers.
Giants in the Sky
A New Children’s Musical
Music and Lyrics by
Denver Casado
Book and Lyrics by
Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm
Giants in the Sky is presented through special
arrangement with Beat by Beat Press (www.bbbpress.com)
Presented by SCDL Juniors – Primary, South Canterbury Drama League Junior Section by arrangement with Beat by Beat Press

Performing Arts Competition
2020-09-05 10:00 - 2020-09-06 17:00 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
The South Canterbury Drama League warmly welcomes all competitors and spectators to the SCDL Performing Arts Competitions on Saturday September 5th and Sunday September 6th at the Playhouse, Church Street, Timaru.

There will be competitors in Singing sections covering everything from Folk, Duets, Musical theatre to Classical and Speech and Drama covering everything from Prepared Speeches to Improvisation and Poetry and lots more.

Come along and enjoy a great weekend of competitions.
Entry is by Gold Coin donation.

Download the full programme >>>>> https://tinyurl.com/scdlperartscomps

Easy Money - UPDATE COVID -19 Announcement
2020-08-21 19:30 - 2020-08-29 19:30 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
EASY MONEY – Public Announcement
We have decided to continue with our season of Easy Money in Level 2.
We take your health seriously and will be adhering to strict Covid 19 Level 2: Capacity at our theatre will be 50.

– The wonderful team at iTicket will be in touch with any individuals booked on nights over the capacity of 50 to discuss seating arrangements
-Bookings can continue to be made for performances where bookings are at present fewer than 50. This will be on a “general admission” basis as actual seat numbers will be allocated on arrival for each performance to accommodate physical distancing.
-If there is a return to Level 1 on the 27th our normal seating capacity will be restored.
– Extra performances have been added to accommodate some of our current bookings (iTicket will provide information on this to those concerned)
– We have the Ministry of Health COVID -19 code on display at our theatre for your personal tracing
– Hand sanitiser is available throughout the complex
– Regular sanitation of our facilities is implemented
– No Bar or snack sales
– Physical distancing in the auditorium. (you can sit in your bubble)
– Physical distancing in the lounge. (you can congregate within your bubble)
– The cast and crew won’t be greeting the audience at half time or during the show
– Mask wearing is up to the individual (encouraged but not mandatory)
Thank you for supporting us through these unprecedented times. The show must go on.

“Easy Money”
By Roger Hall
Directed by Alice Sollis
On Stage Playhouse from 21st to 29th August 2020
“Easy Money” is a clever satire about greed, adapted from Ben Jonson’s 17th century play “The Alchemist”. The story follows two con artists, Trudi and Stephen, as they connive to fool their prestigious Auckland neighbours into buying shares in the Auckland Harbour Bridge. If there’s money to be made in a scam, they know how to do it.
With double-crosses, dirty tricks, and twists and turns this is Roger Hall at his best.
Roger Hall said that he saw “The Alchemist” in London and it was “…gut achingly funny. A merchant flees the town to avoid the Plague, leaving his house in charge of his servant who uses it as a base to defraud as many people as possible.
Bring it up to date. An upfront Auckland Harbour luxury apartment let out via Airbnb to a couple from Australia for a four-week stay… It doesn’t take them long to find others in the apartment block ripe for plucking. And away we go.”

Harry Potter Trivia Night POSTPONED
2020-08-15 19:30 - 21:30 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
POSTPONED TILL FURTHER NOTICE

AUDITIONS GIANTS IN THE SKY JUNIORS - PRIMARY
2020-07-19 11:00 - 2020-07-22 21:00
WORKSHOPS & AUDITIONS COMING UP FAST
For Juniors – Primary, at the end of the school holidays. Come along and experience the buzz of live theater.
For further enquiries, email scdljuniors@gmail.com

Curtains - The Musical 8th - 11th July 2020
2020-07-08 19:00 - 2020-07-11 21:30 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
Well that is definitely a moment in time we are never going to forget. As you are all aware, we went into lockdown the week Curtains was due to open but what I can now tell you is that the cast have started rehearsals and we have set dates for this show of
8th – 11th July 2020
Bare with us while we activate the ticketing with these new dates. We can’t wait to have you back at the Playhouse. If you had tickets previously, we would love your purchase again when they come back on sale. Your League and these young ones who have been waiting many weeks to bring you this top class show – need your support now more than ever.
CURTAINS – The Musical Comedy Whodunit from the creators of Chicago and Cabaret.
It’s the brassy, bright, and promising year of 1959. Boston’s Colonial Theatre is hosting the opening night performance of a new musical.
When the leading lady mysteriously dies on stage the entire cast & crew are suspects. Enter a local detective, who just happens to be a musical theatre fan!
Packed with glorious tunes, challenging harmonies, big dance routines, fabulous costumes and a witty, charming script filled with numerous delightful characters, CURTAINS is a hilarious, must see, full length, action packed 2 hour non – stop journey for both performers and the audience.
All SCDL shows are now being performed at The Playhouse, Church Street, Timaru – The Home of Theatre.
We have limited seating and with just 4 performances, you need to get in quick!!
Curtains is the most ambitious Full Length Musical Comedy our Junior Section has ever undertaken!
Director Cameron Lines, Musical Director Ella Thomas, Choreographer Stevie Gallagher
Book by Rupert Holmes
Music by John Kander & Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Original Book and Concept by Peter Stone
Additional Lyrics by John Kander & Rupert Holmes
Originally Produced on Broadway by Roger Berlind, Roger Horchow, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergère, Ted Hartley and Center Theatre Group. American Premiere Produced at The Ahmanson Theatre by Center Theatre Group, LA’s Theatre Company.
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH ORiGiN™ THEATRICAL ON BEHALF OF THEATRICAL RIGHTS WORLDWIDE, NEW YORK

Motherhood the Musical Auditions 16th & 18th March
2020-03-16 19:30 - 2020-03-18 19:30 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
Motherhood the Musical – Auditions 16th & 18th March by appointment
The Good – The Bad and The Laundry
A musical comedy written by Sue Fabisch by arrangement with David Spicer Productions
On stage 24th June – 4th July – 4 female leads required – strong actors and singers.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
BARB
Female – 30-45
Stay-at-home mother of five. She has a dry, sarcastic sense of humor. She doesn’t own anything that isn’t machine-washable and would use her sleeve to wipe her child’s nose without hesitation. Her husband’s name is Chris and her kids are Daniel, Steven, Jessica, and “the twins.”
BROOKE
Female – 40+
Attorney, sophisticated. She loves a great handbag, her phone and shopping at Costco. She is married to Jeffrey, a stockbroker and has 2 kids, Kaitlyn and Tyler. She strives for success at work and at home, but sometimes worries if she really has it all in balance.
TASHA
Female – 30-40
Soccer Mom and mother of three. She is recently divorced and adjusting to her new identity as a “single mom.” Her family and her friends mean everything to her.
AMY
Female – 25-35
Pregnant with her first child, Amy wants to do everything perfectly. She is meticulous in her research and in her preparation for motherhood. Like any new mom-to-be, she is blissfully unaware of how much her life will change after the baby arrives.

Auditions Mon 16th & Wed 18th March 2020
Director Alice Sollis
Musical Director Heather Harding
Choreographer Abi Austin
For more information please contact Jill email jill@specialevents.co.nz
For audition material, information and to book a time.

Easy Money Auditions
2020-02-08
Adapted from the 17th Century play “The Alchemist”, “Easy Money” is a clever satire about greed. The story follows two con artists, Trudi and Stephen, as they connive to fool their prestigious Auckland neighbours into buying shares in the Auckland Harbour Bridge. If there’s money to be made in a
scam, they know how to do it.
With double-crosses, dirty tricks, and twists and turns this is Roger Hall at his best.
CAST REQUIRED
Trevor: Building Manager of the Cutlass Apartments
Nigel De Lacey: Real estate agent
Sir Robert Kingswood: Former company firector, maryoral candidate – Very Rich
Catherine: Recently widowed resident. Very Rich
Bishop: Fundamentalist church Leader
Sylvia: Ageing widow
Peter: 55+ Very rich with young Asian wife
Lee: Attractive Asian woman, 30s. At least 20 yrs younger than Peter. One assumes she married him for his money and security
For further information please email kevin.foley@xtra.co.nz or phone 0276862209

The Jailhouse Frocks 28th Nov - 6th Dec
2019-11-28 19:30 - 2019-12-06 22:00 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
Jailhouse Frocks by Devon Williamson – in association with Play Bureau NZ, 28th Nov – 6th Dec
Shattering dimwitted Officer Dwayne’s tranquil evening at the Birchwood County police station are the arrests of three unlikely women; the mayor’s wife in a state of complete alcoholic breakdown, the local mad cat-lady looking for somewhere to stay out of the rain, and a dangerous looking New Yorker who has managed to crash her car into the police station while speeding through town.
The already chaotic situation descends into mayhem with the arrival of a New York gangster, disguised as an FBI agent, hell-bent on exacting revenge on his wife who is locked in the cell. By the end of the night, the ladies have formed a gang, sang some songs, escaped from jail and locked the gangster up in their place, leaving Officer Dwayne wondering how on earth he’s managed to make the arrest of a lifetime.
Described critically as “a bright, unabashed stage romp that’s a lot of fun right from the start and guaranteed to lift spirits” The Jailhouse Frocks is a sure fire comedy cracker.
The play features the songs “Respect”, “Monster Mash”, “I Yi Yi Yi Yi” (I Like You Very Much) “Mummy Works Nights”, “I Will Survive”, “You Don’t Own Me”, “I Fought The Law” and “These Boots Were Made for Walking”
Duration: 120 minutes. 2 Acts. 3F 2M.

Hamlet Dies at the End - Tickets on sale NOW!!!
2019-11-01 19:30 - 2019-11-08 21:30 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
Hamlet Dies at the End
A comedy by Gavin McGibbon: Playhouse
1st to 8th November 2019
Hamlet Dies at the End
From award-winning New Zealand playwright, Gavin McGibbon, (‘Holding On’ and ‘Under The Hood’) comes a heart-warming comedy of classic Kiwi characters in a play about a play.
Of course Hamlet dies at the end, I hear you say, but wait – before he does there’s a whole lot of shenanigans with a ragtag bunch of misfits trying to come to terms with life, each other… oh and Shakespeare’s great tragedy, Hamlet.
Perhaps Hamlet Dies at the End would be tragic if it weren’t so comical. It deals with death but nobody dies (completely), it gets to grips with some “full-on sh*t” and it ends by affirming life in all its puzzling glory. From 91-year-old Charlie, whose wife has just left him, to young Jimmy, who set fire to his cat, the characters bring Hamlet to life in ways you never thought possible.

SCDL Juniors - HIGH SCHOOL Workshop and audition info
2019-10-20 17:30 - 2019-10-26 20:00 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
2020 show CURTAINS, The Musical Comedy Whodunit – For additional information – head over to our facebook page JUNIORS FACEBOOK PAGE
DOWNLOAD THE WORKSHOP AND AUDITION PACK HERE
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WORKSHOPS
& AUDITIONS
At The Playhouse, Church Street, Timaru
Curtains: a show within a show, the musical comedy
Who done it?
From the creators of ‘Cabaret’ and ‘Chicago’
On stage:
Wed 25th – Sat 28th March & Wed 1st – Sat 4th April 2020
(8 performances)
Creative Team: Director Cameron Lines, Musical Director Ella Thomas, Choreographer Stevie Gallagher
Workshops:
Sunday 20th 5.30-8pm &
Wed 23rd October 7-9pm
Auditions by appointment:
(book at the workshops, or email scdljuniors@gmail.com)
Wed 23rd from 9pm
(only for those away over Labour weekend)
Fri 25th from 7pm & Sat 26th from 9am
Rehearsal times:
Sun 11-5pm,
Tues and Thurs 6.30-9.30pm, approx.
Introductory ‘Meet and greet’ for cast:
Sun 10th Nov, 6:30pm – 8pm, scripts given out.
Starting on Sunday 19th of January 2020 11am-5pm
(Leads may be required to begin some rehearsing with Production team at a sooner date to be arranged)
IMPORTANT: Audition sound tracks, dance routines & lead dialogue docs and links will be available on the
SCDL Junior Section Facebook page
from Sunday 20 Oct onwards.

SCDL AGM 2019
2019-09-25 20:00 - 21:30 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
We warmly invite you to attend the 92nd SCDL AGM.
Nominations are now CLOSED!
All Board positions including that of the President position are held on a 2yr rotation. The current standing position holders may wish to be nominated again or may take this opportunity to relinquish their seat on the Board.
1. Welcome
2. Apologies
3. Minutes of AGM 2018
4. Presentation of Reports
5. Honorary appointments
6. Auditor
7. Election of officers –
President
3 Board members
8. Subscriptions
9. General business
10. Closure
You are welcome to join us after for a light supper and refreshments.

Matthew, Mark, Luke and Joanne 11th-15th Sept 2019
2019-09-11 19:30 - 2019-09-15 22:00 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE AND JOANNE. A slick sophisticated comedy beyond belief.
Matthew, a high performing advertising executive, successful and happily married, has a vision in a Supermarket. This epiphany drastically changes his life to the consternation of his wife and business partner. His successful creative energy is now channeled into charitable works.
Mark, his business partner and friend, tries to hide his dismay and disgust at this radical change. Mark is secular and very materialistic. His general nihilism is a dramatic counterfoil to Matthew’s new beliefs and way of life.
Joanne, Matthew’s wife, a former lawyer, now practices yoga, and believes in homeopathy. She relies on her life coach and large doses of the herbal remedy Ignatia for health and happiness. Her own life experiences make her intolerant of Matthew’s new found beliefs and she demands Matthew choose either Christ or her.
“Matthew, Mark, Luke and Joanne” presents these characters, their beliefs and passions in an entirely believable manner. This play is a parable of our times and underscores many topical issues-faith, materialism, tolerance and respect. Carl Nixon’s work has been described as a “funny, sharp and crisply staged play about the basic human need for some form of spiritual release.”

Auditions The Jailhouse Frocks 31st August
2019-08-31 10:00 - 15:00 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
Looking for 6 actors, 3 women and 3 men. Singing required.
Auditions 31 August 10 am to 3pm
Email jill@specialevents.co.nz for an audtion time.
Come prepared with a monolgue and a song from any genre
Plot:
Shattering dimwitted Officer Dwayne’s tranquil evening at the Birchwood County police station is interrupted by the arrests of three unlikely women; the mayor’s wife in a state of complete alcoholic breakdown, the local mad cat-lady looking for somewhere to stay out of the rain, and a dangerous looking New Yorker who has managed to crash her car into the police station while speeding through town.
The already chaotic situation descends into mayhem with the arrival of a New York gangster, disguised as an FBI agent, hell-bent on exacting revenge on his wife who is locked in the cell. By the end of the night, the ladies have formed a gang, sang some songs, escaped from jail and locked the gangster up in their place, leaving Officer Dwayne wondering how on earth he’s managed to make the arrest of a lifetime.
Described critically as “a bright, unabashed stage romp that’s a lot of fun right from the start and guaranteed to lift spirits” The Jailhouse Frocks is a sure fire comedy cracker.
Officer Dwayne Pope- Incredibly upbeat, optimistic and dimwitted, He has been transferred from a nearby Police Department to help the Birchwood County Police Department. Birchwood did not get the best deal. Dwayne never fully recovered from a head injury, although we suspect he was much the same prior to it… he just can be excused now.
Characters:
Voice of the Chief – The Chief communicates to Officer Dwayne via the police radio. The Chief is frustrated at being short staffed and having to work late. Unfortunately Dwayne hasn’t relieved the Chiefs workload but added to it.
Cathy Monroe – Cathy has cats. A lot of cats. Due to a cat related insect infestation of her house she is in search of a place to spend the night. She is insightful one moment, and half-witted and ludicrous the next. One thing she is not; is subtle.
Elena Davidson – Elena’s entire identity is wrapped around her reputation as the Mayor’s wife. Beneath her educated, highly strung and pretentious exterior is a woman trying to find her own place in the world.
Gloria Romano – A New Yorker with a tough exterior, Gloria is, along with her mobster husband Tony, hiding out in Birchwood County. Street smart Gloria is quick witted and a shrewd judge of character. She was trying to escape from her husband when she was arrested.
Tony Romano – New York mafia style gangster on the lam in sleepy Birchwood County with his wife Gloria. Tony is charming, menacing and very, very dangerous.

TheatreFest Regional Finals 24th & 25th August 2019
2019-08-24 19:00 - 21:30 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
Come and enjoy one act plays that will be assessed by an accredited drama adjudicator as part of a nation-wide TheatreFest of short plays.
Burnside High School, South Boys High School, Riccarton Players, The South Canterbury Drama League, Logan Park High School, Wakatipu High School and Canterbury Repertory Theatre will strut the boards at the Playhouse over a weekend of theatrical delights.
Tickets at the door are just $10 or a koha for students.
Session times are Sat 24th 7pm and Sun 25th 1pm.

League future planning workshop
2019-08-10 10:00 - 13:00
You’re invited to help write the script for the League’s future.
On Saturday 10 August the Drama League are hosting a workshop for League members, supporters and anyone else. It starts with morning tea at 10am and ends at 1pm followed by lunch. You don’t need to do anything to prepare except let Sharleyne know if you can come so we can arrange the catering. Both morning tea and lunch are provided.
I cannot understate how important it is to have your opinions, your bold ideas and your support.
Your input will play a vital role in strengthening and progressing the League and scripting our future.
I look forward to seeing you on August 10th.
Regards
Chris Thomas
President – South Canterbury Drama League
RSVP – secretary@dramaleague.org.nz or phone Sharleyne 688 3430

Hamlet Dies at the End Auditions - 3rd & 4th August 1-3pm
2019-08-03 13:00 - 15:00 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
Hamlet Dies at the End by Gavin McGibbon 1st to 7th November 2019 show dates. Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th August, 1-3pm at The Playhouse.
Well of course Hamlet dies at the end, but not in this play about a ragtag bunch of misfits trying to come to terms with life, each other… oh and Shakespeare’s great tragedy, Hamlet.
Hamlet Dies at the End would be a tragedy if it weren’t so comical. It deals with death but nobody dies (quite) and it ends by affirming life in all its puzzling inconsistency and prolific glory. From 91-year-old Charlie, whose wife has just left him, to young Jimmy, who set fire to his cat, the characters bring Hamlet to life in ways you never thought possible.
An ultimately heart-warming comedy from award-winning New Zealand playwright Gavin McGibbon, (‘Holding On’ and ‘Under The Hood’).
Synopsis:
Five people with little in common are thrown together in a workshop to learn Shakespeare’s Hamlet from an intense drama tutor, with the aim of performing excerpts before an invited audience. “This is art, not therapy”, says the tutor, but the members of the group have a different idea. As they interact we learn their various motivations and finally even Shakespeare’s great work becomes a vehicle for some kind of understanding and resolution.
Characters
Becker
Age: forties-fifties; the unemployed drama teacher, ‘plagued by self-loathing’ but tries his best (when put on the spot) to share his love of theatre with others.
Douglas
Age: forties-fifties; a hard-rocking drummer in a covers band; outwardly easy-going but going through a difficult patch.
Patricia
Age: forties-fifties; single; librarian; thinks she’s God’s gift to the stage; dedicated follower of Becker.
Rhonda
Age: forties; mother, wife and bus-driver, not necessarily in that order; no-nonsense, not someone you want to mess with.
Charlie
Age: ‘ninety-one’ (or thereabouts); veteran of WWII; still full of life; struggling to come to terms with being deserted by his wife at 91.
Jimmy
Age: nineteen; very withdrawn and quiet but has hidden talents that slowly become revealed.

The 2019 SCDL Performing Arts Competitions 28th & 29th July
2019-07-27 - 2019-07-28 | The Playhouse, 198 Church Street, Timaru, 7910, New Zealand
Entries for the 2019 SCDL Performing Arts Competition are now OPEN!

This year we are incorporating Speech Competitions as well as Vocal Competitions, thus the name change. We will also be running the competition over two days (subject to entries) on Saturday July 27 & Sunday July 28 2019.

We have received 80 entries for our competitions and are looking forward to a wonderful weekend.

Email: scdlperformingarts@yahoo.com
