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Infinite space

monart · 15 April 2010

Monash University Academy of Performing Arts is delighted to introduce you to the Melbourne Ballet Company as they present Project 7: Infinite Space. This young, vibrant company has quickly establishe…

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Footlights

Logos · 13 April 2010

I have the task of creating footlights for a production of "She Stoops to Conquer". I did this in the UK once and was able to acquire at very reasonable cost vacuum formed plastic sea shell style refl…

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Class of 77

cambyouththeatre · 10 April 2010

Boroondara Theatre Company (Melbourne)is holding Auditions for 24 Cast - 16 to 19yo and 26 to 32yo for New Australian Musical "Class of 77" by David Hines. 17/18 April 2010 at Brunswick for 10 perform…

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Cast Announcement

Labrug · 10 April 2010

There is a distinct advantage to holding auditions with significant lag time before the first read-through. While the timing of my current round of casting was due more to circumstance than anything e…

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First Blog Entry

nigelmcbain · 8 April 2010

My first blog entry is a call to form a new suburban opera company in the Eastern/Northern Suburbs. My plan is to do a reduced version of Verdi's Il Trovatore. I feel there is a need to do operas, but…

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Second Samuel News

JustSuse · 7 April 2010

Well, I guess its time I told you all just what is going on with Second Samuel. The answer is....LOTS. Nat Martin arrived a week ago, and just quietly slipped into place in the cast and in our hearts.…

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American Odyssey

Tom Camp · 3 April 2010

Much like Odysseus (or Ulysses, if that is how you swing.) I have been cast out to a far flung land in order to reach my goal. here the similarity's differ (although you could be forgiven for suggesti…

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Audition Response

TaylorM · 31 March 2010

So I have recently made the plunge into community theatre having just graduated from school. Now there is one thing that I have noticed (in my limited auditioning experience) which differs greatly fro…

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Les Miserables

Grega · 31 March 2010

Hi all I have been asked to do Les Miserables with the Nadrasca Amateur Theatre goup they only do One show a year last year they did Cabaret where I play beside the star I played Clffard Bradshow a wr…

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