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BUNDABERG PLAYERS INCORPORATED MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 2018 President - Nigel Dick Vice-President - Karen Harris

Treasurer – Jan Sullivan Secretary – Jenny Duffy

Artistic Director – Rebecca Hutchins Music Director – Chris Arnold

Youth Theatre Director – Grace Petersen Committee Members

Kim Dick Tracie Faithfull Phillip Fresta Shanyn Limpus Kyle Schneider

Directed by Rebecca Hutchins & DA Halpin

50 years since last performed

on the Playhouse stage.

4 Performances Only…

7:30pm – 2, 3, 4 August 2018

3:00pm – 5 August 2018

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BUNDABERG PLAYERS INCORPORATED

Proudly Presents …

Not only do we have two cast members from the 1968 production in our current production but also a piece of furniture, the green-gold bench seat … what an amazing history and wealth of talent we have in our theatre family.

Cast and Crew

It’s not every day that a local theatre group can celebrate 50 years of performance in their own space, and it’s not every day that an organisation repeats a performance to honour this milestone.

On April the 29th 1968 we had our first production on our currently used auditorium stage, this production was, The Miser.

The Miser is a comedy in prose by the French playwright Molière. It was first performed on September 9, 1668, in the theatre of the Palais-Royal in Paris. The play was first produced when Molière's company was under the protection of Louis XIV himself. It was loosely based on a Latin comedy by Plautus, from which many incidents and scraps of dialogue are borrowed. Satire and farce blend in the fast-moving plot, and stunning costumes will be a feature of this period piece

The CAST

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From the Directors … 50 years!!! Can you believe it?!?? DA and I have such great memories of working together on the 2018 production of ‘The Miser’. It’s has been a lovely journey down memory lane and we hope that you enjoy our interpretation. To Ian and Sherry, thank you for re-auditioning! We all hope to see you both back again! There have been many wonderful, dedicated, enthusiastic actors and directors before us and we hope to pave the way for the next generation. We would love to thank our stellar cast and crew, but in particular, Nigel for the set design and organising the Sunday crew, Trevor for the costuming and Tracie for the set decor. For every hour we spend at rehearsal they spend off stage making the magic happen. Of course, all members play a role, Front of House, Advertising, construction, lighting, box office, the list is endless, and without all these people playing their role, we would not be here 50 years later, bringing more life, love and laughter to each of you. It’s what we love. Enjoy. Cheers! Here’s to the next 50!

Rebecca Hutchins Artistic Director

Behind The Scenes ...

Directors Rebecca Hutchins & DA Halpin Set Design Nigel Dick Lighting Design Leonard Strub Lighting Board Operator Leonard Strub Lighting Riggers Kyle Schneider, Leonard Strub Richard Williams Sound Operator Leonard Strub Stage Manager Di Wills Prompt/Dramaturg Peg Gellert Properties Tracie Faithfull Wardrobe Trevor Green Make-Up & Hair Rebecca Hutchins and Cast Construction Coordinator Nigel Dick Set Construction (Core Team) Nigel Dick, Phillip Fresta, Des Gellert Joshua Knight, Neville Saywell, Ian McWha Set Decor Coordinator Tracie Faithfull Painting (Core Team) Nigel Dick, Tracie Faithfull, Heather Johnston Barbara Fresta, Thomas Lawton, Ian Rehbein Programme Tracie Faithfull Maître De Bob Adams FOH Coordinator Rhonda Cutmore Box Office Coordinator Philippa Williams Bar Coordinator Karen Harris Raffle Coordinator Kim Dick Kitchen Coordinators Lyndall Pratt & Pat Palu

A very special thank you to: Julie from VoVo Modelle for the loan of furniture pieces.

VoVo Modelle – Fashion Boutique - 94 Bourbong St., Bundaberg

THANK YOU to all our Members who volunteer their time

to put on each and every performance.

Bundaberg Players Incorporated is a proud testament to what a group of amateur theatrical volunteers can accomplish.

SETTING: Harpagon’s Chateau

TIME & PLACE: 17th Century France

Act II

• I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - Troy, Gabriella

• Wildcat Cheer (Reprise) - Company

• Counting on You - Chad, Taylor, Zeke, Martha, Company

• When There Was Me and You - Gabriella, Troy, Company

• Start of Something New (Reprise) - Troy, Gabriella

• We're All in This Together - Chad, Taylor, Kelsi, Zeke, Martha, Company

• Bop to the Top - Sharpay, Ryan, Company

• Breaking Free - Troy, Gabriella, Company

• We're All in This Together (Reprise) - Troy, Gabriella, Ryan, Sharpay

• Megamix - Compañía, Coach Bolton, Ms. Darbus

Harpagon - Graham Lister

Really, I am not a mean person. Not at all. Well maybe sometimes. Um, most times? Alright! Let's just say 90% of the time and leave it at that ok! Wonder why I enjoy playing these roles .... I’m not mean, I’m just cast that way!!

Cleante - Jacob Treloar

I've been a member for a year and a half and this is my sixth show. I love the theatre and how it can transport you in to another world. The play on words and clashing of characters make this a show full of fun little moments.

Valère - Joshua Knight

For my Love, Élise, I will happily play at being a servant to a miser. In order not to short change him I will put as much value as I can into each and every scene. Élise is definitely worth it.

Anselme - Ian Rehbein

Life is full of surprises. I never thought after playing Valère in the 1968 production of The Miser at The Playhouse Theatre, I would be onstage again 50 years later, this time as the much older Anselme.

Master Simon/Jacques - Des Gellert

I blame my sister for it all, after all, I was only at the audition for ‘An Italian Straw Hat’ because I had a driver’s licence and she didn’t. 40+ years later and recently retired, I am feeling revitalised at having been cast in The Miser.

La Flèche - Sophia Burfitt

The privilege to perform alongside cast members of the original Playhouse Theatre's production of ‘The Miser’, is a wonderful opportunity. I am playing the role of a character that is traditionally depicted as a man, what the deuce are they thinking?

Élise - Shanyn Limpus

Although, The Miser may be set way back in 17th Century France, many stock characters used by Moliere and even Shakespeare, still exist on our TV screens today. For example, Mr Burns from the Simpsons is your modern-day Harpagon—the rich, mean old man overcome by greed.

Marianne - Grace Petersen

I am very excited to play the role the beautiful Sherry Barnes took on 50 years ago. I can't wait to work with such a talented cast on my first straight play as a major role.

Frosine - Sherry Barnes

My first stage appearance with Bundaberg Players was as Marianne in The Miser in 1968. It was also the first show presented at The Playhouse Theatre and I’m delighted to be part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations (playing a different role this time!)

The Cast list in the program from the 1968 production

The Director’s Note from the 1968 program

Policeman – Kyle Schneider

I feel like I was type-cast in this role... manly, strong, commanding, authoritative, dashing... and you will see none of this from me in this role, otherwise I wouldn’t be acting! But you will see me, acting, as a police officer, in a play, on a stage... I can assure you of that!