With the pending retirement of our founding Musical Director, Paddy Broberg, there is great enthusiasm from members to keep the choir active, taking on new challenges and at the same time sharing the cheerful company of other music lovers.

PCS needs a Director with sound choral and general musical skills to continue to inspire a disparate group of people with a common love of singing and a willingness to work hard to achieve their best.

The Choir

The Prom Coast Singers, now 30 to 40 strong, attracts singers of many and varied backgrounds from all over South Gippsland and is wholly unauditioned. Rehearsal is generally on Tuesday nights at Foster for two to four months before a performance, in the Anglican Church Hall. Other separate rooms are used for section rehearsals and choir members are available to conduct these.  PCS owns its own Yamaha Clavinova piano to ensure a high standard instrument is available for concerts and also rehearsal. Costs of music, copyright and insurance are covered by a small levy collected at each rehearsal from all members.

Members willingly accept responsibility for routine functions such as finance, maintaining the Music Library, photocopying, hall setup, publicity, ticket sales and piano moving. Close relations are maintained with FAMDA (Foster Amateur Music and Drama Association) to which PCS is affiliated. A small committee has been set up to oversee the day to day running of the choir and assist the Musical Director.

Musical Director

The Musical Director has the responsibility to plan the choir’s musical activities including the selection of music as well as the conduct of rehearsals and to direct the final performances. Local musicians have been very willing to perform with the PCS and the Director is expected to work with them when appropriate. The position is not salaried although travel expenses can be met.

History

In November 1997, FAMDA staged a highly successful production of the Broadway musical, Annie, with Neil Goodwin as director and Paddy Broberg as the musical director. The next year several of the Annie cast members found they really missed the fun and camaraderie of the rehearsal and performance process. Their frustration got the better of them and they besieged Paddy with requests to let them sing again and, one evening in April 1998, eight former members of the Annie cast and crew met at Foster Primary School for the first sing-along of what was to become the Prom Coast Singers.

Under the umbrella of FAMDA with the guidance of Paddy Broberg, the Singers’ initial performances were in conjunction with community carols in Foster and Toora and singing for the residents of Banksia Lodge and Rose Lodge, Wonthaggi. It was not until Sunday 15 October 2000 that the choir presented its first paid performance in the form of a benefit concert held at the FWMAC in aid of the South Gippsland Hospital and Toora Nursing Home Auxiliaries.

The Singers’ December 2001 project was an impressive performance of Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols in Christ Church Foster.

In July 2003 the choir combined with the South Gippsland Wind Orchestra to present mid-winter concerts at the Dakers Centre in Leongatha as well as the Foster Arts Centre with PCS performing exerpts from Carmina Burana. This dramatic work was revisited in October when the South Gippsland Singers combined with PCS for a concert in Mesley Hall Leongatha as part of the world-wide choral phenomenon, Voices for Hospices and it was on the program again for the very special 10th Anniversary Concert – 17 August 2008.

Essence of Folk was the title for the program presented by the Singers in 2004. The choir performed in Poowong and Glen Alvie and the next week, on 27 June, they shared the stage with the Bec Bone Singers back in Foster at the FWMAC.

Fauré’s Requiem and Borodin’s Polovtsienne Dances were on the bill when PCS sang in the Foster Anglican Church on 15 May 2005. The following weekend they sang those works in concerts with the South Gippsland Singers and the Korumburra Primary School Choir at Mesley Hall and the Inverloch Community Centre.

The 2005 Voices for Hospices concert had Prom Coast Singers combining with the South Gippsland Singers and the Warragul Chorale for a concert showcasing each choir and featuring music specially composed by Larry Hills for all three choirs.

In the 2007 SeaChange Festival, the Prom Coast Singers demonstrated the diversity of their repertoire in a concert billed as From Pop to Op(era) and performed Paddy Broberg’s original music in the exciting multi-media Fire Up! project. The Singers also performed at the Mossvale Park Music for the People concert.

2008 saw members taking part in FAMDA’s widely acclaimed production of The Producers with Pam Coad as Chorus Mistress and other members providing the offstage chorus.

2009 projects included the multi-arts spectacular, Promontory Dreaming, contributing to FAMDA’s production of Into the Woods and in community carols at Christmas.

In between times there have been many happy nights of rehearsals with the challenge of learning to sing the right notes and the right words whether they be in English, African, French, German, Italian or Latin. PCS have sung at community carol services, funerals and in FAMDA musicals with performances in Foster, Glen Alvie, Inverloch, Korrumburra, Leongatha, Mossvale Park,  Poowong, Toora, Warragul and Wonthaggi.

Expressions of Interest Wanted

To continue this rich music making history the Prom Coast Singers are now seeking a Director with sound choral and general musical skills to continue to inspire us by planning our musical activities,  including the selection of music, as well as conducting rehearsals and directing the ultimate performances.

The position is not salaried although travel expenses can be met.

The Choir also wishes to hear from people willing to work as rehearsal pianists.

Anyone interested in working as either the choral director or rehearsal pianist for the Prom Coast Singers is invited to contact Andrew Jamieson 5683 2683 or  acjammo {@] ozemail.com.au  

Tenth Annual

South Gippsland

One Act Play Festival

Foster War Memorial Arts Centre
Saturday & Sunday 22 & 23 August 2010

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GREAT ENTERTAINMENT

A one act play festival gives the chance for a friendly theatrical competition.

You can see new plays, support your friends, meet new people and be thoroughly entertained.

It’s all on the menu as FAMDA hosts the tenth annual South Gippsland One Act Play Festival at the Foster Arts Centre on the weekend of Saturday, 21 August.

The festival is shaping up to be bigger and better than usual with more entries than ever before expected and over $2000 in prize money,  including a $1000 prize for the best play.

Festival ticket prices: $8.00 per session, $15.00 for two sessions or a complete Festival pass for $20.00

FAMDA’S NEXT THEATRICAL VENTURE

FAMDA’s PLANNED PRODUCTION OF

SPEAKING IN TONGUES

HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED

FAMDA WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM

ANYONE WILLING TO DIRECT A PLAY FOR

FAMDA TO STAGE IN MAY – JULY 2010

Interested?

Contact:  Max Hastings   5682 2293 or mjh [@] dcsi.net.au

Speaking in Tongues by Andrew Bovell

The Australian play leading to the movie, Lantana.

4 actors [2m /2f] playing 9 roles

Directed by Max Hastings to be staged 14 – 22 May 2010

Speaking in Tongues is an intriguing drama by the Australian playwright, Andrew Bovell, whose most recent play, When the Rain Stops Falling, was one of the hits of the 2009 Melbourne International Festival of the Arts, when staged by Brink Productions in association with the Melbourne Theatre Company.

In both Speaking in Tongues and When the Rain Stops Falling characters reappear, others disappear. Stories told in one part take on significance in another part.

The plays are driven by a sense of mystery. The answers are there but they are elusive.

The plot doesn’t always move forward – it leaps sideways and backwards,  often travelling back to moments already seen but revealing them from a different angle.

Speaking in Tongues was written by Andrew Bovell and first staged in 1998.

Bovell later adapted his own storyline  as the screenplay for the 2001 psychological thriller, Lantana, which starred Anthony LaPaglia and Kerry Armstrong with Rachel Blake, Geoffrey Rush, Leah Purcell and Barbara Hershey.

In Speaking in Tongues two married couples switch partners for the night.  Who will have the courage for betrayal?  Who will walk away?

A man weeps in the street after realising that his only love, long vanished, is alive and well – and has completely forgotten him.

A woman disappears on a lonely road, late at night, leaving ominous last words on her absent husband’s answering machine; at the same time, a man covered in blood comes home and throws a woman’s shoe into an adjacent empty lot.

There are nine characters in the storyline of Speaking in Tongues, but Bovell’s play dictates that they are played by four actors – two males and two females.

FAMDA is taking on the challenge of presenting this fascinating theatrical piece by staging Speaking in Tongues i14 – 22 May 2010 under the direction of Max Hastings.

FAMDA’s PRODUCTION OF SPEAKING IN TONGUES HAS BEEN CANCELLED

The Steve Sedergreen Trio provided a near capacity audience with a wonderful evening of twilight jazz in Foster on Sunday 7 February2010.

The Trio, comprising Steve Sedergreen on piano, James Clark on bass and Michael Jordan on drums and occasional vocals began the evening with “Watch What Happens”.

What happened was a great feast of music with songs ranging from “Someday My Prince Will Come”, “Corcovado (Quiet Nights)” and “Sunny Side of the Street” to “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore”.

In the second half of the program some of Steve Sedergreen’s students from Monash University joined in the music making.

The audience was delighted by Foster lad, David Dower’s interpretation on piano of “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes’ and “All the Things You Are”.

Max Pfeifer augmented the Trio playing “Georgia” on trumpet and Chloe Dempsey thrilled the audience as the drummer for “Caravan”.

The performance resulted in a great boost to FAMDA’s depleted coffers and a good time was had by all, audience and musicians alike.

Enjoy the best jazz Melbourne has to offer with

the Steve Sedergreen Trio

Steve is a well established figure in the Melbourne jazz scene through a variety of activities including director of Dizzy’s Jazz Club (1999 – 2006); 20 years of teaching jazz (including mentoring members of The Cat Empire) and, of course, as a constantly in-demand musician over a wide range of performance situations from jazz clubs to major music festivals.

This highly respected jazz identity and pianist will be performing in Foster with his trio featuring Michael Jordan on drums and James Clark on bass.

You can enjoy a sensational evening of accessible and spirited jazz when the Steve Sedergreen Trio plays in Foster in the Anglican Church Hall, Station Road, from 6:00 to 8:30pm on Sunday 7 February.

This musical highlight is being hosted by FAMDA.

The ticket price is just $25.00.  Bookings via Main Street Revelations in Foster,  5682 1381.

Well over 200 theatre lovers flocked to the event, most of them really getting into the spirit of the evening by wearing colourful masks as the theme was masquerade.

Warragul Theatre Company’s version of the musical based on characters from Dr. Seuss’ stories, Seussical, was declared to be the most outstanding musical staged by a Gippsland company in 2009.

In the comedy and drama section Latrobe Theatre Company’s  Who Goes Bare? was victorious.

FAMDA’s production of the Stephen Sondheim musical, ‘Into the Woods’, earned four major awards.

The most outstanding lighting award was won by Andrew Oldroyd.
It was the fourth consecutive occasion on which Andrew has won this trophy and no mean feat as, on this occasion, not only had he designed the lighting plot, he also had a major on stage role as the Baker.
In accepting the award on Andrew’s behalf, the show’s director, John Laurie, paid tribute to Jan Bull who actually operated the lights for the production.

Fiona Watts won the award for the most outstanding lead actress in a musical for her performance as the Baker’s Wife so her Gippsland Theatre award will be heading to Western Australia.

Louise Dower, followed up her success at the Victorian Music Theatre Guild awards by winning the most outstanding junior female award as Milky White, Jack’s cow in Into the Woods.
In her acceptance speech Louise acknowledged the remarkable work of Amanda and Chris Mahomed in creating the cow’s costume.

The most outstanding junior male award was won by Josh Gardiner for his performance as Jack.
Josh has had an extremely busy year theatrically as he earned a Music Theatre Guild nomination as a junior male performer for playing Michael Spofford inThe Witches of Eastwick with Leongatha Lyric Theatre and was also in the Victorian State Schools’ production of Barnum in Melbourne.

David Tattersall’s special Judge’s Award went to Rob Ellis, John Laurie and Jules Schmidt for their creativity in composing, playing and recording the “dinner music” for FAMDA’s play, Dinner at Hugo’s, which was staged in May.

The full list of Gippsland Associated Theatre awards for the most outstanding performances of 2009 is included below.

MUSICAL THEATRE

Most Outstanding Lead Actor– Male
Robbie Smith, Cat in the Hat – Seussical ~ Warragul Theatre Company

Most Outstanding Lead Actor– Female
Fiona Watts, The Baker’s Wife – Into the Woods ~ FAMDA

Most Outstanding Support Actor – Male
Scott Millar, Lumière – Beauty and the Beast ~ Latrobe Theatre Company

Most Outstanding Support Actor – Female
Denise Twite, Mrs Potts – Beauty and the Beast ~ Latrobe Theatre Company

Most Outstanding Musical Director
Kirk Skinner and Carmel Slater – West Side Story ~ Wonthaggi Theatrical Group

Most Outstanding Choreographer
Leasal Liddle-Pirouet – West Side Story ~ Wonthaggi Theatrical Group

Most Outstanding Director
Neil Goodwin – Seussical ~ Warragul Theatre Company

Most Outstanding Production
Seussical ~ Warragul Theatre Company

COMEDY / DRAMA

Most Outstanding Lead Actor– Male
Bruce Grainger, Benoit Pinglet – A Little Hotel on the Side ~ Leongatha Lyric Theatre

Most Outstanding Lead Actor– Female
Krissie Creighton, Minnie – Who Goes Bare? ~ Latrobe Theatre Company

Most Outstanding Support Actor – Male
James Evans, Maxie Maudlin – Who Goes Bare? ~ Latrobe Theatre Company

Most Outstanding Support Actor – Female
Christine Skicko, Angelique – A Little Hotel on the Side ~ Leongatha Lyric Theatre

Most Outstanding Director
Richard Tyler – Who Goes Bare? ~ Latrobe Theatre Company

Most Outstanding Production
Who Goes Bare? ~ Latrobe Theatre Company

GIPPSLAND THEATRE

Most Outstanding Youth Performer – Male ~ A TIE
Josh Gardiner, Jack – Into the Woods ~ FAMDA
Xavier Pellin, Jo Jo – Seussical ~ Warragul Theatre Company

Most Outstanding Youth Performer – Female
Louise Dower, Milky White – Into the Woods ~ FAMDA

Most Outstanding Set
John Hall – Beauty and the Beast ~ Latrobe Theatre Company

Most Outstanding Makeup & Hair Design
Shirley Nicholson – Seussical ~ Warragul Theatre Company

Most Outstanding Costume Design
Costume Team – Seussical ~ Warragul Theatre Company

Most Outstanding Lighting Design
Andrew Oldroyd – Into the Woods ~ FAMDA

Most Outstanding Technical Achievement
Flashpots & Pyrotechnics – Beauty and the Beast – Latrobe Theatre Company

Most Outstanding Chorus/Ensemble
The Jets – West Side Story ~ Wonthaggi Theatrical Group

Most Outstanding Program Design
Kerena McLaren – The Witches of Eastwick ~ Leongatha Lyric Theatre

Alby Fisher Memorial Award for Creativity
Sacha Lamont – Set dressing, A Little Hotel on the Side ~ Leongatha Lyric Theatre

Congratulations to all involved.

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Louise Dower received a Judge’s Award at the prestigious Music Theatre Guild of Victoria held at the Frankston Arts Centre on  Saturday 5  December 2009.

Louise won the award for her sensitive and intelligent performance as the cow, Milky White, in FAMDA’s production of the ‘Into the Woods’, staged in Foster in October.

Louise attended the awards with her father, Ray, and an extra surprise was having her grandmother in the audience because she had gone to see her grandson perform with Carey Musical Theatre Company.

Louise also received congratulations from Leongatha Lyric friends with whom she performed in ‘A Little Hotel on the Side’ and Wonthaggi friends who worked with her last year in ‘Les Misérables’.

It turned out to be an exciting night for South Gippsland theatre companies with four “Bruce Bricks” going to Leongatha Lyric Theatre for its production of ‘The Witches of Eastwick’.

Three of these were awarded to Colin Mitchell in the categories of  Settings, Wardrobe and Design.
The design award was described as being for Colin’s work on the “flying scene / welding scene / moon scene”.
Leongatha Lyric also received the Technical Achievement award for ‘The Witches of Eastwick’.

The Choreography  award was won by Leasal Liddle-Pirouet for her work on ‘West Side Story’ for Wonthaggi Theatrical Group.

Another award going to Wonthaggi was a judge’s award to Chris Beasley for his performance as Tony, in ‘West Side Story’.

The prestigious Production of the Year award went to Ballarat Lyric Theatre for ‘Les Misérables’ which also earned awards for Direction, Musical Direction and Lighting as well as Male Performer in a Leading Role and Cameo performance.

The only other company to earn multiple awards was Williamstown Musical Theatre with two Bruce Bricks for its production of ‘Assassins’.

A full list of Music Theatre Guild of Victoria awards is available on www.musictheatreguildvic.org

VICTORIAN DRAMA LEAGUE

The Victorian Drama League awards for plays were presented in Melbourne on Sunday night, 6 December.

FAMDA scored a Judge’s Award for the original music created for ‘Dinner at Hugo’s’.  The songs were composed and performed by Rob Ellis with assistance from John Laurie and Jules Schmidt.

Leongatha Lyric Theatre had entered its comedy, ‘A Little Hotel on the Side’, and was delighted to receive nominations for Most Outstanding Comedy, Director (Raymond Dunstan), Costumes (Heather Drury), Lead Male (Bruce Grainger), Support Female (Christine Skicko as well as a Judge’s Award for hairstyling by Maria Arestia.

The award for best comedy went to Geelong Repertory Company for ‘Popular Mechanicals’ and the Most Outstanding Drama award went to ‘Wit’, staged by Encore Theatre.

A full list of Victorian Drama League awards is available on www.theatrecraft.org.au

GIPPSLAND THEATRE

Gippsland theatre’s own night of nights happens on Saturday evening, 12 December, at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre.

It’s time to face the music and find out what the Gippsland Associated Theatre judges thought of each company’s productions and star performers in 2009.

The theme is masquerade and it’s a celebration of all the good things that have happened on the Gippsland theatre scene during the past year.

Come along and support your local theatre group as well as having a great night of theatre as Gippsland’s drama companies strut their stuff.

It’s time to face the music and find out what the GAT judges thought of your company’s productions and star performers in 2009.

You’re invited to put on a happy, glamorous or mysterious face as you frock up, suit up or mask up for this gala occasion.

Naturally there will be plenty of great music as our theatre groups perform.

The night begins with drinks at 7:30 and the awards presentation at 8:00 sharp.

FAMDA’s 2009 productions, Dinner at Hugo’s and Into the Woods, have been nominated in the following categories:

MUSICAL THEATRE

MOST OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Into the Woods

MOST OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR – Female
Nicole Cooper – The Witch
Fiona Watts – The Baker’s Wife

MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORT ACTOR – Male
Tim Gesell – Cinderella’s Prince / Wolf

MOST OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Pamela Coad

MOST OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
John Laurie

DRAMA/COMEDY

MOST OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Dinner at Hugo’s

MOST OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR ~ Male
Lloyd Morcom – Hugo

MOST OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
Raymond Dunstan, Dinner at Hugo’s

GIPPSLAND THEATRE

MOST OUTSTANDING YOUTH PERFORMANCE – MALE
Josh Gardiner – Jack, Into the Woods

MOST OUTSTANDING YOUTH PERFORMANCE – FEMALE
Louise Dower – Milky White, Into the Woods

MOST OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
Gavin van Eede / Sindy Virtue – Into the Woods

MOST OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Anda Banikos – Into the Woods

MOST OUTSTANDING MAKEUP & HAIR DESIGN
Tania Pell & Team: Rhiarna Ball, Jeanette Bath, Denise Bravington, Roslyn Hanks, Durelle Lind, Sarah Lind, Chelsea Shellcott – Into the Woods

MOST OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Andrew Oldroyd – Dinner at Hugo’s
Andrew Oldroyd – Into the Woods

MOST OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Storm scene / Sound Effects – Into the Woods

MOST OUTSTANDING PROGRAM
Jennifer Paragreen – Into the Woods

Gippsland Associated Theatre Awards
OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS 2009

* Winners 2009 have been bolded.

Theatre Company Key
FAMDA  -  Foster Amateur Music & Drama Association
LLT  -  Leongatha Lyric Theatre
LTC  -  Latrobe Theatre Company
MDS  -  Maffra Dramatic Society
PLT -  Production Line Theatre, Bairnsdale
STC  -  Sale Theatre Company
WTC  -  Warragul Theatre Company
WTG  -  Wonthaggi Theatrical Group

MUSICAL THEATRE

MOST OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR – Male
Chris Beasley  - Tony West Side Story WTG
Michael Mendez - Horton Seussical WTC
Paul Smith - Darryl Van Horne The Witches of Eastwick LLT
* Robbie Smith - The Cat in the Hat Seussical WTC

MOST OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR – Female
Meagan Atkins - Maria West Side Story WTG
Nicole Cooper - The Witch Into the Woods FAMDA
Nicole Cooper - Jane Smart The Witches of Eastwick LLT
Britt Lewis - Gertrude McFuzz Seussical WTC
* Fiona Watts – The Baker’s Wife Into the Woods FAMDA

MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORT ACTOR – Male
Andrew Braniff - Lefou Beauty and the Beast LTC
Tim Edwards - Clyde Gabriel The Witches of Eastwick LLT
Tim Gesell - Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf Into the Woods FAMDA
Rory Godbold - Riff West Side Story WTG
* Scott Millar - Lumière Beauty and the Beast LTC

MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORT ACTOR – Female
Belinda Allen - Felicia Gabrielle The Witches of Eastwick LLT
Natasha Eastman-Nagle - Anybody’s West Side Story WTG
Sarah Kate Hanley - Anita West Side Story WTG
Tracey Rabl - The Sour Kangaroo Seussical WTC
* Denise Twite - Mrs Potts Beauty and the Beast LTC

MOST OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Glenn Calder/ Cheryl Connor - The Witches of Eastwick LLT
Pamela Coad - Into the Woods FAMDA
* Kirk Skinner/Carmel Slater - West Side Story WTG
David Williams - Seussical WTC

MOST OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER
* Leasal Liddle-Pirouet - West Side Story WTG
Penny-Lee Tomkins - Beauty and the Beast LTC
Rose Wray-McCann - The Witches of Eastwick LLT

MOST OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
Brad Beach - The Witches of Eastwick LLT
Michelle Carrigy - Beauty and the Beast LTC
* Neil Goodwin - Seussical WTC
John Laurie - Into The Woods FAMDA
Karen Milkins-Hendry - West Side Story WTG

MOST OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Beauty and the Beast LTC
Into the Woods FAMDA
* Seussical WTC
The Witches of Eastwick LLT
West Side Story  WTG

DRAMA / COMEDY

MOST OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR – Male
Tim Clarke - Major Thomas Breaker Morant STC
Dan Devine - Lt Breaker Morant Breaker Morant STC
* Bruce Grainger - Benoit Pinglet A Little Hotel on the Side LLT
Andrew Hood - Brian Manchip Who Goes Bare? LTC
Lloyd Morcom - Hugo Dinner at Hugo’s FAMDA

MOST OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR – Female
* Krissie Creighton - Minnie Who Goes Bare? LTC

MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORT ACTOR – Male
Brad Beach - Mathieu A Little Hotel on the Side LLT
* James Evans - Maxie Maudlin Who Goes Bare? LTC
Lawrie Fildes - Angus McSmith Who Goes Bare? LTC
Peter Gilbert - Henri Paillardin A Little Hotel on the Side LLT
Aron Toman - Maxime A Little Hotel on the Side LLT

MOST OUTSTANDING SUPPORT ACTOR – Female
Michelle Linahan - Police Officer Who Goes Bare? LTC
* Christine Skicko - Angelique Pinglet A Little Hotel on the Side LLT
Christine Skicko - Mrs Court-Bending Who Goes Bare? LTC
Jo Street - Victoire A Little Hotel on the Side LLT
Madeleine Carpenter - Nancy McSmith Who Goes Bare? LTC

MOST OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
Raymond Dunstan - A Little Hotel on the Side LLT
Raymond – Dunstan Dinner at Hugo’s FAMDA
Steve Dwyer - Breaker Morant STC
* Richard Tyler - Who Goes Bare? LTC

MOST OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
A Little Hotel on the Side LLT
Breaker Morant STC
Dinner at Hugo’s FAMDA
* Who Goes Bare? LTC

GIPPSLAND THEATRE

MOST OUTSTANDING YOUTH PERFORMANCE – MALE
Johnny Costin - Oliver Oliver! MDS
* Josh Gardiner - Jack Into The Woods FAMDA
* Xavier Pellin - Jo Jo Seussical WTC
Adam Turner - Jo Jo Seussical WTC

MOST OUTSTANDING YOUTH PERFORMANCE – FEMALE
* Louise Dower - Milky White Into The Woods FAMDA
Ferlein Fawcett - Nancy Oliver! MDS
Niamh Hassett - The Artful Dodger Oliver! MDS
Kelsea Timmers - Chip Beauty and the Beast LTC

MOST OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
Fagin’s Gang - Oliver! MDS
The three Witches - The Witches of Eastwick LLT
* The Jets - West Side Story WTG
Who Goes Bare? – Cast Who Goes Bare? LTC

MOST OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
* John Hall - Beauty and the Beast LTC
Tad Hendry - West Side Story WTG
Colin Mitchell - The Witches of Eastwick LLT
Gavin van Eede / Sindy Virtue - Into The Woods FAMDA
Neil Warren - A Little Hotel on the Side LLT

MOST OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Anda Banikos - Into The Woods FAMDA
Heather Drury - A Little Hotel on the Side LLT
Colin Mitchell - The Witches of Eastwick LLT
Geelong Lyric Theatre/L Morey/K Creighton/K Dougan - Beauty and the Beast LTC
* Warragul Theatre Co Costume Team - Seussical WTC

MOST OUTSTANDING MAKEUP  & HAIR DESIGN
Maria Arestia / Sharon Hailey - A Little Hotel on the Side LLT
Bronwyn Beach – The Witches of Eastwick LLT
* Shirley Nicholson - Seussical WTC
Tania Pell/ Rhiarna Ball/ Jeanette Bath/ Roslyn Hanks/Trish O’Neill -  Into the Woods FAMDA
Sue Thompson - Beauty and the Beast LTC

MOST OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Michael Carmody / Scott Millar - Seussical WTC
Ewan Cole / John Cuttriss - West Side Story WTG
Russell Stewart - Beauty and the Beast LTC
Andrew Oldroyd - Dinner at Hugo’s FAMDA
* Andrew Oldroyd - Into the Woods FAMDA

MOST OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
* Flashpots & Pyrotechnics  - Beauty and the Beast LTC
Overcoming logistics involved in performing in a difficult venue  - Breaker Morant STC
Storm scene / Sound Effects – Into The Woods FAMDA
Flying Scene -  The Witches of Eastwick LLT
Train effect / Mobility of the set - West Side Story WTG

MOST OUTSTANDING PROGRAM
Jodie Dalton - West Side Story WTG
Steve Kirkbride - Seussical WTC
* Kerena McLaren - The Witches of Eastwick LLT
Jennifer Paragreen - Into The Woods FAMDA

FAMDA’s ‘Into the Woods‘ has been nominated by the Music Theatre Guild judges for a Technical Achievement award.

FAMDA will also receive a special judge’s award to be announced at the presentation night.

John Laurie has earned a MTGV commendation for his direction of  ‘Into the Woods‘.

MTGV awards presentation night Saturday 5 December 2009 at Frankston Arts Centre.
Hosted by PLOS.  Directors Brad Fischer and Nathan Firman.  Musical director: Bev Woodford.

MUSIC THEATRE GUILD OF VICTORIA
Awards for Excellence 2009
NOMINATIONS (Open Section)

PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
Les Misérables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Miss Saigon, CLOC Musical Theatre
Seussical, Warragul Theatre Company
Sideshow, Octave Theatre
The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), SHooSH! Productions
Cole Porter’s High Society, CLOC Musical Theatre
Jesus Christ Superstar, Old Scotch Music and Drama Club
Assassins, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company

NOMINATIONS & COMMENDATIONS WITH GIPPSLAND CONNECTIONS

DIRECTION
Karen Milkins-Hendry, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Neil Goodwin, Seussical, Warragul Theatre Company

MUSICAL DIRECTION
Kirk Skinner / Carmel Slater, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group

CHOREOGRAPHY
Leasal Liddle-Pirouet, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Grou

SETTINGS
Colin Mitchell, The Witches of Eastwick, Leongatha Lyric Theatre

LIGHTING
Matt Saario, The Witches of Eastwick, Leongatha Lyric Theatre

WARDROBE
Colin Mitchell, The Witches of Eastwick, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
Sophie Cuttriss, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Costume Team, Seussical, Warragul Theatre Company
Sheila Daniells / Ria Player / Joan Moulton, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Cardinia Performing Arts Company

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
The Witches of Eastwick, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
Into the Woods, FAMDA (Foster Amateur Music and Drama Association)

MALE PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Toby Truscott, John, Miss Saigon, CLOC Musical Theatre
Richard Green, Patsy, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Cardinia Performing Arts Company

FEMALE PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sarah Kate Hanley, Anita, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group

JUNIOR PERFORMER IN AN OPEN PRODUCTION
Josh Gardiner, Michael Spofford, The Witches of Eastwick, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
Trent Hopkins, Baby John, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Adam Turner, Jojo, Seussical, Warragul Theatre Company

DESIGN AWARD
Colin Mitchell, flying scene / welding scene / moon scene, The Witches of Eastwick, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
Rick Pendry, scenic art, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group

ENSEMBLE AWARD
Male gang members, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group

JUDGES’ AWARDS
Judges’ Awards will be presented to individuals/groups associated with productions by FAMDA (Foster Amateur Music and Drama Association), SHooSH! Productions, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group, Catchment Players of Darebin, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company and BuSTCo (Burwood Student Theatre Company).

Music Theatre Guild of Victoria
Awards for Excellence 2009
COMMENDATIONS (Open Section)

PRODUCTION
The Witches of Eastwick, Leongatha Lyric Theatre

DIRECTION
John Laurie, Into the Woods, FAMDA (Foster Amateur Music and Drama Association)

MALE PERFORMER IN A LEADING ROLE
Paul Smith, Darryl Van Horne, The Witches of Eastwick, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
Robbie Smith, The Cat in the Hat, Seussical, Warragul Theatre Company
Will Hanley, Buddy Foster, Sideshow, Octave Theatre
Michael Banks, King Arthur, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Cardinia Performing Arts Company

MALE PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Peter Knigge, Lt Schrank, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Trent Hopkins, Baby John, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group

FEMALE PERFORMER IN A LEADING ROLE
Sarah-Louise Younger, Lady of the Lake, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Cardinia Performing Arts Company

A full list of Music Theatre Guild Winners, Nominations & Commendations 2009  can be found on www.musictheatreguildvic.org

Find the complete gallery from “Into The Woods” at
http://lifegames.com.au/into-the-woods-famda/

…or feel free to browse through our selections below…

Pictures courtesy of lifegames photography

Paddy has prepared a CD for each part (similar format to those for Prom Dreaming), a copy of which would be available for anyone requesting it.

Rehearsals will be principally on Tuesday evenings. Our first rehearsal is 7:30pm on Tuesday 3rd November at the Anglican Church Hall, Station Road, Foster.

The Prom Coast Singers subsequently performed at the Community Carols in Foster on Sunday 20 December 2009.