MAPS Newsletter 4. AUG 2009

PUSS IN BOOTS IS CAST AND ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO!

Welcome everyone

I hope you have enjoyed your summer break and are reading for the hard work ahead. Whilst you have been on holiday the Director and his team have been working hard to get things ready for the first rehearsal.

We have a strong cast of old stalwarts and new talent. We also welcome some cast members from the past who have returned to rejoin the team.

We have a manageable single chorus of experienced members who know what is expected of them and I’m sure they will deliver. Steve Williams returns to the role of Dame this year so we can expect the show to be led with his usual enthusiasm. (He seems to come into his own when he is wearing a dress!). Michaela Brown is back as Margery Dawe and her mum is the Fairy Godmother character Mother Goose. Gruesome the Henchman will be played by David Ford who I think some of you will know from the Plume. It s nice to see Rene fully recovered and back on show.
Full Cast is as follows

Caspar - Carol Hart
Chamberlain - Bruce Knight
Crunchbones - Ben Markham
Freckles - Trevor Enefer
Gruesome - David Ford
Hector - Rene Thorneloe
Jack Spratt - Ian Mc Donald
Marjorie Daw - Michaela Brown
Mother Goose - Carey Brown
Peter - Andrea Dalton
Miranda - Gemma Pratt
Puss in Boots - Vicky Cumbers
Qeen Fanny 5th - Steve Williams.

Scripts will be available to cast members from Chris Patching at first rehearsal but the whole thing can be viewed via the website www.mapspanto.org.uk

Rehearsals (all at the Town Hall unless otherwise directed)

Chorus Rehearsals are each Friday night commencing an 11th September .at 7 30pm.

Principal Rehearsals take place each Tuesday night at 7 30pn commencing Tuesday 8th September.

More detail will be available at each of the first rehearsals.

Music

Kris will be our musical Director this year and he and Chris are already working on the music so we should be ahead of the Game

Scenery

This year’s scenery plan is complete and we having been working on the drops through August whilst the Town Hall is clear of group activities. From September onward we will be working every Friday from 4pm until rehearsal time to make the scenery for this year’s show
We need all the help we can get so if you have teenagers studying drama at the Plume this is an ideal opportunity to get some hands on experience, and it will look well on a CV when they apply for higher education.

Costumes

We still need help with this year’s costumes. This is the area causing most concern so please consider carefully and get in touch if you can help in any way.

See you in the Autumn

Roy Williamson

Secretary