BIJOU BULLETIN
February 2000
The Glass
Menagerie
Mel Bell will be directing the next
production written by American playwright Tennessee Williams. "The
Glass Menagerie" provides a glimpse into the lives of Amanda Wingfield -
"a woman of great but confused vitality clinging frantically to another
time and place"; her daughter Laura - a crippled, shy, fragile creature;
her son Tom - "a poet with a job in a warehouse" who dreams of
escaping his mundane existence; and Jim O'Connor, the "nice, ordinary young
man" who enters the Wingfield family's lives as the "Gentleman
Caller".
The play follows Amanda's attempts to
create a secure future for Laura who would prefer to stay home absorbed with her
own menagerie of glass figurines.
All the characters provide scope for
some fine acting and the play is a powerful piece of drama.
If you are considering auditioning it
is strongly advised you view a script first. See Greg at Civic
Video.
Auditions
Bijou Theatre 7:30pm Tuesday, February
8
See you there!
Esperance Theatre Guild is also seeking adults to
be involved in a 30 minute version of:
Cheap at Half the
Price
Nellie and Lyndel are keen to talk to anyone
interested, come along to the Glass Menagerie Audition night or call Lyndel a/h
on 9071 5103. The show will be performing
on April 7th for the Rotary Conference. Singers and actors needed for
loads of fun entertainment.
Annual General
Meeting
Please come along to our AGM scheduled
for:
Wednesday March 22, 8pm.
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On Our
Selection
After
the recent successful production of "On Our Selection" which ran for 3
weeks under the professional direction of Dr Geoffrey Gibbs, the Guild was
please to receive a letter from Dr Gibbs which thanked us for sending him a copy
of the video of the production"it is a great reminder of the excellent work
you and your colleagues delivered". He also commented "It was a
most happy rehearsal period and the end result was a resounding credit to all of
you. The quality of performance and decor as evidenced on the tape is a
remarkable achievement for you all and I am so pleased to have a copy of it for
my own remembrances of a very happy residency in Esperance".
Special mention was made toward Philip "for
his splendid charicatures and also for the sincerity and integrity of his
performance... his contribution in all aspects of the production was
significant".
Congratulations to all involved, cast, crew and
assistant director Rod Westacott on an excellent production. Loved the
chooks and the shack. Well done! CP
Busy
Bee
Come on down to the Bijoy on Sunday February 27,
starting 9am. We'll be tackling the costume room (look out Flora) and the
new storeroom.
Every pair of hands is welcome.