Cast Announcement - Dinkum Assorted

Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre Group is pleased to announce the cast of our October show!

Dinkum Assorted

by

Linda Aronson

Dinkum Assorted will run from October 12 - 20 at the Queenscliff Uniting Church.

Directed by Jennie Roles

Musical Direction by Ron Sudden

We are thrilled to welcome back a number of familiar faces and introduce some new QLTG talent!

Cast

Joan - Emma Jones

Connie - Trina Dakin

Millie - Jenn Stirk

Grace - Carol Fogg

Florrie - Gae Gray

Little Beat - Nicole Hickman

Ethel - Eleanor Beasley

Vi - Chanelle Tait

Rosie - Steph Beall

Pearl - Sue Rawkins

Glad - Ally Miller

Big Beat - Joy Launikonis

Doris - Vivienne Lewis

Edie - Heather Kiddle

Margie - Norma Addison

Congratulations to all our fabulous cast members and we look forward to another great QLTG show!

Tickets will be on sale very soon and available at this website.

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Dinkum Assorted Auditions

Auditions

Dinkum Assorted
Thursday July 19
7pm at Queenscliff RSL

Following the sell-out success of After Dinner we are looking for a cast of 14 ladies of all ages for our October show, Dinkum Assorted by Linda Aronson.

We are very excited to welcome Jennie Roles as the Director and welcome back Ron Sudden as Musical Director.

Auditions for Dinkum Assorted will be on Thursday July 19th from 7pm at Queenscliff RSL, Cnr King and Hesse St, with callbacks at the same venue on Sunday July 22nd from 1pm.

To book an audition slot please call Laura Perry on 0416 150 642.
Audition forms can be downloaded here

For your audition please prepare a monologue of 1-3 minutes and a song from the WWII era.

Please provide either sheet music for the accompanist, or a backing track on a suitable playback device.

Dinkum Assorted

In a little outback Queensland town during World War II, almost all the men are away overseas leaving 15 very different hardworking women and Rita the Nanny goat to save the local Biscuit Factory, organise ‘Mum’s Army’ Civil Defence Unit, cope with the fact that two thousand US airmen have just been stationed outside town and put on a dazzling all taping show for the War Effort.

Be prepared to laugh, cry at this very funny musical comedy about a group of women striving for personal and professional freedom against the backdrop of a changing world.
Ladies find your tools, get your vocals warmed up and dust off your tap shoes we are looking for 15 ladies of varying ages to stage this wonderful Australian play by Linda Aronson.
Each Lady is as different as the biscuits you will find in assorted packs of biscuits, some sweet, some savoury depending on their age and life’s experiences.

Cast –
15 women aged from around 17 to 70 with the ability to sing and tap dance (or fake it) required.

Characters-
Rita – A goat (preferably not a real one!)
Joan – approximately 35
Elegant, well-spoken, intense woman attempting to get custody of her only daughter.  Joan has only just moved to town and started work at the factory.

Connie – 60+
Larger than life tea lady of the factory.  The lady who knows all the gossip.  Connie is originally for the North of England and not always popular with the other ladies.

Millie – 25 -30
Newly widowed. Millie cannot accept the news of her husband’s death as truth.

Grace – 50+
Forewoman of the Wafer biscuit department. Forceful take charge character.

Vi – Late teens – Early 20’s
Vi has stars in her eyes and is going to be a star in Hollywood one day (or maybe Tamworth).

Rosie - Late teens – Early 20’s
Vi’s best friend she tries to keep up with Vi’s theatrical expectations but she is not that ambitious.

Florrie - 70ish
A woman who tells it like it is and is not afraid to make sure the young ones know it.

Big Beat – No defined age
A tall and imposing woman.  Little Beat’s best friend.

Little Beat – 30+
Big beat’s best friend

Ethel – 40+
The perpetual victim who is nobody’s fool.

Pearl – 40 to 50
The hard working straight talking forewoman of the cream biscuit department.

 Glad -  20 to 30
 The extremely pregnant woman who can fix anything mechanical.

Doris – 30+
Friend of Edie

Edie – 30+
Friend of Doris

After Dinner - 4 Shows SOLD OUT!

We have had a tremendous response for our Low Light festival show After Dinner

Friday June 29 - SOLD OUT!

Saturday June 30 - SOLD OUT!

Thursday July 5 - Still Available!

Friday July 6 - SOLD OUT!

Saturday July 7 - SOLD OUT!

Four of our five performances are already fully booked, with just over 20 tickets remaining for Thursday July 5.

When they are gone that's it!

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If you have missed out, there's still plenty to do in Queenscliff over the Low Light festival.

Check out www.lowlightqueenscliff.com.au for the full program!

Newsletter - June 2018

With one show about to open and another going into auditions very soon it's a busy time of year at QLTG.

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And don't forget After Dinner opens this week! Tickets are in high demand, with most shows close to capacity. There is still good availability on Thursday July 5.

To book tickets for After Dinner click the link here

For information on the auditions for Dinkum Assorted on July 17 click on this link

After Dinner opens Friday!

After Dinner opens this Friday June 29th at 360Q

Both Saturday performances are already sold out and limited tickets remain for both Fridays. We still have good availability for Thursday July 5th but be quick! Click the Buy Tickets button to book.

After Dinner is presented by QLTG as part of the Low Light festival
For other Low Light events take a look at the Low Light website
www.lowlightqueenscliff.com.au

Audition Information - Dinkum Assorted

Dinkum Assorted Auditions - Thursday July 19

Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre Group will be holding auditions for our October show

"Dinkum Assorted" by Linda Aronson 

Thursday July 19th from 7pm 

with callbacks to follow on 

Sunday July 22nd from 1pm.
at Queenscliff RSL, corner King and Hesse St

We are looking for a cast of 14-15 women of all ages to be a part of this wonderful Australian play. 

Portraying the hilarious and poignant adventures of women working in a biscuit factory in remote North Queensland during World War II. Dinkum Assorted offers fifteen female artists the opportunity to laugh, cry, sing, and tap dance as they plot to save Australia’s iconic biscuit, become air raid wardens, put on a show for two thousand American airmen, and kidnap Rita the goat, the regimental mascot. 

For a brief synopsis of the story and characters download the information sheet here

To book an audition call Laura Perry on 0416 150 642, or if you have any questions regarding the auditions please send us a message via the Contact Us tab on this website.

Audition forms can be downloaded here

To audition please prepare a monologue of 1-3 minutes and a song from the WWII era.

Please provide either sheet music for the accompanist, or a backing track on a suitable playback device.

Rehearsals will commence late July/early August and will be every Thursday evening and Sunday afternoon. If you are unavailable for any rehearsal dates please make this known at the auditions.

Opening night is Friday October 12th, with closing night on Saturday October 20th.

Production week commences Sunday October 7th,  Cast will be required evenings and weekends throughout the production period concluding with the bump out on Sunday October 21st.

Ladies, we'd love to hear from you! Dinkum Assorted is a fabulous opportunity for actors, singers and tap dancers of all levels of experience from the beginner to the expert.

Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre Group is a small local community theatre group based on the Bellarine Peninsula. Founded in 2001 with a long history of successful shows we are sure that Dinkum Assorted will be our next success story, and we would love for you to be a part of it.

You can find out more about QLTG on this website - www.qltg.org.au or on Facebook @qltg3225