September/October 2016
Playhouse Theatre Newsletter
Auditions! For Our 2017 Play Our Town, By Thornton Wilder!
Auditions are being held on Sunday November 27th 2016 for Our Town. The auditions will be held at Sunnyvale Primary School, 34 Ribblesdale
Road, Henderson.
If you would like to audition to be apart of this engaging and insightful play then please contact Production Manager James Grant via email, for an
audition pack and further information:
[email protected]
This 3 act play tells the everyday story of an American small town (Grover’s Corner), between 1901 and 1913 and is packed full of interesting
characters and storylines. We are looking for performers of all ages for this one! Our Town is being staged from March 1– 11 2017.
PTI Annual Christmas Gathering:
“Celebrating dynamic, vibrant
and successful theatre.”
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PTI Vision statement
“To provide an opportunity for
creative, aspirational theatre in
an inclusive and welcoming
environment”
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PTI Mission Statement
To celebrate the end of another
successful year at Playhouse, the
Management Committee would like to
extend an invitation to all of our
members and their families to come
along and join us for our annual
Christmas gathering and awards
presentations. Bring a plate!
Date TBC over email and Facebook
We had a proposal at Playhouse!
After the last Saturday Matinee of
Saturday Night Fever we had two
audience members get engaged on
stage in front of the cast, crew and
entire audience. Playhouse wishes
you a happy engagement and
wonderful life
together!!
A Date to save:
The annual Glen Eden Santa
Parade is being held on
Saturday 19th of November.
Playhouse Theatre is going
to have a group walking with
out PTI banner. If you would
like to be involved by
walking in the parade in a
costume from our wardrobe
department or just want to
come along to watch it, stay
tuned for more details!
Our 2016 play has been postponed until early 2017 due to personal
circumstances involving cast members. We can’t wait until you can all enjoy
this unique New Zealand story in the comfort and class of an Italian setting.
The cast has been working extremely hard at rehearsals, well done all!!
Fantastic opportunity for
a PTI member
A $1000.00 Scholarship will be
awarded in 2017 to a member to
assist in their study in any field
pertaining to theatre production.
Applications will open in January and
must be support by a receipted
acceptance into your chosen course.
More details will be provided closer to
the time! So whether you are an
aspiring performer, creative team
member, or technical/ backstage
professional; Apply for this
scholarship.
Thank you to all of those involved in Playhouse’s production of Saturday Night
Fever! This was an absolutely fantastic show, which both entertained and
moved audiences. PTI has got great feedback from audiences who enjoyed this
masterpiece. This Disco Inferno of a show was one to be remembered!!
Is it time to re-new your membership?
Playhouse management is now
sending out alerts when your
membership is about to run out. But if
you think you need to re-new yours or if
any new members would like to join
that you know of please contact us:
[email protected]
PTI’s 5 Year Plan:
Your 2016 Management Committee
The 2015 Management
Committee was proud to unveil the 5
year plan they have developed for our
theatre company at the Annual
General Meeting that was held on the
30th of March 2016.They have
developed a:
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Vision Statement: “
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Celebrating dynamic, vibrant
and successful theatre”
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Mission Statement:
“To provide an opportunity for
creative, aspirational theatre in an
inclusive and welcoming
John Michie (President)
Simon Julius (Vice-President)
Dorothy Chisholm (Patron)
Committee Members:
Lara Williams, James Grant, Kim Wilkinson, Pauline Vella,
Allan Howie, Matt Billington, Kate Smeal.
Important Announcement:
The Management Committee would like to announce with a heavy heart that Nathalie
Robbins has stepped down from her role as president of PTI and from the Waitakere
Playhouse Theatre Trust. Nathalie is a valued asset of Playhouse and has put in
many years of tireless work in various roles, that have seen her chairing Committee
meetings; sewing costumes and also painting animal faces onto children. The 2016
Management Committee would like to wish Nathalie all the best for her future
endeavours and thank her very much for all of her passion and work that she has put
into our theatre. We look forward to seeing you around our theatre and community in
the future.
environment”
Our Theatre company has so far achieved the following goals
from our 5 year plan:
And a set of values which are:
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Provided bi-monthly newsletters and other information on
Facebook and email.
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Completed a snazzy new website with current information.
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Increased our patronage for our junior theatre production
Rapunzel (Making it our 4th best selling show).
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Started our building project initiative by saving $1 from every
show ticket sold to go towards our building project which now
has several thousand dollars to its name!
Increased our patronage for our major Musical Saturday Night
Fever.
Commitment, Identity, success and
Integrity.
The strategic plan also identifies four
categories that Playhouse will focus
on and aim to achieve in the five year
period which are:
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Finance and Governance
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Training
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Communication
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Participation
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These four categories encase goals
and actions such as bi-monthly
newsletters, an exciting building
project for PTI owned rehearsal and
storage spaces, increase in patrons
and membership, completion of a new
website, holding training workshops
yearly and reviewing our constitution.
Which are all very exciting!!!
Come and join our Facebook page
to keep informed, score free tickets
to our shows and hear all of our
breaking news!!!
A reminder that all members are welcome to attend the open
forum at the start of our committee meetings from 7:30-8pm. A
chance to share ideas and make suggestions.
Next meeting scheduled for Wednesday 9th November, 7:30 pm.
Committee Chat:
This has been a busy and defining year for PTI to date. We, as a theatre company,
have strived and excelled in all areas of theatre, producing two fantastic shows. With
the year drawing to a close the Management Committee would like to sincerely thank
all of our wonderful volunteers. You are all the life blood of our theatre. 2017
promises to be another affluent year in the history of our theatre with three great
shows rearing to go; Our Town, Disney’s The Little Mermaid Junior and Sunset
Boulevard. We also look forward to the new date for our 2016 play of Four Flat
Whites in Italy. The annual PTI Christmas concert and awards night is fast
approaching and we are working hard to bring a unique experience to our
membership. If you have any feedback for the Committee please do not hesitate to
come along to one of our meetings for the first half hour or contact us via email; your
contributions and ideas are always welcome. The Management Committee is
diligently accomplishing in all areas of our strategic plan, with the constant premise to
achieve the best PTI that we can be. This 5 year plan is redefining our theatre
company into an even more amazing entity.
The Trusts Community Foundation have kindly given a grant fund
to pay for a large portion of our theatre companies theatre hire
fee’s for 2016. Thank you to the 2015 Management Committee
for pursuing this opportunity and TTCF for their support . This is
great news for Playhouse.
Our 2017 Shows:
Playhouse Theatre has unveiled a
brand new and snazzy website with a
whole new look and web address. Go
online and check it out at:
www.playhousetheatreinc.co.nz/home
Congratulations to
Carolyn Gibson,
who most recently
directed PTI’s 2015
production of
Calendar Girls!
Carolyn won the
David Jones New
Zealand Design
Award with her
stunning creation called Voyage to
Revolution at WOW in Wellington last
month. What a talented lady we have at
our theatre.
Committee Contacts:
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PTI is proud to announce our 2017 shows. Our Town will be performing from
March 1-11; Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr in the July school holidays and
Sunset Boulevard in September! Stay tuned for more information on audition
times and booking details. If you are interested in getting involved in any of these
shows, please contact us on our Facebook page or email on:
[email protected]
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