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In this issue: Jesus Christ Superstar 1

President’s Report 2

Supporting Medical Research 2

A Night in Motown 3

Feedback 3

Winter Concert Series 4

PRIMA Choir 5

Working Bee 6

Technical Team 6

Membership 7

Seeking Sponsors 7

Christmas in the Park 7

Theatre in the Suburbs 8

Contact us: PRIMA PO Box 3108 Warner Qld 4500 Phone: 3882 2102 (a/h) www.prima.org.au secretary@prima.org.au tickets@prima.org.au webmaster@prima.org.au

August 2011 Issue 03

By Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice

20 – 28 April 2012

Directed By Melissa Beilby Musical Direction By Mark Beilby

Repetiteur Chris Gilmour Choreographer Maureen Bowra Stage Manager Mike Lollback

PRE-AUDITION INFORMATION EVENING When: Wednesday 24 August 2011

Where: Holy Spirit Parish Hall, Sparkes Rd, Bray Park

Time: 7.00pm

AUDITIONS When: Saturday 3 September 2011

Sunday 4 September 2011

Where: Holy Spirit Parish Hall, Sparkes Rd, Bray Park

Time: By Appointment (call 3882 2102 to book)

CALLBACKS When: Tuesday 6 September 2011

WANTED: Large cast | Production Team Crew | Technical Crew Lots of opportunities available, on stage, off stage, behind

the scenes. Enquire today!

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Hello ☺ Wow7 August already! It goes by so quickly these days, especially with so much going on! PRIMA have been extremely busy so far this year, with our Theatre Restaurant ‘A Night in Motown’, where we welcomed our new MD Terry Million along with some new faces (Welcome); the PRIMA Choir, where we welcomed Naomi Drogemuller as our new Choir Mistress, along with some new faces (Welcome again), and our Winter Concert Series also bringing about even more new faces! A warm welcome to all! With all these wonderful events of late, not to mention our future plans, comes a massive amount of behind the scenes work7 often overlooked and underappreciated7. So with that said, I would like to take this opportunity to give my appreciation, on behalf of PRIMA. Many thanks to our Committee members who dedicate so much of their time to the actual running of PRIMA7 But also to those wonderful people who always offer their assistance wherever they can! It is great to have many dedicated people, and fantastic friends, as part of our group. So thank you for all your hard work to make PRIMA the best it can be! Everyone does put in an enormous amount of volunteer time and does so with great spirit and happy hearts. ☺ ☺ On another note7 Our new venue is under way! The land has been levelled, basic foundations are down, and now to wait for the structure to begin! We are fortunate to have a few of our members witnessing the building progress on a daily basis and reporting back. For now, the estimated finish date is the end of January 2012, weather permitting7 which will be wonderful for JC! Personally, I am looking forward to treading the new boards, and having somewhere to call ‘home’. Until next time,

KymWhittington

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CONGRATULATIONS PRIMA

On Sunday 31st July, PRIMA President Kym Whittington,

presented The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation’s

representative Sharon Fankhauser, with a cheque for over

$2000.00 to support in Medical Research, after the recent

success of “A Night in Motown”

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MAY 2011

Another successful Theatre Restaurant Season came to a close recently with the final performance of “A Night in Motown”. Skillfully Musically Directed by Terry Million with visually stunning Choreography and set design by Alena Robinson, Motown continued the tradition of the all singing, all dancing theatre restaurants that have cemented PRIMA’s place as the premiere provider of light musical entertainment in the in the local area and surrounding suburbs. A sell-out on final night ensured patrons will need to be quicker off the mark to ensure they get seats for our next production! With compere Toby Roos, and an enthusiastic and obviously happy cast on stage, the show highlighted many of the great hits that were released on the famous Motown label. It was pleasing to welcome some new members to our theatre family and also to see some old friends return to us. I am sure the enjoyable time they spent with PRIMA will see them return for future productions. The show was a great financial success and enabled us to donate over $2,000 to our new partner, The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation. Well done and a huge thankyou to everyone involved – production team, backstage, lighting and sound, kitchen and bar, front of house and, of course, the cast!

Photography by Susan Jensen

FEEDBACK We would love your feedback for both the Newsletter and Website. Please forward your ideas for topics for the newsletter to the Administrator. Our website update has been completed, but still has more to come ☺ Thanks, Pete & Kym Website Newsletter

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Earlier this year the

Management Committee came

up with the idea of staging a

series of Sunday afternoon

concerts to showcase the

wonderful talent we have in

our ranks here at PRIMA.

Usually the period ‘between

shows’ is quiet for both our

performers and patrons, so the

concerts were devised with a

twofold purpose – to give our

members an opportunity to

continue to perform and to

keep our name to the forefront

in the public’s mind. The

concept has been kept

deliberately simple – a small

venue, a modest (but as it has

turned out sumptuous!)

afternoon tea, small group of

performers and accompanists,

but great music and lots of fun!

The first concert in the series

took place on Sunday 26th June.

“An Afternoon with Andrew

Lloyd Webber” was musically

directed by Mark Beilby and

featured a host of songs from the

great many hits written by this

prolific Musical Theatre genius.

Phantom, Evita, Joseph,

Superstar, Aspects of Love,

Sunset Boulevard, Cats, Whistle

down the Wind, Starlight

Express and Tell Me on a

Sunday were all represented with

great performances from all

involved.

Toby Roos compered

delightfully with the help of a

great script from Angela Witcher

and we once again welcomed

some new vocalists to our group.

I am sure we will see them again.

A successful day was enjoyed

immensely by all who came and

all who participated.

On Sunday 31st July, concert two

presented “An Afternoon with

The Great American Songbook”.

With the content devised by

Terry Million and drawn from

the great American composers of

the 20th Century – Arlen,

Gershwin, Porter and the like – a

small group again performed to

an enthusiastic audience. With

accompaniment from Mark

Beilby (Piano), Cameron

Patterson (Guitar) and Colin

Scott (Bass), and compere

Melissa Beilby, it was great to

bring an entirely different type of

musical content to the audience

and prove just how versatile our

performers can be. It was terrific

to also have our own PRIMA

Choir involved.

Our thanks go to all involved in

this new concept – particularly to

Nathan Brant and Wayne Stuart

for helping us out on the

technical and staging side of

things, and to all the performers

(and bakers!) who have given

their time to us.

Concert three, “An Afternoon on

Broadway” featuring more

classics from the world of

Musical Theatre is:

SUNDAY 28th AUGUST

2.00PM

Holy Spirit Parish Hall

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PRIMA would like to welcome Naomi Drogemuller,

as the new choir mistress! Naomi brings with her

great passion and flare, and we are extremely

fortunate to have her expertise leading our

wonderful choir this year! ☺

Report from Naomi:

The PRIMA choir has been rehearsing every

Wednesday night since mid-February

and have been going strong. Challenges are being

met and a lot of fun is being had!

The choir has recently performed at:

~ July Friends & Family Night

~ “An Afternoon with the Great American Songbook”

in July; and

~ The Pine Rivers Show, on 6th

August (in the ‘Big

Top’).

All choristers, including our new members are

loving showing off their skills within the local

community.

Future dates will include PRIMA’s Winter Concerts in

August and September, and the always

anticipated Christmas in the Park, where they will be

performing with PRIME Band, Chrislyn Hamilton

(from Australian Idol) and other stars!

I'd like to personally thank everyone in the choir for

making me feel so welcome, it has been

an absolute joy to work with vocalists who love

attending rehearsals and working hard to

bring the music to life.

Yours in music,

Naomi Drogemuller

P.S. If you love to sing, but the big stage is not your

thing, we would love to see you! Come and be a part

of our Choir. Have fun singing and meeting new

friends. Contact PRIMA on 3882 2102.

“Happy Snap” photos from the Pine Rivers show

Saturday 6th August 2011

PRIMA IN THE BIG TOP!

Performing

Warming up

Erin Low & Lisa Yeo

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Thanks to those who turned out for the

recent working bee at the house.

Thanks in particular to Colin Scott and

Wayne Stuart for the building works

and wardrobe “redevelopment”!

We now have a beautifully organised

props room and have made a great

start on our two wardrobe rooms.

Another working bee will be held soon

concentrating on the wardrobe rooms

including photographing and

cataloguing our ever-increasing stock

of wardrobe resources.

This is becoming more important as

other societies such as Redcliffe

Musical Theatre and Squids are

approaching us for loan of equipment

and wardrobe.

Keep an eye out on the website for a

date.

ALSO… Special thanks to Ronalda

(Ronnii) Cook who has been busy

brightening up our rehearsal room with

newly painted walls, and for also

installing the air con with Michael

Ryan, that was desperately needed!

THANK YOU ☺

IS THIS THE VIEW FOR YOU?

Prefer being in front of the stage7 not on it?

PRIMA are currently seeking interested persons who would like to join our technical team by expanding their knowledge and experiences with

• Lights • Sound • Special Effects • Rigging & set up etc

Training will be supplied. If this is you, or you know of someone who may be interest, please forward details to secretary@prima.org.au

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Have you renewed your membership? Or is it still outstanding? Membership must be renewed to continue being a financial member of our society, to perform or be involved with all aspects of our Society. Full members Cost: $30 per year (until 31 December 2011) Then $35 per year after 1 January 2012. Membership forms can be downloaded from our website, or contact our Secretary at secretary@prima.org.au If you have recently moved, please remember to notify our Secretary of your new details, so we have up-to-date records.

Would you like to help your local community? Pine Rivers Musical Association is offering the opportunity for local businesses and/or individuals to get

involved with their next greatest productions, Jesus Christ Superstar and Oliver, aswell as a number of

smaller productions. Through a variety of sponsorship opportunities and packages, involvement is

encouraged for everyone. Sponsorship will have the potential to reap unlimited benefits to your business

throughout the local community, at the same time providing you with excellent exposure through a

variety of different mediums, depending on the chosen package.

If you would like more information regarding sponsorship packages, or have any questions or concerns,

please email secretary@prima.org.au or telephone 3882 2102.

The Moreton Bay Regional Council have scheduled the annual PINE RIVERS CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK, on

Saturday 26 November 2011, at the Pine Rivers Park (Bald Hills Flats) – start 5pm

The PRIMA Carols Group (choir) have once again been asked to perform at the celebrations, and would love to have

all of you involved! This is excellent exposure for PRIMA, and with Council providing funding, the event will be

wonderful! So book it in your diary, bring along family and friends7. Perhaps Santa might visit too.

If you would like to be involved, please contact Naomi Drogmuller or Kym Whittington,

or email secretary@prima.org.au

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Act 1 Theatre, Strathpine Phone: 3205 1897 for tickets “Casablanca Revisited” 19 August – 03 September 2011 “Ghost Writer” 14 October – 29 October 2011 “The Real Inspector Hound” 2 December – 17 December

Brisbane Arts Theatre Phone: 3369 2344 for tickets “So you die a little” 3 September – 1 October “Stuart Little” 19 November – 23 December

Blue Fish Theatrical Phone: 0450 035 704 “The Producers” November

SQUIDS Theatrical Phone: 3283 0407 “Man of La Mancha” 1 September – 3 September “Nunsense” Opening Night 6 October

Redcliffe Musical Theatre Phone: 3283 0407 for tickets “Oliver” 18 – 21 August

PRIMA Phone: 3882 2102 “Jesus Christ Superstar” Information Night 24 August Auditions 3 & 4 September “An Afternoon on Broadway” 28 August

Sunnybank Theatre Phone: 3345 3964 for tickets “Arsenic and Old Lace” 26 August – 10 September “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” 11 – 26 November