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BEHIND THE SCENES

The production of a play at the 1812 Theatre involves far more people than just the actors on the stage. For example we need set builders, backstage crew, backstage management, costume making, front of house helpers, technical crew/bio box/lighting and sound technicians.

All these functions are provicec by a small army of volunteers.

WHY DO THEY DO IT?
It is an extremely rewarding experience, it builds lifelong friendships. It enables them to utilise existing skills as well as develop new ones. They have a lot of fun and laughs and enjpy 7being part of a production which they are proud of and which brings enjoyment to the many people who attend the performances.

Whether it's a barbie in our backyard area, movie nights or other get togethers, we realise our volunteers are our lifeblood and a pretty social bunch too.

If you are aged between 14 and 80 and this sounds like something that you may be interested in doing, please read on to find out what is involved behind the scenes.

SET BUILDING:
No production is complete without the set on the stage. Thr building of the set involves design, painting, carpentary, furniture restoration and electrical work. This could range from hanging a picture to building a staircase.

Experienced chippies. electicians, artists, designers are always welcome along with people who are eager to learn ad willing to get their hands a bit grubby.

While the sets are being built the costumes designed and made. Working with the director this involves machine and hand sewing and fitting of outfits on the actors.

BACKSTAGE:

This involves the changes made to the sets on stage during the live performances. This could range from providing an empty cup to an actor at a critical time before thay go on stage to changes between acts while the lights are down.

If you can tip toe in the darkness and enjoy the adrenalin rush of being involved in a live performance, without being an actor on stage, this is for you.

FRONT OF HOUSE:
The face of 1812, you could be the lovely lady or gent greeting our patrons at the door, guiding them to their seats and making sure the audience refreshments between the acts and after the performance are ready to go when needed.

At the end of the evening you get a chance to mingle with the actors, director,and other behind scenes volunteers.

TECH CREW//BIO BOX:
The designers choreograph the lighting and sound as part of the preproduction of the play. The technical crew and bio box operate the soud and lighting during each performances. You may be working with special effects?
With a wide range of lighting and sound equipment available, working in time with actors on stage, its a great experience to be the one bringing the stage alive with massive claps of lighting and rumbling thunder or the soft chirpd in a lush foredt dcene.

Whether you experienced or simply full of enthusiasm and ready to learn, thios may be for you.

STILL INTERSTED RING 1812 on 9758 3964 or email admin@1812theatre.com.au

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The Memory of Water

The story cdentres around three sisters, Teresa, Mary and Catherine, who come together before their mother's funeral and how each sister deals with the death and how it directly affects them. The three each have different memories of the dame events and after years of seperation, many of thei hidde lies and self-betrayals reach the surface. Memory is the main theme in this play. the sister's memories-recalled as they are in all their inaccuracies, almost interact with each other, and show that despite synchronicities of time and place the people involved in the incidents of the past cannot agree on the facts of a unified exprience.
SEason: June 16 - July 1. 2017.

Brief Encounter/We Were Dancing

Brief Encounte - Laura and Alec become acquainted in the refreshment room of a railway station. Although both are quite content in their marriages, they fall in love and embark on a brief passionate affair. Riddled with guilt, they decide to stop seeing each other. The final parting is marred by the intrusiveness of a talkative acquaintance,
We Were Dancing- Loise, a marrid ewoman, and Karl, a bachelor, fall madlyu in love while dancing at a country club in the South Pacific. During the night Louise wins her freedom and she and Karl quickly make plans to travel to Australia together. But in the cold light of morning they realise they have absolutley nothing in common.
Season: August 25 - September 8. 2017.

Twentieth Century'

Oscar Jaffe is a domineering Broadway producer whose recent theatrrical projects have failed miserably, sending him banlrupt. He is on the Twentieth Century - a train that goes between Chicgao and New York. As luck would have it, also on board is Lily Garland, the chorus girl he transformed into a Broadway star and who ran away to Hollywood where she became a movie star. If he can persuade her to do his next show he will be back on top. As Oscar tries o talk Lily into playing Mary Magdalene inhis new theatrical project, pandemoniumm ensues among the trainloade of eccentric characers.
Season: October 27 - November 11. 2017.

2017 Season

The Female of the Species

Four years ago, Margaret Mason, pioneer of the 1970s Women's Liberation Movement and fearless academic, wrote her groundbreaking work The Cerebal Vagina and numerous best-sellers followed. Now she has writers block. Molly, an unanounced visitor and committed fan of Margot and her works, offers a potential solution - until Molly produces a gun and calmly informs Margot that she intends to kill her.
Season: August 17 - 20, 24 - 27. 2017

2 Selections from Jank Manning dramas - Charitable Intent and Face to Face

In the 1990s David Williamson, Australia's best-known playwright, saw the dramatic potential of Community Conferencing - a process which facilitates communication between people who are in serious inpersonal conflict or are dealing with anit social behaviour.
These two short plays fromn the Trilogy explore very different cases of workplace conflict, with cintrasting outcomes.
Charitabel Intent deals with a charity fund-raising company which has been undergoing disruptive organisational change.
In Face to Face a victim od workplace bullying has been fired after vandalising hs boss;s expensice car, In each intriguing situation there are unexpected developments, as secrets are revealed and human emtions and motivations come to the surface.
Season: November 9 10, 12, 16 - 19. 2017.

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