They have plenty of swashbuckling pirates… but what they really need now is a volunteer treasurer.
Castlemaine’s own much loved local theatre company is well into rehearsals ahead of it’s first live stage play production in almost three years.
They’re preparing to stage Peter Panto: Or One Flew Over the Second Star on the Right, a pantomime that the little local theatre co has already attempted to stage on two prior occasions – and been beaten both times.
“We’re hoping this will be third time lucky,” says CTC president Kate Stones who is also writer and director for Peter Panto that was thwarted in 2019 due to difficulty filling the cast roles, and then thwarted again in 2020 due to COVID.
Fortunately this time round they’ve again managed to secure a great cast for the production that’s set to be staged at Castlemaine’s Phee Broadway Theatre over the first three weekends in November.
A mash-up adaptation of Peter Pan meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s nest, it boasts a cast of 22 that’s currently rehearsing three times a week.
“It’s going to be hilarious,” Kate promises.
“We’ve got a fantastic cast including some from the original (2020) cast.”
So it’s not actors they need, but rather a new treasurer with Elaine Mathieson retiring from the post she’s filled for the past few years.
“It’s a voluntary role. We’re all volunteers, but it’s not arduous, just a few hours a week when we’re doing a show and when we’re not doing a show it’s only about an hour or two a month,” CTC vice president and publicist Clare Shamier says.
They’re also keen to secure more volunteers to fill front of house and backstage crew volunteer positions as well.
“It literally takes a village to get a show on the road,” Clare says.
Anyone who thinks they may be able to help out is strongly encouraged to contact CTC on castlemainetheatreco@gmail.com
