The Stage Door

Imagine living in a retirement village and facing obstacles to raise some much needed funds to keep the life you want as a retiree? This is the theme of New Plymouth Little Theatre’s next production of Call Girls. Today, one of the directors, Stella McCallum, joins Tracey at the Stage Door to chat about the play, how excited she is with her cast and we hear all about this fantastic NZ play that is sure to be a hit for the society.

Sister Act is the big musical to be staged in Hāwera later this year and director Shaun Campbell joins Tracey at the Stage Door to share the news on his cast, the iconic roles and just how excited he is to be a part of this amazing production that celebrates the 80th Birthday celebrations of the society. Our own Taryn Utiger has recently started a show called Bard Behaviour that celebrates the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and today we hear a snippet of her chat with Dixon Lobb ahead of the start of the festival this March.

Hāwera Repertory are preparing to celebrate 80 years of community theatre this year with their first production being the Michele Amas play The Pink Hammer. Today, Tracey catches up with Peter Miekle, the Director of the show and hears all about the storyline and what makes this play so special!

This year is set to be a great one theatrically, and today we lightly touch on some of the shows that will appear on stage this year. Tracey chats again with Andy Spindler from the NPOS Show, The 100 and hears about the planned auditions at the end of Feb. With many theatres across the rohe, Tracey shares where you can go to join and what classes in theatre are offered for children and teens.

Join Tracey at the The Stage Door thanks to BSeen Media as she chats with Andy Spindler, one of the Directors for the New Plymouth Operatic Society’s production of The 100 - History Re-imagined. We hear all about the concept for the show and how you can be a part of it! Head to their website at www.npos.co.nz or their Facebook page for more info.
Tracey also catches up with Country Music performer Jake Whittaker, who is performing this coming weekend at Stratford District Council - Te Kaunihera ā Rohe o Whakaahurangi's Summer Nights Concert.