Spotlight on Kathleen Del Casale

Each month we like to spotlight one of the members of the Limelight Theatre community. This month, meet one of our newer members, Amy Sales, who will be directing and performing in the upcoming ‘A Princess Dream’!

“I am very excited to be directing “Death of a Salesman” at Limelight Theatre in March. I’ve been involved in theatre for as long as I can remember. As a child if I wasn’t playing imaginary games with my siblings, I was most certainly telling them how to put on some sort of show. As the eldest child of a big family, directing is in my blood. I enjoyed performing from the first moment I stepped on stage. As much as standing in front of a crowd scared me, the feeling of elation overtook me and from that moment I was hooked.”
“I was involved in many productions during school, “Finding Miss Scarlet”, “Hamlet”, “Oliver – the musical” to name a few. I joined an after-school drama class with Snapshot Youth Theatre in 2011 and was involved in One-Act Festivals and “Singing in the Rain”. I also co-directed “Stuart Little” and wrote a couple of short plays: “Heartbeat” and “The Date from Hell”, which was performed in the Youth Festival of 2012. In 2012/13 I went on an International Drama Tour to the UK, performing Jenny Davis’ play “River Dreaming”. Following this I was invited to write the play for the follow-on tour in 2015/16. I wrote “A Land of Legends”, co-directed the production and assisted with the youth theatre tour, stage managing and directing, it was a great experience.”
“In 2014 I began my Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in theatre at the University Of Notre Dame. Through this degree I got to perform and study all my favourite texts. I got the part of Silvius in my second -year performance of “As You Like It” by Shakespeare, and was involved as Props Director for a production of Macbeth and Stage Manager for a devised piece. I was lucky enough to receive a scholarship for a Theatre and English Tour to the UK in 2016. I will be continuing my study this coming year (2018), taking on Honours in Theatre, which will begin as “Death of a Salesman” begins its season. My project for this degree is research with the goal of writing and producing a play.”
“I have only been involved in musical productions at the Limelight Theatre since 2012 and have enjoyed every one of them. I shared the role of Penny in “Hairspray”, and also performed in “Anything Goes”, “Sweet Charity”, “Greenwicks” and “The Wedding Singer”. But this year I am taking on a drama to direct. I joined the theatre committee in March and have enjoyed getting involved in the behind-the-scenes work of the theatre. I am looking forward to taking on the challenge of such a wonderful script as Arthur Miller’s classic. I have a wonderful team behind me and am ever so grateful. I hope you enjoy the show and the combined effort of so many people.”

AGM – Positions vacant

Vice President 2 year appointment
Secretary 1 year appointment
Treasurer 2 year appointment

 

5 committee members to fill the one year positions of – 
Publicity & Marketing
Publicity coordinator & Newsletter editor
Theatre Manager
Membership secretary & volunteer coordinator
Production Manager

Plus non-committee positions which include-
Bookings officer, webmaster, wardrobe officer, Front of House manager, lighting manager, sound manager, properties manager and soft furnishings manager.

Committee members continuing in their current 2-year appointment are – 
President, Shelley McGinn; and
Theatre Maintenance Manager, Patrick McGinn

As our new Rules (previously ‘The Constitution’) are now enacted, full information regarding the processes and procedures for the AGM will be circulated to members shortly.

President’s Spot – Feb/March

Hello members!
We have had a busy start to our year, completing the upgrade and redecorating of the foyer – it looks stunning! We also staged “The Princess Dream” in January which was enjoyed by the young and not so young alike. What a lovely piece of theatre Amy Sales, her cast and crew presented – reminded me of the pantomimes I used to see in the UK – congratulations Amy!

Our next production is the drama, “DEATH OF A SALESMAN” and I would encourage you to book sooner rather than later! This will be followed in May with “CAUGHT IN THE NET” a delightful farce. In June we have the (adults only) “A FAIRY TALE OF SORTS”. Unfortunately the Woodvale Secondary College’s production will not be staged as previously advertised – so watch this space for an announcement about a production in July.

Our AGM this year will be a little later than usual and we will be looking to fill several positions on Wednesday 4th April. So if you have the time and the inclination to get involved in the running of the club, talk to one of the current committee members – WE NEED YOU!!

See you at the theatre

 

Shelley McGinn

Ticketing Policy updated

Please note that our ticketing policy regarding exchanges and refunds has been updated, in line with the Live Performance Australia Ticketing Code of Practice.  You can view the changes here on the Bookings page.

New Rules of Association have come into effect

The WA Government recently passed new legislation which meant that incorporated organisations such as ours needed to adopt new Rules of Association (formally known as the Constitution).

The Repertory’s new Rules were accepted at a Special General Meeting of the Repertory held on 11 December 2017. The Rules were subsequently lodged with the Associations and Charities, Consumer Protection Branch of the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety and came into effect on 24 January 2018.

Click here to download a copy of the new Rules.