As part of the 150 year celebrations for the district, Stanthorpe Little Theatre have been invited to produce a reenactment of the proclamation day of Stanthorpe in 1872.
The aim is to produce something like a living museum (where there are costumed actors who are going about ‘normal’ life in 1872.) to be held at the theatre grounds.
Would you like to be involved as a part of this and be one of our district’s prospectors, shopkeepers, magistrates, troopers judge, Chinese miners, local school teachers, children going to school, people going about their everyday daily lives, publicans et cetera? Can you “Strip the willow?”, “Dance the waves of Bondi” or do “the heel and toe polka”? Can you do the calls for these dances?
It would involve you being dressed in 1870s style costumes and undertaking a small activity (ie if you were a shopkeeper, you would be restocking your shelves and talking to people about what things can be bought at your shop, a good wife doing her baking or knitting or crafting, a school child sitting and listening to the teacher etc.) or be part of the general background and then be part of the bush dances at the end.
After the official proclamation and SRDC ceremonies, we intend for a bush band to play some tunes so that some bush dancing can occur. Following this, we are hosting Mark Twain – Adam & Eve Diaries ( see auditions for this below).
Actors of all ages and dancing abilities are welcomed.
Auditions will be held on Thursday, 10 March 2022 at Stanthorpe Little Theatre at 7 pm at 20 Connor St. You can also learn more info at this event. This will involve discussing in detail what the afternoon will look like, fitting you with costumes and looking for props.
We are also looking for people interested in researching the parts and finding props and historical pieces to be part of the museum.
For more info call Shan on 0405 244 575 or Elise on 07 4683 7009 or turn up on the night.
