Announcing the New Zealand premiere of THE UNDERSTUDY
Announcing the New Zealand premiere of THE UNDERSTUDY by Theresa Rebeck.
Fledgling
theatre company The Studio, celebrates emerging actors with
a comedy about theatre.
Opening tomorrow night,
the second production from The Studio gives Auckland
theatregoers the rare chance to experience a work by one of
America’s leading contemporary playwrights.
“The
Understudy” by Theresa Rebeck and directed by Amie
Bentall, captures the dilemmas, dramas and ‘diva
moments’ during a final rehearsal as the stage manager
Roxanne desperately tries to get everything right. Featuring
a cast of three with simple staging, it is an intimate
theatre experience.
It was a coup for the relatively
new theatre group to obtain the rights for the NZ premiere
of this work however, they secured the rights to the
Auckland premiere of “An Unseasonable Fall Of Snow” by
Gary Henderson which enjoyed a short season in March this
year.
Following on from “The Understudy”, The
Studio has announced their third and final show for the year
will be the World Premiere of a new work by local writer,
Peter Boyes. A comedy entitled “White Gold”, it promises
to appeal to “more New Zealanders than a political
party”.
The Studio was created to offer a smaller
theatre experience where experimental and innovative
productions can be staged. Encouraging new and returning
actors, new directors, new writers and new designers to gain
experience at professional standards, The Studio provides an
environment tailored to nurture emerging
talent.
Artistic Director, Terry Hooper explains,
“Our mission is to present three short seasons of plays
and a series of regular staged readings each year. We
introduce new talent to all aspects of theatre, from the
technical designers and crew to the production team,
directors, actors and more.
Our first production
features a first-time director, with an established (usually
NZ-based) play. The second production is an established play
selected for emerging actors to shine, with an experienced
director. Finally, the third production is a new work
written by a new local playwright, supported by an
accomplished production team - both on and off
stage.”
The New Zealand Premiere of The
Understudy by Theresa Rebeck is on Wednesday 6th August. The
short season continues until Saturday 9th August, all shows
are at 8pm with one Saturday matinee at 2pm.
Bookings:
https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2014/aug/the-understudy
Tickets: $18 (adults),
$15 (concession) and $15 (for groups of 6+). Door sales will
be available on the night. Running Time: 90 minutes (no
interval)
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