Seymour Performers Workshop, SPW, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a jam-packed program of events and activities.
SPW will present the sixth annual One Act Play Festival at Seymour College Arts Centre on Saturday, featuring a program of plays from Victorian and interstate theatre companies.
A gourmet barbecue, licensed bar and home-baked goodies will also be on offer. The event is free thanks to the support of the Lions Club of Seymour.
SPW president and festival director Brett Harvey encouraged people to attend for an afternoon and evening of live theatre.
SPW will also present ‘DramaLab’, a drama workshop for young people, during the upcoming September school holidays.
The three-day program is designed for aspiring young actors aged 13 to 17, and will be full of drama games, role-playing, creative writing, rhythm and movement studies, musical theatre excerpts and more.
Facilitating the workshop is Beth ‘Betchay’ Mondragon Williams, a writer, director, producer and actress who has worked on projects across Australia and the Philippines for more than 30 years.
DramaLab, from September 27 to 29, will be at the Les Bell Pavilion, Kings Park Seymour, costing $60.
Rehearsals are also underway for SPW’s 2023 production of ‘Legally Blonde the Musical’.
Based on the novel and the movie, Legally Blonde the Musical follows the story of the relentlessly perky Elle Woods, who finds her life turned upside down when she is dumped by her boyfriend and sets out to prove herself by following him to Harvard Law.
“Our fabulous cast is hard at work practising their moves, and we can’t wait to bring this heartwarming production to the stage in November,” Mr Harvey said.
Performances for Legally Blonde the Musical will run from November 11 to 19.
The 2022 October flood event impacted SPW, with the group’s rehearsal and performance spaces flooded and many of the costumes, sets, props and equipment destroyed.
“We are very grateful for the support we have received from the community. In particular, we would like to thank and acknowledge the support we have received from the Lions Club of Seymour, Mitchell Shire Council, the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, FRRR, and the Victorian Government via the Business and Community Sport Flood Recovery Grants program,” Mr Harvey said.
“Our fundraising efforts are ongoing so if you’re in the Seymour area on Saturday, September 23, we’ll be on the tongs at the Seymour Bunnings barbecue between 9am and 4pm – so drop in, say hi and enjoy a snag or two.”
Bookings for the Seymour One Act Play Festival, DramaLab and Legally Blonde the Musical can be made at www.spworkshop.org.au or for more information, people can call 0492 860 331.
