Further TheatreFest Successes

After their success at the Otago/Southland TheatreFest, both Trinity plays advanced to the next stage and were invited to perform in Timaru last Sunday. The seniors (who presented Pieces of Her by Ken Mizusawa) and the juniors (who presented I Think We Need to Have a Meeting by Lindsey Brown) both pulled off fantastic performances (against mostly adult entries) and came away with a number of awards:

I Think We Need to Have a Meeting

• Excellence in Ensemble Playing

• Excellence in Acting - Riley Culling

• Excellence in Acting - Hermione Sparks

Pieces of Her

• Excellence in Ensemble Playing

• Distinction Award for Production of NZ Play

• Excellence in Overall Design

And, just yesterday, Pieces of Her was invited to perform at the TheatreFest National Showcase in Wellington in a couple of weeks time - one of just five performances from throughout New Zealand to proceed to this final stage which is an outstanding achievement!

Cast of I Think We Need to Have a Meeting:

Holly Cairns, Riley Culling, Sophie Jonathan, Hermione Sparks, Laura Tagg

Cast of Pieces of Her:

Matilda Andersen, Mitchell Atkinson, Christopher Caulton, Sophie Golden, Charlotte Harris, Phoebe Harris, Ariel Holloway, Anamika Jones, Nuala Kelly, Henry Lapham, Oliver Lodge, Jeremy Meikle, Rishi Shantapriyan, Meadow Stewart, Eden Webb

A big thank you to Erica Ward who directed both TheatreFest pieces, Rebecca Meikle for costumes, Richard McNaught for building some set pieces, Daniel Cairns for tech support, and all the parents who helped transport students to and from Timaru, including Melissa and Allan Golden who packed (in the rain!) and towed the trailer containing the set.