The cast and crew of Young Theatre Company’s latest production, Dimboola, are looking forward to large audiences and fun on the stage now that preparations are almost complete and only a few weeks remain in the countdown to opening night.
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Young’s wedding of the year will open on Friday, May 9, and with strong ticket sales the Theatre Co is expecting large crowds, who will act as the wedding guests.
“We have been rehearsing since the beginning of February so that is three solid months,” Lois Terry said.
“We have 20 people in the cast and a crew of helpers, and have a mix of young and older cast members with some new faces who fit right in and are going really well.
“There is an optional semi-formal 60s theme for guests and you are encouraged to dress-up -so be prepared for a big night.”
Dimboola is the stage wedding reception of Morrie McAdam and Maureen Delaney, who try to enjoy their special day amid the antics of family members.
Some of these include the father of the bride who is a shearer with a passion for spotlighting and longnecks, and a mother of the groom who is a foundation member of the local crochet/knitting/quilt making association and whose greatest achievement was winning first prize at the Dimboola Show for a knitted woollen jumper.
Other characters include the groom’s uncle, Horris McAdam, a used car salesman whose great loves are the bottle and his spoilt daughter, Astrid, as well as mother of the bride April, who takes credit for all the reception decorations and is hoping to start a business selling wedding decorations featuring cross stitch.
The rest of the cast is made up of the groom’s father, who is perpetually under the thumb of this wife; Dangles the best man, who is having a hard time catching bridesmaid Shirl; the verbose parish priest; two local yobbo’s who gatecrash the reception; a bitter spinster cousin to the groom’s family and the local reporter.
Dimboola is sure to live up to its name as Wedding of the Year and everyone is invited to be guests at the reception.
No wedding is complete without music. The ReVamps- a local band - have been rehearsing tirelessly to make this play complete with 60s music.
Co-producers Lois Terry and Tanya Brown are very excited to be working with such a great team of actors, and are having lots of laughs at the rehearsal.