| Kari - Kate McNeill Deedra - Vicky Hunwick Monette - Marcella Herrera Libby Ruth - Amanda Shields Charlie - Helen Fahy Sedalia - Sally Willcox Elmwood Players are excited to present the NZ Premiere of “Always A Bridesmaid” this April. Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, collectively known as Jones Hope Wooten, enjoy the reputation of being three of the most popular and widely-produced playwrights in the United States. They specialize in writing laugh-out-loud comedies and creating vivid strong roles for women. Between them, they've written classic television, hit movies, Off Broadway comedy and plays such as “Dearly Beloved”, “The Red Velvet Cake War” and “Always A Bridesmaid”. |  |
| The Elmwood Players AGM for 2018 will be held at 4pm, Sunday 25th February. Location is Elmwood Auditorium. We look forward to seeing you there. Agenda: 1. MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS AGM 2. MATTERS ARISING FROM MINUTES 3. FINANCIAL REPORT 4. PRESIDENTS REPORT 5. ELECTION OF OFFICERS · President · Treasurer · Secretary · Committee 6. LIFE MEMBERSHIP – Nominations 7. GENERAL BUSINESS |  |
DIR: SONYA CAMERON
Saturday 17 February
On stage April
Contact details: [email protected] or
text Sonya 022 632 8975 for further info.
Saturday 17 February
On stage April
Contact details: [email protected] or
text Sonya 022 632 8975 for further info.
Four friends have sworn to keep the promise they made on the night of their Senior Prom: to be in each other's weddings ... no matter what. More than thirty years later, these Southern friends-for-life are still making 'the long walk' for each other, determined to honour that vow.
Libby Ruth, Deedra, Monette and Charlie are committed to the notion that careers, waistlines and even marriages may disappear, but real friendships last a lifetime. Forsaking all others, in sickness and in health, they repeatedly struggle to stage the perfect wedding despite fistfights at the altar, runaway brides and the mistaken, and unfortunate, release of a flock of white doves on the first day of hunting season. Always a Bridesmaid is the rollicking tale of four loyal and determined women who definitively answer the question; “Just how far are you willing to go to keep a promise to a friend?”
If you’ve ever elbowed a stranger out of the way to catch a bride’s bouquet, seriously questioned the mental stability of the duo saying “I do” or been forced to wear the world’s ugliest bridesmaid dress, this deliriously funny comedy is definitely for you … and your dearly beloved!
SETTING
An upstairs sitting room at historic Laurelton Oaks, Laurelton, Virginia, twenty miles northwest of Richmond.
TIME
The play takes place over a period of seven years
CHARACTERS
Kari
Character age: 20s
A kind-hearted, spirited Southern charmer. Interspersed between scenes are vignettes of Kari Ames-Bissette, daughter of Libby Ruth, as she gives the toast at her wedding reception. Besides adding some additional humour, she acts as a narrator of sorts, tying the scenes together, and eventually appears in the final scene as the cycle of marriage continues into the next generation.
Libby Ruth
Character age: 40s/50s
Hopeful romantic with the perfect marriage who believes, despite all evidence to the contrary, that her friends can find the very same happiness
Monette
Character age: 40s/50s
Flashy, high-spirited and self-involved, continues to test her friends' love and patience with all-too-frequent trips down the aisle
Charlie
Character age: 40s/50s
Salt-of-the-earth, tree-hugging Charlie discovers, the hard way, that marital bliss is not the end of her rainbow and panics in outrageous style when the opportunity presents itself
Deedra
Character age: 40s/50s
Headstrong with a dry with, no-nonsense Northern transplant. Her "rock-solid" union hangs by a thread when she discovers her husband of many years not only has a wandering eye, but the hands to match
Sedalia
Character age: 60s
A gregarious, no-nonsense, energetic Virginia hostess & wedding planner who is so enamoured with her establishment's reputation of never having lost a bride that she is not above employing a few, um, extreme tactics in preserving it.
]]>Libby Ruth, Deedra, Monette and Charlie are committed to the notion that careers, waistlines and even marriages may disappear, but real friendships last a lifetime. Forsaking all others, in sickness and in health, they repeatedly struggle to stage the perfect wedding despite fistfights at the altar, runaway brides and the mistaken, and unfortunate, release of a flock of white doves on the first day of hunting season. Always a Bridesmaid is the rollicking tale of four loyal and determined women who definitively answer the question; “Just how far are you willing to go to keep a promise to a friend?”
If you’ve ever elbowed a stranger out of the way to catch a bride’s bouquet, seriously questioned the mental stability of the duo saying “I do” or been forced to wear the world’s ugliest bridesmaid dress, this deliriously funny comedy is definitely for you … and your dearly beloved!
SETTING
An upstairs sitting room at historic Laurelton Oaks, Laurelton, Virginia, twenty miles northwest of Richmond.
TIME
The play takes place over a period of seven years
CHARACTERS
Kari
Character age: 20s
A kind-hearted, spirited Southern charmer. Interspersed between scenes are vignettes of Kari Ames-Bissette, daughter of Libby Ruth, as she gives the toast at her wedding reception. Besides adding some additional humour, she acts as a narrator of sorts, tying the scenes together, and eventually appears in the final scene as the cycle of marriage continues into the next generation.
Libby Ruth
Character age: 40s/50s
Hopeful romantic with the perfect marriage who believes, despite all evidence to the contrary, that her friends can find the very same happiness
Monette
Character age: 40s/50s
Flashy, high-spirited and self-involved, continues to test her friends' love and patience with all-too-frequent trips down the aisle
Charlie
Character age: 40s/50s
Salt-of-the-earth, tree-hugging Charlie discovers, the hard way, that marital bliss is not the end of her rainbow and panics in outrageous style when the opportunity presents itself
Deedra
Character age: 40s/50s
Headstrong with a dry with, no-nonsense Northern transplant. Her "rock-solid" union hangs by a thread when she discovers her husband of many years not only has a wandering eye, but the hands to match
Sedalia
Character age: 60s
A gregarious, no-nonsense, energetic Virginia hostess & wedding planner who is so enamoured with her establishment's reputation of never having lost a bride that she is not above employing a few, um, extreme tactics in preserving it.
| Elmwood Players is supporting Nurse Maude in 2018. Nurse Maude provides nursing, homecare, and support so people can stay in their own homes and communities and inpatient care in its hospital and hospice. There is a small hospice located a short distance from Elmwood Auditorium in Merivale. Watch out for Elmwood's Nurse Maude season in 2018. You can find out more about the work of Nurse Maude here: www.nursemaude.org.nz |  |
| Elmwood Players thanks Merivale Retirement Village for their generous support in 2017. Merivale Retirement Village has sponsored Elmwood Productions throughout 2017 and we are very grateful! They are located a short walk from the Elmwood Auditorium. Check out their website: www.merivaleretirement.co.nz |  |
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The Death Of Ellen Moore taking out a number of key awards. Here is the list of awards and recipients for
2017...
Best Actor Youth:
Nic Cain as Cornelia in Rules of Play (St Andrews College)
Best Actor Adult:
Sandy Wilson as Ellen in The Death of Ellen Moore (Elmwood Players)
Best Production Design and Tech:
First Light (South Canterbury Drama League)
and Shuddersome (Christ’s College)
Best Production of a NZ Play:
Surrender to the Sky (7.1 Productions)
Best Drama:
The Death of Ellen Moore (Elmwood Players)
Best Comedy:
Value Added Plus (Riccarton Players)
Best Youth Production:
Rules of Play (St Andrew’s College)
Best Adult Production:
The Death of Ellen Moore (Elmwood Players)
Best Overall Production / Sir James Hay Memorial Trophy:
The Death of Ellen Moore (Elmwood Players)
Recommendations For Southern Regionals:
The Death of Ellen Moore - Elmwood Players
Surrender to the Sky - 7.1 Productions
Rules of Play - St Andrews College
First Light - South Canterbury Drama League
 Sandra Wilson and Jon Amesbury |  |
At the annual general meeting held in February, the following members were elected:
President
Garry Thomas
[email protected]
Treasurer
Susan Cameron
[email protected]
Secretary
Sonya Cameron
Committee (Membership)
Samantha Creed
Committee
Sam Primrose
Committee
Jon Amesbury
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Garry Thomas
[email protected]
Treasurer
Susan Cameron
[email protected]
Secretary
Sonya Cameron
Committee (Membership)
Samantha Creed
Committee
Sam Primrose
Committee
Jon Amesbury
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