| 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”. |  |
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 DIR: SONYA CAMERON 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.
The programme for 2018 can now be viewed here. Nearer the time of production open auditions for each of these plays will be advised on this web site, in newspaper advertising and in our newsletter.
NZTF District Theatre Fest 2017, St Andrew’s College, ChristchurchElmwood Players had another successful time at the District One Act Play Festival held on 5 and 6 August, with 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
Executive Team 2017At 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 The planned programme of plays for 2017 can now be viewed here. Nearer the time of production open auditions for each of these plays will be advised on this web site, in newspaper advertising and in our newsletter.
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