1994

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

ADMINISTRATOR: Natalie Sprite

ADMIN ASSISTANT: Deborah Raison

ADMIN SUPPORT: Fiona Duncan

PRODUCTION MANAGER: Anne-Maree Garcia

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT: Janet Crews (President)

HIGLIGHTS:

• Launch, February

DTC supports Arts Aid - raising funds for NSW Bushfire Appeal

“A mime about a tuba, a cello, a double bass and a surprise.”

February

CAST: Terry Kenwrick, Natalie Sprite, Michael Mackenzie

Emma by Graham Pitts

“Translated from ‘Emma: A Translated Life’ by Emma Ciccotosto and Michal Bosworth.’

Tour

Golf Club, Katherine, March, Performance

High School, Tennant Creek, March, 1 Performance

The Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, March, 4 Performances

CAST AND CREW FROM 1993 plus David Lloyd (Lighting Operator) & Grant Giachin (Sound Operator)

ALICE SPRINGS CHOIR: Claire Colyer, Teena McCarthy, Julie D’Bras, Katrine Gustafson, Neita Corroll, Liina Totani, Rosa Mercorella, Teresa Fadelli, Angela Antonell, Margaret Liptak, Mindy Byrne, Kate Finlayson, Cinzia Rovida, Linda Tate, Julia Mitchell, Marie Kilgarriff, Kim Bellette, Saan Ecker, Sandy Amber, Maya Cifali.

2 Programs on File/File/547 Attendances

Cosi by Louis Nowra

“An insane comedy.”

Brown’s Mart, May, 15 Performances

Tickets: $17.50/$14.00/$10.00/$8.00 Schools

DIRECTOR: Terry Kenwrick

DESIGNER: Anda Petrapsch

LIGHTING DESIGNER: Tony Suttor

PROD/STG MANAGER: Althea ‘Ralph’ Bannister

SNR ASST STG MANS: Jacqui Carden, Peter Sutherland

WARDROBE: Bernadette Zanet

ASST STG MANAGERS: Vida Goodvach, Rajiv Maharaj, David Shannon, Kate Smith

SOUND OPERATORS: Billy Cooper, Kelda Murray

LIGHTING OPERATORS: Brownyn Kelly, Fred Vant Sand

CONSTRUCTION ASSTS: Michael White, Dev Govindasamy, Peter Whaler

CAST: Geoff Barrett (Zac) Dani Bowles (Lucy) Kellie Bray (Cherry) Johnson Carruthers (Lewis) Anthony ‘Harry’ Harris (Henry) Michael Mackenzie (Roy) Martin Musco (Nick) Hania Radvan (Ruth) Felicia ‘Flick’ Rasheed (Julie) Gordon Renouf (Doug) Crinkle Steward (Justin)

Program on File/File/1599 Attendances

More Than One Way To Skinner A Cat by Flick Rasheed (Local Writer)

“The loyalties and jealousies between lovers, housemates and domestic pets.”

World Premiere!

Brown’s Mart, June, 2 Performances

Tickets: $5.00

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

CAST: Sean Bresser

Australian/World Premiere

The Winters Tale by William Shakespeare

Old Town Hall Ruins, June, 7.30pm, 15 Performances

Tickets: $17.50/$14.00/$14.00 Groups/$10.00 Preview

DIRECTOR: Janet Robertson

LIGHTING DESIGN: Matthew James

DESIGNERS: Sarah Hamston, Griff Pamment

COSTUME DESIGN: Joanna Barrkman

MUSICAL CO-ORDINATOR: Merrilee Mills

FURNITURE CONSTRUCT: Paul Hill

PRODUCTION MANAGER: Peter Twigg

STAGE MANAGER: Peter Sutherland

SEN ASST STAGE MGRS: Jacquie Carden, Vida Goodvach

LIGHTING OPERATORS: Warren Poole, Tim Mitchell

ASST STAGE MGRS: Fon Hah, Anthony Harris, Henrika Körner, Tricia McEniery

SOUND OPERATORS: Bronwyn Kelly, Kelda Murray, Tim Mitchell

SET CONSTRUCTION: Jim Schofield

APPRENTICE LIGHTING OPERATORS: Ian Kennon, Gordon Wong

WARDROBE SUPERVISOR: Alison Dunn

MILLINERY: Joanna Barrkman, Louise Carmichael

DRESSERS: Kay Brown, Bronwyn Bunnett, Esther Woolnough

WARDROBE ASSISTANTS: Jenny Armour, Andrea Britton, Lucy Byrnes, Ann-Maree Garcia, Annette Green, Claire Kilgariff, Tracey Pratt, Margaret Wright

CHOREOGRAPHY: Tracks Dance Collective - Sarah Calver, David McMicken

SET CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANTS: Justine Siedle, Fred

VOICE/DIALOGUE COACH: Mac Cocker

CAST: Kellie Bray (Perdita) Brent Caldwell (Archidamus) Mac Cocker (Antigonus/Autolycus) Fiona Duncan (Cleomenses) Dorothy Evans (Paulina/Shepherd) Mike Evans (Camillo) Lawrence Gray (Mamillius) Annie Hanlon (Dion) June Jenkins (Clown) Jane Macallister (Servant) Merrilee Mills (Hermione) Chris Reid (Lord) Karyn Sassella (Mopsa) Kim Smith (Dorcas) Peter Stretton (Leontes) Daniel Stonehouse (Mamillius) Terrence Swampillai (Time) Yoris Wilson (Florizel) Paolo Zora (Folizenes)

Program on File/File/1416 Attendances

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

“A clash of real and fantasy worlds.”

Playreading - “Neglected Classics” Series

Darwin Entertainment Centre, Studio Theatre, August, 1 Performance

Tickets: $5.00

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

CAST: Kate Smith (Blanche DuGois) Dennis Schultz (Stanley Kowalski) Rosamund Cox (Stella Kowalski) Mark Bunnett (Mitch) Gillian Rose-Schwab (Eunice) Harry Harris (Steve) Damian Macalpine (Pablo) Doctor (Patrick Mitchell) Merrilee Mills (Nurse)

File/86 Attendances

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

“The American Dream.”

Playreading - “Neglected Classics” Series

Darwin Entertainment Centre, Studio Theatre, August, 1 Performance

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

CAST: Jeremy Noble (Willy Loman) Annie Hanlon (Linda) Rob Hoad (Biff) Sean Kavenagh (Happy) Syann Williams (Woman) Mark Brentwood (Bernard) John Jenkins (Charley) Robert Ballingall (Ben) Peter Bonner (Howard) Terry Stewart (Stanley)

File/118 Attendances

Look Back in Anger by John Osborne

“The anger and frustration of the younger post-war generation in England. This play gave birth to the phrase “an angry young man”.”

Playreading - “Neglected Classics” Series

Darwin Entertainment Centre, Studio Theatre, August, 1 Performance

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

CAST: Michael Mackenzie (Jimmy) Jeremy Noble (Cliff) Catherine West (Alison Porter) Mike Evans (Colonel Redfern) Amanda Davies (Helena)

File/100 Attendances

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee

“George and Martha brawl, feud, humiliate, challenge and finally coo their way through a night of parties and alcohol.”

Playreading - “Neglected Classics” Series

Darwin Entertainment Centre, Studio Theatre, August, 1 Performance

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Anthony ‘Harry’ Harris

CAST: Ken Conway (George) Tina Stubbs (Martha) Peter Sutherland (Nick) Donna Ward (Honey)

File/141 Attendances

Dragged Screaming To Paradise by Suzanne Spunner

“The journey of a woman who feels uprooted from her Melbourne family home and transplanted into a harsh and infertile alien Darwin.”

First Production in Darwin Performing Arts Centre’s new Studio Theatre

September/October, 8 Performances

Tickets: $21.50/$16.00 Members and Groups/$18.00 DEC Members/$10 Schools 15+

DIRECTOR: Tessa Pauling

DESIGNER: Suzanne Spunner

SONG: Tom Pauling and Annie Gastin

CAST: Annie Gastin (The Woman)

1970 Attendances

Buffaloes Can’t Fly by Simon Hopkinson

“Set outside of Katherine in 1922, Reg wants to start a small airline. His wife Laura wants to go back to Melbourne. A play about obsession and dreams.”

Playreading

Darwin Performing Arts Centre, Studio Theatre, September, 1 Performance

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

File/39 Attendances

Too Far To Walk by Mary Morris

“Two sisters meet again after 50 years and vastly different lives.”

Playreading

Darwin Performing Arts Centre, Studio Theatre, September, 1 Performance

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

File/42 Attendances

$5 Festival - Celebrating 35 Years!

Brown’s Mart, November/December

FESTIVAL PRODUCER: Natalie Sprite

PRODUCTION MANAGER: Althea Bannister

PRODUCTION ASST: Peter Stretton 2nd

PRODUCTION ASST: Tony Suttor

TECHNICAL MANAGER: Matthew James

LIGHTING/SOUND OPERATORS: Nimal jayawardhana, Bronwyn Kelly

STAGE MANAGERS: Vida Goodvach, Jacque Carden, Amelia

CONSTRUCTION ASSTS: Kerry Sugden, Justine Boss

FOH/BAR MANAGER: Peter Sutherland

The Peep Show by Judith Miller and Jim Schofield, Video by Stella Simmering