Come along, catch up with your buddies from the shows you’ve been in, and have your vote on the new committee members, maybe even get nominated yourself!! Start thinking about it now…

Do you want to be a sweet committee member and have heaps of fun organising events, coming to meetings and doing jobs?? President, Treasurer, Secretary, and all committee positions are up for grabs – commitment is essential!

We’ll hopefully be announcing the 2011 Summer Musical, and we’re hoping The Sinnerman DVD will be ready in time to have a look too!

Get down to the Shelley Common Room at the UCSA on Wednesday 18th August at 7.30pm!
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Musoc is proud to present the Ballantynes season of The Sinnerman!  It’s a devilish journey through the seductive worlds of Jazz and Power.  Wrath and Jealousy, Lust and Pride – A simple southern boy becomes a wicked jazz trumpeter.

The Sinnerman will be amazing – don’t miss out!

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In other news, Glee Club has been on PlainsFM, and has appearances lined up for TV3 news, and children’s TV show What Now!  Head on over to the facebook group to keep up with when and where rehearsals are happening, and get involved.  It’s so much less work than being in a big musical, but keeps you singing and dancing and getting to know folks.

But if you are interested in full scale musicals – THIS WEEK is when we’re taking proposals for shows for next year.  They’re due Wednesday 14 July at 5pm.  If you’re really desperate to propose a musical, and you’ve been caught off guard by the rapid advance of the deadline, flick an email to me at secretary@musoc.org.nz and I’ll see if I can arrange an extension for you.  If you’re interested, we’ve got a pretty awesome proposal guide right here.

Ahoy there Musoc friends- it’s time for Musoc’s very Special General Meeting!

It’s not only a chance to join the super-hero Musoc Exec team and make your move to take over the world, but also a chance to eat some Seriously Good Muffins! (Yep, we’re bribing you all to make sure we get quorum).

We’ve got a couple of exec members stepping down that we’ll need to re-elect- one general member and a Treasurer. We’ll also be looking at making a couple of wee changes to the constitution and eating delicious, delicious baked goods.

Lastly, we’ll be giving you a quick rundown on the last six months of musical theatre goodness, what we’re planning over the next few months, and calling for proposals for next year’s first show!!!

So come on down, catch up with your buddies from the shows you’ve been in, support your mates in running for the exec, and indulge in some good old-fashioned home baking. You can even bring a plate if you like.

We’re looking forward to seeing you all down there!

For audition details for our Re-Orientation show, The Sinnerman, please see the get involved page, or email thesinnerman@musoc.org.nz for more details.

A huge thank you to everyone involved with Reefer Madness!  The show went brilliantly – photos and reviews to be posted here soon!

Musoc is proud to present the 2010 season of Reefer Madness!

Reefer Madness chronicles the Harper Affair – the tragic tale of a young man’s life turned horribly and farcically on its head by the demon drug, Marijuana.  With it’s over-the-top humour and catchy songs, not to mention orgies, Jesus, zombies, and cannibalism, this is one trip you don’t want to miss!

Shows on 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 March at the Ngaio Marsh Theatre.

Don’t miss out, book now!

Tickets $10 Students, $15 Adults – available from Unimart or the Court Theatre

Sunday 14 is the Gala Night – all tickets $30, and they include a free drink and nibbles at Brasilia Wine Bar before the show.

This year promises to be a fantastic year for Musoc, with two major musical productions, as well as many other workshops and social events.  We’ve finished casting for our March production of Reefer Madness and we’re really really excited about how things are shaping up – the read-through was fantastic and rehearsals are getting underway!

Congratulations and thank you to those who attended Round One of the Auditions for the 2010 Production of Reefer Madness. Many of you have been invited to attend callbacks, and some roles have also been cast.

Information for Round Two of Auditions, for those who did not attend Round One, is now available.  See the Auditions page for more information.

Below is a list of the lead roles and their probable requirements. The numbers and letters indicate the approximate vocal range required for the role- see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_range for an explanation.

• Jimmy Harper – all-American teenage boy who is corrupted by the evils of marijuana – male principal, stage-age late teens, baritone-tenor (G2 – D5)

• Lecturer – MC for the show, authority figure – male principal, stage-age late 20s+, baritone-tenor (G2 – C5)

• Mary Lane – all-American teenage girl who is corrupted by the evils of marijuana, in love with Jimmy – female principal, stage-age late teens, some dancing, mezzo-soprano (G3 – G5)

• Jack Stone - 1930s gangster type, drug-pusher – male principal, stage-age late 20s to mid-30s, dancing required, baritone (F2 – A4)

• Mae - maternal figure, cohabits with Jack, addicted to marijuana – female principal, stage-age late 20s to mid-30s, alto (F3 – F5)

• Ralph – university drop-out reefer fiend – male principal, stage-age early 20s to mid-30s, tenor (B2 – A4)

• Sally - client of Jack’s, sex goddess – female principal, stage-age 20s, some dancing, mezzo-soprano (G3 – B5)

• Placard Girl – featured dancer, stage-age late teens to late 20s

• Jesus – in the style of a Las Vegas lounge singer – male principal, stage-age early 30s, tenor (B2 – A4)

Audition info: Dramasoc Christmas Production

All is not well at the North Pole – Santa has been accused on gross sexual misconduct and the media descends to try to get the full story. Each of Santa’s reindeer come forward to give their take on events – what happened with Vixen in the toy workshop? Why did Rudolph lead the pack that fateful foggy night? What is Mrs Santa’s problem? And has Santa been very very naughty?

THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES will be performed from Tuesday 1st to Saturday 5th December, with 5 – 7 shows. This is a dark, funny and very topical play that is bound to offend at least someone.

We are looking for 8 actors – 5 men and 3 women of various ages, shapes and sizes.

As the pieces are monologues there will be lots of one-on-one work, and all rehearsals will be scheduled to accomodate personal schedules and unversity exams.

email Erin at pharmacopaeia@gmail.com for an audition time between 12 and 3 on Sunday 18 October. If you can’t make this time, get in touch anyway and we’ll sort something out. Auditions are cold reads, no preparation necessary.

Venue information is here: http://www.qudo.org.nz/where-is-this-place

Thanks to those who came on 23rd September, it was a great turnout! The new constitution was passed unanimously, and congratulations to the new committee.

A big thanks to the outgoing exec- Merryn as President, Luke and Izzy for all of their hard work and effort!

The University of Canterbury’s Performing Arts awards return to form this year with a slightly less award-y night than usual.

This year’s theme is PIRATE – NINJA – ROBOT so plunder yer nana’s best chunky gold earrings, pull apart those busted up appliances, or dye your best silk PJs black.

With excerpts from all the shows this year, multiple ‘biggest balls-up’ awards, service awards, prizes for best costume, supper AND a bar tab.

All cast, crew and audience members of this year’s shows welcome, as well as Dramasoc and Musoc whanau past and present.

7:30pm – 10:30pm, Bentley’s Bar, level 2, UCSA

We’ll see you all there!

2 October – Reefer Madness Movie Night (with brownies!)

As you may have seen, in March next year we will be putting on Reefer Madness the musical in the Ngaio Marsh theatre. In preparation for Musoc’s first actual production in a couple of years, we’re going to watch the film version to get ourselves in the mood.

It’s a great opportunity to find out what it’s all about, suss out a character for yourself, start getting the songs into your head, and Merryn has agreed to bring brownies!

7:30 pm, Shelley Common Room, upstairs at the UCSA building, 90 Ilam Rd.

$2 entrance for members, $3 for non-members.