We’re now looking for people to get involved
in the cast and production team for our next show!
Could this be YOU?
See the Get Involved page for more info!
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
AGM RESULTS:
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!
30th September- MADCAPS
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.
Thanks to everyone who came along to the Hairspray PJ Party!
We had a great time singing along, drinking hot chocolate, and laughing at the old version. I don’t actually think anyone was wandering around with a camera – but if anyone has photos they’d like us to put up, just send them to events@musoc.org.nz and we can through them up on the gallery page.
Upcoming events!
The Ballroom Brawl
We’ve organised a stage-fighting workshop – learn how to look like you’re beating up your friends, without any of those pesky assault charges! These tips will be especially useful if you’re thinking of joining in with a Musoc production – I know Reefer Madness has at least one fighting scene.
We’re also trying to organise some singing and dancing workshops, so keep your eyes peeled for details.
23 September – Annual General Mayhem!
This is your opportunity to get really involved with Musoc. There will be fun and games and singing and dancing and food and more! Sadly, about half the current Musoc committee are finishing up at university and running away from Christchurch, which means there is a fantastic opportunity for YOU to get involved on the committee. It’s probably one of the most fun committees to be on at University. Also, as somewhere in the last 5 years the constitution has been lost, we have reverted back to the basic UCSA constitution, which is rubbish and has no Musical Theatre specific details. The current committee is knocking up a whole host of amendments which will hopefully make the constitution work far better – please come and make your views on these heard.
We’re going to keep the ‘business end’ of the meeting short and snappy – getting all the things that must be done out of the way so we can eat, drink, and make very very merry. Book this evening onto your calendars right now!
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!
If you’re interested in being involved in the production of Reefer Madness, check out the ‘Get Involved‘ page – we’re still looking for a producer, and audition details for cast and musos will go up there soon.
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We’re now looking for people to get involved on the production team for our next stage musical! Could this be YOU?
Anyone (experience not required) interested should get in touch, preferably by the end of August! See the Get Involved page for more info!
Baltimore, 1962. The heyday of hair-dos and hair-don’ts, Heartthrobs and hefty girls, hot dates and hip talkers, beatniks and hair hoppers, and one magical potion that keeps it all together. Welcome to the sixties, a time of tradition, a time of values, a time… to shake things up.
On Friday 31 July, Musoc presents a double dose of Hairspray, beginning with the recent musical version at 7pm and then the original version beginning around 9.15pm.
Bring your pajamas and pillows and we’ll provide the popcorn – a Hairspray-pajama-party-movie-marathon! (You are, of course, welcome to attend either screening individually). Come and sing along with us! Once we’re done, you too will wish every day was Negro day!
Friday 31 July
Hairspray (2007) – 7pm
Hairspray (1988) – 9.15pm
Lower Common Room, UCSA, University of Canterbury
$2 donation (members), $5 donation (non-members)
(signups will be available on the night)
Thanks Guys!
A big thanks to all those who attended the Rocky Horror Experience on 29th May! Photos are now up! If you have any more photos that we can put up, email them to us at admin@musoc.org.nz ! Don’t be shy now!
A BIG thanks to Steve, Fiona, Diane and the UCSA for making it happen!
Thanks also to John at VITC!
Musical Nights!
While we’re waiting to do another show, we’ll be continuing to hold Musical Nights- at least one a term, where we watch and celebrate some of our favourite musical films! It would be great to see you all there, especially the old gang! If you have any suggestions for nights to come, feel free to email us at the above address…
Our Next Event:
The next Musical Night will be held on July 31st… we won’t tell you what it will be yet, but here’s a hint: it’s going to be a MUSICAL MOVIE MARATHON - we’ll be watching both the original and the recent re-make of a certain marvellous musical, back-to-back! Stay tuned for more details!
A big thanks to all those who attended the Rocky Horror Experience on 29th May! Photos will be posted here later this week! If you have any, email them to us at (admin at musoc dot org dot nz)! Don’t be shy now!
Musical Nights!
While we’re waiting to do another show, we’ll be continuing to hold Musical Nights- at least one a term, where we watch and celebrate some of our favourite musical films! It would be great to see you all there, especially the old gang! If you have any suggestions for nights to come, feel free to email us at the above address…
The next Musical Night will be held on July 31st… we won’t tell you what it will be yet, but here’s a hint: it’s going to be a MUSICAL MOVIE MARATHON – we’ll be watching both the original and the recent re-make of a certain marvellous musical, back-to-back! Stay tuned for more details!
Proposals!
We now have a couple of proposals for Musicals both this year and next year, and some expressions of interest from people wanting to be involved on in production teams, but we’re still taking proposals for shows for the end of this year, and for the beginning of next year, so anyone with an idea, and anyone (experience not required) interested in being on production teams should contact Merryn, Club President at president@musoc.org.nz!