THE ZEPHYR STREET PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY THEATRE – Z-PAC

The Z-PAC Theatre started back in 1964 when a group of people, who loved theatre, formed the 'Hervey Drama Circle'. In 1968 the group moved into a small theatre in Newhaven Street, Pialba which was a renovated army hut. The group then became 'The Hervey Bay Little Theatre' and began producing full length plays.

Over the years there were many name changes, and in 1994 the name changed to The Zephyr Street Performing Arts Community Theatre, known as Z-PAC Theatre!

Z-PAC THEATRE NEEDS YOUR HELP!

The Z-PAC Theatre has a lot of productions in the works, and is looking for some big, strong, muscular 'He-Men' types to help build/construct sets, props and to lend a hand on Tuesdays.

Any and all help would be most appreciated. Please contact us, if you'd like to lend a hand.

ZEPHYR STREET ACOUSTIC CLUB

The Zephyr Street Acoustic Club is on the first Sunday of each month at the Z-PAC Theatre in Zephyr Street. The music kicks off at 6pm and finishes around 10pm and entry is by gold coin donation. The club is licenced with a selection of beer, wine and spirits. Enquiries to Phil Douglas on 4124 1815.

COMING PRODUCTIONS

'THE MOUSETRAP'

Three Blind Mice ...see how they die!

The longest running 'Whodunit' in the world, by Agatha Christie, is the next play to be presented by Z-PAC Theatre.

Trapped in a blizzard, phone lines down, roads blocked, the unlucky occupants of an isolated guest house are unsure of their fate – but one thing is certain, someone has murder on their mind! What dark secrets do they share? What has brought them together in this place? Who will survive? Someone will die!

Directed and produced by Linda Curry (Steel Magnolias 2011), this show brings together on stage some of the best local talent.

In alphabetical order:
Michael Carkagis as Major Metcalf
Jonathan Dunn as Sergeant Trotter
Lynda Eggerling as Miss Casewell
Stuart Fern as Giles
Judith la Forest as Mrs Boyle
Carissa Macpherson as Mollie
Mark Thomson as Mr Paravicini
Stuart Waters as Christopher Wren

Performances are:
Sat 5 May 7.30pm, Sun 6 May 2pm, Fri 11 May 7.30pm and Sat 12 May 7.30pm. Tickets are on sale at Mary Ryan's Bookshop, Central Ave. Pialba. $20 Adults. $17 Conc/Group of 10 or more.

Make up a party and come along to enjoy this first class evening of live entertainment at the Theatre in Zephyr Street, Scarness. Below: The Mousetrap set.

Where have all the actors gone?

Z-PAC Theatre is proposing to put on a very funny play 'Lend Me a Tenor' by Ken Ludwig starting on Friday July 6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, finishing Saturday July 21.

The action takes place in a hotel suite in Cleveland, Ohio in 1934. Tito Merelli, the famous Italian opera singer is due to perform. Firstly, he goes missing, later is indisposed, overly sedated, then possibly dead! The show must go on and a substitute must be found.

Our final adult presentation in August/September is 'Dinkum Assorted', a play set during WW2 in a biscuit factory somewhere in Australia. Written by Linda Aronson and directed by Judith La Forest, this brassy, zany and moving play incorporates a mixture of comedy, drama and music revolving around 14 women, and how they cope with life, death, romance, betrayal and an escaped nanny goat.

YOUTH THEATRE

The three youth theatre groups will be presenting their productions from late September onwards.

The theatre is undergoing many improvements at the moment which includes refurbished seating, new carpet, total revamp of the dressing rooms, and all the other unseen improvements which go to make a comfortable and relaxed environment for our clients.

Add to this our regular users of the theatre, namely the German Club, once a fortnight on a Sunday morning, and the Acoustics Club on the first Sunday evening of the month, we have a very active twelve months ahead of us.

Anyone wishing for more details on any of the above can contact the President on 0428 462 908 or the Secretary on 0419 744 141.