WELCOME TO Z-PAC THEATRE - THE FUN THEATRE EXPERIENCE!

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, which now became The Hervey Bay Little Theatre, 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.

'Dinkum Assorted' Auditions

Auditions are to be at the Z-Pac Theatre on Sunday 22nd January 2012 from 1.30pm. Required are 14 women, ranging in age from late teens to seniors.

Dinkum Assorted is a brassy, zany and moving Australian play written by Linda Aronson and is to be directed by Judith La Forest. It is a mixture of comedy, drama and music (ensemble work). It revolves around 14 women who work in the Dinkum Assorted Biscuit Factory and how they cope with life, death, romance, betrayal – and an escaped nanny goat. The action takes place in the factory and adjacent countryside set with the backdrop of war time in the winter of 1942.

Dates: 24th, 25th August and matinee 26th August; 31st August, 1st September with matinee 2nd September; 7th, 8th September

PRODUCTIONS FOR 2012

Z-pac Theatre has a great line up for their 2012 season.

First cab off the rank is 'TOM, DICK and HARRY' a comedy written by two well known British playwrights Ray and Michael Cooney and directed by Roger Jennings. Tom and Linda are waiting for the adoption lady to come and interview them about their plans to adopt a baby. Dick and Harry, Tom's younger brothers are making every effort to help the young couple achieve their dream, but, as usual, their efforts turn everything into turmoil and mayhem! Contraband cigarettes and brandy, two Kosovan refugees, an irate adoption lady and a nosy policeman, all go to make an hilarious must-see performance. Opening night is March 9th and runs until March 24th.

'The Mousetrap', an Agatha Christie mystery/thriller which ran for many years at a London theatre, is being directed by Linda Curry and will commence on May 11th and run until 19th.

Our third production 'Lend Me A Tenor' written by Ken Ludwig is a comedy about mistaken identities and will be directed by Graeme Roberts, who directed the production of 'The Music Man' at the Brolga Theatre in 2010. This commences on 6th July and runs until 21st July.

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.

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.