Interact With The Fortune: Semester Four 2010

Semester 4 is a production focused term with each class working towards a combined class public performance on the Fortune mainstage in early December. With the talented assistance of the Fortune Theatre staff and our professional actor tutors it is a great way to try out treading the boards of Otago and Southlands only professional theatre. All rehearsals are within class time to ensure a fast paced and fun learning experience for all.

Each class is tailored to suit the needs and skill levels of our students. Our highly experienced teachers are all professional actors by trade and bring to class practical and proven knowledge of stage and film techniques. Increasing the performance confidence and stage craft of our students is our aim in this fun and creative learning process.

Class times and days:
5 - 7 years Monday 4pm-4:45pm $100
7 - 9 years Tuesday 4pm-5pm $140
10 - 12 years Wednesday 4pm-5pm $140
Junior High Monday 5pm-6pm $140
Young Adults Thursday 4:15pm-5:30pm $140
Adults Monday 6:30pm-7:30pm $150
To enrol or if you have questions please contact the Fortune Theatre box office on (03)-477-8323 If you would like more information on the semester programme, skills level required for each class stream or about our teaching processes then please feel free to contact: Cindy Diver (Director): 0274 314 025 / 03 477 1599 or email: interact@theatreworks.co.nz

McDaniel + Power looking for performers

McDaniel+Power Actors had a fantastic, busy 2009 and have certainly hit the ground running in 2010.
Last year saw our performers involved in many projects that included in August the amazing transformation of Dunedin’s Bond St into 1950’s New York for Japan’s Fuji TV’s Drama ‘Wastelands.’ For the shoot McD+P supplied one hundred + fifty extras, actors Hilary Norris and Mark Neilson were cast in speaking roles, the production worked with AliMcD makeup artists on the day and Barbara + Aliana covered all administration details for Dunedin and Oamaru shoot days as well as wrangling the extras on the Dunedin day!
The response from the production team was glowing… “It looked great, the extras looked great as well as being very patient and accommodating and the scene was by far the highlight of the entire shoot thanks in no small part to the efforts of everyone at McDaniel+Power”
A snapshot of other projects last year include: a small group of McD+P men re-enacted Crunchie’s ‘Great Train Robbery’ for Cadburys Chocolate Carnival and for TVNZ’s Good Morning. In November we brought Miranda Harcourt to Dunedin and she worked exclusively with McD+P actors hosting inspiring workshops aimed at honing Acting for Screen Technique.
Mid year Aaron Hawkins/Rob McLennan and Michael Metzger were cast in Areograph’s ‘Casebook Episode Four’
In January 2010 we provided agency services to Honda/Japan for a TVC and we are now getting ready for a weekend of film + television workshops in which our contribution is the collaborative workshop ‘ An Actors Guide to Auditioning ‘ which we will host with experienced national casting director Simon Marler.
South Pacific Pictures casting director Andrea Kelland is also in Dunedin in March (for the first time in 10 years) especially to audition over 35 of our actors for roles in the country’s longest running soap – Shortland St.
We would love to meet you if you are a performer considering representation in the South, we are busy and growing.

Thanks to The Fortune for their continued support.
Contact Barbara: barbara@alimcd.co.nz
Visit our website: www.mcdanielpower.co.nz