Miss Saigon

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director’s1 notesery few people with an interest in music theatre would V president’snothaveseenaproductionofSchönbergandBoublil’s first mega hit, Les Misérables. The two Frenchmen burst onto notethe London theatre scene in 1985. Their legendary success with the musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s beloved tale is W2 almost as grand as the original novel itself. To follow such a elcome to CLOC’s 46th year and 90th production. From phenomenal success would be, on any terms, an unenviable our humble beginnings in 1964, when we performed task. Literally, millions of theatregoers waited in hopeful only Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, CLOC has since grown in anticipation. Not to mention the armies of professionals who size, scale, stature, production values and reputation so that would swoop upon the opportunities for merchandising, we are now often at the forefront of producing premiere non- advertising and all the other spin offs that follow a worldwide professional productions of major musical events. theatrical hit. Success can be as daunting as failure. The heat So it is with Miss Saigon, a show that many people doubted was on and the wunderkinder from France must have felt could be locally produced with authentic casting of a large more than a little pressure to come up with something to fire number of Asian characters with strong song and dance the imagination, to woo the public and to prove that they skills. However, CLOC had no such problems and in fact had were not the authors of a one-hit wonder. to add audition times to cope with the large numbers of What a happy day it must have been when the two struck talented people from many nationalities who wanted to be upon the idea of reworking one of the world’s most famous part of this very special show. From the huge response we operas. What an even happier day when Schönberg reportedly received, CLOC has cast a United Nations of talent. Our cast opened a magazine to reveal an inspirational photograph. The has been a melting pot of nations, accurately reflecting the work began. multi‑cultural nature of Australian society. We have welcomed Since its debut, Miss Saigon has become one of the most many new cast members who have never worked with CLOC successful musicals in the world. It premiered in London in 1989 and has been seen by in excess of an incredible 33 before, and they have introduced their families and friends as new audience members. Best of all, many budding and million people in 25 different countries. It has been translated long term friendships have been forged during our rehearsal into at least 12 different languages. process, which has been very satisfying to see. And as usual, CLOC has surrounded the cast with a creative team that Turning their attention from 19th Century France to 20th has won acclaim, admiration and awards for their previous Century South-East Asia and the turmoil of the Vietnam war, contributions to CLOC shows. the composers did not abandon their European roots entirely. They drew their inspiration from one of the greatest Italian composers of the 19th century; Giacomo Puccini and, in 2008 was CLOC’s most successful year ever, both financially and artistically. Not only did our two Australian particular, his extraordinarily popular opera, Madama blockbusters The Boy from Oz and Hot Shoe Shuffle prove Butterfly. Their second inspiration, a deeply moving photograph, showed a Vietnamese to be overwhelmingly popular with audiences, but we also benefited from the patronage of John-Michael Howson, mother leaving her child at a departure who continues to champion and promote CLOC, and from gate. The young child is boarding a plane for the United States where her father, an ex-GI, would provide a the ongoing support of Kingston Council who named us as 2008 Community Organisation of the Year. More particularly, much better life for her. Schönberg considered this mother’s we would like to acknowledge our appreciation of former action as the ultimate sacrifice, an idea central to the plot of Miss Saigon and equally applicable to Councillor Greg Alabaster, whose efforts on behalf of CLOC have led us to achieve a long-held dream, which is that, after Puccini’s heroine, the hapless Cho Cho San. many years of sharing various church halls, Kingston Council I have had the opportunity to direct two most has leased to us a permanent dedicated rehearsal space in satisfying productions of Les Misérables including CLOC’s Moorabbin. This building is in the process of being refurbished and made clean, cosy and comfortable for our casts and ground-breaking 1993 production. Both have left me thirsting production teams, and we look forward to moving into our after more of the same; the wonderful melodies, the grand new home in time for the commencement of rehearsals for themes, the intense emotions and the operatic framework that High Society, our second show for 2009. draws an audience into its spiral. To have this opportunity to direct an equally inspiring work is surely a gift. To be able to do this with the outstanding talents of such a wonderful This year has seen difficult times, with financial woes and creative team, supported by the production qualities of one devastating bushfires, both of which have decimated lives and of Australia’s finest non-professional theatrical producers, is communities. These events have probably somehow touched a double gift. If I add the fact of being able to work with an every person sitting in the theatre tonight, as well as cast and crew. In trying to find some practical way to help, it is clear exceptionally talented cast, it is nothing short of a director’s that there is one thing that CLOC can do and do well – reliably dream, my own “American Dream”. and consistently deliver to our loyal audiences the highest Directing this first Victorian non-professional production of quality musical theatre at the most affordable price - theatre has been a labour of love and the fulfilment of a long-held that is entertaining, accessible and memorable. This we are determined to do, and we think we have once more achieved desire. It is my hope that you will share my enthusiasm for its it here tonight. drama, its music, its strength and its passion. Chris Bradtke 1 So as you settle into your seats, please honour us by leaving your 2009 world outside, and allowing us to do for you what we do best – to take you on an emotional and memorable journey to another time and place. Welcome to April 1975 in steamy, seedy, sweltering Vietnam – the world of Miss Saigon. Grant Alley 2 2

A musical by ALAIN BOUBLIL & CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG Lyrics by RICHARD MALTBY Jr. and ALAIN BOUBLIL Additional Material by RICHARD MALTBY Jr.  Originally Produced on the stage by CAMERON MACKINTOSH Orchestrations by WILLIAM DAVID BROHN with Mark Doran, Bianca Baykara, Jamie McGuane, Toby Truscott, Alana Kiely, Nicholas Kong, Bree Truscott, Jasmine Kwan, Frieda Lai, Franceska Leoncio, Matthew Lin, Frank Xu, Joey Xu, Kyahl Anderson, Sarah Calsina, Sabrina Wei-Lung Chou, Josh Cinco, Simon Evans, Kathryn Frain, Clinton Gin, Gareth Gin, Clinton Hall, Will Hanley, Scott Hili, Rick Javier, James Kearney, Liam Kilgour, Virginia Lin, Deborah Marinaro, Diana Nguyen, Natalie Orzlowska, Richard Perdriau, Meaghan Philp, Shane Pritchard, Kenneth Saw, Bryce Sedgwick, Kai Hynaibi Soon, Nathan Su, Tracy Tarr, Tailem Tynan, Greg van Bergen, Chris van Raay Chris Bradtke Lynette White Michael Loughlin Director Choreographer Musical Director Brenton Staples Miranda Kalgovas Stelios Karagiannis Alan Green Set Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Audio Designer Sandra Davies Grant Alley Debbie Osborne Cameron Osborne Stage Manager Technical Director Production Manager Marketing Manager Victoria Horne Bernard Hedger Karen Warrington Costume Co-ordinator Stage Director Props Co-ordinator May 8-24, 2009 3 Alexander Theatre, Monash University, Clayton Presented through special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh Limited, Music Theatre International (NY) and Hal Leonard Australia.

1 Direction&Design Chris Bradtke 1 In 2006 Lynette directed and choreographed Over the past twenty years, the aptly named the Department of Education & Training’s Brenton has performed in, stage managed, Director Joining The Chorus production of Oklahoma! crewed, built scenery and more recently Multi award-winning director and actor Chris staged at Her Majesty’s Theatre. Lynette also designed and painted sets for many musical and repertory theatre companies. He is a Life Bradtke has created and/or starred in some of enjoys working in the corporate world, and Member and past President of Whitehorse Melbourne’s most artistically successful and has staged many professional gigs at the imaginative theatre. In a career that spans Crown Palladium & Melbourne Exhibition Musical Theatre and a Life Member of the Music Theatre Guild of Victoria. 2 all aspects of theatrical production, Chris Centre. On top of all this, Lynette is a much has developed an enviable reputation as one sought after dance teacher and adjudicator of Melbourne’s most creative, dynamic and around Melbourne and interstate. Many of his set designs have received awards and nominations from the Music Theatre innovative music theatre personalities. Guild. In recent years, he has won Best Set His achievements in directing have not Lynette is very excited to be part of this Design for CLOC’s Gigi (along with the late only won Chris much critical acclaim, but a premiere production, working again with Les Cook), was nominated for our 2005 swag of Guild awards and nominations for Chris Bradtke and with CLOC. production of Jekyll & Hyde, and won in productions such as: Candide, My One and Michael Loughlin 3 2006 for his extraordinary set design for our Only, On the Twentieth Century, Chess, La Production of the Year, The Scarlet Pimpernel. He was also nominated in 2007 for his design Cage Aux Folles, A Chorus Line, The Secret Musical Director of SHOUT!, and in fact, competed against Garden, Beauty and the Beast, The Producers, himself and lost out to the other brilliant set 3 CLOC’s hugely successful 1993 blockbuster, Michael was educated at Melbourne and he designed in 2007, for Whitehorse’s The Les Miserables (the first show he directed for Latrobe Universities and has a Graduate Producers. History repeated itself in 2008, CLOC) and its highly acclaimed productions of Diploma in Music from the Victorian College when he was nominated for his set design A Little Night Music, Gigi and Jekyll & Hyde. of the Arts. He studied conducting in Australia of CLOC’s The Boy from Oz, only to lose to In 2006, Chris won Guild awards for Best with the late Robert Rosen and in workshops himself as co-set designer (along with John Director and Best Production for CLOC’s The and summer schools in the Czech Republic Burrett) of Whitehorse’s Aida. Scarlet Pimpernel, and in 2008, he directed and England. our premiere production of The Boy from Oz. Active as a conductor of orchestras, choirs We are thrilled that Brenton has taken up the and musical theatre, Michael was the founder 4 We are thrilled to welcome Chris back to and conductor of the Loughlin Chamber challenge of not only recreating the famous direct his tenth production for CLOC, and are Orchestra which performed regularly in and Miss Saigon set (helicopter and all), but has delighted that Chris will be returning for a around Melbourne for many years. He was agreed to return to design the set for our double act in 2009 to direct our second show Assistant Director of Music at MLC from second show of the year, High Society. of the year, High Society. 1997–2008. Michael joined CLOC in 1999 as Musical Miranda Kalgovas 5 Lynette White 2 Director for Crazy for You and returned Costume Designer Choreographer again in 2000 for Anything Goes and in 2001 Miranda completed a Diploma of 5 For over 20 years, Lynette has been a major for West Side Story. Other theatre credits Entertainment-Costume at Swinburne TAFE force in choreography and direction in the include: Les Miserables (Nova 2000), for and in 2001, won the CLOC Costume Award Melbourne music theatre scene, working which he received a Lyrebird Award and Guild for her designs for Chicago, for which she with major theatre companies and being nomination, Jekyll & Hyde (Nova 2004) for also received her first Guild nomination recognised by the Music Theatre Guild with which he received the Lyrebird Award and for Costume Design. Since then, she has 12 nominations and 4 awards. These include the Guild Award for Best Musical Director, been recognised by the Guild with either Whitehorse (My One and Only 1992 – award, and Hello Dolly (Whitehorse 2005). Michael’s a nomination or an award for - Mack & Gypsy 1994 – nomination, Joseph and the most recent show with CLOC was The Scarlet Mabel (CLOC 2004-nomination), Cats Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 2002 Pimpernel, for which he again received the (CLOC 2006-nomination), The Producers – nomination, Beauty and the Beast 2006 – 2006 Guild award for Best Musical Director. (Whitehorse 2007-nomination), and in 2008, nomination,) and Catchment (Grease 1995 After a three year hiatus, we welcome Michael she won the Guild Award and a Lyrebird back for his fifth CLOC production. Award for her imaginative, inventive and – nomination). With husband Chris White, colourful costume designs for Whitehorse’s she has also co-directed and choreographed Seussical. In 2002 she was presented with many shows, including Oklahoma! Brenton Staples 4 the Paris Kyne Award for Excellence by the (Guild nomination for both direction and Australian Costumers’ Guild. choreography), Sweeney Todd, Anything Goes, Set Designer Oliver!, Les Miserables, Into the Woods, Pippin, Brenton first became interested in the Originally trained in graphic art, she has also and most recently in 2008, Seussical for studied photography, child psychology and world of musical theatre as a result of a Whitehorse, which was recognised with eight long career playing the flute for Gilbert and classical ballet. Miranda has had her own Guild awards, including Production of the Year Sullivan operettas, while at the same time very successful ballet school in Mooroolbark 6 and Direction for both Lynette and husband for many years and still teaches there studying to become a classical flautist. This Chris. For CLOC, Lynette is remembered for early interest was rekindled some years later and in Wonthaggi – with some students her spectacular choreography of our 1998 production of A Chorus Line (also directed when his daughters became involved, first in continuing on to establish careers as teachers or performers. Miranda’s exciting, original by Chris Bradtke), for which she was again school musicals and then with Whitehorse costumes reflect her passion for colour, her Musical Theatre and other non-professional named Choreographer of the Year by the companies. enthusiasm for historical costume research Music Theatre Guild. and her love of theatre and the arts. 44 7

Stelios Karagiannis 6 Lighting Designer A veteran lighting designer, Stelios has been involved in theatre for nearly twenty years and has worked on more than a hundred productions, both musical and straight drama. Stelios enjoys the challenge of working on different styles of theatrical productions in many unusual settings all around Melbourne including Federation Square, The Athenaeum, La Mama, The Comedy Club, The Organ Factory, Chapel-off-Chapel and Theatreworks. He is also the resident lighting designer for Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre. For CLOC, Stelios has created brilliantly conceived and innovative lighting designs for Company, West Side Story, Hot Mikado, Gigi, Cats, Blood Brothers and The Boy from Oz, receiving Guild nominations for all seven productions. Stelios also won well-deserved consecutive Guild awards for his brilliant designs in 2005 for CLOC’s Jekyll & Hyde and then again in 2006, for our Production of the Year, The Scarlet Pimpernel. In this, his ten year anniversary of working with CLOC, it is appropriate that Stelios is designing his tenth production with us, and then will return to also design the lights for our next production, High Society. Alan Green 7 Audio Designer Incredibly, Alan’s creative input for Miss Saigon represents his silver anniversary twenty-fifth production with CLOC, following his highly successful audio design for Hot Shoe Shuffle. Audio credits for CLOC include: The Boy from Oz, Blood Brothers, SHOUT!, Cats, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Pippin, My One and Only, Hot Mikado, Chicago, West Side Story, A Little Night Music, Crazy for You, Singin’ in the Rain, City of Angels, Forum, Barnum, 42nd Street, Into the Woods, Les Miserables, Funny Girl, Sunday in the Park with George and Can Can. Alan’s enormous contribution over thirty years to theatre in Victoria has been recognised with Life Membership of Catchment Players, and in 1996, Alan was presented with a special Music Theatre Guild award for Notable Service to Non-Professional Music Theatre. 5

1 CAST Mark Doran 1 Jamie McGuane 3 the Guild award for Best Actor, then played Gaston in their 2007 production of Beauty Chris The Engineer and the Beast. Professionally, Jamie has Although Mark has been performing in Here’s dedication: Jamie lives and works in worked as a cast member of the Night Colac, outside of Geelong. Despite this, he Train Theatre Restaurant in Adelaide, and music theatre for seven years, Miss Saigon without hesitation made the commitment featured as part of the ensemble in the marks his first appearance with CLOC. Since to travel to rehearsals and performances, Production Company’s South Pacific he began performing in 2002, Mark has so keen was he to perform the role of The in 2005. amassed an impressive performing resumé Engineer and to work with CLOC. We are and has been recognised by the Guild with very pleased that Jamie felt able to make both nominations and an award. Roles the commute, as he has inhabited this 2 have included Sky Masterton in Guys and Dolls (Flashpoint 2002, Guild Judges Award), famous role and made it his own with his larger than life interpretation. Kenicke in Grease and the Emcee in Cabaret (both for Windmill in 2005, with Mark’s performance as the Emcee receiving a Guild For nearly ten years, Jamie has made his mark in music theatre nomination), Enjolras in Les Miserables in Geelong and the western (Dandenong 2006, Guild nomination), Young Prince in Beauty and the Beast suburbs. He played Judas in Werribee Theatre Company’s (Whitehorse 2006), Anthony in Sweeney 2000 production of Jesus Christ Todd (Dandenong 2007) and most recently Radames in Aida (Whitehorse 2008, Guild Superstar, then followed this up with a Guild nominated 3 nomination). performance in 2001 as the Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince in Into Mark’s day job is as an IT Sales Account the Woods, the first of three Manager. As well as his passion for music theatre, he is also a keen gym and fitness performances with Geelong Lyric Theatre. He also appeared with the participant, which is fortunate, given the same company in 2006 as Darryl Van pattern he seems to be developing of accepting roles that require him to remove Horne in The Witches of Eastwick, winning his shirt! (Keep watching). Bianca Baykara 2 Kim 4 Bianca, who turned 20 during the opening week of Miss Saigon, is in the second year of a science degree, which she has deferred while she pursues her passion for performing. Despite her looks, where Bianca tells us she is always being mistaken as being of Asian background, she is not Asian, but has a most unusual ancestral combination. Her father is from Cyprus and her mother from Czechoslovakia, both parents immigrating with their families to Australia as teenagers. Bianca spent ten years as a member of the Australian Girls Choir, highlights of which 5 included performing annually at Carols by Candlelight, performing at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony, and as part of the Hugh Jackman Boy from Oz Arena Spectacular. In 2007-8, Bianca completed an Advanced Music Theatre course with Centrestage, and also began to perform with some of Melbourne’s music theatre companies. She has appeared in High School Musical (CPAC), Rent (Players Theatre), and earlier this year, played the lead role of Carmen in SPX Waterdale’s production 6 of Fame. Bianca came to the Miss Saigon audition seeking a role in the ensemble. At the end of a rigorous audition process, she was thrilled and overwhelmed to be offered the lead role of Kim, a dream come true for her so early in her theatre career. 6

Alana Kiely 4 Toby Truscott 5 Ellen John Originally from Tasmania, Alana moved to Toby has appeared in many lead roles, both Melbourne in 2003 for her university studies, here and in the United Kingdom, where he and is now a secondary school drama teacher. lived for several years in his professional role Since her arrival in Melbourne, she has as a recruitment manager. Theatrical roles enjoyed playing many lead roles, including include Sky Masterton (Guys and Dolls), Charity in Sweet Charity (BuSTCo), Young Perchik (Fiddler on the Roof), Jesus (Jesus Phyllis in Follies (Nova), Sukie in The Witches Christ Superstar), Caliph (Kismet), Roger (A of Eastwick (ARC-Guild nomination for Best New Brain), Man 1 (Songs for a New World), Actress) and Hope Cladwell in Urinetown Anthony (Sweeney Todd), Freddy (My Fair (PEP Productions). Lady) and his Guild nominated role as Albert 2008 proved a busy and very successful year Lennox in Whitehorse’s stunning 1999 for Alana, in which she played major roles in production of The Secret Garden. three productions – Tanya in Bare (SHooSH), For CLOC, Toby appeared as Paul in Company then two roles that were both recognised (1999), then after his return from the UK, with Guild nominations as Best Supporting starred in the title role of our 2006 Production Actress - Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern of the Year, The Scarlet Pimpernel, receiving Millie (Catchment) and Amneris in Aida a Guild nomination for Best Actor. He (Whitehorse). immediately followed this up with his Alana makes her CLOC debut with Miss appearance as Old Deuteronomy in Cats, a Saigon, playing Mark Doran’s wife for the role that changed his life forever, as it was second consecutive show! during this show that he met Bree Cahill, who became Mrs Truscott in November 2008. Together, Toby and Bree return to the CLOC stage, for the first time as husband and wife, for which we at CLOC feel proudly we can take credit. Nicholas Kong 6 Thuy Although born in Australia, Nick is of mixed heritage-his father is Malaysian, and his mother Australian. He is a prolific regular performer in musical theatre – his energy, enthusiasm and stamina are boundless, not to mention his talents and skills on stage. In three years alone, from 2006-8, Nick appeared in lead roles in 13 shows for various companies, as well as keeping up his university studies! The Music Theatre Guild recognised Nick’s work with a Judges Award for his contributions to three shows in 2006 (Into the Woods, Hot Mikado, The Wild Party). In 2007, Nick appeared in no less than SIX shows, including SHOUT! for CLOC (in which he played one of the Delltones), Urinetown, Putting It Together, Songs for a New World, Mary Bryant and Suddenly Single. Last year, Nick had a quiet year by comparison – only three productions, Bare (Peter-SHooSH, Guild nomination), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy-Catchment), and Aida (Mereb-Whitehorse). We are very pleased that Nick has begun his somewhat less hectic 2009 performing schedule by returning to appear in his second CLOC show. 7

Cast 1 Matthew Lin 1 Frank Xu 2 2 3 Tam Tam 4 Matthew is seven years old and in Frank is the elder of the Xu twins – by five 5 Grade 2 at Deepdene Primary School. minutes! Seven year old Frank takes his ‘older 6 He loves Maths and sports, such as brother’ status very seriously by looking after running, swimming and soccer, and Joey as a loving and loyal big brother. As 88 plays with the Manningham ‘Under with most identical twins, Frank and Joey 8’ Soccer Club. He learns piano are inseparable and share a powerful bond. 7 and is a member of the Young Both boys were born in Australia to Chinese Australian Broadway Chorus. He parents, are in Grade 1 at Mentone Primary has performed in their concerts School and are bilingual in English and as well as in his annual school Mandarin. Frank’s favourite subjects are production. Matthew was born in Australia to Chinese parents Joey Xu 3 and is fluent in both English and Mandarin. He has an Tam older brother and sister, who Joey, the ‘baby’ by five minutes, looks up to his together with his parents and ‘big’ brother Frank as they share school, sports, extended family, are very hobbies and life. proud to see him make his Seven year old Joey is a Grade 1 student at ‘grown-up’ music theatre Mentone Primary School, along with Frank. debut in such a special His favourite subject is computers and his production with a favourite sport is tennis. Like Frank, this is wonderful company. Joey’s first performing experience. The two boys are extraordinarily close, which makes their sharing of this role quite appropriate and very special for both boys and their family. Bree Truscott 4 Gigi/Ensemble Bree is a graduate of the National Theatre’s music theatre course, and has worked as a performer (television, film, stage, corporate functions) and model. As Bree Cahill, she appeared in The Sound of Music (Leisl- Whitehorse), and for CLOC Singin’ in the Rain (ensemble), A Chorus Line (Val), and in 2008, Bree was unforgettable in her larger than life portrayal of Liza Minnelli, for which she won the Music Theatre Guild award for Best Supporting Actress. 2006 proved to be a bumper year for Bree, both theatrically and personally. She performed as Polly Baker in Whitehorse’s production of Crazy for You, for which she won both the Music Theatre Guild and the Lyrebird Musical Theatre Awards for Female Performer in a Leading Role. The Guild also awarded her Dancer of the Year for the same role. Later that year, she performed the role of Demeter in CLOC’s premiere production of Cats, for which she was again nominated for a Guild award (losing to herself). But the best thing to come out of 2006 and Cats was that Bree met the love of her life, Toby Truscott. Bree and Toby married in November 2008 and conveniently spent their honeymoon in Vietnam (how conscientious of them)! As proud matchmakers, we welcome Bree and Toby back to CLOC as Mr and Mrs Truscott.

Jasmine Kwan 5 Kyahl Anderson 8 overwhelmed and thrilled to be cast, and has 8 not only had a once-in-a-lifetime experience 9 Yvette/Ensemble Ensemble on stage, but has also made many new J Although born in Australia, Jasmine’s family is Kyahl is one of many new performers to friends amongst our multi-cultural cast, from K Chinese-Malaysian. Since age seven, Jasmine CLOC with this show. By day, he works as both the Philippines as well as other countries. L has been heavily involved in music and the a manager with Blockbuster Video. He is a M performing arts – she studied flute for eight graduate of the Flashdance School of Dance Simon Evans L years, was appointed orchestra and choir (training in tap, jazz, ballet and musical captain and received full colours in voice and theatre), and has learnt singing with CLOC Ensemble flute. For three years, Jasmine was a member regular Musical Director, Greg Smith. He This is Simon’s third show with CLOC, having of the Young Australian Broadway Chorus appeared in the ensemble of both Whitehorse previously played the role of Pee Wee (and an (YABC), performing in several biannual gala productions and in 2006, she toured America shows in 2008, Seussical and Aida, and occasional very tall lady in drag) in Shout! with the Children’s Performing Company of just because he loved the show so much, (2007) and the joint roles of Lord Savage and Australia (CPCA). With twelve years’ dance he repeated an appearance in Seussical for The Spider in Jekyll & Hyde (2005). Other training including callisthenics, gymnastics, Boilerhouse Theatre Company, this time musical theatre appearances include the roles jazz, funk and tap, Jasmine’s show credits playing the lead role of Horton the Elephant. of Remandado in Carmen The Musical (2006), Harry The Horse in Guys and Dolls (2004) and include The Wedding Singer, (BuSTCo), Kathryn Frain 9 Giuseppe in The Gondoliers (2002), all with Hearts on Fire (Dandenong), A Chorus Line Babirra Musical Theatre. Simon’s musical (Whitehorse), The Sound of Music, Barnum Ensemble talents have taken him around Victoria, to (both for MLOC) and Beaumaris Theatre’s Kathryn has had extensive training in all the major concert halls of Australia and to Bugsy Malone (playing Tallulah). Jasmine is aspects of music theatre performance over 15 New Zealand, Japan and Germany. You thrilled to be making her CLOC debut in one of years – acting, singing and dancing, and has may also have seen him on stage singing her favourite shows. a Bachelor of Arts (Musical Theatre) from the with the Ashton-Smith Singers, or with the male a-cappella group VoiceBox. By Frieda Lai 6 University of Ballarat. Shows include Sweet day Simon spends his time maintaining Charity (Charity), Fame (Serena), A Chorus Line the telecommunication networks of one of Yvonne/Ensemble (Cassie), Little Shop of Horrors (Ronette), Into Australia’s largest financial institutions. Frieda’s family is from China by way of the Woods (Little Red Riding Hood), Kiss Me Malaysia, although she was born in Australia. Kate (Dance Captain), as well as performing Sabrina Wei-Lung Chou M Frieda attended Presbyterian Ladies College, her self-devised cabaret at the Butterfly Club. where she studied music (piano, violin, music Kathryn performs for corporate functions as Ensemble theory) and was a member of the PLC Senior a member of the cabaret trio Delovely and Sabrina is proudly Chinese, speaks fluent Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra. She recently worked as a backing vocalist in Elvis Mandarin, Fujian and Cantonese and is was also a member of the Percy Grainger to the Max at Crown Casino. noted for being the first person to ever sing Youth Orchestra, and in 1995, won the Chinese Opera at a CLOC audition! Having Melbourne Youth Music Award. Frieda started Sarah Calsina J completed a Diploma of Choreography at performing in music theatre five years ago, the Victorian College of the Arts, Diplomas Ensemble of Dance Teaching and Management at Box and has since appeared in Bye Bye Birdie, Me Born in the Philippines, Sarah came to Hill TAFE and a Bachelor of Dance (Honours) and My Girl, Carousel, Hot Mikado (for which Australia with her family when she was four at the Chinese Cultural University in Taipei, she was nominated for a Guild award and years old, and has since become a proud she now works as an Asian dance teacher won a Lyrebird award as Best Supporting Australian citizen. She has learnt dance and and choreographer, having her own dance Actress for the role of Katisha) and Seussical. singing since primary school, plays the flute company, specialising in Chinese performing By day, Frieda works as a speech pathologist. and was a member of her school orchestra arts. She has also studied singing, piano through secondary school. From 2005-7, and bassoon, is a member of the Melbourne Franceska Leoncio 7 she sang with Vox Synergy, the choir made Chinese Choir and promotes Chinese culture famous by being runner-up on Channel 7’s to the wider community. Mimi/Ensemble Franceska is an Arts/Law student at Monash Battle of the Choirs in 2008. Since 2006, she Clinton Gin N University, and like so many of the cast, has appeared as Ronette in Little Shop of Horrors, Pitti Sing in Hot Mikado (both with Ensemble makes her debut with CLOC in Miss Saigon. Waterdale Players) and as a Kit Kat girl in Although born in Australia, Clinton has a Although born in Australia, Franceska’s family Cabaret (ARC). When not performing, Sarah Chinese heritage from both sides, although his is from the Philippines, with family members studies nursing at RMIT University. mother was born in Malaysia and his father in scattered across the Philippines, United States South Africa. Clinton is in the final year of a and Australia. Franceska has been involved Josh Cinco K double degree in Applied Science and Nursing. in studying music and singing from a very Surprisingly, the only musical experience he young age. She has competed in Eisteddfods, Ensemble has had is the lead role of Nathan Detroit sung in choirs and music festivals, and Like many others in our cast, Josh is from the completed her VCE Solo Performance in Philippines, but unlike the others, he had only in his high school production of Guys and Classical Voice. She has since moved on been in Australia for three weeks when he Dolls in 2003. This gave Clinton a taste of to musical theatre, performing in Bye Bye performing and the world of musical theatre, Birdie (Players Theatre), Into the Woods auditioned for Miss Saigon. Josh has always which he has loved ever since. Having heard (MUMCo-Florinda), and as a soloist in had a passion for the performing arts, active about our auditions, Clinton thought he MUMCo’s review Decade. as a singer, dancer and choreographer in would have a go, and is so thrilled to have various shows, school productions, choirs and been given this opportunity to tread the corporate events. In the Philippines, he also boards once more, appearing alongside his worked as a set, lighting and sound director cousin Gareth. and even worked as an MC for conferences and marketing events. He was completely 9 9 N

1 2 3 Gareth Gin 1 Will Hanley 3 James Kearney 5 Ensemble Ensemble Ensemble Like his cousin Clinton, Gareth is of Chinese Will is another first time performer with CLOC. James has most recently been seen in extraction, although he was born in South Growing up with a love of theatre which he Whitehorse’s productions of The Producers Africa, and came to Australia as a seven year studied as a Year 12 subject, Will was selected and Seussical, and is delighted to be old. Although this is Gareth’s first theatre to perform in the 2006 VCE Season of performing with CLOC for the first time. Excellence, and the following year performed Among his many other roles, James has experience as a performer, he has had a long in the Melbourne University Dramatic Festival. played Caldwell B. Cladwell in Urinetown standing passion for singing, writing and listening to music. He has performed in rock Currently studying for a Bachelor of Creative (PEP productions), Prez in The Pajama Game 4 bands, school bands, and was a member of Arts, Will performed in the ensemble of both (UMMTA) and Ernst Ludwig in Cabaret the Australian Youth Choir for five years. He Whitehorse shows last year, Seussical and (UMMTA). James has been the recipient of a also plays acoustic/electric guitar, clarinet and Aida. He also appeared in Little Shop of Premier’s Award for Theatre Studies and has a saxophone. Gareth works as an engineer, Horrors and as Cosmo Brown in Singin’ in the Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) although thankfully nothing like The Engineer Rain, both with Wonthaggi Theatrical Group, from the University of Melbourne. He is in our tale tonight. near Will’s home town. currently completing his Bachelor of Law, also at Melbourne University. Scott Hili 2 Rick Javier 4 Diana Nguyen 6 Ensemble Ensemble Scott makes a welcome return to Melbourne Like many of our cast, Rick is originally from Ensemble the Philippines, where he starred in a number 5 and CLOC after a sojourn into professional of TV ads, appeared in several university plays Incredibly, Diana is our only Vietnamese cast 6 theatre as part of the original company of and was a member of a professional cabaret member. The story of Miss Saigon is very the Sydney season of Billy Elliot. Before his act. After moving to Melbourne in the 1990s, familiar to Diana, as her family lived through foray into the professional world, Scott had Rick performed as a singer, winning numerous many of the events depicted in the show. made his mark as a performer, choreographer, singing competitions, and compered many Both Diana’s parents came to Australia as designer and director in the Melbourne Filipino functions and events. He hosted Vietnamese refugees, staying in a migrant music theatre scene. He has received several an entertainment program on Channel 31 hostel in Springvale, where they met. Her nominations for both Lyrebird and Guild in Melbourne, and he co-anchored both parents’ experiences inspired Diana to write awards for direction, choreography and set a breakfast radio program on 3ZZZ and a a play, Like Tears in the Rain, which she design (including Jesus Christ Superstar PLOS community service program on 3CR. In performed at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. 2002, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour 2003 Rick became an international reporter Having completed a Bachelor of Arts with Dreamcoat Dandenong 2003, There’s No for cable channel The Filipino Channel for majors in Drama and Film Studies, Diana Business Like Show Business Dandenong the CBN TV Network based in Manila. Rick now works as a performer, drama facilitator 2004, Urinetown MUMCo 2007), and won in discovered theatre performing only last year and community liaison officer within the both 2004 (Nicely Nicely Johnson, Guys and when he played a cameo role as Mr T in Vietnamese community in Springvale, the Dolls, Babirra) and in 2006 (Lefou, Beauty and Williamstown Musical Theatre’s production of same area where her parents first met. She the Beast, Whitehorse) for Best Supporting The Wedding Singer. Most recently, he played has performed in the Melbourne Comedy Actor. His last appearance with CLOC was as one of the Gentlemen of Japan in Altona’s Festival, in Melbourne Short and Sweet and Elton in The Scarlet Pimpernel in 2006, and production of The Hot Mikado. at La Mama. This is Diana’s first musical prior to his hiatus in Sydney, he directed and experience and she has loved every minute, choreographed Whitehorse’s 2007 production of A Chorus Line. especially as the story has resonated so much with her. 10

Cast 7 8 Virginia Lin 7 Natalie Orzlowska 9 Richard Perdriau K 9 J Ensemble Ensemble Ensemble K Virginia’s family comes from the Chinese Natalie’s background is interesting, unusual Richard’s non-professional theatre credits L mainland, where she was born. She arrived in and covers a large part of the globe - her Melbourne as a five year old with her mother, father is from Laos and her mother is Polish. include Stephen (Godspell, Camberwell Youth 11 joining her father who had arrived two years Natalie was born in Germany, then moved Theatre, 1989), Leading Player (Pippin, earlier. She has been involved with music to New Zealand as a young child before Mrs Worthington’s Players, 1989) and Samuel and singing for many years through her high coming to Australia at age eight. She has (The Pirates of Penzance, Whitehorse, school days. She has learnt singing and music been singing and dancing from an early age. 1990). From 1991 to 1995, Richard worked theory, piano (VCE Music Performance level She graduated from the Australian Youth professionally in the UK and the USA and Eighth Grade AMEB) and violin (Seventh Choir, and upon taking a special interest performing in regional musical theatre, cruise Grade AMEB), played as part of both the in musical theatre, joined the Children’s ship productions, theatre in education and symphony and string orchestras and sang in Performing Company of Australia as part even a one-night tribute to Sammy Davis Jr the chorale at her school, Presbyterian Ladies of the Young Australian Broadway Chorus, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, the very College. While at Melbourne University, where where she performed both ensemble and solo theatre in which the original production she completed a Bachelor of Media and roles. While at Star of the Sea College, she of Miss Saigon was then playing. Turning Communications, she was involved with the performed in the annual school musical, was his back on acting for a career in IT, Richard Chinese Music Group as performer, director, a member of the school choir and was Music returns to the stage for the first time in writer, lyricist and co-composer. She now Captain. In 2007, she completed her VCE fourteen years. works as a public servant with the Victorian in Music: Solo Performance-Contemporary. Now a Monash University Arts/Commerce Clinton Hall L Government. Miss Saigon marks her debut in student, Natalie made her music theatre secular musical theatre. debut last year as an ensemble member Ensemble Originally from New Zealand, Clinton moved Liam Kilgour 8 of MUMCo’s production of Sweeney Todd. to Australia five years ago, having also spent Away from theatre, Natalie is passionate two years working and studying in Japan. Ensemble about languages, speaking fluent Polish He works as an underwriter for an insurance In 2007, Liam completed a degree in Musical and undertaking a double major in German company. While in New Zealand, he worked Theatre at the University of Ballarat. During and Italian. extensively in shows such as Godspell, Chess, this time, his credits included Anything Deborah Marinaro J Guys and Dolls, Mack and Mabel, Company, Goes (Billy), Bat Boy (Ned), Godspell (Judas), 42nd Street, A Chorus Line, and Aspects of West Side Story (Riff) and Kiss Me Kate Ensemble Love. Since moving to Melbourne, he has (ensemble). Since finishing his degree, Liam Deborah rejoins CLOC for the second time performed as a dancer in West Side Story, has performed as a professional performer in Crazy For You and The Producers, all with the 2008 Comedy Festival Alpha Show Beauty after her appearance in last year’s The Whitehorse. We welcome Clinton to his first and the Beast in the role of The Beast, and in Boy from Oz. Originally from Sydney, she CLOC show. the Production Company’s Damn Yankees, completed a fulltime music theatre course at also in 2008. Recently he was the Assistant the Actors College of Theatre and Television. Director for his former secondary school Her previous stage appearances have been Carey Grammar’s production of Calamity in Patience, Nine, West Side Story, Rent, and Jane. This is Liam’s debut with CLOC and he is Copacabana. She currently works in fashion proud and excited to be performing in his very retail management and is thrilled to have favourite show. been given the opportunity to be a raunchy bar girl in Saigon in a very fashionable 1970s bikini!

Cast Kenneth Saw 3 1 Meaghan Philp 1 Launchpad Drama in their Starbound program. Kai currently works as a customer service Ensemble Ensemble attendant at the Melbourne Aquarium. Meaghan is of mixed heritage – her mother is Born in Singapore to Malaysian parents, from the Philippines and moved to Australia Kenneth migrated to Australia with his family when she married Meaghan’s Australian in 2000. He is currently studying Architecture 2 father. Like so many other of our Filipino cast at University, having also completed an Nathan Su 5 members, music has been part of Meaghan’s International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. life from an early age. Originally from While still at school, Ken performed in many Ensemble Tasmania, Meaghan studied voice and piano shows, including Annie (Daddy Warbucks), A At just 18 years old, Nathan is our youngest throughout her school years (completing AMEB Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hypolytas), Ned cast member. Last year he completed Year 12 Level 8), receiving her school’s Music Award Kelly (Prosecutor) and The Lark (Cauchon). He at Scotch College, and he has been invited in Year 12. She then came to Melbourne and also participated in Wesley Student Theatre’s back this year to act as School Captain and completed a Bachelor of Music at Monash World Drama Tour in 2005. His first musical mentor. Although he was born in Australia, University, majoring in Voice Studies. During theatre role after school was in 2007, when he is of Cantonese descent, his parents this time, she sang in the Monash Choir and he appeared in the ensemble of Dandenong’s immigrating to Australia from Hong Kong. Opera Ensemble. She currently works as a Sweeney Todd. As well as studying singing, He has studied Classical Voice up to AMEB piano and voice teacher. Aside from an early Ken also plays piano and violin. He is thrilled Grade 6, and in 2008, he completed VCE level role in Tasmania when she was twelve (playing to have this opportunity to work with CLOC. Drama and Music Solo Performance (Classical Wendy in Peter Pan), this is Meaghan’s first Voice). At Scotch, he featured in lead roles in foray into music theatre, and she couldn’t have Kai Hynaibi Soon 4 found a more appropriate or rewarding show. several of their musicals - Godspell (Jeffrey), Ensemble Seussical (Mayor of Whoville), Pippin (Leading Chris van Raay 2 Kai was born in Singapore to Chinese parents. Player) and Into the Woods (The Baker). He also studied at Launchpad Drama, featuring as a soloist in several of their concerts. Last year, he appeared as part of the backing choir 3 Ensemble He came to Australia as a teenager six years for Andrea Bocelli at Rod Laver Arena. ago with his family. Miss Saigon marks Kai’s Despite his academic commitments, Chris is yet another newcomer to CLOC. first ever music theatre role, after performing where he is studying architecture, Working as a multimedia developer, Chris has in many straight dramatic plays during his Nathan could not resist the also learnt singing, latin dance and saxophone secondary school years at Balwyn High School, opportunity to participate over the past seven years. Since 2003, he where he studied music and drama in Year in this special production. has worked with many companies including 12. He completed two years of a composition Dandenong, CPAC, SLAMS, Park Players, Babirra course at Box Hill TAFE and also and Lilydale, in shows such as West Side Story performed (Big Deal), Jesus Chris Superstar (Disciple), with The Sound of Music (Rolf), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Naphtali), Fame (Goody), Les Miserables (Jean Pruvaire), 4 Sweeney Todd (featured ensemble), The Boyfriend (Tony), Kiss Me Kate (Paul) and Calamity Jane (Francis Fryer). 5 12

Tracey Tarr 6 was Dance Captain for NOVA’s Anything Greg van Bergen 9 6 Goes. In 2007, he dabbled in production, 7 Ensemble working as Assistant Choreographer and Ensemble 8 Tracey is currently studying music theatre Assistant Musical Director for Dandenong’s Greg works from home as a singing teacher 9 at Box Hill TAFE. She was a member of the Hearts and Fire concert. in his own business, Monstar Music, which J Australian Girls Choir for eight years, touring enables him to be a stay-at-home Dad the United States with them, and during this Tailem Tynan 8 for his two beautiful boys aged three and time, she also appeared as one of the Qantas four months. He also enjoys writing and Ensemble producing music, co-writing and producing Kids in their famous I Still Call Australia Home Tailem is thrilled to be returning to CLOC, ad (memorably referred by Peter Allen in last the debut album for Monstar, Alive, in year’s The Boy from Oz). Last year, Tracey having previously featured in Anything Goes, 2006. Over the past twelve years, Greg has played Lara Croft at Luna Park for Southern Chicago, Mack and Mabel, Steel Pier, Cats appeared in many musical productions, Impact Entertainment. She is relatively new (Jemima), Shout!, The Boy From Oz and as including Godspell (SLAMS), Rose Marie and to music theatre performance, having worked Dance Captain for our spectacular production Les Miserables (Grantaire-Babirra), Pirates of with the Mountain District Musical Society as a of Hot Shoe Shuffle. Tailem has studied a Penzance (Frederic-Park Players), Rent (Stella performer in their 2007 review Intros and Exits. range of dance styles including ballet, tap, Entertainment), Sweeney Todd (Dandenong), jazz and contemporary dance, which she and Aida (Pharaoh-Devanesen Productions). Brice Sedgwick 7 integrated as part of her Bachelor Primary Greg is thrilled to return to CLOC for his third Teaching/Bachelor Arts degrees. Tailem’s first production, having appeared in Chess (1997) Ensemble theatre experience in 1994 saw her jumping and Jekyll & Hyde (2005). Another newcomer to CLOC, Brice combines off a house into the arms of her suitors in a very full schedule of performing with his Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, and since Shane Pritchard J university studies, where he is studying for a then she has grown up in the world of Diploma of Education after having completed musical theatre. Alongside her performances Ensemble a Bachelor of Arts in Music History (Honours). Shane has a multi-cultural background (mother with CLOC, Tailem has also worked Filipino, father Australian), and Shane himself Roles include the Emcee (Cabaret-Latrobe with NOVA in Singin’ in the Rain is an Aussie, Aussie, Aussie (oy oy oy). In 2008, Theatre Company), Dominique (The Baker’s (Dance Captain) and 42nd Street Shane graduated with a Bachelor of Media Wife- MUMCo), Munkustrap (Cats-Windmill), (Lorraine), and with Whitehorse in Studies (Journalism) from Latrobe University. and two separate productions of A Chorus The Producers, Crazy For You, (Mitzi He learnt singing, dancing and acting all Line, playing Mike (Whitehorse) and Paul & Dance Captain), and Hello Dolly, through school and university, and was a (Latrobe). He also appeared in the ensemble where she received a Guild Nomination member of the a capella choir Harambee, which of Whitehorse’s Beauty and the Beast and in the Dancer’s Award category. One came third in 2008’s Battle of the Choirs on day soon, Tailem hopes to Channel 7. While still at high school, he began drag herself away from to perform in musicals (Oliver!, Pippin) and once the wonderful world at university, he started to work with other of musical theatre to companies - Catchment (My Fair Lady, The finally marry her very Witches of Eastwick), Whitehorse (Seussical) patient fiancé Matthew. and Launchpad Drama, in which he played the title role of Zanna in the Australian premiere production of Zanna Don’t at the 2008 Fringe Festival. In 2008, Shane also went back to his old school, Warrandyte High, to co-direct their annual concert Highlights. 13

Synopsis Musical Numbers It is April 1975, in the last frenetic days before the fall of Saigon. Kim ACT 1 is a 17 year old innocent child of the Vietnam conflict, abandoned Orchestra by her family many years earlier and forced to fend for herself on the SAIGON – APRIL 1975 Company streets of Saigon. On her first night working as a dancer-hostess in a John, Chris, Engineer, Kim, Gigi, Company bar run by ‘The Engineer’, she is bought by an American soldier, John as Overture Gigi, Kim, Girls a ‘gift’ for the night for his best friend, Chris. After one night together, Prologue Engineer, John, Chris Kim and Chris realise they are in love and decide to stay together. They The Heat Is On In Saigon Chris undergo a form of Vietnamese ‘marriage’ ceremony, and remain happily The Movie in My Mind Chris, Kim together, until American troops are withdrawn from Saigon in the wake The Transaction Chris, Kim of the approach of the North Vietnamese Army. In the chaos of the Why God Why John, Chris evacuation, Kim and Chris are separated; Chris makes it out of Vietnam, This Money’s Yours Engineer, Chris while Kim is left behind. Unbeknownst to Chris, Kim is pregnant with Sun and Moon Gigi, Kim, Chris, Girls their son, Tam. The Telephone Song Thuy, Kim, Chris Three years pass. Kim and Tam are struggling to survive on the streets The Deal Kim, Chris of Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City. Kim is filled with dreams of The Wedding Ceremony Chris returning to take her and Tam back to the United States. Kim Thuy’s Arrival stumbles on to the Engineer, who is obsessed with making a better life The Last Night Of The World for himself and who sees her racially mixed child as an easy ticket to the United States for them. In the meantime, Kim’s Vietnamese cousin, HO CHI MINH CITY-APRIL 1978 Thuy, who was betrothed to Kim as a child, and who has now become The Morning Of The Dragon Engineer, Company a high ranking Viet Cong soldier, is led to Kim by The Engineer. When he discovers to his horror that she is ‘married’ and worse, has a child of I Still Believe Kim, Ellen mixed blood, he decides that, to rid them of their shame, he must kill Tam. To protect her child, Kim shoots and kills Thuy and then flees. Coo-Coo Princess Engineer, Kim, Thuy, Soldiers In the meantime, Chris has returned to the United States, and, believing Kim to be dead, has married Ellen, an American, who knows nothing Thuy’s Death/You Will Not Touch Him Kim, Thuy about Chris’ past but realises he is haunted by ghosts about which he will not talk. John, who now works for an organisation that assists If You Want To Die In Bed Engineer the half-caste children of Vietnamese women and American soldiers, discovers that Kim is alive and has a son – Chris’ son. He breaks the I’d Give My Life For You Kim news to Chris that Kim is alive and that Chris has a son. Chris, John and Ellen all decide to meet with Kim and so travel to Bangkok, where Kim ACT 2 is now working as a bar girl. John finds her first and reveals that Chris has come to Bangkok to see her. Kim is overjoyed, but John cannot ATLANTA – SEPTEMBER 1978 bring himself to tell Kim that Chris is married, and instead promises to Bui Doi John, Company send Chris to see her. Kim cannot wait and arrives at Chris’ hotel, to be confronted by Ellen, who after mistaking Kim for a maid, informs Kim BANGKOK – OCTOBER 1978 that she (Ellen) and Chris are married. Distraught, Kim begs Ellen to take What A Waste Engineer Tam back to America with her, but Ellen is horrified and refuses. When Chris returns to the hotel, Ellen tells him what has happened. Please Kim, John They both decide to meet with Kim and persuade her to stay in Bangkok, while they will support her and Tam from the United States. In the meantime, Kim has decided she knows what she must do to ensure that Chris takes their son back to the United States. Just as Chris, Ellen and John arrive to see her, Kim fulfils her long-held promise made to her son that “I would give my life for you” and she makes the ultimate sacrifice. Kim’s Nightmare (Fall of Saigon 1975) Thuy, Kim, Chris, John, Company Sun And Moon Reprise Kim Room 317 Ellen, Kim Now That I’ve Seen Her Ellen The Confrontation Ellen, Chris, John, Kim Paper Dragons Engineer, Kim The American Dream Engineer, Company Little God Of My Heart Kim 14

Cast List TAM CHRISTOPHER SCOTT Mark Doran Ensemble Fri May 8 Matthew Lin THE ENGINEER Jamie McGuane Sat May 9 Frank Xu KIM Bianca Baykara Kyahl Anderson, Sarah Calsina, Sabrina Wei-Lung Chou, Sun May 10 Joey Xu JOHN Toby Truscott Josh Cinco, Simon Evans, Kathryn Frain, Clinton Gin, Tues May 12 Joey Xu ELLEN SCOTT Alana Kiely Gareth Gin, Clinton Hall, Will Hanley, Scott Hili, Wed May 13 Matthew Lin THUY Nick Kong Rick Javier, James Kearney, Liam Kilgour, Virginia Lin, Thurs May 14 Frank Xu QUARTET Bree Truscott Deborah Marinaro, Diana Nguyen, Natalie Orzlowska, Fri May 15 Joey Xu Jasmine Kwan Richard Perdriau, Meaghan Philp, Shane Pritchard, Sat May 16 Matthew Lin Frieda Lai Kenneth Saw, Bryce Sedgwick, Kai Hynaibi Soon, Sun May 17 Frank Xu Franceska Leoncio Nathan Su, Tracy Tarr, Tailem Tynan, Greg van Bergen, Tues May 19 Frank Xu TAM Matthew Lin Chris van Raay Wed May 20 Joey Xu Frank Xu Thurs May 21 Matthew Lin Joey Xu WAITRESS Janet Cameron Fri May 22 Frank Xu Sat May 23 Joey Xu Sun May 24 Matthew Lin Orchestra List Keyboard 1 Adeline Han Keyboard 2 Bev Woodford Keyboard 3 Lyn Maslen Flute, Piccolo, Asian Flutes Anne Rose Oboe, English Horn Andrew Jacobs Alto Sax, Clarinet, Flute Rina D’Cruz Bassoon Neville Shade Horn 1 Kate Burgess Horn 2 Kelly Nielsen Trumpet Richard Thornton Trombone Simon Greatwood Violin 1 Chris Robson, Anne Beruldsen Violin 2 Cassie Pakes, Sam Humphrey Viola Camilla Pondell Cello Sophie Anderson Bass Alan Dinh Percussion 1 Simon Chiodo Percussion 2 Belinda Hogarth Deputy Musicians: Greg Smith (Keyboard 1), Cate Waugh (Horn 1), Joanne Ghiocas (Horn 2), Joyce Ma (Violin 1), Chris Wiseman, Adam Donaldson, Steve Bourke (Percussion) 15

DIRECTOR : Chris Bradtke ProTdeuacmtion CHOREOGRAPHER : Lynette White MUSICAL DIRECTOR : Michael Loughlin PRODUCTION MANAGER : Debbie Osborne TECHNICAL DIRECTOR : Grant Alley STAGE MANAGER : Sandra Davies ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR : Janet Cameron RÉPÉTITEUR : Rowena O’Callaghan SET DESIGNER : Brenton Staples SET PAINTING : Brenton Staples ASSISTED BY : Rohan Fotheringham, Margaret Staples TECHNICAL DESIGN : Grant Alley SET CONSTRUCTION : Grant Alley ASSISTED BY : Patsi Boddison, Steve Cramond, John Davies, Craig Dixon, Tony Hall, David Hobbs, Peter Jenkins, Bruce Simons, Brenton Staples, Barry Venning LIGHTING DESIGNER : Stelios Karagiannis ASSISTED BY : Linda Hum LIGHTING OPERATOR : Rohan Fotheringham FOLLOW SPOT OPERATORS : Patsi Boddison, David Boddison-Gray, Carlos Ramirez, Natalie Vincent SET ELECTRICS : Rohan Fotheringham, Linda Hum AUDIO DESIGNER : Alan Green, (Greenland Audio) ASSISTED BY : Natalie Coleman, Blair Patullo AUDIO OPERATION : Matthew Botherway COSTUME DESIGNER : Miranda Kalgovas COSTUME CO-ORDINATOR : Victoria Horne COSTUME CONSULTANT : Nancy Matthews ASSISTED BY : Carol Humphrey, Allan Paul COSTUME ASSISTANTS : Kerry Butler, Lara Conway, Helen Curry, Lorna English, Eva Fabian, Iliana Findikakis, Emi Hirose, Cheryle Osborne, Melinda Peebles, Antoinette Pleasants, Delwyn Poyser MAKE UP/HAIR CONSULTANT : Louise Jenkins ASSISTED BY : Carolina Hermes, Elena Karabetsos, Jodie Lawson, Sarah Weaver STAGE DIRECTOR : Bernard Hedger ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER : Gemma Hedger FLOOR MANAGERS : Paul Belli, Robert Griffin FLY MANAGER : Tony Hall DRESSERS’ CO-ORDINATOR : Melinda Peebles ASSISTED BY: Kerry Butler, Janet Cameron, Karen Greenwood, Allan Paul PROPS CO-ORDINATOR : Karen Warrington ASSISTED BY : Jodie Lawson, Beth Sims ARMOURER : Len Steel ASSISTED BY : Michael Bates, Peter Bates 16

ACTION CO-ORDINATOR : Robert Shook CHILD CHAPERONE : Valerie Lancashire STAGE CREW : Steve Ainley, Michael Bates, Peter Bates, Gordon Bull, Rosemary Correll, Craig Dixon, Karen Garaway, David Hobbs, Tayla Ives, Peter Jarvis, Pablo Lopez, Bianca Milewski, Andrew Roberts, Ian Simmonds, Neville West WORK EXPERIENCE STUDENT : Tayla Thomas-Harmer, Anna Arnemia THANKS ALSO TO : Rosie Ainley, Rik Birkett, Jason Bovaird, Stephen Ransom, Peter Turley, Kerryn Weidemann MARKETING MANAGER : Cameron Osborne MARKETING TEAM : Sandra Davies, Jennifer Chandler, Jocelyn Clarke, Karen Greenwood, Michell Patterson PROGRAM : Cameron Osborne GRAPHIC ART/DESIGN : The Wizarts PHOTOGRAPHY : Richard Crompton , Michael Kai PRINTING : Just Add Water Marketing, Miss Print ADMIN SUPPORT : Janet Cameron, Karen Greenwood TICKET SALES/BOX OFFICE : Carol Humphrey, Cheryle Osborne FRONT OF HOUSE CO-ORDINATORS : Dorothy Tyson, Meryl Withers BOX OFFICE MANAGER : Grant Alley DUTY MANAGERS : John Davies, Nick Jones, Dorothy Tyson, Barry Venning, Meryl Withers, Peter Witney CATERING : Paul Belli, Janet Cameron, Robert Griffin, Tony Hall, Kelly Hall, Yvonne Larmour FIRST AID : Ian Simmonds REHEARSAL PIANISTS : Danny Forward, Adeline Han, Bev Woodford CLOC PATRON : John-Michael Howson CLOC COMMITTEE PRESIDENT : Grant Alley ADMINISTRATOR : Sandra Davies SECRETARY : Barry Venning TREASURER : Liz Smallridge COMMITTEE : Janet Cameron, John Davies, Carol Humphrey, Cameron Osborne, Allan Paul, Melinda Peebles ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks to all friends of CLOC who work Front Of House Thanks to the staff of the Alexander Theatre, Peter Gilmour (Transport), Classy Cuts in Hampton (9598 1457), Frank Simcox for Audio Visual Services, Wayne Perrett (Aussie Disposals), Wayne Gregory (Carroll & Richardson Flagworld) CLOC acknowledges the support of Wendy Black from Swinburne University of Technology. We congratulate the following students for their outstanding Costume Designs for the 2008 CLOC Costume Design award. 1st Prize Jenni Lane – Honourable Mentions Tiani Zia-Kane, Teresa Borjesson CLOC acknowledges the support of the City of Kingston 17

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MUSIC AND LYRICS BY COLE PORTER BOOK BY ARTHUR KOPIT BASED ON THE PLAY “THE PHILADELPHIA STORY” BY PHILIP BARRY DIRECTOR CHRIS BRADTKE MUSICAL DIRECTOR BEV WOODFORD CHOREOGRAPHED MOVEMENT TAILEM TYNAN October 2-17 2009 Alexander Theatre, Monash University, Clayton Additional Lyrics by BOOKING ENQUIRIES 23 Susan Birkenhead. Also based on the Turner 1300 362 547 or book online at www.cloc.org.au Entertainment Company motion picture ‘High Ticket Sales Open Monday July 20 Society’. With special permission of Tams- Witmark Music Library

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