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Andrew Bounds - the quiet
acheiver - what else can be said? Andrew first became involved in the
Esperance Theatre Guild in 1986. There would be very few
people who have spent more time behind the scenes at the
theatre than Andrew.
He is a man of few words, but is
extremely knowledgable when it comes to all things
theatrical. Primarily the "lights man", but
also backstage worker extrordinaire and dedicated set
builder.
Andrew has been a committee
member for 11 years and his involvement continues into
the new millennium.
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Flora Yetman first became
involved with the Esperance Theatre Guild in 1981. She
has been a dedicated member since that time with her
special love of costumes and accessories. Flora has researched, designed, cut, made
(and supervised the making of) many costumes in our much
admired Theatre Guild wardrobe. She has also assisted
with stage direction and choreography.
Flora has also been a committee
member for many years and has demonstrated her artistic
talent both on and off stage.
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Heather Timms - our dedicated
pianest and musical director since the beginning of the
Esperance Theatre Guild in 1968. What would we have done
without her? Nearly every
musical production in the 60's, 70's and 80's and even
some in the 90's was supported (every rehearsal!) by
Heather playing her piano; watching and waiting for cast
errors; ready to compensate with her amazing musical
ability.
The composer also of the score
for"Cheap at Half the Price" - the very popular
(and oft repeated) musical production telling the story
of the history and boom times of Esperance.
Her talent also extended to the
occasional use of a paint brush colouring the backdrop!
Heather was a committee member
for at least 30 years and her involvement still continues
into the new millennium.
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Jane Ratten was
secretary/treasurer when the Esperance Theatre Guild
first started in 1968. She held this position over many
years. Her artistic abilities started in make-up, then
continued into stage management, directing, and an
occasional appearance on stage. Jane's forte in later
years was set design and this she continues to do in
Perth. Jane was delighted to be invited back to Esperance
to open the "John Crawley Extention" in 1986 and
was recently invited back to design the set for the 1999
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Raleigh Sellars joined the
Guild in 1971 and became a committee member in 1972. He
has been president of the guild on three occasions and as
recently as 1996. Other than a short span of three years
he has been, and still is, a member of the guild committee
. Raleigh has particpated in many facets of the theatre
and in some twenty seven plays and review's, while also
being heavily involved with the purchase, maintenance,
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Marie and Doug Slater have been
members of the Esperance Theatre Guild since its
inception in 1968. They have taken active roles both on
and off stage, also held positions on the committee over
several years, especially during the 1970-80 era. Doug
was very involved with the initial leasing and susequent
purchase of the Bijou Theatre from ROAB Lodge. Marie
served a long term as wardrobe mistress in the developing
years. A highlight of
their acting career was when they had opposite roles in
"The Gondoliers" in 1973.
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John Crawley was first
"co-opted" to join the Theatre Guild in 1985
because of his expertise with hammer and chisel! Little did he know what he was letting
himself in for - initially designing and supervising the
busy bees for the "John Crawley Extension"
which was no mean feat, adding 14 squares to the original
building, making "life at the Bijou" so much
better - least of all was the new toilets!!!
Once this was completed John was
hooked and many an hour has been spent back-stage,
desiogning and constructing sets and accessories for many
productions.
John has been a committee member
for __ years and is a dedicated member of the Esperance
Theatre Guild. In recent years he was co-ordinator of the
"work for the dole" scheme which assisted in
the complete re-construction/modelling of the exterior of
the Bijou Theatre.
John's dedication continues into
the new millennium.
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Dale Johnson
No biography available at this time. |