RepTalk appearing in Midweek 16th February

Talia Annear-Kjoss, who plays Beverly in Abigail’s Party, logs on to the official Abigail’s Party blog site.

Win with Repertory

Have you ever been to a production at Repertory and wondered just what goes on behind the scenes during the rehearsal period and the build up to opening night? Well now you can find out without even leaving home thanks to the world of cyberspace.

Repertory’s next production, Abigail’s Party, has its very own ongoing blog which will contain regular posts, photographs, music clips and even videos showing the whole development of the play from casting, through the rehearsal process, wardrobe fittings, set design and construction, props hunting and even the backstage technical stuff like lighting and sound. There’ll be video interviews with cast and crew, video clips of rehearsals (right up to opening night) and plenty of information along the way – so if you’ve ever fancied getting involved with a production at Repertory this is a great way to find out what goes on!

Normally our audiences enjoy the live performance, but there’s even more stuff happening that they never get to see and, thanks to the wonders of the internet, this is a great way to provide an insight into the way Repertory plans and produces a stage production.

Furthermore, if you log on to the blog site and sign up as a follower you’ll be in the draw to win a pair of tickets for opening night on Thursday March 31^st. The winner will be drawn at random from all followers of the blog (excepting cast, crew and production staff on Abigail’s Party), and will be announced online and in the Midweek RepTalk column of Wednesday 30^th March. So log on, sign up and start blog-watching!

The Abigail’s Party blog site can be viewed at http://abigailspartynz.blogspot.com/

Abigail’s party is set firmly in 1977 and because of this Repertory is going all out to create an authentic period look onstage. In particular we’re after retro-looking wallpaper (ideally big bold geometric patterns) to decorate the lounge area of the set, and 1970’s carpet – either highly patterned or plain (perhaps even shagpile?). If you have either of these items lurking in your garage (or are about to renovate and rip out old carpet) then we want to hear from you! Any contributors to the set decor will receive two free tickets to Abigail’s Party.

Drop an email to abigailspartynz@gmail.com

Abigail’s Party plays at Repertory from 31^st March to 9^th April 2011