2019 Shows
We'll be announcing our 2019 shows very soon indeed - watch this space or our facebook page for upcoming announcements!
Want to get involved? We'd love to hear from you if you want to Direct a show and we are actively reviewing submissions. Simply email and we'll send you a show proposal form.
Bootcamp
Nelson Musical Theatre sponsored two spaces at the MTNZ NextGen Bootcamp last month, which were awarded to Tasman Richards and Lynley Rutherford. Here's a little insight into what they have taken away from the Bootcamp experience.
TASMAN: I really enjoyed learning about things that before the bootcamp I wanted to do but didn’t know how, now I am inspired to get out of my comfort zone and try them. I also enjoyed meeting lots of new friends. I learned a lot from the bootcamp and i will use all of it in future shows and auditions but the main thing would be about how all of the different departments work together to make amazing shows. I would definitely recommend this bootcamp, it was absolutely amazing and really good training in all aspects of theatre.
LYNLEY: When I put my name forward, I never really expected to be one of the two going! So thank you guys for the opportunity to meet otherlike minded people! I was really glad I went. As you know things have been rather hectic lately and I almost decided to pass it all up. However, I decided that as I had already booked flights I would go. And I'm so glad I did!! Even though I was the oldest nextgenner there, I learnt so much! I sat in on the Directing sessions and the knowledge I took away was immense. I went in a little scared of stepping into a Directing role, but came away knowing that it is something I CAN do and feeling much more settled and determined to direct. I have taken pages of notes but actually the most important thing I learned is that if you are organised everything else will flow - and I LOVE organisation, lol. Thanks again for allowing me to go and hopefully somewhere along the line I can pay you back with an awesome show!
Committee look forward to providing more opportunities for Tasman and Lynley to practice what they have learnt and share their knowledge with our wider membership through our future shows.
We hope that our NextGen members (18-35) will help us maintain our unbroken track record of representing Nelson at every NextGen Bootcamp so far, by getting involved next year. (P.S. Rumour has it that the 2019 Bootcamp may even be South Island based - so watch this space for further updates from MTNZ if you are interested!)