Huge response to Annie

go and push themselves. This included: The rehearsals, where skills were honed and repetition was the pathway to confidence; Set construction, where volunteer hours turned bits and pieces of this and that into works of art to create backdrops and platforms to set the scene; Costumes, some were sourced, some were made; Props, those little bits and pieces to create the realism of the era. And then, into the theatre. A back-stage crew in team colours – black – spent performances sliding and rolling sets in and out of position.

Meanwhile, they worked fly tower ropes up and down as stored backdrops and curtains were lowered and raised – all within the tight time frames that envelope the ‘back stage’ powerhouse.

Meanwhile, upstairs, people of all ages, men and women, boys and girls, were being made beautiful with make-up, hair and costumes in preparation for their important contribution to the show.

There were happy people and children everywhere.

To allow everything to be seen on stage was the lighting department’s responsibility. Along with the scenery, the lighting effects set the scene and a ‘spot’ followed actors across the stage.

To be heard on stage was the sound department’s gig. With each performer having their own microphone, the audio team had sounds to mix, levels to adjust, bugs to iron out and batteries to change.

Finally, to bring the singing and the dancing to life, there were the musicians. A small orchestra of Wimmera people put together to play a variety of musical instruments and add live music to an orchestral track.

Everyone on and off the stage delivered their lines, sang their songs, danced their steps, did their ‘bit’ and contributed to produce something special – under the watchful eye and encouragement of a production team. And so, happy memories were created by this huge team effort.