Welcome to World Vision's Journey Open House Christian
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Our profits from this show will support these two charities. They thank you for your support. Welcome to World Vision's Journey This is an invitation you to join World Vision on a journey. It is a journey of discovery that started over 50 years ago when one DIAMOND VALLEY SINGERS compassionate man, Bob Pierce, reached out to help a needy child. DIAMOND VALLEY &ELTHAM Along the way, millions of lives have now been transformed. We can say with absolute certainty that the world is a better place as the result of the outpourings of COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA love and compassion that have been clearly demonstrated. present Wonderful changes have taken place in the lives of millions of people in the developing world due to the fact that Australians themselves are also transformed through becoming involved in giving, in advocacy and in learning. In working together and allowing ourselves to be directed by God, World Vision believes we can take even greater strides towards achieving a world where children and families can live in peace and happiness – in a world that no longer tolerates poverty. We hope you will enjoy the program tonight, and consider joining World Vision as a child sponsor. To begin today, you may call 9287 2337, and help to be a part of the Vision. A N A DAPTATION WITH A POLOGIES TO Open House Christian Involvement Centre E DWARD G ERMAN &LEWIS C ARROLL Open House, which began win ivanhoe some 26 years ago, maintains a program of support for needy people in the community.The work is wholistic in nature and WARRANDYTE H IGH S CHOOL seeks to provide care, friendship and informal training in a supportive and encouraging atmosphere. There are three centres: • Ivanhoe, where there are clubs and a drop-in-activities centre for adults and young people, open till 11 pm; • Hurstbridge, where eight young people live in two houses while recovering from alcoholism, drug dependency and mental illness. They learn living skills, undertake re-training programs and work, before re-entering the community. • Seymour, which is a base for a small-group camping program for teenagers and young adults. Dozens of people provide thousands of hours of labour and personal support to P ROFITS TO WORLD V ISION AND O PEN H OUSE all aspects of the work. Open House is grateful to Diamond Valley Singers, the DVECO and their patrons for their support. For further information, contact Ross Oldmeadow, director, on 9497 1855. Merrie England — story by Basil Hood Musical numbers Diamond Valley Singers have gained quite a reputation for originality. This Act 1: The time is the late nineteenth century, in a mythical country called adaptation of Basil Hood’s book includes the fantasy world of Lewis Carroll. “England”. The place is peopled by Alice-in-Wonderland characters. During the Act 1: Our show opens in a theatre in Shakespeare’s time. Two actors while overture we are entertained by a troupe of Morris Dancers, beside the Thames. fumbling around backstage fall ‘through a looking glass’ into a strange and ♥unfamiliar “England” where the inhabitants are playing cards, and various other 1 Sing a-down a-down Chorus Alice in Wonderland-type characters. It is May Day and the May Queen is ♦ ♥ 2 We are two proper men♦ Long Tom and Big Ben delighting in the attentions of all the males except for one of the foresters, Long Tom, who is in love with a wild free spirit called Meg-on-the-prowl. Tom’s brother 4 The town is seized with optimistic passion Meg-on-the-prowl and chorus Ben believes Meg to be a witch. Meg arrives and withstands the ridicule of all the 5 I do counsel that your playtime Walter Wilkins and chorus townspeople. Soon they run after her in a witch-hunt. The land is ruled by the Queen of Hearts, Queen Angina (Angina Regina!). She is 6 Love is meant to make us glad May Queen, Kate, Valentine, Wilkins, Tom in love with Valentine and believes he returns her feelings. Unfortunately for her, he 7 She had a letter from her love Angie is secretly in love with one of her ladies-in-waiting, Angie. The wicked Jack of 8 When true love hath found a man Valentine and Angie Spades, Baron Black Jack, has his sights set on the throne and would take any opportunity to discredit Valentine in her eyes. 9 When a man is a lover Simkins, Wilkins and Black Jack Angie has lost a love letter sent to her by Valentine, and she fears that they will be 10 The Yeomen of England Black Jack and chorus discovered. She confesses this to Valentine. The townspeople have captured Meg and aim to give her a witch’s trial. She is 11 Long live Angina Chorus rescued by Black Jack at Tom’s request. Meg shows him Angie’s letter she had 12 O peaceful England Queen Angina and chorus found in the forest. He recognizes the writing and sees an opportunity to shame Valentine in the Queen’s eyes. 13 Finale Act 1 Company The Queen arrives, Black Jack exposes the lovers, forcing Valentine to confess his love for Angie. Angina imprisons Angie and banishes Jack. Meg too is to be Act 2: The scene has shifted to Herne’s Oak, just outside Windsor Castle walls. imprisoned and burned as a witch. Act 2: Meg enters having escaped through a secret passage under the castle wall which leads to a trap door in Herne’s Oak. She has rescued Angie from the castle. 14 The month o‘ May has come today... Cat, Cat ... Chorus, ... and Meg They go back into hiding with Ben and Tom. 15 The sun in the heaven is high Simkins, Tailor, Baker, Tinker, Butcher The queen arrives. She aims to poison Angie. Jack is on his way to the castle to rescue Angie when he meets Meg. 16 The Big Brass Band Wilkins and Simkins The May Queen and her dancers are also on their way to the castle to perform for 17 It is the merry month of May Meg and Valentine the Queen. They are dancing when Jack enters and asks if her can pretend to be one of them so he can enter the castle. 18 The Queen o’ May is crowned today Chorus and Morris Dancers The men are to also perform a play of Robin Hood, with Valentine as Robin and 19 Dan Cupid hath a garden Valentine Tom as Little John. They rehearse the play then go on their way. Meg and Angie come out of hiding, and Meg reunites the lovers. Black Jack finds 20 The play of Robin Hood and Little John Wilkins, Valentine, Tom and chorus them and formulates a plan to cause the Queen to pardon them and free them to 21 O who shall say that love is cruel Angie marry. This removes any obstacle to him realizing his ambition to marry Angina. 22 When Cupid first this old world trod Black Jack with Angie, Meg, Valentine The play of St. George and the Dragon is in progress when Tom appears, dressed as Herne the Hunter. Black Jack tells the Queen that Herne only can be seen by a 23 Oh here’s a to-do to die today! Chorus and Wilkins queen if she is about to commit a crime. She is so frightened that she pardons Meg 24 Robin Hood’s Wedding Company and Angie on the spot making Angie and Valentine are♣ free to marry. ♠ 2 ♣ ♠ 3 Directors’ notes Lynne Counsel — Director Merrie England was a musical Graham has wanted to do for a while. He knew quite Lynne, an active art/craft and drama teacher, a bit of the music, but hadn’t been impressed with the libretto which was very dense has worked for the past thirty years in both and unintelligible. Lynne and Graham got together with some pruning shears and amateur and professional theatre as a director, anything they couldn’t understand was removed – and it was starting to look good. performer, set and costume designer and Of course Lynne couldn’t stop there! It was based on Queen Elizabeth the first, Sir make-up artist. She has directed many plays, ♥Walter Raleigh and Lord Essex with lots of rousing British music. Before he knew it, musicals and pantomimes, amongst them This Old Man Came Rolling♦ Home, Calamity Jane ♥it was Merrie England through the Looking Glass with the Queen of Hearts (Angina ♦ Regina) and her Irish maid (Angie O’Gram), the Jack of Hearts (Jack Valentine) and and The Hobbyahs, as well as numerous school productions, including The Wizard of the Jack of Spades (BlackJack). The chorus would be dressed as cards and we were Oz and The Hobbit. Lynne’s character roles painting the stage as a chessboard. include Aunt Abby (Arsenic and Old Lace), So the concept was developed and the cast have also had input to the finished Elvira (Blythe Spirit), Harry the Horse (Guys product. Some of the scenes are very funny and we hope you not only appreciate how and Dolls), Meg (Brigadoon) and Eliza good the original was, but also the Diamond Valley Singers twist! Particularly thanks (Pygmalion). For seven years she appeared to the choreographers who managed to choreograph shuffling cards! regularly in theatre-restaurant productions. With this background Lynne has been a Brandragon North Western Clog Morris Dancers wonderful contributor to very many aspects of the production. Her contributions have been most welcome. This is her fourth show with DVS.