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The Naked Samoans Do Magic 22–25 March The Civic THE NAKED SAMOANS DO MAGIC THE CONCH & THE NAKED SAMOANS PERFORMERS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you to all our supporters without whom this show would Mario Gaoa Merlin Connell-Nawalowalo not exist: Shimpal Lelesi Kasaya Manulevu Vanessa Byrnes and Unitec; Peter Robbie Magasiva Fay Tofilau Cleveland and Auckland University; Oscar Kightley Vaiari Vaeau-Ivirangi Propellor Studios; Avalon Studios; Charlie Unwin and Family; Anton Dave Fane Ren Slatter Parsons; Sophie Elworthy and Ia Heto Ah Hi Patrick Nawalowalo McCrory Corbans Estate Arts Centre; Andy Zhu and Northern Scaffolding; Lisa Taouma and Tiki Productions; Vanessa Kelly; Taki Rua Productions and Hau Kainga Wellington; the CREATIVE TEAM / CREW Tupu family; Genevieve Nauder and Denise Wiremu; Bridget Nawalowalo and Milika Nawalowalo McCrory; Producer Stage Management Anapela Polataivao Goretti Wickman Bronwyn Bradley and PIPA; Elspeth DIRECTORS’ NOTES The Conch – Nina Nawalowalo & Tom McCrory Sasha Gibb Morag Carter Tilley and Massey University; Jim Moriarty and Te Rakau Theatre; Mark Set Design Assistant Stage Manager Michaels and Les Mills; David Steele Ni sa Bula Vinaka and Jade Putt. Penny Fitt Jordan Keyzer Thank you for coming to this performance of Vinaka vakalevu to the Auckland Arts Festival Thank you also to the family and Magic Design Production Management friends of our full cast and crew; for The Naked Samoans Do Magic. for this very real opportunity; allowing us to Nina Nawalowalo Lisa Maule your generosity and care of the team bring this large scale work to the stage. throughout this enormous process. The Naked Samoans are a rare beautiful global Anton Van Helden Season Production Manager treasure. A comedy troupe, who like their To Jonathan Bielski – From the first visit to We dedicate this heroes from Abbot and Costello to the Marx The Conch offices in Wellington, Jonathan’s Lighting Design Nick Tauiliili show to you Lisa Maule all, and also to brothers, combine to create chemistry – a visionary way of supporting artists and Technical Operators the memory of joyful, skilled playfulness where the sum is inspiring creativity has held us. Thank Wayne Rogers. Sound Design Haami Hawkins At the beginning greater than the parts. We love them for the you. To David Inns – For your faith in and Chris Winter Eleanor Taylor of this journey, way they have held up a mirror for us to see commitment to our collective vision. To the Magician Wayne Rogers gave us ourselves, warts and all, and for the gift of full Festival team – the machine that works our first illusion– the Jarret Box. Music Selection Construction & Finish He was so excited about the show laughter which is equal parts joy and liberation. tirelessly in the background to get us from Tom McCrory Alan Curreri that he joined us in our first two So, after a successful collaboration between concept to stage. workshops, teaching and sharing Taylor Joynes The Conch and Oscar Kightly on The White Costume Design his magic with the team. Rob Edwards Guitar, there was a strong pull to go further. And to all of you here today, we look forward Sandra Tupu Bruce Stokell Sadly, life imitated art and late to spending this time with you and going on last year Wayne passed away. A The desire to bring back the Nakeds to the beautiful, spritely and generous New Zealand stage was irresistible and the this magical journey together. Multimedia Design Producers Assistant man, who gave us the spark which idea of them doing a magic show, while scary, Ed Hawkins Zandra Ah-Jay Maeepu became the magical inferno we Vinaka vakalevu incinerate your senses with tonight. made us giggle whenever we thought of it. Magic Consultant Rehearsal Technician Thank you to Wayne for being with Nina Nawalowalo, Ross Skiffington us on this journey. We hope we do Magic is about the rediscovery of a childlike Haami Hawkins you proud. Vinaka vakalevu. Artistic Director wonder at the world and laughter the and Choreography Chaperone liberation from fear. And at a time of fear Ross McCormack Salote Nawalowalo McCrory when the wonder at the world has drained Tom McCrory, from so many eyes, laughter and magic are Executive Producer of The Conch WITH SUPPORT FROM more important than ever. From wonder theconch.co.nz 1hr 15mins no interval COMMISSIONED BY AUCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL comes hope, from laughter in the face of fear PHOTOGRAPHY: JOHN MCDERMOTT AND CO-PRODUCED WITH THE CONCH comes the courage to act. THE NAKED SAMOANS aaf.co.nz ROBBIE Auckland Arts Festival is a place for ambitious ideas by storytellers, CONTACT MARIO GAOA DAVE FANE MAGASIVA provocateurs and creators. +64 (0)9 309 0101 The Festival reflects our contemporary, cosmopolitan city with its many communities. [email protected] Mario has been an arts practitioner Kiwi actor Robbie Magasiva David Fane a multi award-winning actor/ It challenges artists and audiences to be bold and take a risk. Through the work of Level 5, Wellesley Centre for the past 20 years. His humility has been a familiar face to New writer for both television and theatre. In artists from Aotearoa and across the world, we aim to unify, uplift, enlighten and stops us from printing all the works Zealand, boasting a lengthy a career that has spanned 25 years he 44-52 Wellesley Street he has been involved with during body of work from the stage is a familiar face to New Zealand and inspire the people of T¯amaki Makaurau and our many visitors. Auckland City 1010 that time. His focus over the last 10 to the screen spanning over Australia. His film credits include Sione’s has been been in film and television. two decades. After making Wedding; Sione’s Wedding 2: Unfinished Taking place annually in March, 2018 marks the 10th Auckland Arts Festival. PO Box 5419 Mario says his return to the stage is his big-screen debut in the hit Business; Love Birds; The Tatooist, This year more than 200,000 people are expected to attend the Festival, which Wellesley Street so he can play with his buddies. movie Stickmen, Robbie joined for which he was nominated for best comprises more than 50 events taking place in all corners of the Auckland region Auckland 1141, NZ Polynesian theatre troupe The supporting actor; and most recently Gary and many of which are free. “I grew up around cinema and to Naked Samoans. In 2015, Robbie of the Pacific. On the small screen the me it was the magic place I escaped was nominated for an award for award winning bro’Town, Outrageous to when it was school holiday time Most Outstanding Performance Fortune, 800 Words, Westside, Diplomatic (my Mum was an usher at the old by a Male Actor for his role in Immunity and many more. Last year he St James and Cinerama). And now Wentworth, which Robbie has was dual recipient of the Pacific Senior FESTIVAL PEOPLE years later I find myself in that space worked on since 2012. Artist award with Oscar Kightley. again. It’s not the cinema, but the magic I knew as a kid is here.” “We’ve been talking about coming “This show will knock your teeth out and back together for a long time put them back again. A masterpiece of Patron Chief Executive Creative Learning & Head of Sound now, but the timing hasn’t worked magical proportions” The Governor General, David Inns Community Engagement Sandy Gunn Her Excellency Assistant and the right process hadn’t come The Right Honourable Artistic Director Natasha Lay Head of AV forward. At first I was sceptical Jonathan Bielski Simon Baker IA HETO AH HI Dame Patsy Reddy, that this was going to be it – but GNZM, QSO Programme Administrator after our first workshop together, Business & Helen Winskill Marketing & and the seed of the idea began to OSCAR KIGHTLEY Board of Trustees Finance Director Communications Director grow, I was convinced.” John Judge (Chair) Shona Roberts Project Coordinator, Wha¯nui Thierry Pannetier Of Samoan and Tokelauan descent, Noma Sio-Faiumu Heto is the creative director of Angela Clatworthy Accounts & Payroll Marketing Contractor Rick Carlyon Kinetic Wayfinding; a theatre Oscar Kightley is a Samoan born writer/ Administrators Wha¯nui Project Assistant Sally Woodfield Evan Davies company focused on wellbeing and actor and director who grew up in New Suzanne Watt Amo Ieriko Sarah Judkins Content Editor social change through performing Zealand and who has helped create Mirena Tomas SHIMPAL LELISI Tarun Kanji Technical Manager Tim Wong arts. As a performer he has also critically acclaimed award-winning work Margaret Kawharu MNZM Executive Assistant Nick Tomlin performed in critically acclaimed for the stage, small and big screens. Jim Moser Josie Maskell Campaign Executive theatre productions such as The movie he co-wrote and starred in, Ben Taufua Technical Administrator Alistair Kwun Frigate Bird Sings, Dawn Raids, Shimpal Lelisi got his break with Sione’s Wedding, broke domestic box Fred Ward Office Manager Catherine Hart My Penina, Music and Me and Pacific Theatre in the late 80s. office records on its release in 2006. In Donna Lynskey Media & PR Manager the award-winning Black Faggot. He was a co-creator, writer 2009, Oscar was made a New Zealand Founding Friends Artist Liaison & Siobhan Waterhouse Adrian Burr Head of Programming Logistics Manager Heto has also been a loved face and voice actor in the hit show Arts Foundation Arts Laureate, and in Media & PR Assistant Graeme Edwards Dolina Wehipeihana Megan Andrews on the big screen and for his role bro’Town and was a reporter/ the same year was given a medal from Josephine Granese Friedlander Foundation as Tyrone in the film Matariki he journalist on Tagata Pasifika.
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