Well we are just under six weeks away from opening night of Legally Blonde.

We are so excited to see tickets for sale at Horsham Town Hall, with community excitement growing now that they can purchase tickets to Horsham Arts Councils first full musical since Mamma Mia (2019). It has been a long journey to get back to the stage, and we are embracing everything that this means. Rehearsals continue apace and we look forward to our wonderful cast and crew hitting the Horsham Town Hall in October. What is also exciting is the number of first time, or returning after a break members who are taking the stage in Legally Blonde, many of them in leading and featured roles for the first time. Some you will have met on stage through Disney Concert (2021) and the Broadway Showcase (2022) earlier this year, continuing on for their first full musical with HAC, others are first timers to the stage, and they are well supported by our on stage veterans who always deliver magnificent performances. This continued mix of performers both new and old, makes it an exciting time for HAC. We are blessed with an abundance of talent in the Wimmera, and this cast and crew is no different.

With Seussical as our chosen major musical May 2023, applications are now open for positions on the production team. If you are interested in being a part of the team please forward your information to info@horshamartscouncil.com with a brief letter of introduction and what you want to apply for. We would love to see some new faces and talent!

With the end of the year fast approaching, it is time to also consider whether you might be interested in running for HAC’s 2023 committee. We are a hardworking and passionate group of individuals who are dedicated to striving for the betterment of HAC and watching it grow into the future. If you think that you might want to dip a toe into committee life, keep an eye out in the future for nomination forms.

Adieu until next time

Faye Johns 

HAC Secretary

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!

Things are certainly kicking up a gear with our cast and crew. Costumes are appearing and character shots are on their way. Keep an aye out on social media and around town for our stars popping up in some of our posters. Our animal stars have now been cast and I am sure you will fall as in love with them as quickly as the cast did, they may even steal the show. Sets and props are progressing and there will be huge amounts done in the next short while as well.

We are reaching the point where we are starting to run whole acts, and this is certainly the most exciting and terrifying time for cast and crew. As a cast member you start to see how all your hard work will fit together and you get to see what everyone else has been working on. You start to bond more as a cast because you are all in together for every rehearsal. You are terrified, because you see how much work there is to do yet in only a few weeks! It is a fast and furious period of time, where you make leaps and bounds in how everything is coming together, and it is spectacular watching it solidify and with people continuing to work their butts off and grow so much more than maybe they thought they could.

We are excited to announce that we are partnering with BCNA during Legally Blonde’s show run, to raise funds and awareness for Breast Cancer. HAC and the Legally Blonde team know there are many lives which have been touched by breast cancer in the Wimmera, and we are very honoured to be able to have a small part in raising both funds and awareness. There will be opportunities to donate throughout the show season, with the Friday 14^th October being our Breast Cancer Awareness night, with audiences encouraged to wear pink in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness month. So if you want to be a part of this – think pink and consider booking a ticket for Friday 14^th. Opportunities for donations and other fundraising will continue throughout our show run.

Faye Johns

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Membership options:

• Family $120 (includes 2 adults and any children under 18yo)
• Adult $60
• Student $40 (under 18 years of age)
• Associate Member $10 (per show season)

All members over the age of 18 must have a valid working with children check. If you are eligible, you must be fully vaccinated to gain membership.