Miss Saigon
Frankston Arts Centre
July 2016
Miss Saigon is an epic, stunning adaptation of Puccini’s opera, Madame Butterfly, by the writers behind Les Miserables. Reframing Puccini’s story by setting it during the Vietnam War, Miss Saigon is a powerful and poignant tale of love in a war-torn country. In the dangerous days before Saigon’s fall in 1975, Chris (an American GI) and Kim (a destitute Vietnamese orphan working her first night as a prostitute) fall in love. When the city falls, the lovers are forced apart, and each must find their own way, alone. When, years later, Chris is able to return to Vietnam, he brings with him an American wife. Kim, who has waited for Chris, has raised their son, Tam, who is “bui-doi”– a term for a child conceived during the horrors of war. With so much devastation behind them, Kim and Chris must decide how to move forward. Miss Saigon is a tragedy of massive proportions: passionate, profound, and heart-wrenchingly honest. With a sung-through score and tour-de-force roles for actors, Miss Saigon is a theatrical experience that will stay with you for years to come.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director | Scott Hili |
Musical Director | Anthony Bingham |
Choreographer | Mon Sabbatucci |
| Tess Sabbatucci |
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Production Co-ordinator | Brett Wingfield |
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Stage Manager | Karen Bates |
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Set and Scenic Design | Mike Fletcher |
Costume Design | Brett Wingfield |
Lighting Design | Brad Alcock |
Sound Design | Marcello Lo Ricco |
| Steve Cooke |
Make Up Design | Kylie McMillan |
Wig Design | Trent Whitmore |
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Assistant to the Director | Tim Warren-Smith |
Associate Musical Director | Ned Dixon |
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Stage Projection Programming | Andrei Chlebnikowski |
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Lighting Board Operator | Patsi Boddison |
Follow Spot Operator | Daniel McLeod |
| Nick Armstrong |
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Costume Co-ordinator | Brett Wingfield |
Costume Assistant | Cathy Conway |
| Fran Boyd |
| Jo Corbel |
| Gina Goss |
| Rae Higman |
| Scott Hili |
| Tara Kabalan |
| Trudi MacKenzie |
| Maria Sabbatucci |
| Jo Shorton |
| Elise Stevens |
| Brenda Trickey |
| Aimee Tynkkynen |
| Tim Warren-Smith |
| Jacinta Wilson |
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Costume Tailor | John Carbone |
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Make Up Co-ordinator | Kylie McMillan |
| Emma Mansfield |
| Hannah Rule |
| Rebecca Hawkins |
| Samantha Howlett |
| Rebecca McLeod |
| Gab Murphy |
| Rachelle Wilson |
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Program Design | Kylie McMillan |
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Props Co-ordinator | Jane Lacey |
Props Assistant | Carole Cuthbertson |
Props Speciality – Lions | Michelle Thomas |
| Jesse Thomas |
| Diane Pereira |
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Dressers | Cathy Conway |
| Maria Sabbatucci |
| Aimee Tynkkynen |
| Jacinta Wilson |
| Brett Wingfield |
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Scenic Concept | Scott Hili |
Scenic Artist | Sarah Inglis |
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Set Construction | Chris Brown |
| Benny Burton |
| Lachie Fletcher |
| Zac Groeneveld |
| Scott Hili |
| Michael Large |
| Cameron Sweatman |
| Jesse Thomas |
| Tim Warren-Smith |
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Set Dressing | Scott Hili |
| Tim Warren_Smith |
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Set Electrics | Sam Graham |
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Sound Operator | Steve Cooke |
Sound Crew | Dave Banen |
| Mark Crick |
| Mick Crozier |
| Josh Lacey |
| Jake Sipcic |
| Craig Simmonds |
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Sound – Mich Technicians | Angela Ginsberg |
| Sarah Ginsberg |
| Gina Goss |
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Assistant Stage Manager | Nicole Lylak |
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Staging | Callum Armstrong |
| Lauren DeSilva |
| Sebastian Johnston |
| Josh Lacey |
| Jez Lylak |
| Aidan Niarros |
| Saskia Scott |
| David Southall |
| Isaac Underhill |
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Video and Stage Images | Mike Fletcher |
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Stage Effects | Morgan Henson |
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Armourer | Peter Bates |
| Craig Dixon |
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Fly Technician | Michael Bates |
| Will Maddren |
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Tam’s Chaperone | Maddi Fletcher |
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Front of House Co-ordinator | Chris Congdon |
Front of House | Bill McNeilly |
| Kayla Wilson |
| Bev Woodford |
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Green Room Co-ordinator | Jan Lavender |
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Green Room | Helen Brown |
| Carole Cuthbertson |
| Rae Higman |
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Company Physio | Pete Nicklen |
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Dance Captain | Amy Browne |
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Rehearsal Pianist | Ned Dixon |
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Keyboard Programming | Nathan Firman |
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Marketing | Courtney Beeren |
| Kylie McMillan |
| Brett Wingfield |
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Social Media Co-ordinator | Courtney Beeren |
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Marketing Videos | James Terry |
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Company Photographer | Mike Fletcher |
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Company Tickets | Fran Boyd |
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Audition Secretary | Brett Wingfield |
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Conductor | Anthony Bingham |
Assistant Conductor/Keyboard 1 | Ned Dixon |
Flute/Piccolo/Asian Flutes | Paul Jenkins |
Oboe/Cor Anglais | Samantha Jones |
Flute/Clarinet/Alto Saxophone | Hayley Blakiston |
Bassoon | Glenn Taylor |
French Horn 1 | Bruce Ikin |
French Horn 2 | Olivia Maccora |
Trombone | John Beckley |
Percussion 1 | Josh Mulcahy |
Percussion 2 | Bryn Bowen |
Keyboard 2 | Sue Fletcher |
Keyboard 3 | Martine Wengrow |
Violins | Anne Beruldsen |
| Camilla Caldwell |
| Andrew Cook |
| Paige Harvey |
Viola | John Clancy |
| Jenny Stokes |
Cello | Debra Mcleod |
Bass | Geoff Shields |
CAST
| Kim | Guada Banel |
| Engineer | Michael Laity |
| Chris | Tom Green |
| John | Matt Woodford |
| Thuy | Adam Jon |
| Gigi | Tara Kabalan |
| Ellen | Kaela Raku |
| Tam | Matlida Doughty |
| Mimi | Hannah Sabbatucci |
| Yvonne | Alice Breedon |
| Fifi | Amy Browne |
| Yvette | Alicia Loftus |
| Dominique | Meghan D’Souza |
| Mai | Tayla Holmes |
| Trinh | Diane Pereira |
| Schultz | Daragh Wills |
| Huston | Jesse Thomas |
| Nolan | Pete Nicklen |
| Troy | Max Rowe |
| Gibbons | Mark Mackenzie |
| Reeves | Lachlan Casey-Roleff |
| Frye | Luca Cirillo |
| Ensemble | Benny Burton |
| Liam Charleston | |
| Katherine Clough | |
| Nicola Codd | |
| Ned Ebert | |
| Lachlan Fletcher | |
| Olivia Harvey | |
| Michael Mitchell | |
| Adam Nash | |
| Same Neve | |
| Stephanie Scott | |
| Andy Seymour | |
| Pit Singers | Jo Corbel |
| Kim Pearce | |
| Barbara Rogers | |
| Eleasha Saul | |
| Janet Reid | |
| John Tacey |
