The Actors' Program

CHOOKAS to the team of TAP grads opening DISCO PIGS tonight at the . The show is directed by grad Shay McKendrick, produced by grad Alice Pearce and stars grads Vena-Rose Lennane and Te Ohorere Williams.

The show is on at 8pm until Saturday 13th and tickets can be purchased at the link below...

https://basementtheatre.co.nz/blogs/whats-on/disco-pigs

TAP GRADS DOING COOL THINGS!

🐽Disco Pigs
🗓9-13 June
📍Basement Theatre

Till Disco do us Part.

Enda Walsh’s Irish cult classic Disco Pigs follows the characters Pig and Runt, who have been inseparable since birth. Born on the same day, they consider themselves two halves of the same whole. They speak in their own language, play by their own rules, and create a world for themselves in which boundaries blur between truth and illusion.

Stacked with TAP grads! Catch it while you can 🪩🐷

Producer: Alice Pearce
Director: Shay McKendrick
Cast: Vena-Rose Lennane & Te Ohorere Williams
Sound Design: Connor Magatogia
Photography: Junghwi Jo

TAP GRADS DOING COOL THINGS!

If you're in Christchurch, check out TAP grad, Bruno Hart, in The Court Theatre's show 'LET THE RIGHT ONE IN'. The show is on until 20 June and tickets can be purchased at the link below...

https://courttheatre.org.nz/shows/let-the-right-one-in/

APPLICATIONS OPEN!!

We're excited to announce applications are open for our 5-Day Taster Workshops in July. Open to all aspiring actors aged 16+ years.

For further details and to apply, click on the link below...
https://www.theactorsprogram.co.nz/workshops

THANK YOU!!!!!

We are still riding the wave from Friday night and wanted to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who was part of such a special evening. Whether you attended the event, sponsored a prize, or donated to our GiveaLittle, your support has been overwhelming.

Together, we raised approximately $60,000.

We are incredibly grateful for the presence, the generosity, and the energy in the room. It was a powerful reminder of what this community can do when it comes together.

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It’s our birthday! 🎈 We’re ready and waiting to welcome all the wonderful people coming along to our 15 Year Fundraiser show tonight — if you aren’t with us, you still have one last chance to donate to our GiveaLittle! Closes midnight TONIGHT!

Link in our bio ♥️

TERM ONE - MATILDA CHUA - ACTOR

Term One has flown by!
TAP has pushed me right up to my physical, mental, and emotional boundaries — which was exactly what I asked for! I love how holistic our training has been and how elements of every class carry into each other. One of my term goals is to be more connected with my breath, voice, and body, rather than thinking of them as separate entities, and I feel like it’s starting to come together.

Thanks Sas for reminding us that perfection doesn’t exist, that we’re all humans in progress and process, and that it’s about play and having fun! The ensemble work we’ve been doing with Katrina George has been challenging in the best of ways and I’ve really appreciated watching how everyone’s different energies support the ensemble. And I’m so grateful for how voice and singing with Cherie Moore has shown us that we are capable of so much more than we think we are.

Seeing how much our entire class has grown in 10 weeks has me super excited for what the rest of the year has in store!

TERM ONE - SAMANTHA ELLWOOD - ACTOR

As term one closes I am overwhelmed with gratitude...

• For our cohort. Working with so many talented, dedicated and encouraging people every day has been an absolute joy! I love how we have grown as an ensemble in just a few months ❤️
• For the generosity of the tutors. They have shared an eye-watering amount of knowledge with us, and showed me that I am more creative than I know.
• And for myself, for waking up every day and daring to go further.

Bring on term two!

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TERM ONE - MAXIM JOHNSTON - ACTOR

I’m ending Term One feeling absolutely rinsed, but overwhelmed with gratitude. I’ve had so many opportunities to grow. I fell on my face more times than I can count, but I’m really proud of the effort I gave and how much our ensemble has blossomed since day one.

I’m so grateful to all our tutors and guests who poured into us this term. A special thank you to Sas for holding the space for us to really go deep in the work. Your guidance, encouragement and energy was truly transformative.

And to Jessi, our day to day lifeline, thank you for keeping us grounded and always making sure we never got locked out of the fale.

To my beautiful ensemble, I’m constantly inspired by your talent, your tenacity and your hearts.

Bring on Term Two!!

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