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The Gold Coast Theatre Alliance Welcomes Our New Affiliate: Alessandra Theatre Company — Where Stories Take the Stage

The Gold Coast Theatre Alliance is delighted to welcome our newest affiliate, Alessandra Theatre Company. Dedicated to producing bold, beautiful, and thought-provoking theatrical works, Alessandra Theatre Company celebrates the transformative power of storytelling. With a focus on artistic excellence, they aim to engage, inspire, and challenge audiences through a seamless fusion of classic theatre traditions and contemporary performance practices. Their commitment is to nurture artists who are fearless, diverse, and authentic.

We eagerly look forward to the exciting productions Alessandra Theatre Company will bring to our community. Their inaugural show is *The Reunion* — a captivating comedy that promises laughter and reflection.

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About the Play: The Reunion

The play relies on metatheatre or metadrama which is a dramatic genre that goes beyond drama of a traditional sort. In easier words it is a play within a play. It carries the aspects of a play that draw attention to its nature as drama, such as an actor portraying a character who is also an actor within the storyline of a play, or an actor directly addressing the audience and highlighting how drama is done as the play goes.

Some features of metatheatre/metadrama are a mixture of hassle and romance, and the use of exaggerated acting. Often metatheatre/metadrama encourages the audience interaction to promote engagement. Most characters in the play (within the play) are Melodrama characters and they are not meant to be particularly life-like.

The plot:

“The Reunion” is a comedy play about six friends who are going through mid-life crisis and living boring lives. They reunite after 35 years and decide to do something exciting together. The group took Drama in high school and performed a few plays. They now decide to join a theatre group trusting Drama will give them a more fulfilled and fun life. They find out their old Drama teacher Mr. Philip Balfour is retired and has passed on his theatre company to his son William Balfour who is now the director. William Balfour is directing a new play based on Acts 1 and 3 of Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The group of friends will be in the cast and will have the audience in stitches.

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Performance Details

**Dates:** Friday, November 14th & Saturday, November 15th

**Venue:** The Performing Arts Centre at Robina State High School

**Tickets:**

- At the door: Adults $25 | Seniors $15

- Online via Eventbrite (link to be announced soon)

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Get Involved!

If this show sounds like your cup of tea, stay tuned to the Alliance homepage for the ticketing link. And if you’re interested in being part of the production, Alessandra Theatre Company is currently seeking:

- **Two male actors (ages 40-70)**

- **One female actor (ages 40-60)**

Rehearsals will be held Sundays from 2 pm to 4 pm at Robina Community Centre, with a total of ten rehearsals leading up to the performances. If you're keen to participate and your schedule allows, please contact Alessandra at 0434 394 701 or via email at alessandrasalisbury@hotmail.com

We look forward to sharing this engaging production with our community and celebrating the vibrant theatre scene here on the Gold Coast!