SoACT will be returning to the Basement Theatre to kick off its 2025 productions. Photo: Wagga Wagga School of Arts Community Theatre.
An intimate production filled with mystery and intrigue will kick off the Wagga Wagga School of Arts Community Theatre’s huge 2025 schedule of shows.
Now and Then, a play by Sean Grennan, will be shown at the Basement Theatre throughout February and it is a bittersweet romantic drama-comedy about love, following your dreams (or not), and the costs of the decisions we make.
It follows a young bartender who is closing up one night while waiting for his girlfriend. Moments later, an older man comes in for a quick drink. They talk about life, careers and destiny before the older man makes an unlikely plea to the young bartender.
Director Craig Dixon said the cast and crew had been working on the production for almost two months and were excited to showcase the fun, little show they had put together.
“We’ve been working over the Christmas and New Year’s period, which has provided its own set of challenges, but the cast and crew have worked very hard and devoted a lot of time between then,” Mr Dixon said.
“It’s been a bit of a journey getting here but, and we’ve still got a bit to go, but I really like how it’s coming together.”
Staring Blayke Thomas, Olivia Jones, Lucas Forbes, and Fi Ziff, Mr Dixon said the four actors have put a lot of time and effort into getting the show up and running.
“I’ve been very lucky to have a very dedicated cast and put in a lot of sacrifices in their own personal time to make rehearsals,” he said.
“With this show, we’ve been lucky to have a great cast and include some new faces, so I’m really looking forward to audiences seeing them.”
Mr Dixon said that in addition to a talented four-person cast, the production had also assembled a dedicated crew of backstage members.
“I sometimes think that the behind-the-scenes crew are the unsung heroes of stage performance,” he said.
“A lot of people won’t actually see the people who do the work behind the scenes, which is a bit of a shame in some ways, because many of the most important things on stage, and the things have the biggest effect on audiences, are done by those people.
“We’ve got someone working on costumes, we’ve got someone else who’s been doing a tremendous amount of effort chasing down prop pieces and set pieces. We’ve got someone else who is going to be helping do all the sound and lighting as well. It all combines to play a really important role in creating the atmosphere we want in the space.”
Mr Dixon has also encouraged theatregoers to keep an eye out for the SoACT season launch later this month to see what else is in store for 2025.
Tickets for Now and Then are on sale and can be purchased on the SoACT website.
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