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It opened on 14 February 1981 with [[Weiss Doubell]] as the first director of the theatre. As a community facility, it is responsible for ''inter alia'' community theatre with professional and amateur drama, dance, choirs, singers and actors from Gauteng and the production of world class performances, and the development of new South African stage and musical talent. | It opened on 14 February 1981 with [[Weiss Doubell]] as the first director of the theatre. As a community facility, it is responsible for ''inter alia'' community theatre with professional and amateur drama, dance, choirs, singers and actors from Gauteng and the production of world class performances, and the development of new South African stage and musical talent. | ||
| − | The theatre operated as a 328 seater auditorium and an 80 seater box theatre. On the initiative of its first director, Weiss Doubell, the theatre became, apart from a receiving theatre, also a producing theatre with its own production units – the [[Pro Musica Orchestra]], [[Pro Musica Opera Company]] and [[Pro Musica Opera Chorus]]. The name of the theatre itself was also later changed to the [[Pro Musica Theatre]]. | + | The theatre operated as a 328 seater auditorium and an 80 seater box theatre. On the initiative of its first director, Weiss Doubell, the theatre became, apart from a receiving theatre, also a producing theatre with its own production units – the [[Pro Musica Orchestra]], [[Pro Musica Opera Company]] and [[Pro Musica Opera Chorus]]. The name of the theatre itself was also later changed to the [[Pro Musica Theatre]]. Besides the operatic productions, the venue also hosts musical, dance projects and straight drama productions. |
The venue itself was initially subsidised by the Roodepoort City Council (later the City of Johannesburg), but later sponsorships had to be found to help finance the theatrical and musical enterprises undertaken there, including projects such as audience development, and productions, to ensure sustainability. In 2014 the City of Johannesburg, as part of its ongoing Institutional Review, resolved that the two civic theatres, the [[Joburg Theatre]] and [[Roodepoort Theatre]] be integrated into a single theatre management company, [[Joburg City Theatres]] , to manage the functions and services of the two theatres. In the same year the council would also take over management of the newly established [[Soweto Theatre]]. | The venue itself was initially subsidised by the Roodepoort City Council (later the City of Johannesburg), but later sponsorships had to be found to help finance the theatrical and musical enterprises undertaken there, including projects such as audience development, and productions, to ensure sustainability. In 2014 the City of Johannesburg, as part of its ongoing Institutional Review, resolved that the two civic theatres, the [[Joburg Theatre]] and [[Roodepoort Theatre]] be integrated into a single theatre management company, [[Joburg City Theatres]] , to manage the functions and services of the two theatres. In the same year the council would also take over management of the newly established [[Soweto Theatre]]. | ||
Revision as of 06:23, 9 May 2022
The Roodepoort Civic Theatre is the original name of a publicly funded theatre in the city of Roodepoort, situated in the Civic Centre in Florida Park, Roodepoort.
Often simply referred to as the Roodepoort Theatre, it was later renamed the Pro Musica Theatre (or Promusica Theatre) after the operatic association .
History and management
It opened on 14 February 1981 with Weiss Doubell as the first director of the theatre. As a community facility, it is responsible for inter alia community theatre with professional and amateur drama, dance, choirs, singers and actors from Gauteng and the production of world class performances, and the development of new South African stage and musical talent.
The theatre operated as a 328 seater auditorium and an 80 seater box theatre. On the initiative of its first director, Weiss Doubell, the theatre became, apart from a receiving theatre, also a producing theatre with its own production units – the Pro Musica Orchestra, Pro Musica Opera Company and Pro Musica Opera Chorus. The name of the theatre itself was also later changed to the Pro Musica Theatre. Besides the operatic productions, the venue also hosts musical, dance projects and straight drama productions.
The venue itself was initially subsidised by the Roodepoort City Council (later the City of Johannesburg), but later sponsorships had to be found to help finance the theatrical and musical enterprises undertaken there, including projects such as audience development, and productions, to ensure sustainability. In 2014 the City of Johannesburg, as part of its ongoing Institutional Review, resolved that the two civic theatres, the Joburg Theatre and Roodepoort Theatre be integrated into a single theatre management company, Joburg City Theatres , to manage the functions and services of the two theatres. In the same year the council would also take over management of the newly established Soweto Theatre.
Productions
Popular for symphonic music and opera, the well equipped theatre was also used for amateur and professional theatre productions. It did not have its own company, but hosted many companies over the years.
Productions have included:
In 1987: Hamlet (in Afrikaans), Die Koggelaar (Pieter Fourie).
In 1993 in collaboration with PACT:The Sound of Music.
In 2009: Mulan Junior,
Sources
Percy Tucker, 1997
"Soweto Theatre seeks Marketing Manager" Artslink 06/11/2014[1]
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