2011 Musical Announced

15.6.2010
ARC is proud to announce its 2011 musical production! ARC will be performing 'Grease' in July of 2011.

ARC's Trivia Night, 7pm May 30

ARC's Night of Elegance. 7pm April 16

Final Artistic Team Member - Assistant Choreographer

27.3.2010
The Committee are proud to announce that Lyndal Pope will be filling the final position on our Artistic Team for our July Production of Hello, Dolly! Lyndal was hired as our Assistant Choreographer back in February and is already hard at work assisting with the creation of Dolly.

Congratulations Lyndal!!!

Artistic Team for Hello, Dolly! Announced

28.1.2010
The Committee is proud to announce the Artistic Team for ARC's first production for the decade. The team for our July production of Hello, Dolly! is:

Director - Stephen Valeri
Musical Directors - Christine Munro & Simon D'Aquino
Choreographer - Marijke Franken
Assistant Director - Nathan Slevin

Congratulations everyone!

Audition details are now out. Please see the auditions page to book. Don't miss out!

Artistic Team applications for Hello, Dolly! now open

13.9.2009
The ARC committee are now accepting applications for the Aritistic Team of our 2010 production of Hello, Dolly!. For more information on the roles and how to apply, please see the Applications page.

New Committee for 09/10

28.8.2009
We are very pleased to announce the new ARC committee that was elected at the recent AGM. They are:

President - Julian Campobasso
Vice-President - Evan Mulholland
Treasurer - Anthony Economou
Secretary - Ashleigh Psaila
General Reps - Nicholas Barca, Ellen Lane, Louise Parsons & Natalie Torcaso

Congratulations guys!!!

New ARC Life Memebres

22.05.2009
The ARC community would like to congratulate both Sara Lacey and Matt Spiteri for recently being awarded Life Membership of ARC. In ARC's 13 year history only four people prior to Matt and Sara have ever been awarded with ARC Life Membership, so for Matt and Sara to join these ranks really puts into perspective the massive contribution they have made to ARC through many years of involvement.

Congratulations!

West Side Story Artistic Team Announced

12.11.2008
ARC is very pleased to announce our Artistic Team for our July 09 Production of West Side Story. The team is:

   Co-Directors - Matthew Spiteri & Anthony Ventura
   Musical Director - Christine Munro
   Choreographer - Carla Gianinotti
   Assistant Directors - Rebecca Mignone & Stephen Valeri
   Assistant Musical Director - Christine Munro
   Assistant Choreographer - Stephanie Laiacona

Congratulations everyone!

ARC: 2008/2009 Committee Elected

19.8.2008
ARC is very pleased to announce that the new committee for 2008/2009 has been elected at the recent Annual General Meeting. They are:

   President - Mark Kearney
   Vice-President - Julian Campobasso
   Treasurer - Zoe Hallwright
   Secretary - Deanna Bellen
   General - Jessica Broadbent, Portia Chiminello, Ashleigh Kreveld & Diana Perini.

Congratulations guys!

ARC: AGM Reports

20.8.2007
The reports and minutes are/will be soon availble for members to read in the Members Area of the ARC website.

ARC: New Committee

20.8.2007
After yesterdays Annual General Meeting, ARC now has a new committee at the helm to lead the company for 07/08:
    President : Mark Kearney
    Vice President : Julian Campobasso
    Secretary : Angie Bedford
    Treasurer : Zoe Hallwright
    General Committee : Portia Chiminello, Diana Perini, Luis Rivera & Vickie Zarifopoulos

Congratulations to the new committee and a big thanks to the outgoing committee who produced most financially successful show in ARC's history!

ARC: 2007 AGM Notification

31.7.2007
Please read the AGM Notification for more information on this years AGM. The AGM will be held on Sunday the 19th of August at 1pm.

ARC: Committee statement on Cabaret issues

27.7.2007
The ARC committee has released a statement on issues revolving around difficulties with this years production of Cabaret. The statement is available in pdf form here.

ARC: Newsletter Coming out VERY soon

23.3.2007
Keep and eye on your inbox or mailbox for a new ARC newsletter, with more information about the cast, the progress of the show, and the upcoming Trivia Night, on the 22nd of April.

'Cabaret' well underway

23.3.2007
ARC's 2007 production of 'Cabaret' is well underway. All the positions on the Artistic team have been filled and most of the positions on the Technical team have been filled as well. If you are still interested in being part of these teams, please email Jessica, the ARC Secretary, at .

December 06 Newsletter

Is now available on the News Letters page.

Leah is back

A big ARC "welcome back" to Leah D'Astoli. Leah has been working and travelling in the U.K. and has recently returned to Melbourne and has already jumped back into the ARC swing of things with ARCappella.

Artistic & Technical team applications now open

The ARC committee is now accepting applications for the Artistic and Technical team for the 2007 production of 'Cabaret'. Visit the Production Team page to find our more information on the requirements and how to apply. For more information, contact

ARC announces its 2007 musical production

ARC is proud to announce its 2007 musical production! ARC will be performing Cabaret in July of 2007.

Hot Mikado Cast Auditions

Bookings are now being taken for ARC's 2006 production of 'Hot Mikado'. Auditionees will be required to attend a personal audition and group dance audition. More information can be found under Hot Mikado Auditions.

Hot Mikado Technical Team

The Technical Team for the 'Hot Mikado' is current being assembled. ARC Theatre is calling on young, enthusiastic, theatre-minded people with an interest in off-stage technical and production activities to assist our with our 2006 production. More information can be found under Technical Team

New Committee Member

ARC is delighted to welcome Caroline Dalfonso to the committee of ARC. Caroline has volunteered to fill the position of General Memeber of the commitee after Cath Sharples resigned. ARC would also like to thank Cath for her time on committee.

Farewell Cath Sharples

Cath Sharples who has been involved in ARC for many years is moving to Queensland Cath was a current committee member and has been involved in many ways for many years. ARC would also like to thank Cath for her devotion to the company, and wishes her well in the future.

ARCappella

ARCappella, ARC's unaccompanied choir, will be meeting at 2:00pm on Sunday 5th February to discuss the future of the choir, including suggestions for new songs to add to our repertoire, and ideas on new events competitions and venues to sing at.

If you or anyone else you know is interested in joining ARCappella, or if you're just curious and would like to know a little bit more about the choir, feel free to come along to the meeting. Contact Melissa Ventura on 0416 289 845 for the venue details.

ARC Life Members Announced

ARC is very pleased to announce that Adrian Ventura and Andrew Jameson were awarded ROOSTA awards at the 10 year reunion. The ROOSTA (Recognition Of Outstanding Service To ARC) incorporates a lifetime membership for the recipient. Adrian and Andrew have both been involved with ARC from the early years contributing to the life of the company in many diverse ways. They join company founders, Anthony Ventura and Amelia van Lint as life members of the company. Congratulations Adrian and Andrew!

ARC's 2006 Musical Production

The ARC committee is pleased to announce that ARC will be staging "Hot Mikado" as its 2006 musical. More information on the upcomping production will placed on the Current Show page soon.

Music Theatre Guild Award Nominations

The 2005 Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Award Nominations have been released and ARC'a 2005 production of The Witches of Eastwick has been duly recognised!. Alana Keily who played the role of Sukie Rougemont has been nominated for Female Peformer in a leading role. Congratulations Alana! ARC has also been listed to receive a special Judge's award, but you will have to attend the Awards night to find out what or who its for

ARC Special General Meeting (SGM)

A SGM on the future directions of ARC is to be held following the resoultion at this years Annual General Meeting. All current ARC members are encouraged to attend and contribute to this special meeting to set the future directions for ARC.

Baby News

Congratualations to Matt and Sara, both long time ARCian's, on the occasion of the birth of their baby girl, Genevieve Olivia.

New Committee Member

ARC is delighted to welcome Catherine Sharples to the committee of ARC. Catherine volunteered to fill the remaining vacancy unfilled at the last AGM.

ARC 10 Year Reunion

Come celebrate ARC's 10^th Birthday and socialise with ARCians old and new while enjoying selected highlights from past ARC musicals.

Date:	Saturday 26th November, 2005
Time:	7:30 PM
Place:	Santa Maria College Hall, 50 Separation St, Northcote
Cost:	$5.00

BYO food and drinks (snacks for sale at Kiosk)

2005 Victorian Music Theatre Guild Awards

This years awards are being held on 10 Dec at the Costa Hall, Deakin Uni in Geelong. The committee is arranging a group booking of tickets and accomadation for all ARCians who want to attend the social higlight of the amateur music theatre year. Further, Laura Burzacott, Virginia Crouch and Alana Kiely have been asked to perform "Make Him Mine" from ARC's 2005 production of "The Witches of Easwick".

If you would like to join the ARC contingent email . See the Guild website for more information.

2005 AGM

On Sunday the 14th of August, ARC's 2005 AGM was held. See the AGM reports and minutes in the members section soon! More importantly the committee to lead the company in 05/06 was chosen, and the winners are:

President	Adrian Ventura
Vice President	Seb Dworkin
Treasurer	Vickie Zarifopoulos
Secretary	Meaghan Kominiarski
General Members	Stuart Ford John Mc Tiernan Melissa Ventura

Musical Production '05 : The Witches of Eastwick

ARC's Victorian amateur premiere production of "The Witches of Eastwick" was something not to be missed, and the season was almost all sold out. See the Witches of Eastwick page for more information. Also the theatre people review of Witches of eastwick is available online

Shopping Tour

The planned Shopping Tour has been postponed to later this year - planned to be around November.  This change of date allows people to use the ARC Shopping Tour for their pre-Christmas shopping needs.  For any further questions, contact