Director leaves his comfort zone for confronting drama
26 Jan, 2021 02:51 AM
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In rehearsal for Blind Eye are Chris McKenzie (left), Annie Whitfield, Joan Street and Mike Street. Photo / Jacqui McKenzie
In rehearsal for Blind Eye are Chris McKenzie (left), Annie Whitfield, Joan Street and Mike Street. Photo / Jacqui McKenzie
Chris McKenzie is directing Amdram s latest production, Blind Eye, a play by April Phillips.
With a cast comprising Chris, as well as Annie Whitfield and Joan and Mike Street, there was no shortage of directorial choice when original director Talia Annear had to withdraw. Talia had already done a lot of the blocking, says Chris. Although he stepped up as director, he says it has been a real team effort.
Amdram auditions for Phantom of the Opera next month
18 Jan, 2021 03:01 PM
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Glass artist Katie Brown has agreed to design and build the chandelier for Amdram s production of Phantom of the Opera. Photo / Paul Brooks
Wanganui Midweek
with Sandi Black
What a crazy end to 2020 for the Phantom of the Opera production team. At the beginning of December we hosted Jennifer Ward-Lealand, who ran two amazing masterclasses in her Flying Solo -Telling the story through song workshops. Participants and observers were treated to some very special insights and tips from Jennifer and the feedback was extremely positive.
Jennifer enjoyed her time in Whanganui and has promised to come back to run her Craft of Acting Workshop in the near future. Exciting! AMDRAM have also been lucky enough to receive an offer of help from Jennifer with some aspects of the show, but more on that later.
The Monday Q&A: Whanganui actor Chris McKenzie on treading the boards and dinner with Donald Trump
17 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Chris McKenzie performing as Doctor Gull in the 2019 Amdram production of the Albert Belz play Yours Truly.
Photo / Ian Jones
Chris McKenzie performing as Doctor Gull in the 2019 Amdram production of the Albert Belz play Yours Truly.
Photo / Ian Jones
Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Whether playing a Shakespearean lord or a pantomime dame, Chris McKenzie is a is well-known to Whanganui theatre goers.
Next month he will occupy both stage and director s chair for Amdram s production Blind Eye.
March 30: TODAY’s Meredith Vieira talks to Holly Musser Foster, the daughter of one of the victims killed in a shooting rampage at a North Carolina nursing home. She also discusses the incident with Chris McKenzie, chief of the Carthage Police Department.
By Jenna Garrett on March 27, 2014
Jennifer Layton, Devon.
Developed severe tinnitus and then insomnia and heart palpitations after a next door neighbor in her terrace had wi-fi set up in their home. She is photographed at a friend’s home on the edge town. She felt more at ease here away from the ‘electro-smog’.
Damian May, Reading, Berkshire.
May is a skilled cabinet maker and runs a property maintenance company. He discovered he suffered from EHS after buying a Nintendo Wii for Christmas. His electrosensitivity has made it very difficult for him to run his company as he finds it painful to work in areas with wi-fi or a strong mobile phone signal. He is photographed in his office, which he has insulated against EMF’s. He is actively campaigning to have wi-fi removed from his son’s school.