August 3 - 9, 2022
For the love of theatre
By BELINDA HARRISON
IT’S a long way from the small cane farming community of Ingham in North Queensland, but Bec Carta has made Wangaratta her home and embraced the local theatre scene in a major way. Bec, along with Lexi Aivaliotis and a committee of members, has re-started the Wangaratta Players ‘Youthies’ Group on Thursday nights and Bec said she can’t wait to see what the next generation of ‘drama kids’ bring to the group and where it takes them. “The Wangaratta Players are a fabulous theatre company who have been around for over 70 years which impresses me no end,” Bec laughed. “On one of my visits to Wangaratta before moving here, I got the opportunity to see a Youthies workshop being held at the Stage Door theatre. “The kids were so into it and they were having so much fun while working on improving their craft; I loved their passion and I’m discovering there is a lot of love for theatre out here in rural Victoria.” Bec’s interest in theatre and drama started when she was in primary school when she won the Frank Fraser Memorial Lecturette competition for her school. “It was at that point that I caught the acting bug,” she said.
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◆ CHECK OUT THESE LEGENDS: Bec Carta loves theatre and can’t wait to share her knowledge with the young people at Youthies. PHOTO: Belinda Harrison
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