First Date

16th to 24th June, 2017
The Arcadians' Miner's Lamp Theatre
  • The Show
  • Cast and Crew

When blind date newbie Aaron is set up with serial-dater Casey, a casual drink at a busy New York restaurant turns into a hilarious high-stakes dinner.

As the date unfolds in real time, the couple quickly finds that they are not alone on this unpredictable evening. In a delightful and unexpected twist, Casey and Aaron’s inner critics take on a life of their own when other restaurant patrons transform into supportive best friends, manipulative exes and protective parents, who sing and dance them through ice-breakers, appetizers and potential conversational land mines.

Can this couple turn what could be a dating disaster into something special before the cheque arrives?

“First Date should be the first show you see this season.”

 WOR Radio

“Sassy, madcap fun.”

 Associated Press

“This is one first date you don’t want to end! Fun and very funny by a pair of boffo lead performances that make a perfect match in Broadway’s newest musical.”

 NY1

“A winning crowd-pleaser delivered with comic verve and charm.”

 The Hollywood Reporter

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Production Team:

Director – Daniel Stefanovksi
Musical Director – David Wassink
Choreographer – Courtney Paulson
Producers – Chris Micallef & Liza Allen
Costumes – Jo Knight
Set Design – Daniel Stefanovsk
Set Construction – Lou Stefanovski

Contact the production team at firstdate@arcadians.org.au

Cast

Aaron – Mitchell Crouch

Casey – Cerys Murkin

Waiter – Damien Morley

Lauren – Kate Belcher

Gabe  – Brayden Kennedy

Reggie – Tim Love

Allison – Laura  Bryant

Ensemble

Connor Healey-Green

Caitlyn Pfenning

Zoe Roser

Thank you to everyone who auditioned there were some great auditions which made it hard for the production team. Congratulations to those that were successful and if you didn’t make this show remember Wicked is just around the corner followed by Dogfight at the end of the year, we encourage you to audition for those productions.