Owen is now bringing his experience to the Litt Park stage.
“‘It has been fun,” says Owen. “We have chosen some great pieces by The Bard. The audience are in for a very entertaining evening.”
One example is an extract from The Taming of the Shrew with performances by Colleen Pye and Nicole Petuha. Many will be familiar with this comedy about a battle of the sexes between the willful Katherine and the cunning Petruchio.
Colleen is, of course, very familiar to regulars at Te Puke Repertory but for Nicole, this is a first. She is, though, a very experienced performer from Wellington theatres, and is the Te Puke High School drama teacher and an accomplished dance tutor.
Owen says she is another example of exciting new talent that will be on show.
“We have such good talent and what we have tried to do with this show is to make Shakespeare fun and interesting for people who might not be that familiar with his work.
“I think we have done that, and I believe anyone would enjoy this production.”
Shakespeare in Shorts season runs from June 18-22 with tickets available at www.eventspronto.co.nz/tprs