As well as producing three shows each year, Waipukurau Little Theatre is dedicated to fostering and encouraging our local youth and giving them a place to grow their skills and confidence in the theatrical arts.
Keisha Scott-Bennie, a Year 13 student at Central Hawke's Bay College, has found her second home among the footlights at Little Theatre and as committee member Jules Hamilton says, "we couldn't be happier to have her along side us. Keisha began as Committee Youth Representative two years ago; an enormously beneficial role as both a means to mentor a young person in governance and also provide Keisha with an opportunity to use her voice and represent the ideas of her peers.
"Of course the added benefit for Little Theatre is the clear joy of hearing and learning from a part of our community that can often be underrepresented," Jules says.
"We stage shows for our whole community and it is so important that we have as broad an input as possible."
In addition to her committee role, Keisha has doubled her workload, stepping into the role of production manager for the theatre's upcoming show Heaven Help Us! and reprising her role as stage manager as well.
