Country soul sought for Moo-sical

If you have a little bit of country in your heart, Dairymen the Moo-sical is looking for you.

The qualities of New Zealand's wonderful cows and the highs and lows of dairy farming are celebrated in this entertaining and amusing show, due to hoof it across the stage in the Eltham Town Hall in October.

Director Myron Bent discovered the production, written by two Wisconsin sisters and was immediately convinced it would be perfect for a Taranaki audience.

Wisconsin is called 'the heart of dairying' in the USA and the issues faced by farmers in the play, such as getting time away from the farm, financial difficulties and farm succession are common to dairy farmers around the globe.

With a few changes to the original script, placing the story into a New Zealand context, the show is sure to appeal to country folk and town dwellers alike.

Musical director Carol Chapman will guide the cast through a great variety of songs with titles such as Gotta Love Cows, Tape and Lube, His Big Green Tractor and Dairymen's Quar-teat.

The cast will range in stage age from late teens to early nineties, and the story focuses on two farming families and a romantic connection between their offspring. Two sets of parents, their uni-aged son and daughter, a grandfather, a bank manager and an AB technician/tanker driver make up the main roles and smaller roles are drawn from the seven male and seven female chorus. If you are a confident singer, dig out your gum boots and join the team down on the farm.

Phone Myron Bent 06 278 4313 or email myrog@xtra.co.nz for further information. www.facebook.com/pages/Dairymen-The-Moosical for cast details.