Protea Stage Productions

Protea Stage Productions is a non-profit society with its main aim being to introduce “youth” to the Theatre. We have for many years worked closely with both the Primary and Secondary Schools in the Benoni area and have on occasions strayed from our normal venue of the Benoni Small Town Hall Stage to produce shows in conjunction with the Schools. Our auditions are totally open restricted only by age, which is normally dictated by the type of show being performed, and we have been lucky enough to attract multi-racial casts for several of our recent productions. We classify our shows as Junior with a cast normally between the ages of 7 years to mid-teens and Senior with a cast from mid-teens to mid-twenties. We aim to produce two shows a year, one junior and one senior, and have on occasions had children as young as 3 years on stage. Our productions normally fall into the category of Musicals although we have in the last few years produced the odd Pantomimes and variety shows that have drawn full houses. Our current record attendance is 345 for a Saturday Matinee performance of “Mary Poppins”, the absolute maximum full house for the Benoni Small Town Hall.