Cathouse Players Inc.

CATHOUSE PLAYERS INC. ... Formerly CATS (Craigieburn Amateur Theatrical Society) was formed in 1982 in Craigieburn, a suburb north of Melbourne - with 12 founding members. They were committed to not only performing quality theatre, but productions that would appeal to their audiences. Bette Sartore was a founding member, elected as their first President for four years, and then Artistic Director from 1986. The talented members of the company transformed an empty and disused building into a proper little theatre, with comfortable auditorium-style seats, raised stage, stage curtain, dressing rooms, kitchen, indoor toilets! It was a long, happy and productive involvement with the local community, with the unprecedented luxury of rehearsing and performing in their own theatre. Bette appeared onstage in a variety of roles, and directed some 35 plays, including Award-winning One-Acters at Festivals in Ararat, Anglesea, Kyneton and Macedon.