Any Queenstown local knows Charlotte Graf can sing, can dance and can act, but did you know she was an artist too?
The mother of two is rehearsing for this week's production California Dreaming, which will be performed in Arrowtown from Thursday night through to Saturday.
Between getting the children off to school and the rehearsals, she has also painted part of the set for the show - and done it in just eight hours.
Mrs Graf says being a mother is her fulltime job; she loves it first and foremost.
She has always been into theatre and got started on the singing side of things after having her children.
She has also set up her own business The Paint People, which allowed her to combine her love of art and children by doing face painting.
"It is a juggle."
Where does Mrs Graf think her talent lies - art or theatre?
"Well, singing pays the bills."
She also sells some of the art she paints, which consists mainly of still life images and oil paintings.
Mrs Graf is excited to be working alongside Margaret O'Hanlon for the second year running after playing a star role in last year's successful show London Calling.
"I adore what she [Mrs O'Hanlon] does. She is so knowledgeable and has a great love for '60s music.'
"Margaret is great at pulling out something different.
"It's a great challenge for me and it's very enjoyable."
Mrs Graf says those who attend the show this week are not just in for a good time with good music, but will be educated on what was one of America's most influential times, the 1960s.
"It's really good music and you will go away from the show knowing something you didn't when you arrive. I have learned a lot.
"It's two hours of being transported to a different place for a bit.
"Did I mention we're dancing as well?"
All characters of the show are based on real characters during the time period. Mrs Graf plays feminist Gloria Steinheim.
"She was the face of feminism in America, a strong woman who believed in a cause and getting more rights for women.
"She created so much change
"The lyrics mean more when you understand the politics of the time."
The show will cover the year 1969, the year of Woodstock, the first walk on the moon, the draft of young men to fight in Vietnam, the My Lai massacre, a free Rolling Stones concert at Altamont, the Charles Manson murders and when 250,000 people protested peacefully for the Vietnam war to end.
Music from legendary American artists will also feature, including the Beach Boys, Janis Joplin, Santana, the Doors, the Mamas and the Papas, the Eagles and more.
