http://augustasupple.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:01:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was said to Arthur Miller that the inclusion of "Death" in the title of his play "Death of a Salesman" would damage audience attendence as no one would want to see a play that so clearly telegraphed the end of the play... and that it would be somewhat depressing... ... http://augustasupple.com/2010/03/death-in-bowengabbie-arts-radar-tamarama-rock-surfers/ I've known Van Badham for a few years- first encountering her name in a newspaper article in 2006 about Australian Plays and then commissioning her in 2008 for the inaugural Brand Spanking New at New Theatre where she delivered a horrifyingly beautiful crass masterpiece directed by current VCA directing student ... http://augustasupple.com/2010/03/if-there-is-one-thing-i-know-for-certain-never-ever-under-estimate-van-badham/ Stories from the 428 launched last night- with the help from our friends at the Coopers Hotel in Newtown, Marrickville Council, ACTT and Queen Street Studio- writers, directors, designers, crew came together to have a few drinks, to meet the people who they will be working with in the next ... http://augustasupple.com/2010/03/stories-from-the-428-the-launch/ My posts have been infrequent since February began- mainly because I have been busy with all things around my current production- Stories from the 428- and barely have I had time for seeing shows- let alone reflecting on line about them. In my busy schedule, which often involves seeing up ... http://augustasupple.com/2010/03/nigel-kennedy-bach-and-the-duke/ After the success of the inaugural Off The Shelf in 2009, Queen Street Studio presents the third Off the Shelf a residency for writers and directors interested in creating original and compelling text based productions for the inaugural Sydney Fringe Festival. Off the Shelf is an opportunity for writers and ... http://augustasupple.com/2010/02/off-the-shelf-and-into-the-fringe/ For many who are sweating it out in Adelaide- a fringe adventure is one where the idea must be strong and interesting enough to warrant the logistical and financial wrangling of performers, accomodation, fliers, venue, audiences, travel expenses. Fringe artists, like nomads, travel to Melbourne or Adelaide for such adventures... ... http://augustasupple.com/2010/02/opportunity-the-sydney-fringe/ Shopfront's Residency program is open for applications from those artists interested in developing a project in 2010. I am a board member at Shopfront as I believe in its interest in and commitment to developing the arts practice of artists who are under 25. In the last week I ... http://augustasupple.com/2010/02/opportunity-artslab10-a-residency-for-emerging-artists/ It's true that I spend a good deal of my time looking for, creating projects for, promoting new writing talent. In the last 3 years I have created 3 independent projects (Metamor/phases, Brand Spanking New, Stories from the 428) and a script development hothouse (Off the Shelf) culiminating 64 opportunities ... http://augustasupple.com/2010/02/cut-paste-21st-february-the-old-fitz/ The team from Stories from the 428 are looking for approximately 20 actors of all ages, looks and backgrounds to join us for a two week season at Sidetrack Theatre in March 2010. Stories from the 428 is a theatre project which takes its inspiration from travelling on the 428 ... http://augustasupple.com/2010/02/auditions-stories-from-the-428/ [caption id="attachment_1073" align="aligncenter" width="199" caption="The view from the 428- it\'s a sign"][/caption] It was May last year when I starting thinking about Sidetrack Theatre. I took a half day off from my day job to meet with Don Mamouney and to ask him about the theatre. A couple of weeks prior ... http://augustasupple.com/2010/02/stories-from-the-428-an-introduction/