CUT & PASTE
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Cut & Paste is an evening of short plays, theatrical scraps and script-in-hands, brought to you by some of Sydney ’s most exciting theatre makers. This month’s line up includes Lexi Freiman with Pip Smith, Talya Rubin, John AD Fraser, Augusta Supple with Gavin Roach and Lucy Goleby, Brooke Robinson, Sean Barker and Phil Spencer.
CUT & PASTE
THE OLD FITZROY HOTEL
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21st @ 8.00pm
$9 on the door. First in best dressed.
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STORIES FROM THE 428
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A collaborative theatre project based on travelling on the 428 bus route from Circular Quay to the end of the bus line. A select group of writers, directors and actors will work on creating an hour long show reflecting on experiences gathered during a series of bus rides through the Marrickville area- the people, the history, the place. The writers will work individually and in groups to write sections of the play to be performed at Sidetrack Theatre in March.
AIMS:
*to create an entertaining, contemporary piece of theatre, for and about the local area by artists who live in the area/ travel on the 428
*to create networking opportunities for artists to work together in a fun and nurturing environment
* to introduce artists and audiences to the newly rennovated Sidetrack Theatre venue
DATES:
Expressions of Interest close: 15 Jan 2010
Artists confirmed 22 Jan 2010
Workshops for writers commence: 1st Feb 2010
Auditions for Actors: 17-21 Feb 2010 at Fraser Studio
Rehearsals: 1st March 2010
Performances: 22nd March- 4th April 2010
HOW TO GET INVOLVED:
If you would like to know more about this project please check out www.storiesfromthe428.com or if you are interested in auditioning please fill in the online form http://428form.tk/
Writers: Donna Abela, Vanessa Bates, Kit Brookman, Rebecca Clarke, Tahli Corin, Matt Edgerton, Joanna Erskine, Lexi Frieman, Noelle Janaczewska, Sime Knezevic, Patrick Lenton, Ned Manning, Jasper Marlow, Brooke Robinson, Alison Rooke and Phil Spencer.
Directors: Louise Fischer, Augusta Supple, Zoe Carides, Scott Selkirk, Ian Zammit, Anne-Maree Magi, Ngaire O’Leary, Glenn Hazeldine
Production Manager: PJ Gahan
Designer: Gemma-Lark Johnson
Sound Designer: Jeremy Silver
Lighting Designer: Miles Thomas
Sponsorship Coordinator: Gavin Roach
Publicity/Marketing: Julia Lenton
Stage Manager: Alison Murphy-Oats
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OFF THE SHELF
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Off the Shelf is supported by the City of Sydney and aims to focus the skills of theatre practitioners on a new full length script of their choice, whilst strengthening relationships between emerging writers and directors. This is a unique opportunity to explore a script which may have been “shelved”, or may be in a seed stage and needs a little bit of time and space to get to the next phase.
AIMS:
*Writers:
- Provides a focus (complete with a timeline or a series of deadlines) to develop work.
- Builds relationships with directors.
- Exposes writers to actors (who they may write for in future projects)
- A showcase provides a “soft” end point to the hothouse project /a midway point to further production. Allows writers to test out working relationships with dramaturges/ directors.
- Focuses on the writing “process” over performance “product”.
- Enables the writer to hear audience response and respond to feedback.
- Introduces writers to the theatre community.
*Directors:
- Helping directors connect with writers.
- Encourages directors to develop a working relationship with a writer
- Allow directors to invite actors they know, or would like to work with.
- Working towards a showing (not full production) allows the director to focus on the writing and their methods in working on new plays with actors.
- Introduces new directors to the theatre community.
*Actors:
- Provides an opportunity to be a part of a dramaturgical process, provide feedback into the script process whilst practising cold -reading skills.
-An opportunity to network with writers who may write specifically for actors and/or directors who may be looking to cast actors in projects beyond the OFF THE SHELF hothouse.
*Industry:
- Build community, strengthen relationships between artists,
- advance new writing through awareness of emerging work/practitioners,
- provide a platform for meaningful engagement with text,
- encourage thoughtful constructive criticism to build confidence in discussion and discourse about writing for performance.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST/APPLICATIONS:
This project will call for Expressions of Interest in Late Feb 2010 for a Development period in April and resulting in a showcase in May 2010. For more information http://www.queenstreetstudio.com/offtheshelf.html
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DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA
SYNOPSIS: Danny and The Deep Blue Sea is a love story set in a turbulent and aggressive environment. Set in a rundown bar in the Bronx, Danny and Roberta strike up a halting conversation over their beer. He is a brooding, self-loathing young man who resorts more to violence than reason; she is a divorced, guilt-ridden young woman whose troubled teenage son is now being cared for by her parents. Danny seems incapable of tender emotion, while Roberta, who is still haunted by the memory of an ugly sexual incident involving her father, is distrustful of men in general. And yet, as their initial reserve begins to melt, and they decide to spend the night together, the possibility of a genuine and meaningful relationship begins to emerge for the first for both of them.
Written by: John Patrick Shanley
Directed By: Augusta Supple
Produced by: Julia Lenton
Performed by: Stephen Peacocke
FULL DETAILS OF PRODUCTION TO BE CONFIRMED
Looking to be involved? Please contact augusta@augustasupple.com
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BRAND SPANKING NEW 2010
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Brand Spanking New is an initiative of New Theatre to foster new Australian writing through the creation of a showcase for emerging and established writers and directors. Brand Spanking New is an opportunity for writers and directors to collaborate in a non-competitive, well-resourced, nurturing environment with the view of strengthening relationships between emerging and established practitioners whilst producing a high quality piece of theatre.
A maximum of 16 writers and 16 directors will be chosen on application for the festival, which is scheduled for a season at New Theatre end of 2010.
APPLICATIONS
Applications will open in August for Expressions of Interest please check the New Theatre website closer to this time for details:
http://www.newtheatre.org.au/
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