beenleigh festival of one act plays - Beenleigh Theatre Group

BEENLEIGH FESTIVAL OF ONE ACT PLAYS
CRETE STREET THEATRE, BEENLEIGH
FRIDAY 3 RD , SATURDAY 4 TH and SUNDAY 5 TH AUGUST, 2012
SESSION 1 FRIDAY 3 RD AUGUST 7.30pm
Welcome:
OPENING CEREMONY
BEENLEIGH THEATRE GROUP – JETS
‘WHY ARE YOU HERE?’ by Susan Murray
Directed by: Rosyln Johnson
Youth
Drama – A [G]
SYNOPSIS: “A psychiatrist is meeting with a range of patients, their problems & presences
collide in this absurd drama.”
DOWNSTAGE THEATRE COMPANY
‘CUT’ by Mark Lucas
Directed by: Aaron Evans
Open
Drama – A [MA]
SYNOPSIS: “Sex, drugs and rock and roll, what could possibly go wrong?”
BEENLEIGH THEATRE GROUP
‘FLAME’ by Joanna Murray-Smith
Directed by: Rosyln Johnson
Open
Drama – A [MA]
SYNOPSIS: “Louisa is alone with her memories of her dead husband – or is she? She muses
on her perfect marriage, and now her perfect widowhood. But nothing is perfect…”
SESSION 1 SATURDAY 4 TH AUGUST 10.00am
GOLD COAST LITTLE THEATRE
‘THE ACTOR’S NIGHTMARE’ by Christopher Durang
Directed by: John Arthars
Open
Comedy [G]
SYNOPSIS: “An actor finds himself in his worst nightmare – on stage with great actors of
the past in a play he’s never rehearsed.”
BEENLEIGH THEATRE GROUP
‘THE KNOCK ON THE DOOR’ by Bruce Olive
Directed by: Steven Pimm
Open
Drama – A [PG]

SYNOPSIS: “In 1915, Gladys and Harold wait for news of their seventeen year old son, who
is fighting in Gallipoli. Nearly one hundred years later, Cate waits patiently in the same
suburban house for the return of her husband, fighting in Afghanistan. Through these parallel
lives, this play explores how Australians, particularly women, have attempted to cope with
the anxiety of loved ones fighting overseas.”
MORETON BAY COLLEGE
‘CHILDREN OF THE BLACK SHIRT’ by Angela Betzien
Directed by: Kelly Redhead-Adelt
Youth
Drama – A [G]
SYNOPSIS: “Three lost children stumble across an abandoned orphanage in the bush. They
become trapped in a timeless world, haunted by spirits from the past. They are tormented,
too, by a Black Shirt, a cruel governess wielding ‘enormous scissors’. As the stories of these
forgotten children are told, their spirits are released.”
LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 2 SATURDAY 4 TH AUGUST 2.30pm
MORETON BAY COLLEGE
‘THE CAGEBIRDS’ by David Campton
Directed by: Emma Pattemore and Jessica Domann
Youth
Drama – A [PG]
SYNOPSIS: “Birds in a cage live, each totally absorbed in her own particular characteristics.
When the wild one is introduced into their midst by the Mistress in charge of the, she
endeavours to persuade them to break out from their self-imposed dependence and
imprisonment into the wider world outside.”
KSP THEATRE INC.
‘FREEDOM’ by David Breen
Directed by: David Breen
Open
Comedy – O – A – [M]
SYNOPSIS: “What does ‘Freedom’ mean to you?”
MORETON BAY COLLEGE
‘EVIL SHALL NOT TRIUMPH’ by Unknown
Directed by: Laura Hague
Youth
Comedy [G]
SYNOPSIS: “A melodrama – Villain, Sir Rupert plots the downfall of Mr Smythe, a
goodman, addicted to the demon drink, in order that he is able to marry Virginia, Mr
Smythe’s beautiful daughter. Then a mysterious stranger arrives to save the day and win the
heart of Virginia.”
MEAL BREAK

SESSION 3 SATURDAY 4 TH AUGUST 7.00pm
RIVERMOUNT COLLEGE
‘CHARACTER ANALYSIS’ by Chris Howlett
Directed by: Darryn Swaby
Youth
Comedy – A [G]
SYNOPSIS: “The Movie Star’s sister is missing. The agent doesn’t know anything about it,
and the detective is willing to help out, but he’s all expenses paid. Tragedy it ain’t. Three
characters are determined to get to the truth, even if their writer doesn’t want them to.”
EXCALIBUR THEATRE COMPANY
‘NARCISSISTICA’ by Mark Lucas
Directed by: Shirley Lucas
Open
Drama – A – O [MA]
SYNOPSIS: “When all that you have become is not enough, some shall rise and some shall
fall. Beneath canvas beats a heart of poison.”
BRISBANE ARTS THEATRE
‘WHO THE *#@* IS ERICA PRICE’ by Sarah Brill
Directed by: Allison Kerr
Open
Black Comedy [M]
SYNOPSIS: “A prostitute who has various clients visit her regularly at a brothel. She dreams
of a revolution that will change and the way things are. She dreams of a better life for herself
and others.”
SESSION 1 SUNDAY 5 TH AUGUST 10.00am
GOLDEN GLOVE PRODUCTIONS
‘LEVEL 12’ by Kate Beck
Directed by: Kate Beck
Open
Comedy – A [M]
SYNOPSIS: “Who would you hate to be stuck in an elevator with? M. Jackson and Florinda
each have something they don’t want exposed. But when trapped together on Level 12,
they’re not going to have much choice!”
THE HILLS PLAYERS
‘CRUSH’ by Elodie Boal
Directed by: Kath Kunde
Open
Drama – A – O [MA]
SYNOPSIS: “It’s better to feel pain, than feel nothing at all.”
LUNCH BREAK

SESSION 2 SUNDAY 5 TH AUGUST 2.00pm
SAD THEATRE
‘I’M A PISCES, HE’S AN ASSHOLE’ by Sarah McMahon
Directed by: John McMahon
Open
Comedy A – O [M]
SYNOPSIS: “A one-act comedy about life, love and injection moulded plastic.”
IPSWICH LITTLE THEATRE
‘ALL FOR THE NATION’ by Bob Hoskins
Directed by: Jan Paterson
Open
Black Comedy [PG]
SYNOPSIS: “A black comedy set in a London basement where ‘Secret Government
Business’ gets carried out by Cheryl, a women who just loves to ‘tinker’.”
CALOUNDRA CHORALE & THEATRE CO. INC.
‘CHOOK, CHOOK’ by Fiona Farrell
Directed by: Maria Lindsay
Open
Comedy [PG]
SYNOPSIS: “A tale of four hens in a battery farm – and each one’s response to confinement
and exploitation.”
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS whilst Adjudicator deliberates
CLOSING CEREMONY AND PRESENTATION OF AWARDS – 5.00pm approx.