DRAMAFEST 2019 – LITTLE THEATRE WITH BIG IMPACT
Redlands Performing Arts Centre.
Little theatre will strut its varied stuff at a special pocket-sized DramaFest 2019. In two entertainment-packed sessions, eight prestigious community theatre groups will vie for coveted DramaFest awards with productions that range from the sublime to the gobsmacking.
In a roller-coaster of emotions audiences will experience the unlikely possibilities of a first date, see what happens when marriages become populated with fantasy characters and ideas, live in the head of a playwright under pressure, share the pain and love awakened by dementia and by disability, taste a classic, visit horror– and zero in on some unexpected and in-your-face folk who don’t quite fit...
DramaFest 2019 will be held in the retro. charm of the Redland Performing Arts Centre’s Auditorium theatre on Saturday 27th July. Tickets are available at the door. DramaFest is big-sized entertainment with a budget-sized price tag; one $5 ticket will give you entry to ten plays held over two sessions.
DramaFest is big-sized entertainment with a budget-sized price tag; one $5 ticket will give you entry to the whole weekend season of plays.
DramaFest 2019 Adjudicator is multi-award winning Australian actor, director, tutor and dramaturge Barbara Lowing, well known for her film roles in Secrets and Lies, Mako; Island of Secrets and Tidelands. The adjudications follow each session and award presentations will take place after the last Saturday evening session.
Note: To view the adjudicator's awards, scroll down.
DRAMAFEST 2019 PROGRAM:
Note: Please note the classification of entries to ensure that your play viewing selection is appropriate.
Session 1; 1:30pm
* The Importance of Being Earnest (excerpt) by Oscar Wilde presented by ROAR Academy G
* Like a Metaphor by Emily Cicchini
presented by ROAR Academy PG
* Fugue by Laura Elizabeth Miller
presented by ROAR Academy MA15+
* Zeroes by Mark Lucas
presented by Excalibur Theatre Company MA15+
* When It Rains, It Pours by Tia Nikita Russell
presented by Cleveland Drama Crew MA15+
* Dust by Michael T. Folie
presented by Beenleigh Theatre Company PG
* Caught in the Act by Bruce Kane
presented by Downstage Theatre M
ADJUDICATION, Session 1.
Session 2; 6:00pm
* The Girl Who Forgot to Sing Badly by Finegan Kruckemeyer
presented by Rivermount College G
* Bubbles by Tara Routley
presented by Ipswich Little Theatre PG
* The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish by David Tristram
presented by Act 1 Theatre M
ADJUDICATION AND PRESENTATION OF AWARDS 8.45pm
Note: Please note the classification of entries to ensure that your play viewing selection is appropriate.
No bookings required; tickets available at the door. For further information call RPAC Box Office on 3829 8131 or call the DramaFest Director Jan Nary on 0429 898 328 j.narypr@bigpond.com.au
Presented by Redland Performing Arts Centre with the support of Magda Productions.
*************************************************
ONE $5 TICKET FOR ALL NINE PLAYS
Tickets at door prior to session
Venue: Redland Performing Arts Centre, Auditorium 2–16 Middle Street, Cleveland
************************************************
PostScript: Director of DramaFest, Jan Nary commented on the evening:
"Sincere congratulations to the winners at last night's DramaFest and heartfelt thanks to all who helped to make it such a beaut evening."
Adjudicator's Awards, DramaFest 2019:
Best Actress Aimee Monement Dust Beenleigh Theatre Group
Best Actor Will Boyd Dust Beenleigh Theatre Group
Best Supporting Actor Connor Chadwick Like a Metaphor ROAR Academy
Best Supporting Actress Alice Simpson& Kayla Pehi Fugue ROAR Academy
Best New Australian Play When It Rains It Pours (by Tia Russel) Cleveland Drama Crew
Best Play Fugue ROAR Academy
Best Director Richard Rubendra Fugue ROAR Academy
Best Short Play Fugue ROAR Academy
Best Youth Entry Like a Metaphor ROAR Academy
Adjudicator’s Award Charlotte Rubendra Like a Metaphor ROAR Academy
Most Socially Relevant Play When It Rains It Pours Cleveland Drama Crew
Magda Productions 80 Boundary Rd, Bardon
info@magdaproductions.com magdaproductions.com