BRAVE NEW WORD

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A series of monologues by Jane Bodie featuring NIDA second year actors.

25 August 2010, 7.30pm | Parade Playhouse

Brave New Word

A presentation of six new plays in two programs by NIDA's graduating playwrights.
Directed by NIDA's graduating directors and featuring second year actors.

Programs A and B run concurrently.
27 August 2010, 2.30pm & 7.30pm
28 August 2010, 7.30pm

Program A | Parade Studio
Two by Two by Dan Giovannoni
As the rain gets louder, and the water gets higher, Jack starts looking for a way out. But Carl has already found one.

The Promise of Sunrise by Natalia Savvides
Marta has stopped dancing. Joe thinks he knows why. On the night of their honeymoon in America, they pay a visit to a long lost school friend of Marta's, and are each forced to confront the secrets that they have kept hidden from each other.

Something(at least) by Peter Lamb
An estranged brother and sister return to their family home after the death of their father, their last surviving parent. But is the only thing that now binds them, the falling down house of their childhood? Something(at least) is an exploration of what coming home means, and what that says about who we really are.

Program B | Parade Space

Sprout by Jessica Bellamy
Australia of the future is an environmentally ravaged country: dry and thirsty, hot and bright, locked in by the sun. Routines have been shaken up, communication has broken down and the links between human beings are being tested. What holds people together in a world that is falling apart?

Lyrebird by Amelia Evans
Cate and Henry lost everything in the fire, but not as much as their friend June. One clear winter night, they come together to start to rebuild, but do they have the strength to take nature on a second time?

Pictures of Bright Lights by Maree Freeman
Living content in an isolated world, Mother and Child play out a well rehearsed fantasy. When a carnival appears behind their house and a story-teller arrives at their door, how far will Mother go to protect a daughter who now wants to be free?

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