About the show
If life is an act of consumption, what happens if we eat too much? In this unique collaboration between NIDA and STC, four short plays set 50 years apart spin us from 1919 to 2069 while all the time chewing on the challenges of now. Eat Me is alive, alert and alarmed. It travels through trickery and trauma before arriving at the end of everything.
The four plays are written by members of STC’s Emerging Writers Group and directed by the four directors of the Contemporary Asian Australian Performance Directors Initiative at STC.
1919 – Dash Dot Dash by Enoch Mailangi New technology leads to miscommunications, hurt feelings and hungry expectations.
1969 – Blowback by Wendy Mocke Caught in raging fires, five friends in a stolen car find out they are not alone.
2019 – The Necklace by James Elazzi Waiting for the burgers to arrive, five friends dig at the vale of inheritance.
2069 – The End of Everything from the Perspective of Lawn Chairs by Jordyn Fulcher
If we drink enough, will we feel the stars going out?
Cast
In order of appearance
Mohamad/John/Vincent/Archie
Adolphus Waylee
Tam/Ruby/Fern/Tayla
Charlotte Lucas
Sophia/Annie/Roberta/Missy
Christy Tran
Aquil/Alex/Harry/Fin
Chuang Mak
David/James/Woodrow/Daniel
Ryan Ennis
Gallery
Gallery
Creative Team
Directors
Courtney Stewart (1919)
Tasnim Hossain (1969)
Kenneth Moraleda (2019)
Jennifer Rani (2069)
Set Designer
Hannah Yardley
Costume Designer
Amy Jackson
Bella Saltearn
Lighting and Video Designer
Saint Clair
Sound Designers
Elif Akgul
Tim McNaught
Voice coach
Angela Sullen**
Movement coach
Gavin Robins**
Production Team
Set Design Assistant
Serena Pollock
Costume Design Assistant
Rebecca Howarth
James Stibij
Production Stage Managers
Sophie Jones
Jimi Rawlings
Deputy Stage Managers
Jordan Jeckells
Jodi Rabinowitz
Assistants Stage Manager
Madeleine Picard
Cameron Russell
Costume Supervisors
Elsbeth Cameron
Lucy Jauristo
Costume Makers
Tamsyn Balogh-Caristo
Jasmin Gray
Lily Mateljan
Costume Assistants
Maeve Durkin
Nina Price
Props Supervisors
Danielle Guyot
Rhyanna Martinusse
Props Makers
Hunter Depalo
Zachary Portelli
Props Assistants
Tanne Patterson
Gaia Stein
Construction Manager
James McKay**
Head Electrician
Jessie McGuigan
Video Systems Support
Ethan Hamill
Technical Assistant
Amy Norton
Meet the Cast
* Guest
** Staff
*** Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance
