STUDENT PRODUCTIONS OCTOBER 2020 nida.edu.au/october-2020
WELCOME STUDENT PRODUCTIONS OCTOBER 2020
I would like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we learn and tell stories, the Bidjigal and Gadigal people, and pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past, present and emerging. Welcome to the October Season of Student Productions at NIDA. It is fantastic to see the culmination of all the hard work that has happened here over the past few months, and it is wonderful to be able to experience the magic of face-to-face theatre again. I am excited to celebrate our amazingly talented graduating students, to witness the inherent creativity of their work and to be in the audience with you. After the outstanding success of our Digital Theatre Festival last August, we now present five fully staged and two workshop productions with award-winning directors, all working under COVID-19 restrictions – seven stories about how we cope with crisis and change and come out the other side. This season gives all our students the opportunity to push boundaries and to engage with industry representatives, agents, theatre and event companies, film, and television producers. The state-of-the-art performance spaces they work in, as well as the experts they have access to at every step of the creative process, are what makes NIDA one of the world’s top performing arts educators. We couldn’t present any of these high-calibre productions without support from the Australian Government, our Principal Partner for property services ARA, our Major Partners Technical Direction Company and Canon Australia, our Corporate Partner YouTube, our Supporters Tempus Two, Young Henrys and Media Super, and our legal services Supporter Kay and Hughes, the trusts and foundations and the generous individuals who make up our donors and supporters. So, thank you all. We hope you enjoy these live productions. We know the future is a bright one for all our brave graduates.
– Liz Hughes, CEO
From the novel by Virginia Woolf Adapted by Sarah Ruhl Directed by Kate Gaul 30, 31 Oct, 2–5 Nov, 7.45pm 5 Nov,1pm NIDA Theatres, Space Running time 80 minutes Orlando will be performed in one act with no interval. A man named Orlando lives life to the fullest through three centuries, and, after a long sleep, becomes a woman. Called a romp through the ages, a meditation on time, gender, and sexuality, Virginia Woolf’s novel Orlando is called the longest love letter ever to be written in literary history. Sarah Ruhl’s stage adaptation uses narrative and a chorus to enact lyrical, instant, and whimsical transformations as we follow Orlando through countless epochs. The cast becomes great storytellers, characters, observers to bring the play to life. It is a privilege to work with NIDA’s daring, imaginative, committed, and creative students across all disciplines. We decided to make this production big and bold (even though it’s in a small theatre). I hope it feels effortless as we once again turn the spotlight onto questions of our humanity and importantly the tensions between our essential and constructed selves.
– Kate Gaul, Director
Orlando was commissioned by Joyce Piven and was first produced at the Piven Theater Workshop, directed by Joyce Piven. It was subsequently produced at the Actor’s Gang in Los Angeles, produced by Tim Robins, and directed by Joyce Piven. It was produced in New York at Classic Stage Company, produced by Brian Kulick, directed by Rebecca Taichman.
Presented by NIDA BFA Costume, BFA Properties and Objects, BFA Scenic Construction and Technologies, BFA Technical Theatre and Stage Management, BFA and MFA Design for Performance, MFA Directing, MFA Voice, MFA Writing for Performance and final year BFA Acting students.
Company
Orlando Chorus/Favilla/Sasha/Penelope/ Maid2/Grimsditch/Elevator Man Chorus/Queen/Sailor/Othello/ Captain/Maid X/Priest/ Salesperson Chorus/Clorinda/Euphrosyne/ Desdemona/Archduchess/ Maid2/Marmaduke
Director Assistant Directors Movement Coach Voice coach MFA Voice Support Set/Props Designer Costume Designer Co-Sound Designer/Composer Co-Sound Designer/ Sound Systems Designer Lighting Designer Props Supervisor Costume Supervisor Set/Construction Supervisor Head Electrician
Production Stage Manager Micaela Ellis Deputy Stage Manager Alana Louise Assistant Stage Manager Props Assistant Alan Zhu Costume Assistants Design Assistants Brandon Scane Set/Construction Assistant Technical Assistants Kate Gaul* Sophie Benassi Zoe Hollyoak Troy Honeysett* Jennifer White* Eleanor Stankiewicz Olivia Rowlands* Monique Langford Daniel Herten Kaitlyn Crocker Thomas Bensley Alex Allanson Alloquis Callaway Florian Simonin** Nathan Sandy
Thank you to our October 2020 Student Productions Project Supporter Chameleon Touring Systems.
Fiona Lloyd Harding Sybilla Wajon Jordan Jeckells Madison Williams Oliver Hall Tamsin Balogh-Caristo Meg Anderson Jade McElroy Josh Abbott McLane Catterall Scott Cleggett Zoe Davis Jessie McGuigan Pip Morey Jess Pizzinga Bella Thompson
*Guest artist **NIDA staff
Graduating students 2020 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
Reb e cc a At t ana sio
Ayla B eaufils
A nna Clark
Leinad C oulthur s t
Philip D’A mbrosio
T hom a s Daws on
Mic aela Ellis
Charlot te G rimmer
Ja s on Jef ferie s
L achlan Kent
N athaniel L angwor thy
A lana Louis e
T hom a s Loveluck
Patrick M andziy
Brodie Ma sini
A lb er t Mwangi
R yan Paniz za
Zo e Re snick
B randon S c ane
Je s sic a S p ie s
A lexandra St amell
L uke V is entin
A lan Zhu
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Costume)
Av ril B radbur yG e orgia Hoath At tewell-Mo ore
A llo quois C allaway
Te s s Healy
S arah Murdo ch
Emily Pire s
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design for Performance)
Meret te B ou tros
Te s s B urg
O liv ia Hu tley
Jordan Leah
Iz S p erling
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Properties and Objects)
A lexandra A llans on
Daniel D ruer y
L uc a s G uillemin
A m anda Torrisi
S idney Tulau
Ruru Zhu
Bachelor of Fine Arts ( Technical Theatre and Stage Management)
T hom a s B ensley
Fiona Lloyd Harding
A mellia B ruderlin
K hyam C ox
Morgan Moroney
A na s t a sia Mowen
Je s s e G reig
L ucia Haddad
Daniel Her ten
Tom Houghton
Ros e Mulc are
C ameron S mith
L achlan Ste el
Mali Tauro Cesca
Mellit a Ver tigan
Master of Fine Arts (Design for Performance)
Adrienne A ndrews
S om a G arner
A ngus Kons ti
Claudia K r ys zk iew ic z
Monique L angford
Rit a N aidu
Zo e Hollyoak
M at thew L atham
L iam McIlwain
Ruby Re e s
G areth Is a ac
Adam Lyon
Eleanor St ank iew ic z
Jack St arkey- G ill
Master of Fine Arts (Directing)
S ophie B ena s si
Mark B olotin
A melia B urke
Master of Fine Arts ( Voice)
Lea B aker
Rae chyl French
Rudolf Hendrik x
Jennifer Jackson
Ella Van Dam
STUDENT PRODUCTIONS OCTOBER 2020
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