Student Productions October 2020 - The Government Inspector

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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



Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector Translated and adapted by Roger Pulvers Directed by Darren Gilshenan  29–31 Oct, 2–4 Nov, 8pm 3 Nov,1pm NIDA Theatres, Studio Theatre Running time 115 minutes The Government Inspector will be performed in two acts and include a 15-minute interval. In 1835 Nikolai wrote to his mate Pushkin – ‘Do me a favour and send me a Russian anecdote and I’ll knock off a five-act comedy that will be funnier than Hell!’ Rodger Pulvers’ adaption of The Government Inspector enjoys its themes and comic styles from Nikolai Gogols’ original version of the play. Greed, corruption, satire and farce are the common denominator here but Rodger has cleverly created a vehicle for just two actors. 19 characters with just two actors requires a different skill set... from everyone! This is my fifth time directing a third-year comedy and has been one of my most collaborative NIDA experiences due to the complexity of executing this piece of theatre. All the creative designers are in the room which has allowed everyone to throw their ideas in the mix. Each day we explore sound, character, costume, lighting and set, taking inspiration from our story and building an engaging funny show. This show has magic! It has to, to keep you believing this provincial Russian backwater town is inhabited by multiple characters, all swarming about trying to save their own butts by bribing a man who they are convinced is a Government Inspector. But what an opportunity for Ivan Khlestakov, (a down on his luck blow in middle manager with illusions of grandeur) running from his own nefarious past on route to Saratov. This narcissistic, greedy and morally bankrupt little man sick on the pheromones of his new power reminds us all to be on the lookout for these ‘types’ who use lies to get what they want!?

– Darren Gilshenan, Director


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

A Leinad Walker Z Thomas Loveluck

Director Darren Gilshenan* Assistant Director Amelia Burke Set Designer Adrienne Andrews Costume Designer Claudia Kryszkiewicz Lighting Designer Lucia Haddad Sound Designer Nikki Jones Production Stage Manager Mellita Vertigan Deputy Stage Manager Zac Saric Assistant Stage Manager Tim McNaught Assistant Stage Manager Mia Barnes Costume Supervisor Renata Beslik* Properties Supervisor Lucas Guillemin Construction Manager Lynsey Brown** Head Electrician Trillian Vieira Voice Coach Simon Masterton* MFA Voice Coach Lea Baker Movement Coach Gavin Robins** Costume Assistant Esther Zhong Properties Assistant Jules Bisschoff Design Assistant Kathleen Kershaw Staging Assistant Maxime Armand Construction Assistants Angus Nott Joshua Abbott *Guest artist Show Crew Mclane Catterall **NIDA staff Jessica Pizzinga Thank you to our October 2020 Student Productions Project Supporter Chameleon Touring Systems.


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

NIDA employs a wide range of industry professionals on both a part-time and casual basis who teach students across all the courses. NIDA would like to acknowledge and thank all members of staff who have shared their expertise with the 2020 students.

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