Audition Dates
6 June 2005 – 6 June 2005
- Mon 6 June 2005
Details
- Playwright
- Phil Sanders
AddressThe Old Fitzroy Theatre - Cnr Dowling & Cathedral Streets, Woolloomooloo - Sydney
ParnassusÂ’ Den presents a reading of Bite The Wax Tadpole, a play by Phil Sanders. Looking for a place where new Australian scripts can be brought to life by professional actors reading them to an audience? A place where the punters present are able to give their collective feedback face-to-face to the writer? This is ParnassusÂ’ Den (PD).
About the play: A glimpse behind the scenes of a television soap opera, BuckleyÂ’s Ridge, watched around the world by 40 million people and written by a bloke on the edge of a nervous breakdown. Kevin is the showÂ’s cynical, frustrated head writer who has to find new stories at short notice to counter the threat of a fiendish reality TV show while also dealing with daily domestic crises. HeÂ’s helped by his young, naïve script assistant and a small pharmacy of prescription drugs but still has to cope with getting the sack on his birthday and a deluded actor who decides to commit suicide on-air.
About PD: Over the past decade, PD has positioned itself at the frontier of new Australian writing for performance, encouraging the development of new Australian scripts for film, theatre, TV and radio. Over 500 readings later PD, has grown to become the ‘First Word Of Mouth’, where new Australian writing for performance is discovered.
How it works: PD selects readers from an ensemble of approximately 80 professional actors. The author attends the reading. Following the reading, the audience comments on the script – what works, what doesn’t – giving the writer invaluable feedback to help develop their work. Many scripts have since been produced on stage, screen and airwaves locally, nationally and internationally.
If you are an aspiring playwright, PD gives you the chance to take your script to the next level. If you are a producer, director, actor or dramaturge, this is a great opportunity to get involved in some of the latest works emerging in Australia film, theatre, television and radio.
Entry to all PD readings costs $8 or $5 for members. Membership costs $20 per annum. Tickets can be purchased at the door. All readings start at 7:30pm sharp. For more information check out www.parnassusden.org.au
About the play: A glimpse behind the scenes of a television soap opera, BuckleyÂ’s Ridge, watched around the world by 40 million people and written by a bloke on the edge of a nervous breakdown. Kevin is the showÂ’s cynical, frustrated head writer who has to find new stories at short notice to counter the threat of a fiendish reality TV show while also dealing with daily domestic crises. HeÂ’s helped by his young, naïve script assistant and a small pharmacy of prescription drugs but still has to cope with getting the sack on his birthday and a deluded actor who decides to commit suicide on-air.
About PD: Over the past decade, PD has positioned itself at the frontier of new Australian writing for performance, encouraging the development of new Australian scripts for film, theatre, TV and radio. Over 500 readings later PD, has grown to become the ‘First Word Of Mouth’, where new Australian writing for performance is discovered.
How it works: PD selects readers from an ensemble of approximately 80 professional actors. The author attends the reading. Following the reading, the audience comments on the script – what works, what doesn’t – giving the writer invaluable feedback to help develop their work. Many scripts have since been produced on stage, screen and airwaves locally, nationally and internationally.
If you are an aspiring playwright, PD gives you the chance to take your script to the next level. If you are a producer, director, actor or dramaturge, this is a great opportunity to get involved in some of the latest works emerging in Australia film, theatre, television and radio.
Entry to all PD readings costs $8 or $5 for members. Membership costs $20 per annum. Tickets can be purchased at the door. All readings start at 7:30pm sharp. For more information check out www.parnassusden.org.au
Contact
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