Parramatta Girls

The GTS, better known as the Parramatta Girls Home, was closed down in 1974. Its conditions were widely recognized as being even harsher than those adult prisoners endured. Alana has dedicated the play to “all these adults who, with great courage and inspirational determination, have survived the experience of childhood in an Australian institution, and especially for those who were incarcerated at GTS Parramatta.” Parramatta Girls encompasses the portrayal of eight women who have come back to a reunion at the GTS Parramatta, some 40 years after they were first incarcerated. It is a dramatization of the reunion and includes song and storytelling and shows the determination of the women who survived in the face of hardship and inequality. The play is set in 2003 and the characters are Marlene mid-40’s to late 50’s Indigenous Judi mid-40’s to late 50’s Non-indigenous Melanie mid-40’s to late 50’s Non-indigenous Lynette mid-40’s to late 50’s Non-indigenous Kerry mid-40’s to late 50’s Indigenous Gayle mid-40’s to late 50’s Non-indigenous Maree mid-20’s onwards Non-indigenous, required to sing Coral mid-40’s to late 50’s Indigenous The play will be performed at Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Road, Beaumaris. The play season starts Friday 19th June and runs until Saturday 4th July, 2009. Rehearsals will start approximately 8 weeks prior to opening. Auditions will be held on Sunday 26th April. For auditions and any further information, please call Robyn Morris on 0439 979 811.