DRAMAC PRESENTS: RUBY MOON

DRAMAC PRESENTS RUBY MOON SYNOPSIS: Written in 2005 by Australian Playwright Matt Cameron, Ruby Moon tells the tale of parents Ray and Sylvie Moon, a couple from the town of Flaming Tree Grove, who struggle to come to terms with the disappearance of their six-year-old daughter Ruby. The story never ends for the young parents who retrace every night the events leading up to her disappearance. As the play progresses, Sylvie and Ray play out their agony in a series of fantastical role plays, psycho-therapy gone wrong, in an attempt to make something new of their now meaningless existence. The young parents eventually descend further into a nightmarish world where the boundaries between the real and imaginary become increasingly blurred and we are left wondering if they will ever get over not knowing what happened to their missing child. As all good playwrights should, Cameron does not spoon feed his audience; instead, he presents a tantalizingly malicious and surprisingly humorous meal for the audience to feast upon. This wonderfully macabre tale, told with a consistently stylized non naturalism questions the role of guilt, loss and mystery in a tale lined with a shadowy reflection of Australia’s identity. LOOKING FOR ACTOR AND ACTRESS 18-25, VERSATILE, REQUIRED TO PLAY FOUR CHARACTERS EACH Performance Dates: 7-10 November (8pm, Saturday Matinee at 2pm) AUDITION DATES: Monday 17th September - 10-2pm Lighthouse Theatre Tuesday 18th September - 10-2pm Lighthouse Theatre Wednesday 19th September - 2-6pm Lighthouse Theatre Saturday 22nd September Callbacks - TBA (Lighthouse Theatre) PREPARATION: Nothing is required. Will be auditioning with cold reads. Does not have to be able to sing though the female role has a song (Singers will not have an advantage here) COMMITMENT: Please be aware that rehearsal times will be regular. At this stage, Monday and Wednesday evenings, 6-10pm and Saturday Morning 8am-12pm. These are negotiable depending on who is cast but once decided they are non-negotiable. If this does not seem doable, please consider whether you can commit to the show. This is essential as there are only 2 parts. Those auditioning can request to read each character (of their own gender) but may not be asked to. This has no bearing on being chosen. Call Backs will be announced Friday Morning. If you cannot make the auditions and would like an alternate time, please email: sydney@rubymoon2012.org Lighthouse Theatre Gymnasium Rd Macquarie Uni (off Culloden Rd)