Faust uncovered

In April 2010 a group of students from The Daramalan Theatre Company went to Caloola Farm surrounded by the idyllic mountains south of Canberra. Here they set about relating the texts of Marlowe's Doctor Faustus and Goethe's Faust to their own lives and world as they experience it. This led to the beginnings of a kind of meta text through which they questioned the generally accepted realities of life and social construction. A presentation was given over two nights in June for an invited audience. Now the work is being revisited and shaped into a theatrical event that reflects the discoveries and explorations from the initial Caloola Farm camp. Presented by Shadow House PITS in association with Daramalan Theatre Company, the production challenges the notion of theatre as being a reproduction of dead ideas and long resolved controversies. Rather it seeks to weave great works of mystery and insight into the tapestry of the present. Some of these young performers have the potential to work in the industry. I hope Drama teachers and others concerned about the encouragement and development of theatre practitioners come and see the work find it stimulating and possibly inspiring ... Production title: Ich Bin Faust Date: April 6 - 10 2009 at The Canberra Theatre Centre http://www.shadowhousepits.com.au/faust.htm