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Tue, 2 Feb 2010, 09:27 am
evaporatingsun33 posts in thread
Evaporating Sun previously put on Patrick Marber’s ‘Closer’ which sold out in its final week and Caryl Churchill’s ‘A Number’ at Forty Five Downstairs which garnered great reviews (**** in the Age). Evaporating Sun are putting on a co-op production of an original play called ‘Equilibrium’ in late April at the Northcote Town hall. The play is a dialogue driven piece about relationships and sexual politics and the themes are loss of innocence, hope and curiosity. An independent dramaturge report about the play notes that: “This is an accomplished, ambitious, and formally inventive piece of playwriting… this is a very effective work that should be realised in a production sooner rather than later”. At this stage we are looking for a director who would be interested in directing this work. Because it is the first time that this play will be performed it is important that the writers intent is the driving force behind the work. If you are interested please send a note about your work and approach to evaporatingsun@gmail.com . If you know of someone that may be interested please let them know about this.

Point not, lest I point back.

Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 07:35 pm
So by 'relevant', you make the assumption that plays being put on in in VIC should not advertise Australia-wide for a director? That demonstrates one of the ways the arts scene in Perth has limited vision. Why shouldn't an advertisement be broadcast nationwide? How do you know a budding director from any other state might not leap at the chance to offer their services in Northcote? You might not believe anyone from WA would be interested, in their separatism, but it's entirely possible and you ought to be thanking the advertiser from Northcote for at least making the offer available. And before you are so keen to criticise, it'd be interesting to see just how many Perth auditions or requests bother to put their posts in a 'WA only' category..? And if they do, aren't they limiting their options as well? Or if by 'relevant' you simply mean you need help understanding what suburb belongs to what state, ... well, we've already demonstrated that it takes less time and effort to solve than it has for me to write this sentence, so that can't be the point, can it? The site is called 'Theatre Australia', after all. I would have thought having access to what's going on around the country was - 'so' the point..? For instance, there are bound to be some local companies who might find it interesting that someone in Australia recently had success with Patrick Marber’s ‘Closer’ and Caryl Churchill’s ‘A Number’...and might want to keep an eye on 'Equilibrium' to see if it's worth obtaining the rights for, down the track...? Actors and directors are often mobile between cities. Frequently the direction is away from Perth. People from WA ought to be the last to complain about opportunities flowing toward them, no matter how remote the possibility of responding may seem. And I probably wouldn't be pointing this out so adamantly had your original point been posed as a simple, polite request for more specific location information. But by admitting you could easily have looked it up yourself but chose to berate instead, you were simply coming across as belligerent. I'm rather keen to see WA artists portrayed better than that. You're embarrassing no one? What about yourself? My apology stands. Cheers, Craig ~<8>-/====\---------

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