lovely little plays by very good american writers

Golden nuggets from Kentucky

Curtin’s Hayman Theatre Company presents a collection of ten-minute plays from the internationally acclaimed Humana Festival of New American Plays staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky.

From the story of a man trying to drown in a bucket of water to the bored office workers conspiring to poison the boss to break the monotony, these ten-minute plays illustrate the dramatic power of the short play.

lovely little plays by very good american writers will be directed by an emerging group of young Western Australian directors from Curtin’s Performance Studies course.

A rich and quirky collection of peculiar and attractive little plays. Each presents vibrant material for young directors and actors.

8pm, October 4-7
The ARTRAGE Bakery Complex
233 James Street, Northbridge
Bookings 9266 2383 or L.Brennan@curtin.edu.au 

Tickets: $12 standard / $10 concession

The plays

**Wednesday 4th October & Friday 6th October**

UNINTENDED VIDEO by Dale Griffiths Stamos
A woman tries to free herself from the guilt of the accidental and misinterpreted video taping of a burn victim who won't make such freedom as easy as she may hope.
Director: Bradley Stevens
Actors: Alan Chambers, Julia Petricevic.

AT SEA by Mayo Simon
He is so frustrated he could drown himself.
Director: Clea Jones
Actors: Erin Hutchinson, Matt Prosper

THE SIN-EATER by Don Nigro
He eats others’ sins, but he can’t stomach his own.
Director: Kirk Goodsell
Actors: Amy Welsh, Ellen Jurik, Colin Craig

MISREADINGS by Neena Beber
What happens when the bolshy student gets the upper hand.
Director: Angelique Jorre de St Jorre
Actors: Kelly Paterniti, Erin Hutchinson

DOWNTOWN
Corner Booth. Three Writers. Artisans. Red Wine. Plagiarism. God help us...
Director: Megan Guise
Actors: Elle Fussell, Bonnie Parker, Andrew Thom

HE GAVE HER THE EYE by John Sheehy
Who can you trust when you know, ‘They’re doing something to me’
Director: Colin Craig
Actors: Kelvin Jay Horquebie, Bonnie Parker, Erin Hutchinson

ELECTRIC ROSES by David Howard
And she laughs, and she says, "Why in the hell should I marry you?" And I said...I said, “Cause no one in the world is ever gonna feel the way I feel for you right now”.
Director: Paige Marshall
Actors: Alan Chambers Andy Harmsen and Hannah Brennan

**Thursday 5th October & Saturday 8th October**

THE OFFICE by Kate Hoffower
Banlity. Boredom. Bras.
Director: Mischa Ipp
Actors: Hannah Brennan, Alexia Ashwell-Jones

ONE HUNDRED WOMEN by Kristina Halverson
A woman, her boyfriend and her obsessive flatmate.
Director: Carly Wood
Actors: Kate Bailey, Deidre Lynam and Nate Doherty.

BREAKING THE CHAIN by Michael Brigalow & Val Smith
Jessica thought her friends were normal enough - then they received a chain letter.
Director: Cassie Vagliviello
Actors: Nicole DiGregorio LaBianca, Hannah Featherston, Nate Doherty

THE LEAGUE OF SEMI-SUPER HEROES by Val Smith & Michael Dixon
In a world of semi-terror and almost confusion, only one league of nearly-heroes can save us, if only they could afford their power bill.
Director: Alex Littlewood
Actors: Cassie Vaglivielo, Lexie Ashwell-Jones, Matthew Young, Sara Marrocco, Nate Doherty, Andrea Jenkins

WHAT I MEANT WAS by Craig Lucas
Can a family bear to speak or hear the truth?
Director: Kat Shaw
Actors: Matt Prosper, Andy Harmsen, Sara Marrocco, Julia Petricevic

COURTING PROMETHEUS by Charles Forbes
The embryonic romance between co-workers separated by that greatest of divides, the cubicle wall.
Director: Daniel Gillett
Actors: Kelly Paterniti, Whitney Richards