Court Theatre Presents TRIUMVIRATE, 12/14-15

The Court Theatre brings six theatre practitioners of the future together and new writing to the stage in the second year of THE YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS' INITIATIVE, with a public showcase of three new short plays entitled TRIUMVIRATE to be staged in The Forge on December 14th and 15th.

Three emerging writers were invited to The Court Theatre to experience being a part of a professional theatre company and develop three short plays in collaboration with three up-and-coming directors over the ten-week course. In 2010 TRIUMVIRATE will feature:
Knowing and Knowing by Anna-Claire Hunter, directed by Lucette Hinden.
Featuring Kathleen Burns and Sarah Campagnolo.

On a tenuous car trip to Nelson for a friend's wedding, Lydia and Cat discover there is more to each other than meets the eye. 
 
THE YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS' INITIATIVE consists of a structured writing curriculum with formal teaching and supervision and the opportunity for the playwrights to observe and participate in every aspect involved in the making of theatre. Each writer is then "paired" with a trainee director with an interest in new writing. By the end of the course, participants have first-hand experience of the script advisory process, how to nourish the writer/director relationship, and the practicalities of developing a work from page to stage.

The course was originated and is run by former Associate Artistic Director of The Court Theatre and current Artistic Director of Dunedin's Fortune Theatre Lara Macgregor and The Court Theatre's Literary Manager Elizabeth O'Connor. Macgregor has commuted from Dunedin every weekend to continue her involvement in the Initiative and is "excited to be involved in the encouragement of new talent".

 TRIUMVIRATE will be staged at 7pm Tuesday December 14th and Wednesday December 15th. All tickets are $6. Book at The Court Theatre Box office, 963 0870 or online at www.courttheatre.org.nz.  Reply Reply to all Forward

 

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