Bareboards 2023
Find out more about the plays in our September 2023 program.
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A BODY IS FOUND
Written by Chris Naylor
Directed by Margareta Moir
Genre: Black Comedy
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Synopsis:
A couple are about to have guests for a dinner party when they discover a dead body on the floor near the dinner table. This puts the whole night in jeopardy. Or does it?
Cast:
JAMES: Graham Yates
CHERYL: Annette Laarakkers
GERALD: Michael G
ALICE: Joanne Petkovich
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JACK THE STRIPPER
Written by Lindsey Brown
Directed by Yvonne Balakian
Genre: Comedy
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Synopsis:
When your part time job is a little risqué, it's only natural to want to keep it under wraps. But what happens when your mum finds out and you're forced to lay the truth bare?
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Cast:
JACK: Christopher Potter
JENNA: Indianna Erickson
PAULA: Jodianne Kanagias
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KENNY'S WORLD
Written by Neil Moulang
Directed by Neil Moulang
Genre: Comedy / Drama
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Synopsis:
Two young men, mates since school days, are enjoying the best years of their lives during the heady days of the early 1970's. Hippy times and sexual freedoms never before seen by their parent’s generation. Life is free and the livin' is easy, until the much dreaded news comes thru that conscription into the army is about to change their lives. How will the boys, soon become men, handle the sudden and drastic change to their lives? How will the parents manage in this, the most dramatic and socially changing time in recent Australian history.
Characters:
KENNY: Sam Owen
JOHNNO: Christopher Potter
STAN: Andrew Hall
GRANDAD: Darryl Chappelow
JUDY: Eleni Poulos
MUM: Karen Firmstone
LOVE, DEATH AND THAT
3-LETTER WORD
Written by Suzy Wilds
Directed by Suzy Wilds
Genre: Comedy
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Synopsis:
An elderly woman discovers her new ‘self’ after the death of her husband. Her concerned, prim and over protective daughter is not impressed. Together they must navigate love and loss to find a common place. A comedy about love, death and that 3-letter word and the true meaning of family and commitment.
Characters:
ROSE: Lynda Leavers
EMMA: Michelle Erickson
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THE WARHOL INSTITUTE FOR THE FORGOTTEN FAMOUS
Written by Robert Luxford
Directed by A. P. Lordes
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Genre: Comedy
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Synopsis:
For some, 15 minutes of fame is not enough. They can become obsessed with being or becoming the next big worldwide sensation.
The Warhol Institute helps those who have had their fifteen minutes but don't know how to return to a normal life. But not everyone wants to return to being normal and the challenge for the therapist at the institute is to heal patients of this disorder. This challenge is further complicated when a patient has a plan to further their fame that would have fatal consequences.
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Characters:
THERAPIST: Merrilee Hayes
JACQUELINE: Jade Swain
NATASHA : Eleni Poulos
PENNY: Mimi Kilbey
MARVIN: Michael G