SEASON TWO, 2013 – ONE ACT PLAYS
FRACTURED FAIRY TALES – A TRIO OF ONE ACT PLAYS
See photos of the production here.
2013 ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL UPDATES
19th Annual Dandenong Ranges One Act Play Festival
All three of Hartwell’s One Act Plays performed over the weekend of 19th – 21st July 2013.
Nominations were not given for any category however Hartwell received the following awards:
ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD – Laura Bradley as Prudence (The Last Dance Of The Plum Sisters)
ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD – Aynslie Watson as Felicia (The Last Dance Of The Plum Sisters)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MALE) – Daniel Madrigali as Jack (Spoiler Alert)
BEST YOUTH ACTOR – Molly Farquharson as Red Riding Hood (Disenchanted)
Well done everyone!
13th Annual South Gippsland One Act Play Festival
All three of Hartwell’s One Act Plays performed over the weekend of 10th – 11th August 2013.
This was another fantastic weekend of shows, not only from Hartwell but from a wide variety of other theatre companies.
Congratulations to all those who received awards or nominations!
Awards:
VDL ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD: Chloe Kues as Jill (Spoiler Alert)
ADJUDICATOR’S CHOICE AWARD: Daniel Madrigali as Jack (Spoiler Alert / Disenchanted)
Nominations:
BEST LEAD ACTOR (FEMALE): Chloe Kues (Spoiler Alert)
BEST LEAD ACTOR (MALE): Daniel Madrigali (Spoiler Alert)
Congratulations to all cast & crew for all their hard work, not only at the festivals but also at our Home Season.
ONE ACT PLAY SEASON 2013
Saturday July 6th @ 2pm & 7pm
TWO SHOWS ONLY!
THE LAST DANCE OF THE PLUM SISTERS
Produced by Special Arrangement with Selsdon Enterprises
Written by Michael Olsen
Directed by Michaela Smith
Felicia and Prudence Plum wake up in the tower nursery of their outback station house to find themselves chained together. Who has done this and why? And what of the dance to be held at their house? Will they get a chance to dance with the most eligible bachelor in the district, Harry Prince, or will that honour fall to their stepsister, Cindy? And what of their father, Jasper Plum? Will his arrival save them or will the sisters be locked in the tower room forever?
CAST
Felicia – Aynslie Watson
Prudence – Laura Bradley
Jasper – Marcus Ingleby
DISENCHANTED
Written by Katherine Payne
Directed by Peter Sims
Five famous fairy tale princesses sit on a train station waiting to be carried into “happily-ever-after”. Who knows how long they’ve been waiting, or what/who will arrive on the train. Will their Prince ever arrive? Will Sleeping Beauty realise she’s getting wrinkles? Will Cinderella ever tell anyone what’s in her suitcase? Is Belle really as nice as she seems and why is she giving Snow White an apple? Is Rapunzel really that ditzy? All these questions and more will be answered!
CAST
Cinderella – Daisy May
Aurora – Fiona Clayton
Belle – Karla Herschell
Rapunzel – Grace Rogers
Snow White – Kate Sargeant
Red Riding Hood – Molly Farquharson
Jack – Daniel Madrigali
SPOILER ALERT
Produced by Special Arrangement with Brooklyn Publishers, LLC
Written by Bradley Hayward
Directed by Andrew Vial
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. How this story turns out is anybody’s guess. Spoiler alert: it’s not how you’d expect!
CAST
Jill – Chloe Kues
Jack – Daniel Madrigali
Gladys – Meredith Ure
Shirley – Audrey Farthing
Lou – Matthew Clayton