CTDM Season 1 Round 3 - Sunday 22nd January 2012 at the MeMo Hall, St Kilda and was proudly supported by Dog’s Bar
Our three fabulous Judges were : Play-wright : Alex Broun, Screen Writer : Glen Dolman & TV Director : Jet Wilkinson
The 8 plays were:
TIMING - by Bridget Burton
Directed by: Bridget Burton
Cast: POLITICIAN - Christina Castyer, AD EXECUTIVE - Max Divine, PRESSURE GROUP REP - Ariel Valent & MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC - Sean Collins
“What do you get when you have a Politician, an advertising executive, a pressure group advocate and a member of the general public in one room? Nothing quantifiable. A short play about getting nothing done.”
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TWO TODAYS - by Colin Donald
Directed by: Christine Husband
Cast: NORM - Benn Skender, TOM - Broden Kelly & TODD - Nicolette Minster
“Wednesday? Thursday? Wednesday? Thursday? How can you choose a day to live over when you are one of the world’s most boring men?”
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DO OYSTERS HAVE IDEAS? - Cerise De Gelder
Directed by: Ivan Tinoco
Cast: JULIE - Charity Shaw (Recipient of the Judges Choice Best Actress), MIKE - Ezra Bix & ALIX - Suzy Markovski
“Julie could have the wrong end of the stick. Mike might be playing for the wrong team. Alix could be barking up the wrong tree. But can three wrongs make a Mr Right? Maybe oysters have the right idea”
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RULES OF THE GAME by Gerald Frape (Recipient of the People’s Choice Runner Up Best Play)
Director: Mitch Forrester
Cast: MIKE - Josh Karlik, TONY - Ross Brisbane, RACHAEL - Bella Merrington & LUCY - Jessie Upton
“A Bar. Two men. Two women. Playing the dating game by numbers. Who wins? Who loses? What are the Rules of The Game? Find out in this hilariously sad social comedy about modern dating”
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LOVE ABIDING by Linc Hasler
Director: Debra Low
Cast: MICKY - Nathaniel Kelly, SUSAN - Katherine Innes (Recipient of the Judges Choice Runner up Best Actress), FEMALE NURSE - Mifa Anderson, MALE NURSE - Andrew Dodds
“Sometimes the greatest challenge you may have to face is admitting to yourself, that the love of your life is the one thing in your life, you can’t handle”
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REVENGE OF THE B STORY by Alexander Gibbs (Recipient of the Judges Choice Best overall play & People’s Choice Winner)
Director: Alexander Gibbs
Cast: MAN - Richard Neal (Recipient of the Judges Choice Runner up Best Actor) & WOMAN - Jacqui Stewart
“You’re waiting at the gate with a rose in your hand. But who are you waiting for? And for that matter, who are you? And what’s with that girl who keeps staring at you? Does she know more than you do?”
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SIRRAH by Karlis Zaid
Director: Karlis Zaid
Cast: RODNEY - Adam Ward (Recipient of the Judges Choice Best Actor), RIC - Brad Williams & JENNIFER - Lisa Emanuel
“A brief satire, inspired by a certain Federal government initiative. Perfect fare for the Royal Shakespeare Company……….or not.”
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THE PARTY by Paul Knox (Recipient of the Judges Choice Encouragement Award)
Director: Paul Knox
Cast: MAN - Tom Lawson & WOMAN - Kate Dix
“It’s your classic story of boy meets girl – pants optional.”
