sceggs invalid reading

Today I visited SCEGGS Darlinghurst where drama teacher Vivienne Rodda is directing my play The Invalid Rehearsal.  With a cast of 10, which includes three boys from Cranbrook and Sydney Grammar, we had the first cast reading of the play.

The Invalid Rehearsal was originally written for and performed by the National Institute of Dramatic Art's Drama Studio in 2010.  It is one of the three short plays I'm publishing this year.  The Invalid Rehearsal, Beth and Grounded will be available mid 2012 in a single volume, GRIT: 3 Plays for Teenagers.

Head of Drama Inga Scarlett said she was so excited to read The Invalid Rehearsal and believes it will work really well at SCEGGS.  It will be performed on the 26th and 27th July.  Good luck to Vivienne and the cast - I can't wait to see the results and look forward to popping in along the way.
I'm pictured with Vivienne Rodda, director The Invalid Rehearsal.

charlotte joins creative state

I'm thrilled to welcome Charlotte Salusinszky to Creative State.  Charlotte has come on board to help me take Creative State to the next level and beyond.  She has only just started and I'm thrilled with what we have achieved in a short amount of time.  We've designed week-long acting workshops for actors at varying levels of experience, we've created a safe haven for actors to regularly practice their craft and much more.  We'll be sending out a newsletter shortly to bring you up to speed with what's happening in the year ahead and I'm very excited by the direction we're taking things.

Charlotte studied drama at school as well as acted in and directed theatre productions.  She has studied acting through NIDA's open program and is presently attending NIDA's 'The Actor'.  She brings with her passion, energy and a great sense of humour.

Welcome aboard Charlotte!

filming at plc

Tamara Sweetman, drama teacher at Pymble Ladies College brought me in to assist a group of students with a film project.  The six students from years 9, 10 and 11 were entering a film competition and I spent two days helping them prepare for the shoot.  On day one we brainstormed ideas around the competition brief and each student devised their own film concepts around our findings.  The students pitched their ideas to the group and then voted for the idea they liked most.  Over the next week they wrote the script before I returned for day two.  We then story boarded the film and created a shot list and a multitude of props that were required for the shoot.  I was told the shoot went well and they're presently editing the film.  Good luck in the competition girls!
I can't wait to see the end result.

tricky business

I just spent two days playing a guest role on Channel Nines new TV series Tricky Business.  Obviously I can't give away any details about the show and its story lines but I had a lot of fun playing the role.  My scenes involved series regular Kip Gamblin and he was great to work with.  Look out for 9's new show which airs early to mid 2012.

congratulations rhys

Congratulations Rhys Keir!  Rhys is continuing his acting journey at Actors' Centre Australia, ACA.  I recently coached Rhys on his drama school auditions.  Throughout a handful of sessions we worked up a few monologues including Biff from Death of a Salesman and Mark Antony from Julius Caesar.  Rhys was successful on his first audition for ACA and he begins soon on the two and a half year course.  I wish you every success Rhys!