Swan SongA magical, mysterious rollercoaster about how much it would suck to die at 17!
Writer: Branwen Millar Director: Willem Wassenaar There's an ancient belief that the mute swan sings a heartbreakingly beautiful song just before it dies. If you had to perform your own swan song, what would you sing about? For seventeen-year-old Ashley, the question isn't hypothetical. Torn between the life she never had and the life she's leaving behind, Ashley has to make sense of not just her story thus far, but all the questionable encounters with lecturers, visits from giant sperm, and life saving action from bear men that could potentially have occurred as well. Written by award-winning playwright Branwen Millar (Noisy Shadows, Armslength), and directed by the 2007 Chapman Tripp Award recipient for Most Promising New Director, Willem Wassenaar (Angels in America Part 1, A Streetcar Named Desire), Swan Song is a magical and sometimes surreal look at what we end up finding when we search for the meaning in our lives. Cast and CrewCast :Max: Max Hardy Teacher: Rachel Burne Veronica: Johanna Cosgrove Maurice: William Donaldson Miles: Tom Hollow Ashley: Beatrice Joblin Ashly: Katie Montgomerie FES: Kathyrn Lees Theresa: Stella Reid Maddie: Brooke Smith-Harris Jonathan: Jackson Taylor Crew : Directed by Willem Wassenaar Stage Manager: Devon LeClair Costume Design: Brendan Goudswaard Costume Design: Anita Rossbach Set Design: Mark Henley Sound Design : Robbie Ellis Lighting Design: Katrine Kranstad Publicity: Sophia Elisabeth, William O’Neill, Kat Shanahan. |
