Here is a sneak peek at the Mercury Theatre Wynnum 2020 program.
Auditions Open
A DOG’S LIFE
This is a one act play which mixes comedy with drama so beautifully you’ll be laughing with little tears in your eyes. Pam Valentine has written about four very different dogs in a pound mostly hoping to be adopted by a human. All except for old Ben who has lived on the streets all his life. He is just waiting for his master to come and get him. You will love the characters and the story.
AUDTION DETAILS
Auditions will be held at 7pm Tuesday 4th August at Wynnum Manly Arts Council (WMAC) rooms (1st floor, 105 Florence St, Wynnum).
Performance dates are November 6, 7,13,14,20 and 21 and will be at the Manly Lota RSL hall in Manly.
Rehearsals will be on Monday and Thursday evenings from 7 – 9:30pm at WMAC and/or Manly Lota RSL.
Director – Terry Grant (Ph 0428740086)
SYNOPSIS: Three of the four dogs in an animal shelter wait for a loving human to adopt them – all except Ben who waits for his master. The dogs are very human in that they feel loneliness, anger and frustration. They all have memories of their past lives - both good and bad, but have very different backgrounds. Feelings come to the fore when a human finally arrives to adopt a dog.
The play runs for about 40 minutes and could be described as a tragic comedy. It will be performed in the round. The actors playing the part of dogs need to be able to sit or lie on the floor for the duration of the show. The human parts are small walk ons.
CAST:
Ben – (Male) a battered old mongrel.
Fritz – (male) a German Shepherd. Tough and rough.
Fifi- (Female) an overweight poodle with a slight French accent.
Ginger – (Male or female) a bouncy and excitable young pup.
The warden (male or female any age)
The woman (Female any age)
To audition please email me on tgrant023@gmail.com or ring the number above.
“Husband Murderer's Support Group"
A one act play by Hugh O'Brien
Auditions will be held at 7pm Tuesday 4th August at Wynnum Manly Arts Council (WMAC) rooms (1st floor, 105 Florence St, Wynnum).
Performance dates are November 6, 7,13,14,20 and 21 and will be at the Manly Lota RSL hall in Manly.
Rehearsals will be on Monday and Thursday evenings from 7 – 9:30pm at WMAC.
Director – Silvana Siliato (Ph 0418-744-861)
SYNOPSIS: A 1 act, 2 murders, 3 women comedy. A group of long suffering wives meet weekly to help each other quell their desires to murder their dull, obsessive or cheating husbands.
But when one wife snaps and actually murders her husband, her best friend in the support group must find a way to conceal the murder while at the same time getting revenge on her own husband for his latest sexual indiscretion.
A fun, frolicking farce, this very contemporary Australian comedy proves the old adage - cunning trumps stunning every time!
CAST:
Areola – (Female) exasperated wife in her late 40s -50s
Pattie – (Female) exasperated wife in her 50s (?)
Tamara - (Female) exasperated woman with attitude, bit rough around the edges, in her 30s, 40s
To audition please email me on or ring the number above.