ARTS | Wise Words Media Launches 'A Fistful of Scripts'
Writers rode into town with a fistful of scripts and went lookin’ for actors and directors. When they got together all hell broke loose. Now they’ve formed a posse. When they find The Audience - Anything could happen
'A Fistful of Scripts' presents scripts in a ‘read through’ or ‘staged reading’ format. It is for Writers, Actors, Directors and The Audience.
WRITERS write so ACTORS can act. ACTORS act so DIRECTORS can direct. The end result is to find an audience that HEARS words and SEES action.
A Fistful of Scripts
Starring Writers that write ‘em and Actors that read ‘em with special guest appearance by The Audience that hears ‘em.
Directing ‘A Kind of Destiny’ and ‘Callumny’ will be Mick Lo Monaco (The Cup, Seven of Hearts).
Key cast include Nadia Andary, Andrew Bongiorno (Bed of Roses, Satisfaction, The Cup), Angus Brown (The Dream Children - writer), Jessikah Brown (The Dream Children), Jane Flanagan, Callan Lewis (Riot or Revolution), Mick Lo Monaco (The Cup, Seven of Hearts), Sharni Page(Cultural Time Bomb), Keir Saltmarsh (Rush), Charity Shaw (Melbourne Theatre Collective, Melbourne Writers Theatre, Crash Test Drama, Melbourne Short & Sweet Festival), Simon Todman (The Exile of Francis Kinnear) and Joanne Trentini (Acts of Deceit).
‘A Kind of Destiny’ | short play, 10 minutes
Judas argues with Christ in the Garden showing him up to be a manipulative user of people for his own ends. Yet if Judas doesn't choose this destiny, what destiny will be his to become?
Based on a news story about the discovery of a ‘lost gospel' written by Judas.
‘Callumny’ | short film, 32 minutes Cally is not herself and she knows it. All she can do is follow the instructions...because they are beginning to run out of patience. A Wise Words Media Production | Media Release www.wisewords.com.au
SPONSORS
A 100% non-profit production, 'A Fistful of Scripts' acknowledges the kind assistance of its partners and sponsors:
Script readings give actors a stage, writers direct feedback and directors a chance to exercise creative muscle.
For everyone else its a window into the creative process - it's like being witness to people giving collective birth to a collaborative piece of work. Initially for private as opposed to public audience, 'A Fistful of Scripts' brings life to words off the page for both theatre and screen by some of Melbourne's most talented and driven artists.
Join Melbourne-based writers / actors / directors and friends for an afternoon or evening of 'private' script-readings. It's a great way for the creative types to stay 'match fit' in between gigs.
SPONSORS
A 100% non-profit production, 'A Fistful of Scripts' acknowledges the kind assistance of its sponsors.
Script readings give actors a stage, writers direct feedback and directors a chance to exercise creative muscle.
For everyone else its a window into the creative process - it's like being witness people giving collective birth to a collaborative piece of work.
Initially for private as opposed to public audience, 'A Fistful of Scripts' brings life to words off the page for both theatre and screen by some of Melbourne's most talented and driven artists.
Join Melbourne-based writers / actors / directors and friends for an afternoon or evening of 'private' script-readings.
It's a great way for the creative types to stay 'match fit' in between gigs.
CLINT EASTWOOD - A BIT CHEESY ISN'T IT?
When he started out, Clint was just an actor looking for a gig.
Somewhere along the way he figured he needed to do things differently. So he went to Italy and made a few 'Spaghetti Westerns'.Not long after that he figured that he needed to change things up again. So he created 'Malpaso Productions'.
Take the work out to the audience. Need we say more?
That's the driving philosophy and rationale behind 'A Fistful of Scripts' - We write 'em. They read 'em. You hear 'em.
