Short Sweet+Song Festival and Wildcard Program 2008
Short Sweet+Song 2008 Festival and Wildcard Program-
Principle Sponsor
The Festival 10 mini musicals – 10 minutes max
Waiting for Lenny (NY, USA)
Composer: Norman Weiss
Lyrics: Brown Cardwell
Libretto: Brown Cardwell
Director: Peter Ross
Cast
DORIS Julie Haseler
SUSAN Sally Osmond
SIMON Garry Scale
Brief Synopsis
Susan is getting married and in the church are 200 people. Everyone is here - except the groom.
The Morning After (NSW, Aust)
Composer: David Hines
Lyrics David Hines
Libretto David Hines
Director Katie Gompertz
Cast
BIANCA Marika Aubrey
SCOTT Simon Brook McLachlan
Brief Synopsis
Bianca has had a dinner party for her closest friends. Michelle brought her new boyfriend, Scott. Why is Scott in bed with Bianca?
The Short Prince (NSW, Aust)
Composer: Bruce Daniel
Lyrics: Bruce Daniel
Libretto: Bruce Daniel
Director Maarten Mourik
Cast
THE PRINCE Aaron Taylor
THE PILOT Zach Jardine
THE ROSE Harriet Dyer
Brief Synopsis
A pilot’s plane has crashed in the desert where he meets a Prince from a distance land. Based on The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Pretty Girl (Vic, Aust)
Composer: David Young
Lyrics: David Young
Libretto: David Young
Director Peta Downes
Cast
THE MAN Brent Dolahenty
THE GIRL Catherine Shepherd
Brief Synopsis
How do you prove there is more to you than a pretty face?
Henry and Hyde (Ca, USA)
Composer: Thomas Adams
Lyrics: James Eisenman
Libretto: James Eisenman & Thomas Adams
Director Adam Gelin
Cast
MARY Raine Francis
HENRY Brendan Irving
HYDE Brad Dylan
Brief Synopsis
Mary has a new find; a virgin. She’s never had one of those before. And to complicate things Henry’s penis is beside him; and is singing.
The Road to Bethlehem (Vic, Aust)
Composer: Mathew Frank
Lyrics: Dean Bryant
Libretto: Dean Bryant
Director Neil Gooding
Cast
CITIZENS Amy Robertson
CITIZENS Rachael Thompson
CITIZENS Taryn Ryan
HAZEL A DONKEY Marika Aubrey
JOSEPH Nathan Carter
KING Andrew Threlfall
MARY Sarah Croser
LIEUTENANT Caleb Rixon
RUTH Catherine Shepherd
SOLDIER 1 Peter Silver
SOLDIER 2 Simon Ward
SOLDIER 3 Fabian Hartwell
SOLDIER 4 Tom Morley
THE GIRL Harriet Dyer
Brief Synopsis
The King has called a census and Joseph has to find a way to get his heavily pregnant wife to Bethlehem. A self contained excerpt from Mathew Frank and Dean Bryant’s new full length musical “The Silver Donkey”
In My Arms (Qld, Aust)
Composer: Megan Shorey
Lyrics: Megan Shorey
Libretto: Megan Shorey
Director Margi de Ferranti
Cast
JENNY Meagan Caratti
KATE Sara Grenfell
Brief Synopsis
Jenny and Kate’s lives have been turned upside by the pursuit and reality of being a mother.
Short Sighted (Vic, Aust)
Composer: Tom Taylor & Simon Barlow
Lyrics: Tom Taylor & Simon Barlow
Libretto: Tom Taylor & Simon Barlow
Director Mary-Anne Gifford
Cast
JACK Chris Williams
JILL Katie Barker
Brief Synopsis
Jill is incredibly short sighted. She wants to share her love of Astronomy with her new boyfriend Jack so she takes him up a hill to get a little closer to heaven - with surprising results.
Rats (NSW, Aust)
Composer: David Church
Lyrics: Pete Greenaway
Libretto: Pete Greenaway
Director James Lee
Cast
DARON Andrew Threlfall
JARYNX Vincent Hooper
SYNTHIA Anita Margiotta
Brief Synopsis
Sewer-wise Jarynx has a problem. His friend Daron, has fallen in love with lab trapped Synthia. Will their love survive? Will they be able to free her? Will Jarynx help Daron see sence?
The Alleged Adventures of Blenderman (Ca, USA)
Composer: Michael Gordon Shaprio
Lyrics: Michael Gordon Shaprio
Libretto: Michael Gordon Shaprio
Director Jane Miskovic
Cast
DR. GARY GIL: Brent Dolahenty
DR. BORRIS: TBC
ISAAC SANDERS: James Millar
DR. DELANY: TBC
DR. KINCAID: Nathan Carter
DR. MORTON: TBC
Brief Synopsis
A patient comes before a review board for his discharge from a Psych hospital claiming to be Blenderman- Defender of nutrition on a sacred mission to protect the world from his arch nemesis Dark Buritto
The Wildcards Readings of 4 new Oz works in development
Unspoken(NSW)
Director by Maarten Mourik
Three Deaf actors making experience based music theatre.
Script and score of UNSPOKEN will be developed with the actors, and based on their own stories,
All That Glitters (Vic)
Composer: Samantha Marsden
Lyrics: Samantha Marsden
Libretto: Iresha Herath, Susie Allison, Stephen Nichols & Samantha Marsden
Cast
FANTASY FAN
/HOSTESS/NURSE Sophia Katos
ZENTIIC ENO/
REPORTER 1 Jonathan Chan
WEBSITE/ HOST/
DOCTOR Brendan Irving
HAROLD CLEVE Damien Noyce
FANTASY FAN/
HOSTESS / NURSE Alexandra Plim
IVY ANT/
REPORTER 2 Lauren Rutherford
Brief Synopsis
Harold wants to be famous. Is there too high a price? Not for Harold when reality television meets the game show.
Frank & Phyllis (NSW)
Composer: Charles Bloom
Lyrics: Charles Bloom
Libretto: Damian Madden
Cast
THE VAUD ACTOR Blake Bowden
GOD Simon Ward
DEVIL Jonathan Chan
FRANK Keane Fletcher
PHYLLIS Mary Sherman
Brief Synopsis
Frank and Phyllis have to make the choice of eternity. God or the Devil
On the Other Side (NSW)
Composer: Jason Rushton & Keira Daley
Lyrics: Keira Daley
Libretto: Keira Daley
Cast
BETTY Claire Falconer
DONALD Kristopher Brown
GERRI Raine Francis
JENNY Cassie Betcher
MIKE Chris Williams
RITA Octavia Baron Martin
Brief Synopsis
Set in a market research testing office Gerri is looking for a better life. Can it possibly be on the other side of the panel that separates her from testers?