Jailbait - Want to play grown-up?
Theatre of Love presents the New Zealand debut of American playwright Deirdre O’Connor’s scandalous and cautionary coming-of-age play Jailbait.
In one dizzying night at a Boston club, two 15-year-old girls meet two 30-something guys; someone’s going to get into trouble…
Jailbait premiered in 2009 with a critically acclaimed season off-Broadway at the Cherry Pit Theatre. Theatre of Love’s Auckland season is at K Rd’s iconic GALATOS, in the venue’s intimate Lounge Bar.
High-school sophomores Claire and Emmy make a game of posing as college students in order to meet older men. Brash bachelor Mark thinks a night out will be just what Robert needs to recover from his recent breakup. When this unlikely foursome collides, they discover some unforeseen and dangerous compatibilities. Both girls must decide – are they willing to go all the way?
Director James Wenley (Macbeth, Tommy, Assistant Director Fitz Bunny: Lust for Glory) says the play is “a sharp underage take on the disposable pick-up scene and the pitfalls of growing up too fast”.
Jailbait stars Devlin Bishop (The Sex Show, Treasure Island), Dwayne Cameron (The Cult, Legend of the Seeker, Psychopaths) Kristina Hard (Tommy, Virgin Party), and Ashleigh Rose-Keating (The Almighty Johnsons, Macbeth).
"A BOLD, DYNAMIC and SURPRISINGLY FUNNY play. A complex treatment of a controversial subject, it brims with GENUINE emotion. DEVASTATING, COMPELLING and TOUCHING." - Theatremania
DATES: Tues 24 until Sat 28 May, 7:30pm.
VENUE: Galatos Lounge Bar – 17 Galatos Street, Off K Rd
TICKETS: $20 Students / $25 Adults from http://www.eventfinder.co.nz
By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd, On behalf of Dramtists Play Service, Inc New York
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James WenleyJames is an independent critic and writer for his Auckland Theatre Blog Theatre Scenes (http://www.theatrescenes.co.nz), and is a producer and director for 'Theatre of Love' (http://www.theatreoflove.co.nz).
He began reviewing theatre for Craccum Magazine in 2008, and was the Theatre Editor 2009-2010 before establishing TheatreScenes.co.nz in 2011. In 2010 he completed a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Drama from the University of Auckland and is currently studying towards his Masters.
He has directed and produced productions of Macbeth and The Who’s Rock Opera TOMMY at the Musgrove Studio, and was the Assistant Director for Auckland Theatre Company’s Young & Hungry smash hit ‘Fitz Bunny: Lust for Glory in 2010’. He was president of Auckland University's Stage Two Productions 2009-2010 and has produced three seasons of the short play program ‘Stir Fried Plays’, as well as ‘The Libertine’ and David Mamet’s ‘Sexual Perversity in Chicago’.
James’s latest production for Theatre of Love was the NZ debut of Jailbait by American playwright Deirdre O’Connor at Galatos Upper Lounge in May 2011, which he also directed. Theatreview’s Lillian Richards said it was “Mesmerizing, with suspension of disbelief achieved, I think this is a play that deserves to be seen.”
In 2011 he has been involved with the Producing Project - a joint initiative between Dance Studies NICAI University of Auckland, DANZ and MIC Toi Rerehiko to train and develop Producers. After attending workshops in Producing (Felicity Letcher), Marketing (Christine Young), Publicity (Rachel Lorimer) and Lighting (Sean Curham), the team has produced three seasons of dance shows featuring short works from established and emerging dance artists. His specific responsibilities where as Technical Manager (Taste Me, Galatos, June), Producer (Hear Me, Gundry Street, July) and Curator (Love Me, Galatos, August).
Through working with Lighting Mentor Sean Curham in this project, James was approached to produce the final work in Sean’s experimental Ghosting Series Are You Scared of Me? at the Corbans Estate Arts Centre in July 2011.
In 2012 he is producing Theatre of Love's 'Season of Obsession', working closely with established and emerging local playwrights.
Contact James: theatreoflove@gmail.com
