Deviser/Performers
The production will be devised by the creative team, but comes out of research and development around the following story idea....
It's a modern-day Orpheus myth, set in a fishing community and looking at grief and growing up as well as recent environment issues: when the village's last working fisherman dies at sea, his daughter sets sail to bring him back from the underwater underworld. The style is a mix of storytelling, puppetry, direct address, stage magic and chorus movement/voice.
Venue is likely to be a non-standard performance space with a sea/water connection. Rehearsals will be in January/February with performances during the second week of the Fringe Festival - though dates are all still being confirmed and could be rearranged to fit availability if needed. No fee but should be an awesome experience for performer/devisers wanting experience.
Experience/interest in devising/creating work collaboratively. Beneficial to have experience with puppetry and singing, though not essential. Age/accent/ethnicity flexible.
Audition workshop will be held in Wellington before Christmas. Email laura.bridges@hotmail.com to register interest and/or for more information.
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Laura BridgesA graduate from London's Middlesex University, Laura has been working as a freelance Director and Assistant Director on a variety of small to mid-scale theatre, radio and film projects in the UK before her recent move to Wellington.
Previous UK projects include work with LOST Theatre Company, Camden Fringe Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Ten in a Bed Theatre Company, Tin Can Podcast Productions, The Garden Opera Company, Thieving Dingos Theatre Company and Howard Barker's The Wrestling School.
Aside from directing, Laura co-founded and runs a regular script development and networking event called Page to Stage for the UK's theatre network organisation, Artists Anonymous, currently housed at the Battersea Arts Centre. Before turning to directing, she worked as a project manager and arts administrator for various national and international theatre, music and opera companies.
Laura's current devised project is in R&D, and will hopefully be produced as part of the 2012 Wellington Fringe Festival.
