black swan state theatre company 2014 education brochure

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”a line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it’s curved like a road through

mountains.” Tennessee Williams

Our hearts are irrational, chaotic, powerful, passionate, pulsing with love and hate. Our rational minds guide us down the straight line,

the road that should be taken, the system that must be followed. But our hearts take us on journeys of discovery and misadventure. The battle for dominance between chaos and order, savagery and civility makes for great theatre, and is central to our 2014 season.

Black Swan is proud to present a dynamic combination of emerging artists, familiar Western Australian talent and nationally acclaimed stars for this year’s student season. On the Heath Ledger stage we have three classics, A Streetcar Named Desire, As You Like It and The Seagull; and a contemporary comedy, Laughter on the 23rd Floor.

Powerful women dominate the Heath Ledger this year, as the ever beautiful Sigrid Thornton brings her melancholy and grace to Blanche DuBois, the scintillating Greta Scacchi sizzles as Arkadina and the delightful Jovana Miletic as rosalind dazzles from court to forest and back again.

In the Studio underground we celebrate the inaugural work of the Black Swan Lab with a new play by Aidan Fennessy, who won such acclaim for his play National Interest.

So wind your way through the education brochure to see what delights the Heath Ledger and the Studio underground hold for you, and you’ll see names like Anton Chekhov, Alison van reeken, Stuart Halusz, Chrissie Parrott and Michael Loney, to name just a few.

We are proud to bring artists of this calibre to the people of Western Australia. This season of drama is sultry, scintillating and downright hilarious, a cri de coeur to live our lives as fully as we can and to share them with strangers as well as with friends. So nestle into the beautiful seats at the State Theatre Centre, and wait for a moment of illusion, or perhaps a moment of truth.

Kate CherryArTISTIC DIreCTOr

Artistic Directora mESSagE FRom thE

STuDenT TICkeTSSecondary and tertiary students have access to subsidised tickets for the five student season productions for 2014 (A Streetcar Named Desire, As You Like It, The Seagull, Laughter On The 23rd Floor and The House on The Lake).

SCHOOL SuBSCrIPTIOnSBlack Swan’s exclusive School Subscription booking period opens on 15 October 2013. Book early via Ticketek Group Bookings to avoid disappointment!

Select two or three of the Heath Ledger Theatre productions for 10 or more students, and add The House on The Lake on to your subscription for more experimental theatre!

Advance payment is required for subscription bookings.

SCHOOL GrOuP BOOkInGSBlack Swan’s school group booking period opens via Ticketek Group Bookings on 11 november 2013. When purchasing individual tickets through Ticketek, secondary and tertiary students must show student identification.

StudEnt ticKEt PRicES

Production

A Streetcar n

amed D

esire

As You Like It

The Seagull

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

The House

on The Lake

Free student ticket / 10 purchased

no Yes no Yes no

Student Price $31.50 $29Subscription price (2 or 3 plays)

$28 $27 (add-on only)

Free teacher ticket / 10 purchased

Yes

PArenT PrICe TICkeTSParents can access a special discount, the $49.90 or $54.90 parents price tickets, if their child is attending a Black Swan performance as part of a school group booking. Schools must book these tickets as part of the school group booking (maximum of two tickets per family).

Onstage

"Whoever you are – i have always depended on the kindness of strangers."

SigRid thoRnton as BlanchE duBoiS

A STREETCARNAMED

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A Streetcar Named Desire is presented by special arrangement with The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.

american realism at its nail-biting best.

BLAnCHe, an aging Southern belle, impoverished and alcoholic, escaping lost illusions and faded glory, seeks

shelter with her sister, Stella, in new Orleans.

Stella and her husband, Stanley, live and love in a tiny apartment in a poor quarter of new Orleans, where the inhabitants pulse with vitality and sensuality. Blanche’s arrival throws the couple into turmoil when Blanche, the dreamer, and Stanley, the realist, battle each other for Stella’s affections.

When a sexually charged conflict erupts between Stanley and Blanche, it threatens to destroy Blanche’s tenuous grasp on sanity and the very fabric of Stella’s happiness.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, new York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play.

caSt includESBenj D’Addarionathaniel DeanLuke HewittMichael Loneyrhoda LopezWilliam McneillSigrid ThorntonSteve TurnerAlison van reekendiREctoRkate Cherry

SEt & coStumE dESignERChristina Smithlighting dESignERMatt ScottSound dESignERBen CollinsaSSiStant diREctoRLawrie Cullen-TaitVEnuESTCWA, Heath Ledger Theatre

duRation2 hrs 30 mins incl. intervalWaRningAdult themes, smokingthEmESAlcohol abuse, reckless behaviour, reputation, deceit, spousal abuse, family loyalty, betrayal and sanity.

By TENNESSEE WilliAMS

Post Show Q&A Rio Tinto Pre-Show Talk 6.45pm Audio Description & Tactile Tour V

Captioned Performance

mon tuE WEd thu FRi Sat Sun17 Mar7.30pm

20 Mar7.30pm

22 Mar2.15pm

25 Mar6.30pm

26 Mar11.30am &

7.30pm

27 Mar7.30pm

29 MarV 2.15pm

30 Mar5pm

1 Apr6.30pm

2 Apr7.30pm

3 Apr7.30pm

5 Apr2.15pm

6 Apr5pm

“all the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players ...”

JoVana milEtic as RoSalind

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girl falls for boy. Boy falls for girl. But when the malice of an evil duke tears them apart and forces them to flee into the forest, can love still win the

day? and more importantly: can a woman still win her man while pretending that she’s a he?

AS YOU LIke IT is one of the most beloved romantic comedies of all time. Playful, passionate and enchanting,

the topsy-turvy tale of rosalind and Orlando is chock-full of outlandish characters and some of Shakespeare’s greatest lines. Full of wit, wisdom and warmth, it’s the perfect play for anyone who’s ever been in love.

Come “fleet the time carelessly” with some of WA’s favourite actors in this enchanting production directed by Helpmann Award-winner roger Hodgman.

“Shakespeare’s wittiest and most joyful comedy.” The Courier MAil

caSt includESCaitlin Beresford-OrdBrett DowsonAndy FraserBrendan HansonLuke HewittGeoff kelsonick MaclaineGreg McneillJovana MileticCecelia PetersIgor SasGrace SmibertJames SweenySteve Turner

diREctoRroger HodgmanSEt & coStumE dESignERChristina Smithlighting dESignERMatt ScottSound dESignER/comPoSERAsh Gibson GreigaSSiStant diREctoRLawrie Cullen-Tait

VEnuESTCWA, Heath Ledger TheatreduRation2 hrs 40 mins incl. intervalthEmESLove, human experience, city versus. country, disguise, cross dressing

By WilliAM ShAkESpEARE



mon tuE WEd thu FRi Sat Sun

19 May7.30pm

22 May

7.30pm24 May2.15pm

27 May6.30pm

28 May11.30am &

7.30pm

29 May7.30pm

31 MayV

2.15pm 1 Jun5pm

AS YOU LIKE IT

”it’s the three steps ... trust, betrayal, revenge ... but it always begins with trust.”

KEnnEth RanSom as daVid Rail

Post Show Q&A


10 Jun8pm

11 Jun11.30am & 8pm

12 Jun8pm

14 Jun4pm

17 Jun8pm

18 Jun8pm

19 Jun8pm

21 Jun4pm

22 Jun6pm

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WoRldPREmiERE

Please note: The house on The lake is not part of the student subscription season, but is available as an add-

on to any subscription package.

david Rail, a prominent lawyer, awakes in a hospital room with no idea of how he got there.

Dr Alice Lowe scrambles to piece together the mystery because in fifteen minutes time he’ll forget everything all

over again. The House on The Lake is a labyrinthine mystery that hides at its dark heart a hideous crime.

From award winning playwright Aidan Fennessy comes a taut psychological thriller where truth and memory are scattered like broken glass.

caSt includESkenneth ransomdiREctoRStuart HaluszVEnuESTCWA, Studio underground

duRation90 mins [no interval]WaRningAdult themes

thEmESMurder, betrayal, truth and lies, law, psychology, paradox

“i loved you, and i dreamed of fame ...”

gREta Scacchi as iRina aRKadina

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The lives of unforgettable characters, including the famous novelist trigorin, the celebrated

actress arkadina, her son Konstantin and the young nina, unfold in chekhov’s work of genius.

THe Seagull is about the stories we craft out of our dreams and disappointments, about love in all its guises and about

artists who behave just like everyone else – only a little bit more so! Tender and humorous, this play is for anyone touched by love, or anyone who harbours a secret passion for Who magazine. A passionate, delightful, infuriating diva brings her entourage home to the family estate, and nothing will ever be the same again.

Glittering with style, talent and passion, emmy and AFI Award-winning and Golden Globe and BAFTA Award-nominated Greta Scacchi is born to bring Arkadina to life.

“Chekhov’s plays were the greatest since Shakespeare.” The NeW YorK TiMeS

caSt includESrebecca DavisLeila GeorgeMichael LoneyGreta ScacchidiREctoRkate CherrySEt and coStumE dESignERFiona Brucelighting dESignERJon Buswell

Sound dESignERAsh Gibson GreigmoVEmEnt diREctoRChrissie ParrottVEnuESTCWA, Heath Ledger TheatreduRation2 hrs 40 mins incl. intervalWaRningAdult themes, smoking

thEmESSelf evaluation, meaning of life, unrequited love, existential crisis, the mundane, the small things in life that are ‘moments’, existential paradox of human life

By ANTON ChEkOv




11 Aug7.30pm

14 Aug7.30pm

16 Aug2.15pm

19 Aug6.30pm

20 Aug11.30am &

7.30pm

21 Aug7.30pm

23 AugV

2.15pm

26 Aug6.30pm

27 Aug7.30pm

28 Aug

7.30pm

30 Aug2.15pm

31 Aug5pm

Seagull

“maybe we’ll never have this much fun again in

our entire lives.”

PEtER RoWSthoRn as maX PRincE

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it’s 1953. Senator mccarthy is raising hell about ‘reds’ in show biz, and there’s “a wait list to

get on the blacklist”.

BuT on the 23rd floor of new York’s rockefeller Plaza, the team behind The Max Prince Show is determined to keep

the good times rolling. One-liners fly and zingers ricochet off the walls as Max Prince and his writers hold out against the suits who think the show’s too long – and far too smart!

Written By neil Simon (one of the most Oscar and Tony Award nominated Writers of all time), and based on his time as one of Sid Caesar’s comedy writers, the non-stop gags keep on rolling in this clever comedy about clever comedians.

Starring the impossibly funny Peter rowsthorn (kath & kim, Thank God You’re Here), this is a laugh-out-loud comedy with punch lines that pack a wallop.

“Pulverisingly funny.” The WAll STreeT JourNAl

caSt includESPeter rowsthorndiREctoRkate CherrySEt & coStumE dESignERLauren rosslighting dESignERTrent Suidgeest

Sound dESignERBen CollinsVEnuESTCWA, Heath Ledger TheatreduRation2 hrs 30 mins incl. interval

WaRningCoarse language, smokingthEmESCultural terrorism, McCarthy’s anti-communism witch hunts, comedy, censorship

By NEil SiMON




8 Sep7.30pm

11 Sep7.30pm

13 Sep2.15pm

16 Sep6.30pm

17 Sep

7.30pm

18 Sep7.30pm

20 Sep2.15pmV

21 Sep5pm

laughter on the 23rd Floor

OffstageBlack Swan offers a range of workshops benefitting students and teachers. We can tailor our workshops to suit any age group and ability level. All workshops are $180/hour incl. GST, plus mileage. Maximum 25 people. Visit our website for more information.

PerFOrMAnCe WOrkSHOPS (Duration: 2 hours)

✦ Original Solo Performance✦ Physical Theatre✦ Monologues

✦ Voice Care & Control✦ Improvisation✦ Drama for Fun

PrODuCTIOn & DeSIGn WOrk SHOPS (Duration: 2 hours)

✦ Design Workshops (Set, Costume, Lighting or Sound)✦ Production Management (Production, Stage or ASM)✦ Arts Marketing (Duration: 1 hour)

”Thanks once more to Black Swan for organising a professional and relevant workshop for the students. Fiona was absolutely incredible. She had an instant and engaging rapport with the students.” Michelle, Geraldton Grammar School.

TeACHer PrOFeSSIOnAL LeArnInG

Anytime, anywhere and tailored to your needs.

THeATre TOurS

Four weeks’ notice required. no charge for students and teachers.

eDuCATIOn reSOurCe kITS

Free as part of a student group booking as a supplementary resource to the performance. Visit our website for a full list of ed kits from previous Black Swan productions, available to purchase for $35 each.

STuDenT AMBASSADOrS (HIGH SCHOOL)

In 2013 we introduced the Student Ambassador Program. Year 12 high school students are nominated in year 11 by their teachers to become an ambassador the following year. The 2014 high school student ambassadors are:

✦ Georgia Carter ✦ Alysha Curran ✦ Madison Gracie ✦ Madeleine Jolly-Fuentes

“The year I spent as a student ambassador was amazing; I gained invaluable knowledge as to how the industry actually operates and how much effort and work goes into staging a theatre production of such high quality.” Sarah, 2013 student ambassador.

STuDenT AMBASSADOrS (TerTIArY)Tertiary ambassadors usually spend time as a Black Swan intern first and are invited to become a student ambassador by the education & Community Access Manager. The 2014 tertiary student ambassadors are nicole Pearce and Claire Mouchemore.

4ArTS PerFOrMInG ArTS eDuCATIOn FeSTIVALThe 4ArTS partners – Black Swan State Theatre Company, West Australian Ballet, West Australian Opera and West Australian Symphony Orchestra - are committed to continuing the 4ArTS Festival in 2014, subject to continued funding. Check our website in early 2014 for more info on dates for the 2014 festival.

“I am just so grateful that my kids got the chance to see these performances and participate in the workshops!” Lara, home school teacher & parent.

SHAkeSPeARe SHeNANIGANS On THe rOAD In 2014We are taking Shakespeare Shenanigans on the road to metropolitan schools in 2014. register your interest in having this 50 minute performance and 50 minute workshop at your school. email Alena at [email protected] with ”SS tour interest” in the subject line.

Semester one ✦ Year 11 & 12s: March 5-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, 31, April 1Semester two ✦ Year 7-10s: October 13-17, 20-24, 27-31 november 3-7

“Thank you so much for helping to organise this show coming to our school. The performers were excellent and the students enjoyed the performance and the workshop afterwards. For some I think this was their first encounter with Shakespeare.” Matthew, Gilmore College.

contact

Education & community access managerAlena Tompkins

State Theatre Centre of WA, Level 1, 182 William Street, Perth WA 6000

PO Box 337, northbridge WA 6865

tEl +61 8 6212 9300 diREct +61 8 6212 9310

FaX +61 8 6212 9318Email [email protected]

WEB www.bsstc.com.auFollow us on tWittER and inStagRam

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Stay tuned for more exciting programs throughout the year. Sign up to Black Swan’s education

e-newsletter to get the latest news and updates. email your contact details to Alena on [email protected] to be added to our

education database.

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