They ve adapted it from British writer Sue Shield s play
Up Down Boy.
Harper s version tells the story of 19-year-old Mattie as she prepares to move out of home for the first time.
She won best emerging actor at last year s Central Regional Theatre Awards dreams of touring the play around the country, starting with Wellington.
Ultimately she wants the cast of
Shortland Street to come to see it, not only as a devoted fan of the TV series but because it was a hurtful scene from the show that made her determined to challenge stereotypes surrounding the condition. One particular storyline around it, it was when Zoe s character who is sister to Kate and went to Chris and said, hey I ve got a baby with disabilities and Chris Warner said about, have an abortion .
Artemisia Theatre Announces Virtual World Premiere of Lauren Ferebee s GOODS
The year is 2100. Marla and Sam are celebrating their 20th anniversary working together as interplanetary trash collectors.by BWW News Desk
Two intergalactic trash collectors, both women, one Black, one white, are hurtling through space toward the finish of their anniversary route, ready to celebrate their return to Earth. But a surprising job sends them back out to the asteroid belt and forces them to make a devastating choice.
That s the launch pad for Goods, a world premiere play by Lauren Ferebee receiving its virtual world premiere May 5-30, 2021 by Artemisia Theatre. Chicago stage legend E. Faye Butler directs.
She said she had a unique calling to show others what living with Down syndrome could look like. “Everyone is different. Anything is possible. I’m going to prove that people with Down syndrome can do anything.” The original production was funded by Palmerston North City Council and the entire cast and crew is returning for the Wellington season. “We are thrilled to be presenting a season of
Up Down Girl and know it will be a successful theatrical piece following on from earlier success in Palmerston North,” said Circa Theatre’s programming co-ordinator Linda Wilson. “We are also excited that this is aimed particularly at young people, addressing important issues and dealing with them in a sensitive and inclusive way.”