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Your Guest Lecturers Today

Peter Muir. Annemarie Neumann. Your Guest Lecturers Today. GEARSTICK THEATRE. Innovative, Professional Theatre for Regional Audiences. INTRO: Gearstick’s Mission Statement. INTRO: Gearstick’s Mission Statement.

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Your Guest Lecturers Today

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  1. Peter Muir Annemarie Neumann Your Guest Lecturers Today

  2. GEARSTICK THEATRE Innovative, ProfessionalTheatre for Regional Audiences

  3. INTRO: Gearstick’s Mission Statement

  4. INTRO: Gearstick’s Mission Statement To create innovative and exciting theatre Creating opportunities for artists and empowering artists in the creative process

  5. The Beginning Founding Members and Backgrounds Origins Teething Problems Structure Current Types of Members Planned Changes Gearstick’s Trademarks Project Types Locations Previous Projects INTRO: Gearstick’s Mission Statement

  6. The Beginning Founding Members and Backgrounds Origins Teething Problems Structure Current Types of Members Planned Changes Gearstick’s Trademarks Project Types Locations Previous Projects “Bite Sized” Brief Details on Gearstick’s latest Production Why The Selfish Reason The Noble Reason What List of Short Productions with Short Rehearsals The Design Concept How Received Public Response INTRO: Gearstick’s Mission Statement

  7. The Beginning Founding Members and Backgrounds Origins Teething Problems Structure Current Types of Members Planned Changes Gearstick’s Trademarks Project Types Locations Previous Projects “Bite Sized” Brief Details on Gearstick’s latest Production Why The Selfish Reason The Noble Reason What List of Short Productions with Short Rehearsals The Design Concept How Received Public Response INTRO: Gearstick’s Mission Statement • OUTRO: Final Anecdotes

  8. THE BEGINNING Founding Members Craig Higgs Kevin Pointer MichelleHiggs

  9. THE BEGINNING Founding Members - Background Craig Higgs • CSU - Bachelor of Arts (Acting for Screen and Stage ((Honours)) Kevin Pointer • VCA - Design • CSU - Lecturer Michelle • RADA – Shakespeare Course • CSU - Bachelor of Arts (Acting for Screen and Stage) Higgs Gaul

  10. THE BEGINNING Origins 5 Years Ago: Kevin, help! We need a showcase! --- > “Cheap Side” --- > 3 Plays

  11. THE BEGINNING Teething Problems • Finding a Home for Craig and Michelle • Finding Motivated People for Admin • Gaining a Name for Gearstick (Sponsorship, Media, Grants) • Maintaining the Creative Interest

  12. STRUCTURE Current Types of Members

  13. STRUCTURE Current Types of Members Can Anybody, join, act and approach you with a project to direct? Yes, absolutely! If you are capable and within limits. We will help you develop the necessary skills.

  14. STRUCTURE Planned Changes • Maintain the Current Credo, that Creating Own Work is more Important than Showcasing • Create a Network of Artists • Move Towards being a Non Profit Organization

  15. GEARSTICK’S TRADEMARKS Project Types • Moving Towards Short Drama and Children’s Theatre • Theatre for Education

  16. GEARSTICK’S TRADEMARKS Locations Selection Criteria • Accessible • Appropriate • Can bring Theatre to the Audience

  17. GEARSTICK’S TRADEMARKS Locations Examples Bite Sized Romano’s Hotel - April 2008 • Pub => Attracts Young People • Grab your Meal/Drink • Theatre = Part of the Night out Puppy Love RSL Club - July 2008 • Hub of Entertainment • Easy to Access • Comfortable • “Parent Crèche”

  18. GEARSTICK’S TRADEMARKS Previous Projects Source:http://www.gearsticktheatre.com.au

  19. BITE SIZED Brief Details 1 Act Plays 1 Play per Week Month of April 4 Weeks

  20. WHY The Selfish Reason 1 Act Plays 1 Play per Week Month of April 4 Weeks

  21. WHY The Selfish Reason A $3000 Grant! Let’s get it! Let’s get it!!! How do we get it?

  22. WHY The Noble Reason • Make Theatre more Accessible as it’s Small Pieces • The Challenge of Making Quick Decisions • Work with Good Writing from Good Writers • Expose the Audience to Good Writers

  23. WHAT List of Short Productions with Short Rehearsals Dark Lady of the Sonnet - George Bernard Shaw Dir. Craig Higgs Victoria Station - Harold Pinter Dir. Ashleigh Haynes-Holyoake Magnetic North - Michael Gurr Dir. Kevin Pointer L.A. Sketches - David Mamet Dir. Kevin Pointer Chronological Order of Writers Coincidental

  24. WHAT The Design Concept Rooms of a House A Zoo Examples Dark Lady of the Sonnet : Queen Elizabeth = Poodle/ Dark Lady = Black Cat/ Shakespeare = Rat / Beefeater = Bulldog Magnetic North - Bathroom / Butler = Penguin L.A. Sketches - Monkey Colony

  25. HOW RECEIVED Public Response Weekend Advertiser: Saturday/Sunday 19th 20th April 2008 Very Well Received People Came Back Demand for More Gearstick doesn’t seems to have the ego or pretentiousness, that are often seen with regional repertoire and professional companies.

  26. OUTRO: Final Anecdotes Kevin Pointer: “There’s plenty of ego there, but pretension is something we don’t have a lot of time for as we’re spending too much time slapping each other around for being pretentious.” Theatre these days is too much on a pedestal People are getting frightened Shakespeare wrote for a drunk mob!

  27. Images: courtesy of GEARSTICK THEATREOther Logos : Windows ClipArtLast Image: Annemarie Neumann GEARSTICK THEATRE

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