Play readings are a great means to a theatrical social time without the stress of rehearsals three times a week. They enable people to get together with others in a relaxed environment to read through an old favourite or enjoy the excitement of a new play.
A play reading is also ideal for someone wanting to give theatre a go but too shy to audition or for an old hand who would like to try reading new roles without the pressure of auditions on their shoulders.
FAMDA is holding its next play reading at 2:00pm on Sunday 12 September at the Rhythm Café in Bridge Street, Foster.
On the menu is a delightful modern family comedy called Losing Louis by Simon Mendes da Costa.
This play had its Australian première in 2008 when it was staged by Peridot Theatre under the direction of Gaye Gay, just recently the adjudicator for the South Gippsland One Play Festival in Foster.
Commenting on directing this intriguing play with some unusual casting requirements, Gaye says,
“My husband, Grant, and I first saw Losing Louis in London in 2005, loved it and were determined to bring this play back to Australia.
Love comes in many forms and Losing Louis is a cleverly written love story about three generations (one unseen) of the Ellis family.
We find ourselves laughing at their everyday humour, crying with them when we witness their pain and gasping at the outrageous audacity that makes them, and us, the fractured human beings we are.
I hope you enjoy your first experience of Losing Louis as much as I did, and never forget, despite the ups and downs that life brings us, love usually makes the world go around.”
FAMDA is hosting a play reading of Losing Louis at the Rhythm Café in Bridge Street, Foster at 2:00pm on Sunday 12 September.
You don’t have to be a FAMDA member to come to the play reading so everyone is warmly invited to this most enjoyable social and theatrical event. It is not a rehearsed reading, people are free to volunteer to read on the day.
There is a $6.00 cover charge for afternoon tea with drinks and coffee available at bar prices.
For catering purposes FAMDA would appreciate an idea of the number of people likely to attend.
Please email famda@dcsi.net.au or
phone Tania 0427 832 303 or Jennifer 5682 2077
