Short & Sweet Central Coast
Project Summary
This project is an adaptation of the very popular short play festival Short and Sweet, where plays are limited to a maximum of 10 minutes in length. The Central Coast adaptation has 100% local content, with local playwrights, directors and actors, and took place in July 2007. Scripts were submitted by writers and then a panel of readers were sourced from within the local cultural community to read the plays.The best 10 plays were then performed each night over a series of five performances. Audience members were encouraged to vote in the "Peoples Choice" award, and local business sponsors are able to promote their business through their involvement.
This festival engages the community on many levels, through access, participation, collaboration, and dialogue. The critical response from the community and local media for the festival was outstanding, and has created a small groundswell of support for the continuation of this festival.
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A scene from "Black Dog/Pink Panther" by Steve McGrath and Directed by Ross Stagg.
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The Final Hour, by Dorian Mode. Shown in this scene, actors Paul Mailath and Pam Campbell
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Actor Steven Hopley starring as Burton in Donna Cameron's play - How Green was My Grocer
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