2023 marked the inaugural year of the Gasworks Script Lab playwriting program.
MWT partnered with Gasworks Arts Park to present this program, which offers streams for Emerging and Mid-Career playwrights.
The program commenced in July and culminates in a series of Showcase Events. Details of the scripts to be presented at these events are listed at the bottom of this page. For photos and details from the Showcase Nights held at Gasworks in October, please visit our main program page.
Thank you to all of our playwrights for the creativity and energy they brought to this year’s program. Some wonderful new writing was produced! Our 2023 Playwrights are shown below.
The Facilitators for 2023 were playwright and teacher Michael Olsen (Emerging stream) and playwright and MWT Resident Director Elizabeth Walley (Mid-Career stream). The Program Coordinator was Clare Mendes, who is a playwright, producer and the Company Manager of MWT.
S H O W C A S E E V E N T S
The Studio Theatre (Gasworks Arts Park) Tuesday 24th October @ 6.30 – 8.30pm
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Ground Control by Fiona CorkeThe Ring by Jennifer Beasley
Crossways by Marina Nash
The Unusual Proposal by Desiree Milonas-King
Horizon by Ros Varley
I desire you to sing by A J Carney
The Studio Theatre (Gasworks Arts Park) Wednesday 25th October @ 6.30 – 8.30pm
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The Willow Tree by Finn MoseleyBelle Darling Klondike Queen by Natalie Frijia
Thank you to Cybec Foundation
for supporting the Showcase Nights
SCRIPTS @ THE DOCK
This is the final Showcase event for Gasworks Script Lab, and will be presented at:
The Performance Space (Docklands) Saturday 2nd December @ 2pm – 5pm.If you would like to be in the audience for this event, please visit our Events page.
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Ideogenesis by Priyanka Jan
My Dogs Don’t Bark by Mateusz Dawidowski
Never Enough by Sharron Hunter
Playtime’s Over by Lochie Laffin-Vines
Trees are Green by Maree Collie
Saint Ray by Rob Selzer
Female Vagabond by Louise Hopewell
One Hot Brick by Johnny Bolger
Jennie! by Bruce Shearer
Scripts @ the Dock is supported by
the City of Melbourne Arts Grants
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Congratulations to our 2023 participants on completing the program.
We hope that your time spent in Gasworks Script Lab
will provide a foundation for your future writing endeavors.
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