On Saturday 4th May 2024,
Melbourne Writers’ Theatre showcased seven new short plays and full-length play excerpts in
SCRIPTS @ THE DOCK
an opportunity for playwrights to test out their new writing in front of a local audience.
In this two-part showcase event,
experienced actors read new MWT scripts on stage
in The Performance Space,
a fully equipped state-of-the-art theatrette
located in Library At The Dock, Docklands.
The Performance Space, Library at the Dock
The following scripts were presented on 4th May 2024:
Random Acts of Kindness by Carmen Saarelaht
The Price of Beauty by Alison Knight
Ghosts in the Wilderness by Barry Kay
The Mothership by Carmen Saarelaht
A snarl, a sneer and a snakelike kiss by Bruce Shearer
The Beach House by Michael Olsen
Sin Hombres by Clare Mendes
DIRECTOR: Cassandra Magrath
ACTORS: Kestie Morassi, Paul O’Brien, Elyse Batson, Alec Gilbert, Melanie Madrigali, Rory O’Brien
Thank you to everyone who attended Scripts @ The Dock
A large and appreciate audience watched these new scripts being brought to life
on 4th May, in the hands of talented local actors and under the direction of Cassandra Magrath.
Thank you to: Sound & Lighting Technician: John Jenkin Videographer: Barbara Yazbeck Event Assistant: Isaac Edwards
Did you see SCRIPTS @ THE DOCK on 2nd December 2023?
The following writers and scripts were showcased:
Ideogenesis by Priyanka Jain
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
DIRECTOR: Mazz Ryan
ACTORS: Natasha Broadstock, Tristan Sicari, Melanie Madrigali, Alec Gilbert, Jessica Martin and Elizabeth Walley
MWT gratefully acknowledges the support of City of Melbourne Arts Grants.