One in Seven
“In a world of statistics,
our greatest fear is becoming one”
Staged with four actors, a table, and a selection of chairs, the text explores ideas of manipulation, betrayal, forgiveness, and what happens to a friendship and a family when a little boy gets sick. The epic nature of music theatre naturally delivers us a sense of otherness. This production attempts to activate the audience with the provocation of ‘What would you do in their shoes?’ Here is a musical that aims to be theatrically and aesthetically self-aware - While characters engage in the action within the play, they also speak to us directly throughout, reminding us to maintain an objective distance from this larger-than-life yet incredibly intimate story.
CREATIVE TEAM
Words, Music & Lyrics: Megan Shorey
Arrangements: Shanon Whitelock
Director: Dirk Hoult
Music Director: Lucy O’Brien
Movement Director: Andy Dexterity
Sound Design: Tom Backhaus
Sound FX: Evan Drill
Stage Manager: Natasha Brown
Production Manager: David Harrod
Production Assistant: Corey Reynolds
CAST & BAND
HELEN: Raelene Isbester
MA: Kaarin Fairfax
DREW: Tod Strike
NEIL: Ben Adams
Keys / Cello: Lucy O’Brien
Guitar: Mark George
Percussion: Nick Robinson
VCA: Masters of Directing - Showcase
The LaMama Courthouse
11-14 October 2016
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THANK YOU
Megan, thank you for entrusting me with your story, words, and music. Thank you to my fellow collaborators - it wouldn’t have been possible without you. Thank you to those involved with previous developments in the work, especially Anna Straker, Barb Lowing, Liz, Buchanan, John Mac Russ, Leon Cain, and Natasha Veselinovic. Thank you, Queensland Theatre, for your ongoing support of this project. To the people who have kept me sane these past two years: Evan Drill, Gavin Roach, My Kooyong C.A.T.s, Trevor Jones, Tegan, Dani & the team at Crafternoon, thank you. To my fellow VCA Directors: Anna, Felix, Katy, Kate, Fiona, Mick, Rei, Peter, & Liv, thank you - may we share many great adventures and future collaborations. To Draf, our gentle guru, thank you for your constant calm and opening my mind. To Alyson, Sapidah, Zachary and the rest of the VCA Theatre Faculty, thank you for your continued support and your guiding lights!
