The Player - October Edition!

The October Edition of The Player is here! Click the link below to download and enjoy!

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La Trobe Lipdub 2010!!

It's finally here!!! Want to see what we made over the mid-semester break? LIPDUB!!!

Watch it now:

Lips, Balls and dates in the Ag!

Hey movers and shakers!!


Big week ahoy!!

LIPDUB
So Thursday is the premiere of that little film thingy we did the other week with… oh a hundred or so people in like… costumes and stuff….

Whether you missed LIPDUB due to torrential flooding in Euroa or rocked up and out on the day in multi-coloured stockings, this is the 4-minute video you have been waiting for and this premiere is unmissable!! Be there!! Where??


LIPDUB PREMIERE
1.15pm
Thursday 14th October
Agora Cinema


OCTOBER SEASON
The October Season has gotten underway and ‘The History Boys’ is now playing in The Studio. Tickets are sold out for tonight and tomorrow but there are a small number left for Friday and Saturday for those of you who are planning to come and see it – booking would be advised! ‘The Philanthropist’ opens on Monday the 18th of October in The Studio and tickets are now able to be booked through the office on 9479 1198.

STUDENT THEATRE BALL
The rumours are going round like kisses at an after-party, yes you heard it correctly – we are having a ball this year!! On Friday the 29th of October you will find The Playroom transformed into a dance-floor. The evening kicks off at 7.30pm and tickets are able to be purchased through the office from Friday the 15th of October (this coming Friday). Tickets cost $30 for students and $25 for Guild members, and must be pre-purchased. The theme this year is ‘The War is Over’ and posters will be appearing around the building soon to inspire you =) Full details including dress code will be emailed to you shortly, to get a head start think post-WW2…

AGORA ACTIVITIES
This Wednesday the 13th of October, we will be having a table in the Agora to promote the LIPDUB premiere, SunUp and the rest of the student theatre year. We’ll also be doing a fair bit of Moat talking. If you’ve got the time to hang around and chat between 12-2pm come on down – it’ll be worth your while!! On offer, Sonia Di Iorio and her gang have organised free yoga and belly-dancing instruction as well as some sports gear you guys can try out!! It should be an amazing lunchtime with cheap food so pop by and get into it!!

That’s all for now guys and girls!
See you soon

Short Flicks!!

Only 2 more sleeps till Short Flicks premieres at The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)!! Get ready Melbourne, here we go movies!!!

Monday means Short Flicks!!

Hello film and theatre enthusiasts!


Yesterday may have been overcast and grey but there was colours abound at La Trobe! If you didn’t make it to Bundoora yesterday, you missed something spectacular! For instance… an amazing 60’s dance party, some babes in bathers, a Bollywood dance, a fight between two Jedi’s and a fencer, two green kayakers not to mention a few hundred others throwing balloons and glitter all over the Union Building! What an amazing day! Huge thanks to everyone who came out in colour and helped make LIPDUB so much fun! Expect to see video links going up to the final video within the next week or two =)

SHORT FLICKS
But don’t exhale just yet, believe it or not this year just keeps getting bigger and better! This Monday night, the 4th of October, is Short Flicks!! This night of nights is going to be held at ACMI cinema at Federation Square at 8pm. If you haven’t already made a visit to the CBD and bought your tickets at the box office, make sure you rock up early on Monday – expect a crowd! With nine new films ready to hit the silver screen this is going to be one amazing night you can’t miss! We’ll see you there!

THE PLAYER
The next issue of The Player is here – complete with reviews from our Northcote Town Hall season! You can of course come in and pick up a better resolution copy on usb from the office anytime. To download use this link: http://www.mediafire.com/file/i526xa4024z1nyy/The%20Player%20-%20September%20Edition.pdf The next issue is a joint FAST/LIPDUB so if you’ve got contributions to make to the issue make sure they come in before October 15. There are a few jobs up for grabs for upcoming editions: we’d love to hear from people interested in reviewing Short Flicks, The History Boys and The Philanthropist.


There are comp tickets going for the MelBorn show Ms Robinson comes to town if anyone is interested in reviewing the show! Get in touch with me and I’ll hook you up! Reviews are getting published both in The Player but also Theatre Alive! There are also $20 tickets for youse who would like to see the show if you quote ‘PANDORA’ at the door =)


That’s all folks! Have a fantastic weekend! Hope the sun shines and that I see you all on Monday!


Anneli

ARE YOU READY TO LIPDUB???

Hello student theatre and filmers!!!


Lipdub is almost here! We’re sorting out the final nuts and bolts but we need a bit of help from you! We have a list of props that we need to find, and we have some scenes in the video that need filling out. If you can help with any of the following please let me know!


PEOPLE NEEDED IN THE VIDEO
Rollerbladers / Rollerskaters
Bicyclists
60’s dancers
Sunbakers
70’s protesters
Surfers (surfing skill not required, just come with a board!)
Jedi’s (we have a number of lightsabers ready, if you’d like to battle some fencers this is your day!)


Tomorrow the 28th we’ll be having a working bee in The Studio and we need as many people to help as possible – we’ll be blowing up balloons, making ‘protest’ signs, origami swans etc. If you’ve got some time up your sleeves between 11am – 4pm come in an lets get crafty!


We need hundreds of people to be in this video so call your friends and get them involved – this should be an awesome day – free lunch on Thursday (filming day) and FREE first drink in the Eagle Bar after filming!



The rehearsal day is this Wednesday the 29th of September from 11am – 4pm and we film the LIPDUB this Thursday the 30th from 11am – 4pm!



Look forward to hearing from you all!



03 - 9479 1198

IMPROV competition!!

Tomorrow is the first competition of the year for the IMPROV group!



Head on down to the Rod Joyce Room in the Eagle Bar at 7pm to watch the drama unfold!

LIPDUB is coming!

Hello Lip-dublians!

It’s not long now to the big day and we in the student theatre office have been dotting the T’s and crossing the I’s in anticipation of LIPDUB! We’re getting very excited and we hope you guys are too!

We’ve plotted out a timeline and have a few dates we need you to pen into your diaries. First of all, we’re having four meetings for you guys to come and check out the route and hear the ideas that we’ve got so far! (All four meetings are going to be the same, we’re just spreading them out so you can attend at least one.) We want to hear your ideas here too so get your creative caps on! They will be held on Monday September 6 and Tuesday September 7 at 11am and 2pm in the Playroom, next to the student theatre office.

Shoot day is THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30!!! Put a reminder in your phone, add yourself to the facebook group (just search La Trobe Lipdub and you’ll find it!), send yourself a letter, do whatever you have to do to make sure you have that date set! …And the day before as well. As this is a One Take film clip we are going to need a big fat rehearsal with all you gorgeous people. So we absolutely need you on September 29 and September 30 from 11 – 4. (We’re working on providing lunch on the day as big thanks from us, but I’ll get formal confirmation on that soon ). In the week leading up to it we’re also happy for small rehearsals with small groups for small amounts of time before threading it all together.

That’s it for now, make sure you keep your eyes on your emails and the facebook event page! Can’t wait to meet you all September 6 & 7!

Cheers, Kathleen, Bob and Anneli xx

The Player - August Edition

The next edition of the Player has arrived! It's a big one this time - I'm afraid this is as small as I could shrink it =) Click on the link below to download. Enjoy!

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Northcote Town Hall Season 2010

Wake in Fright

from the novel by Kenneth Cook

adapted and directed by Bob Pavlich

“May you dream of the Devil and wake in fright.” An Old Curse

Eager to escape his one-room outback school for the summer holidays, young city teacher, John Grant, heads toward Sydney. Passing through the rough mining town of Bundanyabba, Grant becomes hopelessly stranded, losing his entire wages in a game of two-up and over the subsequent five days sinks into a cycle of drunkenness, hangovers, fumbling sexual encounters and increasing self-loathing. Trapped in a hellish limbo, the once ordinary world of rural Australia becomes the setting for his grotesque and surreal nightmare.

Wake in Fright explores the very real distrust that exists between city and the bush and is an unflinching depiction of Australian masculinity that is as pertinent today as it was when written in 1961.

The 1971film version was lost for twenty years, the footage vanishing in vaults and nearly destroyed, and was only recently rediscovered, restored and re-released in 2009. And now, La Trobe University Student Theatre and Film is proud to present the very first theatrical adaptation of this classic story.

With Beth Myring, David Wright, George Lingard, Jacob Pruden, Kurt Mottershead, Laura Wheelwright, Matthew Bolger-Hobson, Matt Sharawara and Stephen Foster; this production, directed and adapted by the Artistic Director of Student Theatre, will shed new light on this already well-known harrowing tale.

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PERFORMANCES

Tuesday 17 August 8pm – Gala Opening

Thursday 19 August, Wednesday 25 August, and Friday 27 August 8pm

Saturday 21 August and Sunday 29 August 8.30pm

Sunday 22 August and Saturday 28 August 6pm

TICKETS

Full $15 / Concession $10 / Guild $5

Northcote Town Hall Season 2010

Moment on the Lips is the story of the interrelationships of seven women over a two year period. Inspired by Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls, the beautifully observed and insightful A Moment on the Lips won Sydney dramatist Jonathan Gavin the 2003 Philip Parsons Young Playwright of the Year Award.

This isn’t a play about women. This is about the warfare and decay of love and friendship between women and how they survive. With dialogue balancing on the line between unexpected cruelty and humour, A Moment on the Lips ‘fairly crackles with wit and insight’ (The Age).

For the second consecutive year, La Trobe Student Theatre and Film is proud to present its’ critically acclaimed off-campus performance season in Studio One of Northcote Town Hall.

With Elizabeth King, Kaitlyn Trollope, Madeleine Stewart, Meighan Spicer, Sakuna McArthur, Sarah Pratt and Sophie Petridis; and directed by one of La Trobe’s more revered student directors, A Moment on the Lips is poised to thrill and move you this winter.

Friday 20 August, Tuesday 24 August and Thursday 26 August 8pm
Saturday 21 August and Sunday 29 August at 6pm
Sunday 22 August and Saturday 28 August at 8.30pm

TICKETS Full $15 / Concession $10 / Guild $5

The Player - July Edition

The new edition of The Player is here! Guest edited by Dustin, this issue of the player is the biggest to date! We hope you enjoy reading it!

Click the link to download!
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Lipdub is coming!!

The Player - June Edition

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The Player - May Edition

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The Player - April Edition

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The Player - Uploaded!!

We've converted the Moat Blog to an all-year Student Theatre and Film Blog! Stay tuned for news about everything that's happening this coming semester..

But first! For those of you who are devotees of all things Student Theatre and Film, The Player will now be available for download straight off this blog!

Just click on the link to download the March issue of The Player!

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Oh what a week it's turning into!!

Massive Moaty hugs to all who came out to help with the campus tours and Guild Festival today!! You bright young things made the day so much fun for all =)

Timetable for Moat Festival 2010

So as to ease your Moat experience! Get your calendar out and mark these dates!

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Hi Student Theatre and Filmers!!


It’s February 17th and Moat is lurking just behind the flick of the month! Those involved in the theatrical side of things this season are having Showings in the Menzies Theatre this Thursday at 6pm. If you are involved in Showings, there will be a tray of sandwiches floating around but DO remember to bring yourself a proper dinner if you have reason to suspect that hunger pains may restrict your inner Meryl Streep, and after Showings we will have a tête-à-tête in the Eagle Bar!! We aim to be down in the Bar at 7.45 and all those involved or interested in Student Theatre are welcome to join us!!

The Moat Posters have come in! Poster runs will happen this week so if you happen to have a spare couple of minutes and are a dab hand at sticky-taping come in and grab a handful that you can tack over campus! The Badge Machine has had the bickie for the moment – any of you whizzkids good with levers, springs and bolts? (Anyone with access to a working machine that can press 57mm badges will find themselves on the receiving end of an inappropriate amount of hugging, please contact the office if you do!) In the meantime we have a number of badges– which are as of this moment of a limited edition so come into the office and grab yours before they all go!

Next week is O-week. O for lots of things! O-week isn’t just for 1st years, it’s ridiculously fun and even those of you in the know should take the opportunity to get involved! It also happens to be one of the busiest weeks in the Student Theatre and Film calendar, which means we need your help in big huggable ways! A lot of bright young things are going to be asking questions and dipping their fingers into the sugar and badge bowls, and it’s a great chance to meet the guys and dolls who you’ll be gracing the stages and sets with during the year. It doesn’t matter if you have 2 ticks or all week – if you’ve got a minute to spare on campus this week, whether you’re new to Student Theatre and Film or graduated years ago, come and donate it to the office! The particular days to mark down in your diary are:

Tuesday February 23rd
10-12pm
Host Tours in the Office
12-2pm
Guild Festival in the Agora
We need people who are willing to mill around the stall and speak/accost/seduce students who are drooling to sign-up for Student Theatre and Film.
We also need people who would get deliriously excited about getting body painted in orange, who want to dress up in costume, want to stage a scene, want to do a little dance make a little love etc. Get in touch today!
There is a bit of an in-joke happening with the o-week hosts, anyone who has a duck costume lying around and can be a mascot on this day would find themselves very much loved!
I have a dream…that you’re ALL there in the Ag having a boogie and laugh, make it happen peoples!

Thursday February 25th
1-3pm
Clubs and Societies Festival in the Agora
This day is going to be similar to Tuesday, if you’ve got the time to get your flirt on then bring a friend, bring all of them, your lunch as well if time is short, and hang off the edges of the Student Theatre and Film table in the Ag.
If you’ve got a bit more effort in you we’d love for you to get dressed up, adorn yourself with anything Moaty you can get your hands on (remember that there are t-shirt transfers in the office, all you have to do is chose what you want on your shirt and print it out), and get ready to have a laugh!
I have a dream…

Some of you have heard the rumours, they are true…1st week is going to be crazy! There has been talk about a Flash Mob Dance and yes it was going ahead, but I’m afraid we’ve had to cancel as it clashes with a Flash Mob Dance that La Trobe International are organising. We are however planning other events for O and 1st-week. We will be organising a ‘Big Freeze’ and a ‘No Pants Day’! Those of you who’d like to sign up and cause a stir and set a smile of several hundred faces need only email or call me! (For more info on these things visit improveverywhere.com) Any other ideas about events will also be considered just get in touch!

If you do still want to shake your groove thing and don’t mind lending your services to another cause then here are the details:

La Trobe International is organizing a Flash Mob (date and venue will be disclosed at a later stage) and we’re looking for participants from any age, size, and shape bracket! There are absolutely NO boundaries – anyone and everyone are welcome to participate. So whether you’re a potential ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ winner or you’ve got two left feet – we’d love to have you on board and be a part of this exciting and memorable experience!

Please send an email with your expression of interest to Shenaz Merchant – https://owa.latrobe.edu.au/owa/redir.aspx?C=da1773ee613c465dbaeaeacbf210f2a2&URL=mailto%3as.merchant%40latrobe.edu.au with ‘La Trobe University Flash Mob’ in the subject line and include your name and email address in the email. Shenaz will be in touch with you with all the information and latest developments.

Everybody look through your toy cupboards and garages! The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet are looking for SuperSoakers…do you have a large watergun that you wouldn’t mind lending to Zoey Dawson and her cast for Moat? Get in touch with me if you can help!

Those of you who are contributing artworks to the wandering Art Exhibition this Moat, please note that you must submit/bring in your pieces to the Office no later than the 1st of March. If you’d like to write a blurb about yourself and your pieces please have that ready by then also.

Almost all the tech positions for Moat have been filled but we are looking for two more people interested in getting involved with a show. Get in touch asap if you want in!

In devastating news, the first issue of The Player has been postponed. I fear that size does matter in this case and so we will have a February/March issue released during Moat. It will still be the pre-Moat edition and have a large section called ‘Moat Backstage’. Many of you are reporting on the action surrounding Moat and we feel the more the merrier about this, so if others of you would like to contribute with an article or idea please get in touch. Review tasks are being dished out at the moment and are disappearing like scones and jam. There are about 5 shows left for grabs so if you want to review you’d better hurry! Please note that the submission date for the next edition of The Player is now March 15.

Front of House staff are required for all Moat shows, if you’re interested in scoring yourself a free ticket it’s best to give me a call sooner rather than later cause once O-week starts, the FOH is the hot ticket to have!

Felix from the Melbourne University Chinese Theatre Group has extended an invitation to those of you who speak Cantonese to audition for her upcoming production, ‘Rotate 270°’, info as below!

Rotate 270X mۂಷ0Xnwritten by Cheung Tat Ming iFdirected by Felix Ching Ching HoApr 30, May 1, 6, 7, 8Union House Theatre, University of MelbourneRotate 270X is a collection of seven stories which have no connection in time or space but are tightly interwoven as the characters travel together in the labyrinth of life.This is a story about life and death, depicting a self-destructive athlete, a schizophrenic actor, an award-winning yet depressed female writer, and a comatose patient. They each live in their own time and space but simultaneously invade the worlds of the others. They traverse back and forth searching and discovering, just like the obligatory 270X rotation that a foetus must perform before leaving the womb.Lifes endless cycles and searches are the origin of the understanding of life and death.Auditions will be held from the 25 Feb - 6 MarFor more details please see:https://owa.latrobe.edu.au/owa/redir.aspx?C=4c4abc2fd61149608e84978074c3bfb6&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.facebook.com%2fevent.php%3feid%3d280957553722or email us at https://owa.latrobe.edu.au/owa/redir.aspx?C=4c4abc2fd61149608e84978074c3bfb6&URL=mailto%3acastingmuctg10%40gmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you around the office these next weeks!

Anneli

A reminder about deadlines on the 15th Feb, films for Movies in the Moat are due as are articles and things for The Player. If you're contributing pictures, whatever - make sure you send them to: a.bjorasen@latrobe.edu.au by Monday. If you're planning to submit but can't by Monday, get in touch and I'll push the deadline by a couple of days =)

A MASSIVE THANKYOU to everyone who came into the office yesterday and helped with badge-making!! Your help was very much appreciated and thanks to you all there'll be a few hundred Moated up badge-wearers this March!! More badges to be made soon when the poor machine has had a chance to recover - I'll keep you posted!

The Moat Posters / Brochures have also arrived, keep your ears open for news of poster runs, this is all hands on deck!!

Have a good weekend guys and we'll see you soon in the office!

Anneli

Moat Passes!

Moat Passes are now on sale through the Student Theatre and Film office!

Passes allow you one entry into every show of the festival and allow you to experience Moat to the MAX!!

Cast and crew passes cost $5, Guild $10 and Non-Guild $10.

If you want to score yourself a free Moat pass, come in and talk to me about getting involved in O-week!

There will be a badge-making day this Thursday Feb 11th in the office. Rock up anytime and get cutty with your favorite pair of scissors! I also have a limited edition set of t-shirt transfers! If you're quick and bring in a white t-shirt you can score yourself a hot Moat slogan =)

Moatylicious January

Happy 2010 theatre and filmers!


Hope you have all been making peace and love out of your summer holidays and made it through without too much sunburn!

My name is Anneli and I’m looking forward to being your friendly office lady for 2010! I like making quirky badge slogans, milk chocolate, youtubing Never Mind the Buzzcocks, white chocolate, Evelyn Waugh, dark chocolate… anyone with similar interests is always welcome at my desk with a cup of tea!

The Student Theatre and Film Office is once again open and I look forward to seeing you all saunter through the door before too long to introduce yourselves for the first time or share a long overdue hello!

Many of you have got caught up in the whirlwind of Moat already, for those of you who haven’t felt the breeze yet or simply can’t get enough of it, the best is yet to come and we need your help to make the most of it!

The onstage action is underway and rehearsals are charging ahead, so it’s time to turn on the lights and music! Anyone who is interested in being a hero this Moat need not look further, whether you have teched a show before or are new to the knobs of the soundboards, we need lighting and sound technicians to help with all the Moat shows and would love to hear from everyone who has an interest in this! Get in touch with me at the office on 9479 1198 and I’ll hook you up =)

Zoey Dawson and the cast of The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet are looking for a stage manager! If you fancy delving into the best hideaways of Melbourne looking for the perfect costumes and are good at keeping tabs on things, call the office or email Zoey at zoeys.new.email@gmail.com.

James Crafti is looking to fill an acting spot in Rope! It is a female part of about medium-size and the director hopes to cast the role asap. For more information and to register your interest, please call James directly on 0403 943 529.

Artists, photographers and visual communicators listen up! There will be an art exhibition running though this year’s Moat Festival! Anyone with a portfolio of work behind them or a lone masterpiece ready for display is urged to get in touch with me!

Starting afresh with a new moniker, the Moat Festival’s music day has been re-christened Sundowner! Band-booker Laurence Hewson dreams of putting together one massive program with as many different styles and performers as you can imagine! If you’re a singer, a songwriter, part of a band or a solo-act, a DJ or just have an interest in music – no matter if it’s Sinatra in your heart or Zeppelin on your belt, get in touch cause if you love music this is going to be your day of days! If your mind’s already made up and you want in, give Laurence a call or text on 0401 029 808 and start talking microphones! Otherwise give me a call and I’ll help you make ready!

All things Moat aside for the moment, The Player returns this year with a new format and new opportunities for writers and artists alike to get involved! Syar and I are looking to get a dedicated team together to run the publication but would also love to hear from anyone interested in contributing articles, reviews, photos, cartoons or artworks to individual issues!! Submissions to the first issue are due at 3pm on February 15 and the whole shebang will be out in time for O-week so get onto us today!

Badge-making tools are on their way and posters are in the works so drop by and check out what’s going on!

Looking forward to working with you all this year

Anneli

Student Theatre and Film Administrative Officer 2010
La Trobe University
03 - 9479 1198