Atyp season 2014

Contents Welcome to ATYP Message from Fraser Message from Emma

SEAS– ON 2014 Season 2014 Bite Me M.Rock Sugarland Luke Lloyd: Alienoid ATYP Selects Stop Kiss His Mother’s Voice Mr Kolpert Platonov

ATYP Cameo In this Fairfield: Romeo & Juliet in the West Cyberbile The Missing Pages Into the Wild The Chosen Ticket Deals

ATYP Writing Learning Workshop Get Involved About Foundation Donors & Giving Partners & Supporters

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Welcome to ATYP Message from Fraser Message from Emma

04–05 06–07 08–09 1 0 –11 1 2–13 1 4 –1 5 1 6 –17 1 8 –1 9 2 0 –2 1 22–23 24–25 26 –27 28–29 30–30 31–31 32–32 33–33 34–34 35–35 36–37 38–38 39–39 40–40 41–41 42– 42 43–43 44–45 46–46

Season 2014 Bite Me M.Rock Sugarland Luke Lloyd: Alienoid ATYP Selects Stop Kiss His Mother’s Voice Mr Kolpert Platonov ATYP Cameo In this Fairfield: Romeo & Juliet in the West Cyberbile The Missing Pages Into the Wild The Chosen Ticket Deals ATYP Writing Learning Workshop Get Involved About Foundation Donors & Giving Partners & Supporters

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Welcome to ATYP

We are the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP), a world-leading theatre company. We are invested in exploring young people’s interests, experiences and stories.

We help bring to life, and share, stories in a way that provides a fresh and culturally significant perspective on the lives of young people across Australia today.

Through partnerships, professionalism and dedication we build the next generation of theatre-makers and audiences.

In our world, theatre created by young people is not just for young audiences. It is for everyone. Come and join us. Let yourself be surprised.

International Ambassadors Baz Luhrmann Rebel Wilson Rose Byrne

WEL– COME TO SEAS– ON 2014 Fraser Corfield

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I’ve been in a number of conversations lately about the role of the national youth theatre company. Looking to the future we are starting to see beyond the transformative experiences that we generate day to day and ask: how do we ensure that our work has the broadest national impact? We have a unique group of artists working with the company. What can we offer that has a lasting legacy?

In 2014 we present four works commissioned by ATYP from some of the nation’s most exciting artists.

One of these plays first conceived as a project in 2008, while another began in 2011. We have waited patiently for them to be ready for production, and I am overjoyed you will see them this year. In addition we will showcase four of the most exciting independent theatre companies in Sydney in the ATYP Selects program. And we are proud to host the Cameo season of five outstanding national examples of youth theatre.

For me, the answer lies in playwriting.

The national youth theatre company must be a passionate, fearless engine-room for new Australian plays. Great theatre speaks to all ages, but if most people are forced to engage with theatre as teenagers, create compelling plays with young characters and you speak directly to a new generation. Create works that are performed by schools, and youth theatres around the country for years to come and you build a new canon of classics.

You influence a new generation of Australians.

I have no doubt you will see a production in our 2014 season that will be remembered for years to come. You will meet young artists that become household names. You may see a new Australian classic or find an existing play that steals your heart.

Sadly we can’t give you the specifics just yet. That’s the joy of youth theatre. These things take time to grow. But I promise you won’t regret joining us on the journey of discovery.

Enjoy.

It is my pleasure to welcome you on behalf of the Atypical Advisors, ATYP’s youth steering committee made up of young people aged 13–26 years old.

Some of us are writers or actors, others are aspiring producers. We have a pretty important role. We make sure that the young people of Australia are kept well and truly the focus of all ATYP's ventures.

Emma Campbell Atypical Advisor 2013

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Season 2014

ATYP may be in its fifties, but retirement certainly isn’t in our field of vision!

Each month we meet with the ATYP team to talk about what is going well and what could be better; we weigh in on what productions we think should become part of the season each year; and we explain to the old folk in the office just what ‘YOLO’ means.

I’ve been involved with ATYP across almost every program – ensembles; workshops; a few productions; and a role in Stick, one of the films produced as part of The Voices Project 2013. I have even used a monologue from the Voices Project for my HSC Drama Individual Project.

The Wharf has become a bit of a second home for me, as well as giving me unique opportunities to be part of the theatre industry. I’m so excited to share with you what we’ve got happening this year, because it’s going to be a cracker. I think one of the most striking things about 2014 is that we’re challenging and redefining what youth theatre is.

Putting young people on stage, and presenting professional theatre and evocative productions are not mutually exclusive.

In the 2014 season there are a couple of shows in particular that I’m very excited about. M.Rock is a stand out, reminding us that a play starring a grandmother still has a home at a youth theatre company (we believe in growing old, but not growing up). Sugarland celebrates just how big this country is, and how different all of our stories are.

Don’t get me started on the rest of what we have in store.

The Atypical Advisors definitely give this program our seal of approval.

Make sure you don’t miss out on being a part of ATYP in 2014. We look forward to having you join us at The Wharf, online or across the country.

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At ATYP we challenge writers to tell stories that capture the interests and imaginations of modern Australian young people.

Bite Me M.Rock Sugarland Luke Lloyd: Alienoid

This is the kernel with which we create brave new productions that set higher benchmarks for youth theatre globally.

We are very proud to be presenting a line-up of work for 2014 that brings together a magical collection of Australian writing talent, brought to life by outstanding creative teams.

05.02.14– 22.02.14

BITE ME Writers 2013 National Studio Director Anthony Skuse

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“I like you Dean, I really do but, what if we have kids? What if they turn out to be freakish slow eaters like you? Tiny chicken man mouthed babies? …We all eat fast now. It’s bred into us like prized greyhounds.”

Ten delicious tales by some of the country’s best emerging playwrights.

Bite Me is the latest instalment of The Voices Project, the overwhelmingly successful annual program of monologues developed by ATYP, published by Currency Press, written by young people, performed by young actors around the country, and seen by over three-quarters of a million people globally online as we bring the monologues to life on film as well as on stage.

Submit a script for the

In 2014 the collection of ten seven-minute stories serves a banquet of monologues titled Bite Me where the starting point is food. We have assembled some of Sydney’s best, working under the guidance of award winning director Anthony Skuse.

Funny, warm, irreverent and cheeky, this is a celebration of the complexity and contradictions of young lives.

Bite Me is a feast for the senses.

2014 National Studio.

Commissioned by Australian Theatre for Young People Venue ATYP Studio 1 – The Wharf Dates Preview: 05–07 Feb Opens: 07 Feb Season: 05–22 Feb Times Wed – Sat: 7:00pm Sun: 5:00pm Matinee: Wed and Fri 11:30am

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Duration 90 minutes (No interval) Bookings atyp.com.au 02 9270 2400 Tickets: $30 Earlybird tickets: $20 Recommended For ages 15+

Photographer: Zan Wimberley Talent: Holly Fraser

12.06.14– 28.06.14

M. ROCK Writer Lachlan Philpott Director Fraser Corfield Presented by ATYP & Sydney Theatre Company

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M.Rock is a magical new play, based on a true story, about the enduring joys of music, dancing and selfdiscovery. The generation gap just got tighter.

Lachlan Philpott is one of the country’s hottest writers, rocketing into the Sydney theatre landscape with the success of Silent Disco for ATYP and Griffin Theatre Company in 2011.

In his distinctive language, Philpott charts the fortunes of 18-year-old Tracy and her grandmother Mabel.

Tracy has just finished school, she’s bought a round-the-world ticket and is flying away to soak up experience. By contrast, Mabel is stable. She plays piano for The → Players, knits for the Get involved African appeal and Audi Night with the Actors, looks after Hilda’s cat.

16.06.14, 7pm.

A co-production with Sydney Theatre Company and directed by Fraser Corfield, M.Rock features Valerie Bader (Australia Day) as the intrepid septuagenarian, as well as a live DJ pumping the energy of the dance floor into the veins of the theatre. Enjoy a delightfully fresh, inter-generational theatre experience that challenges taboos and assumptions about age.

Call 02 9250 1777 to book.

Commissioned by Australian Theatre for Young People Featuring Valerie Bader, Joshua Brennan, Madeleine Jones, Brandon McClelland and Clementine Mills Designer Adrienn Lord Lighting Designer Benjamin Cisterne Venue STC Wharf 2 Theatre – Sydney Theatre Company Dates Season: 12–28 June Times Mon: 7:00pm Tues – Sat: 8:15pm Matinee: 18 June 1.15pm, 21 and 28 June 2.15pm Duration 80 minutes (No interval) Bookings Tickets: $30 (Promo code ATYP2014) Sydney Theatre Company Box Office 02 9250 1777 Recommended For ages 15+ Photographer: Michele Aboud Talent: Valerie Bader

27.08.14– 13.09.14

SUG– AR– LAND Writers Rachael Coopes & Wayne Blair Directors David Page & Fraser Corfield

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Sugarland provides a glimpse into a teenage Australia that feels like a foreign country. This haunting new play will make you pause, make you smile, make you wonder how much can be real.

In 2011, ATYP began a series of residencies in the town of Katherine in the Northern Territory. Over the following two years playwrights Rachael Coopes and Wayne Blair spent two months in this unique place.

The aim was to create a story that would allow people around the country to gain a personal understanding of what life is like growing up in remote Australia. The result is an absolutely extraordinary new play.

Over the past three years ATYP’s professional co-productions have received industry acclaim, challenging expectations of youth theatre and winning awards locally and nationally. Sugarland heralds a new age for the company. It will be the first completely professional → production staged Book now solely by ATYP Three shows for $50*. in over 30 years.

Commissioned by Australian Theatre for Young People Venue ATYP Studio 1 – The Wharf Dates Preview: 27–28 Aug Opens: 29 Aug Season: 27 Aug – 13 Sept Times Wed – Sat: 7:00pm Sun: 5:00pm Matinee: Wed and Fri 11:30am Duration 75 minutes (No interval) Bookings atyp.com.au 02 9270 2400 Tickets: $30 Earlybird tickets: $20

No excuses.

Iconic composer and actor David Page makes his directing debut collaborating with ATYP’s Artistic Director Fraser Corfield. Sugarland will be presented back to the community of Katherine before opening in Darwin and transferring to ATYP in Sydney.

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Recommended For ages 13+

Photographer: Zan Wimberley Talent: Dubs Yunupingu

15.10.14– 25.10.14

LUKE LLOYD: ALIEN– OID Writer John Armstrong Director Sarah Parsons

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Luke is smart, funny, shy and highly imaginative – but has no friends at school. In fact, he feels like he’s not even of the same species as the other kids in his class. But that isn’t surprising, because he’s not.

Luke’s father (whom he has never met) came from a distant planet - which makes Luke half-human, half alien.

He’s an ‘alienoid’. Which explains a lot, thinks Luke.

Commissioned by Australian Theatre for Young People

This delightful new play for actors aged between 10 and 13 is the winner of the 2013 ATYP Foundation Commission. Fresh from the imagination of AFI and AWGIE Award-winning writer John Armstrong, Luke Lloyd: Alienoid speaks to the little bit of alien in all of us.

Dates Preview: 15–17 Oct Opens: 17 Oct Season: 15–25 Oct

Venue ATYP Studio 1 – The Wharf

Times Wed – Sat: 7:00pm Sun: 5:00pm Matinee: Wed and Fri 11:30am

Sign up to audition for ATYP shows.

The script will be published by our production partner Playlab Press to coincide with the season, so in years to come you can present your own production anywhere in Australia.

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Duration 50 minutes (No interval) Bookings atyp.com.au 02 9270 2400 Tickets: $20 Earlybird tickets: $15 Recommended For ages 8+

Photographer: Zan Wimberley Talent: Easton Churchill

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ATYP Selects

ATYP’s home at The Wharf is the space for emerging and established artists to interact, test new ideas, and collaborate to tell stories that reflect the experiences, ideas and views of young Australians.

Stop Kiss His Mother’s Voice Mr Kolpert Platonov

ATYP Selects, previously known as Under The Wharf, is a season of four bold, new productions selected by a panel of young Australian artists, pitched by some of Sydney’s leading independent theatre companies.

The Selects season provides the opportunity to present independent theatre in one of the country’s most celebrated cultural precincts The Wharf.

These plays have been chosen because they excite the next generation of industry leaders, offering a fresh body of independent theatre. See the next wave of new talent for yourself.

05.03.14– 22.03.14

STOP KISS Writer Diana Son Presented by Unlikely Productions

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“At its heart, Stop Kiss is a show about life, and how it moves clumsily but steadily forward, forcing us to make choices, and challenging us to be brave.” – DC Theatre Scene

Stop Kiss sees the meeting of two twenty-something women, Callie and Sara. Sara has left behind her cushy existence in Louisiana to teach at a public school in the Bronx.

She meets Callie through a mutual friend – Callie shelters herself with the familiarity of her university friends and reporting on New York traffic for a living. Slowly the women begin to question what they want → out of their lives and Book now ultimately, each other.

Three shows for $50*.

No excuses.

Pointed and witty, Stop atyp.com.au/2014 Kiss holds a mirror up to the way we live now.

These beautifully woven characters capture the familiar aimlessness that can infiltrate urban life, with subtlety and humour. Diana Son’s critically acclaimed play is a moving, hysterical, and most importantly truthful look at relationships and how our lives can change in one moment.

Venue ATYP Studio 1 – The Wharf Dates Preview: 05–06 Mar Opens: 07 Mar Season: 05–22 Mar Times Wed – Sat: 7:00pm Sun: 5:00pm Duration 80 minutes (No interval) Bookings atyp.com.au 02 9270 2400 Tickets: $30 Earlybird tickets: $20 Recommended For ages 15+

Photographer: Zan Wimberley

30.04.14– 17.05.14

HIS MOTH– ER’S VOICE Writer Justin Fleming Director Suzanne Millar Presented by bAKEHOUSE Theatre Company

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“In the Kingdom of Contradiction - it is raining, yet the sky is blue with sun.”

Shanghai, 1966. When a young Chinese boy is secretly taught to play the piano by his mother, in defiance of Communist Party edicts, a train of events is set in place that leads them to the eye of the storm in a dangerous confrontation between Shanghai and Canberra.

From the birth of China’s Cultural Revolution to the eve of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, Justin Fleming’s dazzling new play weighs the price of defiance in the face of brutality. His Mother’s Voice is a love story: the love between two young people from different worlds; the love that drives a mother to great → sacrifice; the love See it first of a young man for Be part of the World his country.

Venue ATYP Studio 1 – The Wharf Dates Preview: 30 Apr – 01 May Opens: 02 May Season: 30 Apr – 17 May Times Wed – Sat: 7:00pm Sun: 5:00pm Bookings atyp.com.au 02 9270 2400 Tickets: $30 Earlybird tickets: $20

Premiere. 02.05.14.

In this World Premiere production, the company that brought you Great Expectations in 2012 returns to ATYP with a story about growing up, stretching your wings, and being true to yourself in the face of overwhelming odds.

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Photographer: Zan Wimberley

30.07.14– 16.08.14

MR KOLP– ERT Writer David Gieselmann Presented by Pantsguys Productions

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“Shocking and shockingly funny... Glitters with exceptionally clever comic writing.” – The Times “Comedy doesn't come much blacker or better than this.” – The Guardian Ralph and his wife Sarah invite Edith and Bastian to their home for an evening of mind-games and manipulation. Things take a dark turn when Ralph jokingly mentions that he and Sarah have killed their co-worker, Mr Kolpert.

A large chest rests in the middle of the room. What happens from here is not normal, as the couples travel further and further down an absurd path of violence, delusion and insanity itself. As the characters push the boundary of jokes and reality, they are forced to ask themselves the → difficult question: Join the conversation “How far would you Follow us on Twitter, go to feel alive?”.

Facebook & Instagram. #ATYP

Pantsguys are back at ATYP following their hugely successful seasons of Neil LaBute’s The Shape of Things (2011) and Punk Rock by Simon Stevens (2012). Punk Rock won three 2012 Sydney Theatre Awards, including Best Independent Production. Don’t miss this one.

Translator David Tushingham Venue ATYP Studio 1 – The Wharf Dates Preview: 30–31 July Opens: 01 Aug Season: 30 July – 16 Aug Times Wed – Sat: 7:00pm Sun: 5:00pm Duration 80 minutes (No interval) Bookings atyp.com.au 02 9270 2400 Tickets: $30 Earlybird tickets: $20 Recommended For ages 15+

Photographer: Zan Wimberley

05.11.14– 22.11.14

PLATO– NOV Writer Anton Chekhov Director Anthony Skuse Presented by MopHead & Catnip Productions

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“One night I cleaned my teeth, I pulled the sheet up over my ears and when I woke up I was dead.”

It has been a long Winter and now all the friends and hangers-on are gathering to gossip, flirt and mourn the passing of their idealism as only 20-somethings can. But it’s not all gloom and doom. After all, → this is Russia. There’s Show your support drinking! And singing!

A donation to ATYP. And love…

Supports the next generation

Platonov’s unique variety of charms has caught the attention of more than one woman. But he is by no means a typical Don Juan. Nope.

He’s the bored, intellectual, middle class, hipster that has become a staple of the Eastern Suburbs.

Against a backdrop of extramarital affairs, attempted suicides, fights, and comic desperation, Platonov is a more than plausible hero and heart-throb.

Translator David Hare Venue ATYP Studio 1 – The Wharf Dates Preview: 05–06 Nov Opens: 07 Nov Season: 05–22 Nov

of theatre-makers.

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If you're looking for a stiff, tedious night of social intercourse Chekhov-style, this show is not for you. Platonov is an event of epic proportions, including 20 performers and live music that will welcome the summer months as we explore the pains of loving too much or too little.

Times Wed – Sat: 7:00pm Sun: 5:00pm Duration 180 minutes (Two intervals) Bookings atyp.com.au 02 9270 2400 Tickets: $30 Earlybird tickets: $20 Recommended For ages 13+

Returning after the success of their sell-out ATYP season of 4000 Miles (2013), MopHead and Catnip Productions invite you to a production 130 years in the making.

Photographer: Zan Wimberley

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ATYP Cameo

As the national youth theatre company, ATYP proudly supports and celebrates the great work that is being done by youth theatre companies and emerging artists around the country.

In this Fairfield: Romeo & Juliet in the West Cyberbile The Missing Pages Into the Wild The Chosen

The ATYP Cameo series provides an opportunity for those companies to come to Sydney and showcase their work at The Wharf.

In 2014 we welcome work from Brisbane, Geelong, Newcastle and Western Sydney, as well as the talented young actors from the NSW public schools’ excellence program, The Arts Unit.

The Cameo series offers Sydney-based artists, teachers and professionals who work with young people, the opportunity to check in with the best work that is being made around the country, here and now.

23.04.14– 26.04.14

IN THIS FAIR– FIELD: ROMEO & JULIET IN THE WEST Presented by Powerhouse Youth Theatre

Using Shakespeare’s classic tale as a starting point, In This Fairfield investigates love and family amongst the historic divisions in Fairfield, undoubtedly the most culturally diverse region in Australia.

While the community often appears to be living in harmony, scratch the surface and the long-term cultural divisions become apparent. Conflicts are often related to the experiences of parents and grandparents who migrated here from war-torn countries years before. Young people continue to navigate their lives between ancient prejudices.

Part verbatim theatre, part urban Shakespearean tragedy, In This Fairfield is a new bi-lingual contemporary performance work from Western Sydney’s leading performance company for emerging artists.

Venue ATYP Studio 1 – The Wharf Dates Season: 23–26 Apr Times Wed – Sat: 7:00pm Bookings atyp.com.au 02 9270 2400 Tickets: $15 Earlybird tickets: $10

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CYBER– BILE Writer Alana Valentine Director Paul Viles Presented by The NSW Public Schools Drama Company

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Multi-Award-winning playwright Alana Valentine is back at The Wharf with another celebrated work for teenage actors.

Cyberbile is a candid, moving and sometimes shocking glimpse into the online world of today’s teen generation. Based on interviews conducted by PLC students with teachers, parents and their fellow students, Cyberbile is a verbatimbased drama which speaks from and to the hearts of Australia’s young adults.

Sometimes frightening, more often courageously funny, Cyberbile is a play for any parent who is worried about their child’s relationship to the online community or any young person who wants to understand how to survive the bullying that technology can uniquely unleash.

Venue ATYP Studio 1 – The Wharf Dates Season: 04–07 June Times Wed – Sat: 7:00pm Bookings atyp.com.au 02 9270 2400 Tickets: $15 Earlybird tickets: $10

02.07.14– 05.07.14

THE MISS– ING PAGES Written & directed by Lainey Molloy Bianca Zouppas Presented by Ecila Productions with Griffith University Applied Theatre, Brisbane

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t.” – Lewis Carroll This is a world where chess pieces come to life. Where cards are painting the roses red, and white rabbits in petticoats are running very late. This is the world of the man who believed ‘as many as six impossible things before breakfast’.

However, Lewis Carroll may not be all that he seems. Pages have been torn from his diary and a section of his life remains forbidden to enter. The Missing Pages provocatively imagines what might have been contained in the destroyed section of Carroll’s diary.

We hold up a looking glass to the real man behind Wonderland and delve into his mysterious infatuation with the young girl who would become the inspiration for his famous tale. Come and take a leap down the rabbit hole; you never know what you might find.

Venue ATYP Studio 1 – The Wharf Dates Season: 02–05 July Times Wed – Sat: 7:00pm Bookings atyp.com.au 02 9270 2400 Tickets: $15 Earlybird tickets: $10

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Two new plays by two of Victoria’s most exciting young playwrights.

INTO THE WILD Writers Zac Linford & Alexandra Macalister Bills Director Ross Mueller Presented by Courthouse ARTS

Throughout 2013, Courthouse ARTS has worked with ATYP to mentor emerging professional writers.

Four young Victorian writers have been developing new half-hour plays. Two of these writers have now been selected to have their works premiered in this exciting double bill.

Into The Wild celebrates new ideas, new stories and new visions of what theatre can be. It presents and projects powerful voices from the fringes of regional Victoria.

Two new writers, with fresh ideas about what ink can build in the 21st century.

Venue ATYP Studio 1 – The Wharf Dates Season: 16–19 July Times Wed – Sat: 7:00pm Bookings atyp.com.au 02 9270 2400 Tickets: $15 Earlybird tickets: $10

01.10.14– 04.10.14

THE CHO– SEN Writer Lachlan Philpott Director Amy Hardingham Conductor Capree Gaul Presented by Tantrum Theatre

Meet Freya Star, new girl. Everyone at her posh new school thinks she’s a freak and that’s okay with her.

Little do they know that Freya has a secret: she's been chosen by aliens and is just waiting it out ‘til they take her up into the stars where she belongs. But when Freya unexpectedly makes friends with the churchy Cecilia, things get complicated.

Will the aliens take Cecilia too?

“I watch Cecilia walk through the mall.

Wonder why out of all the people scurrying about like ants her and me became friends. What would the occupants of interplanetary craft think if they landed here? Come face to face with the fat girl and kid in the pram, the sleazy security guard flirting in the food court, the masked women on their knees painting toenails.”

The Chosen is a quirky, clever and other-worldly offering. Featuring classical rearrangements of space-themed songs alongside blistering dialogue, this production from Newcastle’s Tantrum Theatre promises to be a theatrical experience that is out-of-this-world.

Venue ATYP Studio 1 – The Wharf Dates Season: 01–04 Oct Times Wed – Sat: 7:00pm Bookings atyp.com.au 02 9270 2400 Tickets: $15 Earlybird tickets: $10

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We make it easy to see theatre at ATYP with our simple ticket pricing.

TICKET DEALS ATYP Productions* $30: full price $20: earlybird ATYP Selects $30: full price $20: earlybird ATYP Cameos $15: full price $10: earlybird The super deal For 2014 we have a super deal: Three shows for $50. → Season 2014 Witness the next generation of theatre-makers with ATYP. P. 08 – 36

Three shows* within our 2014 season are yours.

Book today and look forward to three shows at The Wharf.

*M.Rock is not included in the 2014 Three for $50 ticket deal, and earlybird offer.

There is no age preference.

Tickets are a single price or cheaper if booked two weeks before the show, because we believe in quality theatre at a price for all.

2014 is a bumper season of emerging talent – Bite Me: ten monologues from incredible young writers; M.Rock, our co-production with Sydney Theatre Company; Sugarland, our national touring work; plus Luke Lloyd: Alienoid, winner of the 2013 ATYP Foundation Commission plus our Selects and Cameo seasons.

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Writing ATYP is proudly a writer’s theatre company. Each year we invest in the development of Australian writers, in person and online. Offering a range of programs to support people from their first script to their first professional commission, ATYP works with writers at all stages of their careers.

ATYP Foundation Commission The ATYP Foundation Commission was established to respond to the need for professionally developed plays for young actors aged between 10 and 13. Writers of any age or experience are asked to submit a two page proposal that captures the imagination. The winner receives a commission, publication and production.

ATYP Online Learning ATYP’s online play writing community, Fresh Ink, brings together people with a passion for telling stories.

The Fresh Ink program includes articles from leading theatremakers, filmed interviews with some of the country’s most celebrated playwrights, and handy hints for refining your practice or getting yourself started.

Online Monologue Competition Every year, ATYP runs an online writing competition. Artists around the country are invited to write a three-minute monologue that they film and upload. Winners secure a place at the National Studio and a mentorship with leading Australian playwrights to develop ideas further into short films.

The National Studio: the emerging playwrights program The National Studio brings together 20 of Australia’s most interesting emerging playwrights for a week of master classes, workshops and mentoring by leading figures in Australian theatre.

While at the studio, participants write monologues that make up The Voices Project for the following year. At the same time they build friendships, networks and skills that stay with them for a lifetime.

ATYP Foundation Commission closes May 2014 Online Monologue Competition Closes May 2014 Applications for the National Studio Closes June 2014 Ages: 18–26 years Limited to 20 places National Studio: 08.09.14– 13.09.14

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Learning At ATYP we believe learning about theatre is exciting for everyone.

There are many ways to participate and learn with ATYP:

Our programs are designed to inspire and challenge young people to think creatively. Whether your interest is in play writing, directing, acting, technical production or promotion, ATYP Learning will have something to get you started and keep you inspired.

Productions Book your students in to see our productions.

Talk to our learning team

Participate in an Education workshop, developed by the ATYP Learning team in consultation with you, to meet your specific teaching needs.

about booking programs.

Workshops Be inspired, get active. Select from our comprehensive series of workshops developed by ATYP’s Learning team, or contact us to develop a unique experience for your students.

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Our productions, workshops, online programs and resources give you the chance to interact with all aspects of the theatre. Whether you engage with ATYP Learning online or in-person, you will be joining the ATYP community.

We specialise in creating experiences to meet the needs of teachers and students. All our programs are connected to State and National curricula. ATYP Learning is not onesize-fits-all. We inspire you to interact with our industry professionals in a way that suits you.

Contact our team to discuss what we can create together.

Live-streaming Connect nationally with our hand-picked program of livestreamed plays that engage with classrooms across the country.

Resources Use our online education tools to bring our productions to life in your classrooms.

Buy our published scripts for your students to explore and perform for themselves.

Workshops ATYP runs one of the largest and most exciting drama workshop programs in the country. We are a creative hub that young people all around Australia want to be a part of. Our programs connect young people with leading professional artists in a creative, encouraging, fun environment that is perfect for building self-confidence, trust and many new friends.

10% of our workshop places are reserved to support young people from regional communities or experiencing disadvantage. To learn more about our scholarship programs email: workshops@atyp.com.au

“My son has and still is thoroughly enjoying the ATYP experience. The sense of community and making new friends who have the same interests has enhanced his learning in drama.

Fantastic work and well done.”

– Parent of a 2013 participant

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“I love all of the atyp Sign up for workshop workshops dates, deals and news at I attend. It's atyp.com.au/workshops also great that the mentors really want to help you learn, and are interested in your benefit. I really hope that I will be attending another workshop soon!”– 2013 Participant →

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Holiday Workshops Running every school holiday throughout the year.

Masterclasses Once-in-a-lifetime workshops for 16–26 year-olds.

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Get Involved There are so many ways you can be part of the ATYP community.

See shows See our shows! Let yourself be amazed. Tell people about it.

Youth Steering Committee – The Atypical Advisors Want to have a part in shaping ATYP’s program? The Atypical Advisors, our youth steering committee aged between 13 and 26, is a group of young theatre-makers, who meet regularly to support and guide the → work the Company Shine the spotlight presents. Contact Learn more about ATYP’s us to get involved. scholarship programs.

Audition Take a chance, be a part of our productions.

Auditions are held throughout the year. To get involved sign up to the audition database and be the first to hear what is happening.

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Volunteers We are always on the lookout for energetic people, who are interested in the many facets of theatre. Be part of the team and help us: build sets, run auditions, deliver workshops, promote our productions, update databases, rig lights, stuff envelopes, or be one of the smiling faces who greet our audiences. Whatever your skills or interests, if you are happy to donate some time to ATYP we’d love to have you join us.

Donate No matter the size, your gift ensures ATYP’s survival and helps us go further in providing more opportunities for young people to thrive.

Sign up to our social media Keep up with the many productions, opportunities and events ATYP offers throughout the year.

About Staff Artistic Director Fraser Corfield General Manager Aaron Beach Finance Manager Kate di Mattina Development Manager Andrew Deane Private Giving Manager Derek Minett Marketing Manager Annabel Tate Marketing Co-ordinator Sebastian Andreassen Learning Manager Adèle Jeffreys Workshop Manager Sarah Parsons Writing Co-ordinator Jennifer Medway Production Manager Juz McGuire Administration Co-ordinators Elise Barton & Alice Hatton Archivist Judith Seeff Publicist Kar Chalmers Foundation Committee Angela Bowne SC (Chair) Antoinette Albert Michael Ihlein Carolyn Fletcher Rob Rich Olev Rahn

Board of Directors Michael Ihlein (Chair) Fraser Corfield Claire Duffy Nancy Fox Alexandra Holcomb Janine Lapworth Nick Marchand Cathy Robinson Edward Simpson Simon Webb Natasa Zunic Founding Donors We gratefully acknowledge the ATYP Foundation’s founding donors: Robert O Albert AO RFD RD Chum Darvall Belinda Darvall Millenium Pty Limited Antoinette Albert Francis Douglas QC Raymond Nelson Albert Investments & Dr Lisa Cantamessa Dr Helen Nugent Andrew Thyne Reid Trust Achim Drescher & Anthea Drescher James O’Loghlin Anonymous Estate of the Late Nicholas Enright Glynn O’Neill Miles Armstrong

Carolyn Fletcher Robert Rich & The Late Helen Rich Ruth Armytage AM Hal Herron Frances Roberts Felicity Atanaskovic Mark Hopkinson & Michelle Opie Ezekiel Solomon AM Angela Bowne SC Michael Ihlein & Gosia Dobrowolska Josephine Walton Jillian Broadbent AO Sarah Whyte Ian Brown Christopher Johnson Jane Wilde & Pat Wilde Hilary Caldwell Judith Joye Jill Wran Michael Carapiet John King Yengarie Pty Ltd Phil Costa Ann Lewis AO Ross Youngman & Veronica Espaliat Dixie Coultan & Donald Grieve Macquarie Group Foundation Richard Cropley Mallesons Stephen Jaques David Zobel & Emma Lee

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Foundation The ATYP Foundation was launched in 2003 as part of the Australian Theatre for Young People’s 40th birthday celebrations.

The ATYP Foundation’s role is to create, develop and manage a capital fund that will ensure ATYP’s future and enable it to continue to raise the national expectation of → Join the conversation what theatre with young Follow us on Twitter, people can achieve.

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In 2010, the Foundation instituted a program of commissioning new works to be performed by young people. The Foundation has proudly supported the work of these ATYP productions: Commission Ishmael and the Return of the Dugongs, adapted by playwright Jo Turner, from the novel by Michael Gerard Bauer.

Co-commission Grounded by leading Australian playwright Alana Valentine.

Commission Max Remy Super Spy, adapted by playwright Jo Turner, from the best-selling novels by Deborah Abela.

Foundation Commission Award In 2012, the inaugural ATYP Foundation Commission award was launched for plays to be performed by 10 to 13 year-olds.

2012 Writing Recipient Jessica Bellamy was the inaugural recipient of this award with her play Compass performed at ATYP in Oct 2013. The final performance live-streamed to young people nationally.

2013 Writing Recipient The 2013 recipient of the ATYP Foundation Commission award is John Armstrong for his play Luke Lloyd: Alienoid which is part of the ATYP’s 2014 season.

Donors & Giving For 50 years ATYP has been inspiring and nurturing imagination, confidence and creativity in young people across the country. These opportunities would not exist without the commitment of our supporters and we gratefully acknowledge the following ATYP donors:

Guardians ($10,000 and up) Antoinette Albert Susanne Corfield & Grahame Corfield Martin Dickson AM Susie Dickson Alexandra Holcomb & Andrew Bird Michael Ihlein & Gosia Dobrowolska Susan Maple-Brown Robert Rich Robert Salteri Edward & Anne Simpson Rebel Wilson Curt Zuber Superstars ($9,999 – $5,000) Libby & Robert Albert RFD RD Jillian Broadbent AO & Olev Rahn Prue Macleod Graham O'Neill & Glynn O’Neill Rebel Penfold-Russell Rebelstudio Champions ($4,999 – $1,000) Kate Anderson Gillian Appleton Ruth Armytage AM Aaron Beach

Phillip Bowman & Cathy Robinson Angela Bowne SC Graeme Browning Andrew Buchanan & Kate Buchanan Mark Clark Fraser Corfield & Maya Corfield Charles Curran AC Linda English Nancy Fox Tina Green & Maurice Green AM Chris Grubb Peter Hood Mark Johnson & Kathy Johnson Christopher & Anne Knoblanche Janine Lapworth Jemima Littlemore & Timothy Samway David Maloney Peter Murray Erin Ostadal Sandra Plowman Sophie Rothery & David Rothery Garry Rothwell Philip Maxwell & Jane Tham Simon Webb & Sally Anderson Sam Weiss Jane Westbrook

Allies ($999 – $500) Kerry Adby Nicole Abadee & The Hon Justice R Macfarlan Charles Benson Hilary Caldwell Philip Coleman Elinor Crossing Kylie De Havilland Carol Dettmann Keith Doree Dr Lee MacCormick Edwards Maria Evans & Ralph Evans Elinor Crossing Ron Enestrom John B Fairfax AO & Libby Fairfax Frerk-Malte Feller Simon Fraser Mark Johnson & Sandra Johnson Ann Johnson Jasper Judd Skye Leckie Peter Martin Sophie McCarthy Sandra McPhee Derek Minett Dr Matthew Morgan Georgie Parker Greg Pierce Kristin Stubbins

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Anthony Poiner & Melanie Poiner Greeba Pritchard Mandy Quin & Stu Quin Timothy Regan & Lucy Regan Tom Saar Jeremy Sutcliffe Lesley Sweeney Cameron Williams Buddies (Up to $499) Claire Aird & Nat Dean Charles Alexander & Hannah Alexander Guy Alexander Jacob Allan Merilyn Alt Tracy Baker Susie Balderstone & Jim Balderstone Catherine Baldwin Julian Beaumont Nathan Bennett Jillian Blaufelder Ellie Bock Rona Bowrey Deborah Brown Robert Brookman AM & Verity Laughton Loretta Busby Simon Campbell George Candi Jamie Carroll Dr Dee Carter Heather Chadwick Arthur Charles & Prudence Charles Wesley Chung Angela Cecco Kathleen Conlon Laura Connarty-Duncan John Cunningham

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Erin Daly Nick Dare & Jadanne Dare Andrew Deane & James Buck Jr Louise Dobson & Garry Dobson Simon Ellis Elise Fairbairn Kristine Fernandez Melissa Fleming Tahni Froudist Ron Haddrick AM MBE Amy Hardingham Barbara Harvey Neroli Hobbins Greg Isaacz Phillip & Trisha John Cristin Kelly Jovicic Rory Johnson Jill Karhan Geoffrey Kyle Jason Lee & Suzie Lee Ben Lightowlers Brian Long Macquarie Group Foundation David Malouf AO Christine Manfield Judy Margala Linda Marsden Amanda Matahaere Eleanore Mattana James McCarthy Eva McNaughton Steven Miller Fiamma Morton & Rob Morton Andrew Murray Dawn Oldham Marty O’Neill Gabrielle O’Sullivan Debra Oswald Marika Overbeek

Lisa Panarello Anabel Parbury Neale Pepperneal & Lindy Pepperneal Fiona Playfair Anne Petterd JK Power Robert Pratten Vivianne Quere Suzanne Radford & David Radford Kate Reid Jonathan Reyes & Emma Reyes Roslyn Renwick Ann Robinson & Ted Robinson Raymond Santhaseelan Ingrid Selene Brett Sheehy Rachel Slade Venietta Slama-Powell Felicity Sloman Janet Sorby Jane Srevenson Howard Steeves Mark Sutcliffe Annabel Tate Christopher Tangye Julie Thoms Annalise Thomas Sophie Townsend Mary-Jane Trujillo Tiara Valder Bridgette van Leuven Aleksandr Voninski Georgia Vrondas Jacqueline Warburton Kelvin Widdows Tina Winton-Chaka Susan Wyndham Jane Wynter

Donor list correct as at 06 Dec 2013.

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