PUFFS by Matt Cox

presents THE BRIDGE PROJECT production

by Matt Cox

21 JUNE - 1 JULY 2023

The ClubHouse

22 Cottell St, Hyde Park

by Matt Cox

CAST Narrator................................................ Ashleigh Dodson Wayne....................................................... Nicholas Rose Megan.................................................... Charlotte Davies Oliver.......................................................... Kaden Ramm Susie Bones/Ensemble..................................Emma Smith Leanne/Ensemble........................................ Lara Hodgson Hannah/Ensemble..........................................Lily Bartlett Harry/Xavia................................. Ally Armitage-Cosgrove Sally Perks/Ensemble..........................Alyssandra Higgins Ernie Mac/Ensemble..................................... Hunter Sams J. Finch Fletchley/Ensemble. .................. George Abednego Cedric/Mr Voldy.........................................Brandon Gibbs

PRODUCTION Directors.............................. Terri Brabon & Emma Lamberton Stage Manager/Lighting Design.......................... Daniel Lobley Sound Design/Operator.......................... Fionn Baker-Goodson Set Design & Construction.......................... Brendan O’Connor Set Construction Assistants.... Robbie Esling / Michael Gleeson Costumes......................................................... Kathy Brabon Production Assistants................................ The Bridge Project Specialty Props.. .............................................. John Goodson Photography................................................. Chrissy Maguire Originally Produced Off Broadway by Titled Windmills Theatricals (John Arthur Pinckard / David Carpenter) PUFFS was Developed in Part During a Residency with the University of Florida School of Theatre + Dance, Jerry Dickey, School Director Originally Produced Off-Off Broadway by Stephen Stout and Colin Waitt

By Arrangement with ORiGiNTM Theatrical On Behalf of Samuel French A Concord Theatricals Company

FROM THE DIRECTORS Everyone at TheatreiNQ is so very proud of all the young people mentored through The Bridge Project. The whole training programme has become an intrinsic part of who we are as a theatre company and members of The Bridge Project are involved in each and every one of our shows. But every now and then, a team of ‘bridgees’ align with a certain play, and a Bridge Project production is born. This is the story of The Puffs, but it might just as well be the story of The Bridgees. A bunch of misfits, who work hard, fail gloriously, but never stop trying; who cheer each other up and cheer each other on. Perhaps they won’t turn out to be the hero of the school, but that’s ok, we can’t all be Harry. What matters is that we were part of something, that we worked together and formed life-long friendships, that we stood for something and fought for something. That makes them all heroes to us.

x Terri & Emma

THE BRIDGE PROJECT

TheatreiNQ is justly proud of our Training Division, The Bridge Project, which aims to guide regional talent towards a career in the professional industry.

Devised by Terri Brabon and Brendan O’Connor, The Bridge Project is a unique place-and-train model created by theatre professionals for the development of young, emerging performing artists. The training package incorporates structured learing, immersion training, one-on-one mentoring and informal learing opportunities.

What makes The Bridge Project unique is the variety of opportunities TheatreiNQ offers and the personal attention every ‘Bridgee’ receives. Members of the program are set up to succeed and are supported every step of the way by industry professionals. Former Bridge Project members are always considered part of the TheatreiNQ family and continue to be mentored through the next phases of their training and/or careers, whilst offering mentorship to the next generation of Bridge Project Actors.

Thank You

Nita Vasilescu / John & Beth Honeycombe / Phil Lambert / Kerry & Mark Santariga / The Speckled Hen / Bonnie Nicholas / Kiahna Culleton / Paris Walsh / Keely Pronk / Michael Gleeson / Anna Vella-Sams / Michael Sams / Hollie Sams / Shannon Jensen / Michael Doris / Nimisha Aithal / JRNQ Production / Ray & June Roberts PUFFS is presented with the support of NAFA 2023

ASHLEIGH DODSON Narrator

ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2021 THE BRIDGE PROJECT - SECOND YEAR THEATREiNQ: Bloody Mary, Xmas Krackers, The Tempest, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Blood Will Have Blood OTHER THEATRE: NQOMT: Jersey Boys (2021); The Scene Project (2018-2021); Mulkadee (2018-2021); St Anthony’s Catholic College School Productions (2017-2021); Props Youth Theatre (2014-2019) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; TheatreINQ’s The Culture Club (2021); Acting with Arminelle (2021); Theatre Residency Week NQ (2020-2021)

NICHOLAS ROSE Wayne

ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2017 THE BRIDGE PROJECT - SECOND YEAR THEATREiNQ: Bloody Mary, Xmas Krackers, The Tempest, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Blood Will Have Blood, The White Rose and the Red, The Blood of Kings, TCC Carols by Candlelight (2019-21), Frankenstein; Crew: Alice Through the Looking Glass OTHER THEATRE: Townsville Grammar School Productions (2017-2019), Props Youth Theatre Productions (2015-2019) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; TheatreiNQ’s The Culture Club; ThiNQ Ed Workshops; Acting with Arminelle; Murrell Academy of Drama; Various NIDA short courses 20142015; The Actors Gallery; Theatre Residency Week (2020)

CHARLOTTE DAVIES Megan

ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2021 THE BRIDGE PROJECT - SECOND YEAR THEATREiNQ: Bloody Mary, The Tempest, Blood Will Have Blood, The White Rose and the Red, Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Merry Wives of Windsor OTHER THEATRE: Full Throttle Theatre: Sweeny Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, I and Bird, Summer of the Aliens; Props Youth Theatre: Peter Pan, Rapunzel, Alice in Wonderland, 101 Dalmations, Mother Goose and The Beanstalk, Breeze in the Bush, Princess prom, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Fantastic Mr Fox, Charlotte’s Web, Princess and the Pea, WTF Wendy TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project

KADEN RAMM Oliver

THE BRIDGE PROJECT - SECOND YEAR THEATREiNQ: Bloody Mary, The Tempest, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui OTHER THEATRE: Towers Players: Much Ado About Nothing (2019), The Little Mermaid Jr (2018), Oliver (2017) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Queensland Theatre Residency Week (2020)

EMMA SMITH Susie Bones

FOUNDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER THE BRIDGE PROJECT - SECOND YEAR THEATREiNQ: Bloody Mary, Xmas Krackers, The Tempest, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Blood Will Have Blood, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Alice in Wonderland, Hamlet, What is the Matter with Mary Jane?, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible, Macbeth, King Lear, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Henry V OTHER THEATRE: Noye’s Fludde (AFCM) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; TheatreiNQ’s The Culture Club (2015-17), The Culture Crew; Cajam Circus AWARDS: John de Feu Award (2021)

LARA HODGSON Leanne

THE BRIDGE PROJECT - SECOND YEAR THEATREiNQ: Bloody Mary, The Tempest, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui OTHER THEATRE: Full Throttle Theatre Company: Medea (2021); Props Youth Theatre (2016-2019); TLT: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (2018), Picnic at Hanging Rock (2019) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Queensland Theatre Residency Week NQ (2020)

LILY BARTLETT Hannah

THE BRIDGE PROJECT - SECOND YEAR THEATREiNQ: Bloody Mary, The Tempest, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui OTHER THEATRE: The Cathedral School Production: All Shook Up (2022) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Acting with Arminelle; North Queensland Theatre Residency Week (2021); ThiNQ Ed Workshops

ALLY ARMITAGE-COSGROVE Harry / Xavia

THE BRIDGE PROJECT - SECOND YEAR THEATREiNQ: Bloody Mary, The Tempest, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Theatre Residency Week NQ (2021)

ALYSSANDRA HIGGINS Sally Perks

THE BRIDGE PROJECT - FIRST YEAR THEATREiNQ: The Tempest OTHER THEATRE: NQOMT: School of Rock (2022), Oliver (2015); Townsville Choral Society: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2021), Annie (2016); Ulysses: Skin (2022), Gasp (2020-21) TRAINING: TheatreINQ’s The Bridge Project, The Culture Club (2022); Acting with Arminelle; Mulkadee (2018-2022); Theatre Residency Week NQ (2020-21); Ann Roberts School of Dance (2008-2022); New York Film Academy Teen Camp (2022)

HUNTER SAMS Ernie Mac

ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2019 THE BRIDGE PROJECT - FIRST YEAR THEATREiNQ: Blood Will Have Blood, The Blood of Kings, TCC Carols by Candlelight (2019) OTHER THEATRE: Grey Rose: The English Inquisition, Proper English ya’know what I’m sayin’, ACT101 TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project, The Culture Club & The Culture Crew; Acting with Arminelle; Theatre Residency Week NQ (2020-2022) ADVERTISING: Georgio Clothing, Townsville City Council, Mount Margaret, Ruralquip, YourHub, Museum of Tropical NQ

GEORGE ABEDNEGO J. Finch Fletchley

THE BRIDGE PROJECT - FIRST YEAR THEATREiNQ: This is George’s first production with TheatreiNQ OTHER THEATRE: Combined School Musical - Gaston in Beauty and the Beast TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s THE BRIDGE PROJECT; Acting with Arminelle

BRANDON GIBBS Cedric / Mr Voldy

THE BRIDGE PROJECT - FIRST YEAR THEATREiNQ: The White Rose and the Red OTHER THEATRE: La Luna Arts: Persephone Queen of the Underworld (2016); TLT: Wolf Lullaby (2019), A Christmas Carol (2017); Southern Cross Catholic College: Back to the 80s (2020), Wizard of Oz (2018), Milan (2016); Props Youth Theatre: Mother Goose and the Giant Beanstalk (2018); The Secret Garden (2019); Townsville Choral Society: Shrek (2019); Mulkadee (2015 - 2019); Dance North: Safety Net (2021) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project, The Culture Club; Acting with Arminelle; Theatre Residency Week NQ; La Luna Youth Arts

DANIEL LOBLEY

Lighting Design/Operator

ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2021 THE BRIDGE PROJECT (TECHNICAL) THEATREiNQ: Lighting Designer/Operator: Bloody Mary, Xmas Krackers, The Tempest, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, The Performance Project 2022; Stage Manager: Orphans; Sound Operator: Blood Will Have Blood, The White Rose and the Red; Crew: Alice Through the Looking Glass OTHER THEATRE: Stage Manager: KSHS The Addams Family, Pimlico Presents 2023, Combined School Musical - Beauty and the Beast, Townsville Choral Society’s Singin’ In The Rain; Kirwan State High School: Troy Bolton in High School Musical TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project (Technical) AWARDS: Martin Gibson Medal (2022)

FIONN BAKER-GOODSON Sound Design/Operator

ENSEMBLE MEMBER SINCE 2022 THE BRIDGE PROJECT (TECHNICAL) THEATREiNQ: Sound/AV Operator: The Tempest, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui; Stage Manager: Bloody Mary, Xmas Krackers Crew: Orphans OTHER THEATRE: Props Youth Theatre OTHER: Woodenbong Fire Tribe; Aberdeen International Youth Arts Festival TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project (Technical); Cajam Circus

SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE STARS 2023

Measure for

Measure

by William Shakespeare directed by Terri Brabon

12 - 24 September Queens Gardens Gregory Street, North Ward