Two plays presented virtually to end a long drought

Woy Woy Little Theatre presented two short plays "virtually" on last Wednesday night, October 13.

The plays were presented via Zoom, breaking a long drought caused by Covid.

They were watched live by an audience in excess of 30

The first play was the premiere performance of "One of Us" written by John Fraser, originally for the Flash Festival where the theme was Fire.

The play was not performed in the festival as John had submitted other plays as well.

Director Mr Graham Vale said: "It's about some volunteer fire fighters talking about a lost mate.

"It seems to work really well as a Zoom playread.

"Some of the cast from Spirit Level have been rehearsing and having some fun with it."

Frank Wiffen played Glenn, the not so eloquent firefighter.

Judi Jones played Kate, the volunteer firechief.

Jenna Arnold played Alana, the firefighter.

The second play was "Rinse the Blood off my Toga" written by Johny Wayne and Wayne Shuster.

With the theme of ancient Rome and surrounds, the cast of Ben Hur performed this classic "who-dun-it".

Terry Matthews played Flavius Maximus, private Roman eye.

Greg Buist was Brutus.

Jake Cain-Roser played Mark Antony, Claudius the bar tender and Tiberius.

Rebecca Bright played Secretary and Calpurnia (Mrs Caesar).

"It was quite a revelation to see just how well the plays worked in the Zoom environment," said actor Mr Wiffen.

"When using Speaker view, it is almost like having your own in house camera crew switching between actors with the flow of the dialogue."

Source:

Media release, 15 Oct 2021

Graham Vale, Woy Woy Little Theatre