Playwrighting Week 11 and Finale

Well it's all over and no the fat lady didn't sing. The last six plays were read through by the actors and other roles taken from within the writing team as needed. Anna's play was a longish 25 minutes about feminism and the duality of mentor - sponsor relationships. Her play was really memorable. Gerald's play Spider was creepy and salutory. Written about the pervasive world wide media and the paparazzi, there was a cast of thousands and I even got to read an acting role in it. The rounds of applause for the final plays were solid and encouraging. We talked about post dramaticism and the new plays that leave their scripts and actors wide open and polarise audiences. Daryll was a keen listener to Anna's play but he didn't hang with everyone until the night was over. We toasted Hilary and the writers past, present and future of William Street. (Slessor, Sayer, Nowra, Macauley, Franklin etc) The moon was a dramatic half hanging lowly in the north western sky above the city. We went out into the nights with promises to keep meeting and I am really hoping that we do.