YELLAMUNDIE NATIONAL FIRST PEOPLES PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL
PRESENTED BY MOOGAHLIN PERFORMING ARTS, CARRIAGEWORKS, AND SYDNEY FESTIVAL
Yellamundie National First Peoples Playwriting Festival identifies, develops, and presents new First Peoples writing for PERFORMANCE.
Yellamundie is a Darug word for ‘Storyteller’.
A showcase for new and distinct voices in Australian theatre, Yellamundie Festival is a biennial celebration of national and international First Peoples playwriting.
Presented by Moogahlin Performing Arts and Carriageworks since 2013, and taking its name from the Darug word for storyteller, Yellamundie National First Peoples Playwriting Festival provides a platform for emerging and established playwrights from all over Australia.
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2019 FESTIVAL PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS
2019 YELLAMUNDIE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
24 january 2019
6:30pm - Opening Ceremony & Festival Launch
7:00pm - Play Readings 1 & 2
Park Days by Jordy Gregg
Swim by Ellen van Neerven
25 january 2019
11am - International Play Reading 1: Te Rehia Theatre
Raising the Titanics by Albert Belz, Aotearoa, New Zealand
2pm - Talk: Meet the Playwrights
Hosted by festival artistic director, Fred Copperwaite, Meet the Playwrights introduces the 2019 writers, and international guest playwrights to the public and provides the opportunity for them to discuss and reflect on their work and unique process.
6.30pm - Play Readings 3 & 4
Eddie by Sonny Dallas Law
FIFO – ‘Fit In or F**K Off!’ by Melody Dia
26 JANUARY 2019
2:00pm - International Play Reading 2: Native Earth Performing Arts
This is How We Got Here by Keith Barker, Turtle Island, Canada
6.30pm - Play Readings 5 & 6
At What Cost by Nathan Maynard
Dhinawan Burraalga Yaraay by Donna McLaren
FESTIVAL coordination
Artistic Director - Fred Copperwaite
Assistant Producer - Corrine Shepherd
Stage Manager - Jessica Corse
Production Manager - Troy Russell
Production & Box Office Assistant - Amy Sole
SOLID GROUND Interns - Shaun Millwood, Lachlan Saunders, Genny Stewart
Cultural Protocol - Donna Ingram & Uncle Max Harrison
Finance Officer - Rhanda M
Publicity - Kym Elphinstone & Julia Barnes of Articulate PR
FESTIVAL CREATIVES
Playwrights
Albert Belz (Te Rehia Theatre), Donna McLaren, Ellen van Neerven, Jordy Gregg, Keith Barker (Native Earth Perfomring Arts), Nathan Maynard, Melody Dia, Sonny Dallas Law
Directors & Dramaturgs
Amber Curreen (Te Rehia Theatre), Andrea James, Bjorn Stewart, Keith Barker (Native Earth Perfomring Arts), Kirk Page, Rachael Maza, Jane Harrison (Festival Dramaturg), Phoebe Grainer (Dramaturgy Intern)
Performers
Bronwyn Spearim, Colin Kinchela, Colleen McGrady, Dalara Williams, Guy Simon, Jason Munro, John Blair, Katie Leslie, Lily Shearer, Liza-Mare Syron, Louise Corpus, Marcus Corowa, Megan Wilding, Mitch Summerfield, Nathan Leslie, Sharni McDermott, Simone Saunders, Tainui Tukiwaho, Victoria Kennedy
FESTIVAL SUPPORTERS
The Yellamundie National First Peoples Playwriting Festival is presented by Moogahlin Performing Arts with Carriageworks and Sydney Festival.
It is supported by Create NSW, Australia Council for the Arts, and the Ministry for the Arts Catalyst - Australian Arts and Culture Fund.
Special thanks to ILBIJERRI Theatre, Te Rehia Theatre, Native Earth Performing Arts, Tawata Productions, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, and Wesley Enoch.