"KNOW YOUR ROLE" & "OUR PLACE" Actually Acting Youth Theatre Written By: Brandi Owensby & Terry Gabbard Directed By: Alicia Zorkovic with assistance from Brant Eustice Know Your Role No sooner do we leave the womb than we're bombarded by society's expectations about gender. If you're a boy, you're like this. If you're a girl, you're like that. Through scenes and monologues that range from hilarious to heartbreaking, this one-act explores how these expectations affect teens' daily lives. Whether it's how they dress, the rules of dating, body image, parental pressures or a host of other ways, the teens of this flexible ensemble reveal how gender expectations affect them and their "role." Our Place The unassuming location of a dock extending out onto a small lake serves as the backdrop for five different stories. The entire ensemble gathers on the dock together for the final scene. In a poetic epilogue, they all discover the true meaning of Our Place —both comedic and tragic. Roles Available: Know Your Role Up to 16 young actors aged 14+ for this vignette play with multiple scenes, related by theme not storyline. Some scenes are comic, others are dramatic and other will make you think. *winner of Best Youth Production, Best Youth Female, Best Youth Male and Best Director at Seymour One-Act Play Festival (September 2023) Our Place JAKE: 17 years old. HOLLY: 17 years old. ANNE: 17 years old. LYLE: 17 years old. BETH: 52 years old. JONATHAN: 80 years old. AL: 40s. BRENDA: 40s. NICKY: 13 years old. SHERRY: 8 years old. COREY: 20 years old. LIBERTY: 20 years old. STANLEY: 16 years old. SIDNEY: 6 years old. Rehearsals: Various dates throughout January 12-27th (cast need to be available for at least half the rehearsals) Plus compulsory dates on February 3, 4 at 12-6 February 8, 13 & 15 at 5-9pm Performances: Saturday 17 Feb @ 3pm Sunday 18 Feb @ 3pm Tuesday 20 Feb @ 7.30pm Wednesday 21 Feb @ 7.30pm *potential 5th performance on Sunday 18 Feb at 7.30pm Venue: Star Theatres, 145 Sir Don Bradman Drive, Hilton Auditions: Dec 10 - 11am to 4pm Dec 11 - 12pm to 4pm Venue: 19 St Bernards Rd, Magill (Girl Guides Hall) More Information: Contact Alicia Zorkovic on 0414261591 or email alicia@actuallyacting.com.au