Doorslam in 2009! It's going to be a busy and amazing year and there are so many ways you can get involved!
Congratulations!
Doorslam are pleased as punch to welcome Marita Davies who played Rosa in The Underwood and stage managed The Massacre at Paris into the company as an official co-owner. Marita is a talented and versatile performer and technician who'll be proving her mettle when she co-produces Inside the Island in 2009.
Welcome Back!
We loved working with them in 2008 and are so excited to have them back in 2009!
Emily Collett is back on board as the designer praised as "delectable" by the Herald Sun for her costumes for The Massacre at Paris.
MCV called his lighting "dramatic," we just call him Michael Jewel. His design for The Massacre at Paris can only be beaten by his lighting design for Inside the Island.
The amazing Sarah Walker, Photographer from The Underwood has been hard at work already snapping the publicity images for Inside the Island which will be featured in all our publicity images - The lady is a genius.
Inside the Island Auditions Soon and Crew Needed
In April of 2009, as a part of the TheatreWorks 2009 Company Initiative,Mark Wilson will direct Louis Nowra's
Inside the Island
Auditions for this co-op will be early January to begin rehearsals on the 2nd February 2009.
Watch this space for Audition times and dates to be posted soon or Join our Mailing List.
The Underwood is being filmed in 2009
Cast and Crew Needed
After the success of Vanessa Cole's 2008 production of her new play The Underwood, Doorslam are coming back bigger and better in 2009, with the adapted script being turned into a feature film! To be produced by founding dean of Victoria College of the Arts and Playbox Theatre, Peter Oyston.
Dates will be confirmed soon, it looks like early 2009, so watch this space or Join our Mailing List.
New script Colour of Rouge to be work shopped
Writer and Director Vanessa Cole is currently writing her new play Colour of Rouge, which will be work shopped with the potential for production in 2009. Interested? Get involved now by e-mailing expressions of interest to vanessa.cole@doorslam.com.au
2009 Fringe Festival.
Writer looking for a director? Director looking for a producer?
We are currently taking submissions for projects to place in Melbourne's 2009 Fringe Festival. If you have a script you've written you want to produce or are a director with a project that just needs a launching pad Contact Us
Doorslam looking for a new home
We're always on the prowl for new rehearsal spaces and theatre's to work in. If you have an empty space that needs some new life we'd love to hear about it so e-mail sarah.kelly@doorslam.com.au.
Sponsorship opportunity.
Any in kind offers of support or donations to our company are always welcomed and very appreciated.
What we offer to our sponsors:
Logo printed on 500 posters which will be displayed throughout St. Kilda and the CBD
Logo printed on 500 postcards which will be distributed throughout greater Melbourne.
An A5 page in the program to advertise your business.
Special mention in press release which will be published in newspapers and on the internet.
4 free tickets to the opening night performance and 10 free tickets to use throughout the rest of the season.
Logo and advertisement on Doorslam website and on e-mails sent out to our mailing list.
See our Sponsors page for an example.
We also do a raffle for each production so any goods you can donate to a hamper goes a long way to wards helping us raise funds!
For more information or a request for a proposal contact Sarah at sarah.kelly@doorslam.com.au | 