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Skylab
Past Show - Season
16 Aug - 02 Sep
Studio Underground
A fantastical comedy where things that were once considered impossible, become not only possible, but real.
Skylab
“WITH OUR THOUGHTS, WE MAKE THE WORLD." MONKEY MAGIC
The launch of a science laboratory into Earth’s outer orbit was hailed as a miracle of the modern age. But what was really going on up there? The nature of the experiments conducted was kept top secret...
It’s July 1979. NASA’s Skylab is hurtling towards Earth, about to crash land near Esperance in remote Western Australia. Nev, Jem and the kids have no idea that their world is about to change: reality shifts, conspiracy theories abound and a pink horse appears out of nowhere. The town’s white fellas start behaving strangely too, with apologies for taking black fellas’ land and handing over all money owed.
Dreamtime meets Monkey Magic in this fantastical comedy where things that were once considered impossible, become not only possible, but real.
Based on a true story – only the facts have been changed to protect the innocent!
Originally developed by Ilbijerri’s Black Writers Lab; Moogahlin’s Yellamundie National First Peoples Playwriting Festival, Playwriting Australia’s National Play Festival with Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company.
A Rio Tinto WA Stories Project.
Dates
16 Aug - 02 Sep
Venue
Studio Underground
Duration
2 hours (including interval)
Content Warning
Contains strong language, strobe lighting, haze and dynamic sound
Artists
Gary Cooper
Cast
Alan Little
Cast
Rayma McGrath-Morrison
Cast
Laila Bano Rind
Cast
Eva Bartlett
Opening Night Cast
Donnathia Gentle
Opening Night Cast
Jacob Narkle
Opening Night Cast
Liani Dalgetty
Closing Night & Touring Cast
Juliette Laylan
Closing Night & Touring Cast
Benjamin Narkle
Closing Night & Touring Cast
Melodie Reynolds-Diarra
Writer
Kyle J Morrison
Director
Dr Clint Bracknell
Composer & Sound Designer
Matthew McVeigh
Set & Costume Designer
Mike Nanning
Lighting Designer
Mia Holton
Vision Designer
Ian Michael
Assistant Director
Jacob Lehrer
Movement Consultant
Sue Fenty
Stage Manager
Karen Cook
Assistant Stage Manager
Program
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