Anglesea's One-Act Play Festival
28 - 29 August, 2010
Download the Entry Form for this year's festival here.
What is the One Act Play Festival ?
The One Act Play Festival is a little like a film festival, it consists of entries from all over Victoria, and performing one act plays from 20-50mins in length, of various genres. The plays start at lunch time on the Saturday and run through in sessions til the Sunday afternoon. The entries are guided by our terms and conditions (also on this website), they can enter original or published plays providing there are 2 actors or more. They compete for cash prizes which are allocated by our Adjudicator at the end of the festival.
It's a great showcase of what theatre companies across Victoria are producing. Anglesea has a reputation as the friendly festival, providing home cooked cafe, local wines, good heating and good old fashioned hospitality. Where else can you see three plays for around $10! The festival is well supported by local businesses, and at a usually quite time of year injects tourism back into the township. The Festival is run by volunteers who rely on the support of the local community to attend this wonderful event. One Act Play Festivals run all over Victoria from July – September, the Victorian Drama League website provides an extensive list of festivals and contacts in this state.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
Entries will be limited to Amateur Theatre Groups
Groups may enter more than one play ($50 for first entry, $30 thereafter, by same theatre company)
If too many entries are received, the decision on who performs rests solely with the Festival Committee and no correspondence will be entered into, a first in best dressed policy will apply.
Plays require a minimum of two performers with dialogue.
Plays will not run less than 20 minutes or more than 50 minutes.
Only one script isto be sent with the entry form – this will be for the Adjudicators perusal, the copy should be clean, easy to read with no stage notes.
Cast lists, synopsis of play and short history of the group are required for inclusion in the program.
- Please complete the Program Information Form and return with your Entry Form and cheque.
Royalties, where necessary, should be paid by the group. before the performance date. (seating capacity is 100)
Groups must report to the festival director before their session commences.
Groups requiring anything other than basic sound and lighting should contact Co-ordinator before July 27th.
In the event multiple lighting & sound cues, it is realistic that groups provide their own Tech to operate the lights and sound.
The expressed preferred appearance time will be respected where possible.
We reserve the right to schedule dates and times as demanded by the needs of the program and other competitors.
We reserve the right to make alterations to published running order due to lateness or non appearance of a scheduled group.
Festival Awards
Best Production: 1st Prize |
$300 |
| 2nd | $200 |
| 3rd | $100 |
| Best Comedy (new award) | $100 |
| Adjudicator’s Award | $100 |
| Best Male Actor | $100 |
| Best Female Actor | $100 |
| Best Suppporting Male Actor | $50 |
| Best Supporting Female Actor | $50 |
| Most Promising Actor | $50 |
| Best Design (set/costume) | $50 |
| VDL youth Encouragement Award (u18) | $50 |
| Best Original Play | $50 |
*APA reserves the right to alter the awards according to sponsorship changes.
Doug Mann is a theatre practitioner who has worked in all aspects of the performing arts for over two decades.
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Doug’s company Black Ibis Productions has specialised in family and environment theatre: his adaptation of “Wind in the Willows” enjoyed successful seasons in Melbourne and Geelong, setting attendance records which still stand. As a theatre director he has worked with school, amateur and pro-am groups, a highlight being Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” for Geelong Lyric. That production won six MusicTheatre Guild of Victoria Awards including Best Direction, the first time a Geelong musical has enjoyed such success. Doug’s production of “Ruby Moon” for Geelong Repertory received similar acclaim. Other directing credits include the works of Shakespeare and Sophocles, verse drama, English farce, and numerous musicals for the various schools at which he has worked. As a writer of commissioned, adapted and original works he has produced history plays and re-enactments, dramas, comedies, musicals and theatre restaurant pieces. The epic tale “The Wreck of the Admella” was recently re-commissioned for a Portland historical festival . The musical “The Tribe” has been produced by numerous schools around Victoria. |
He adapted St.Exupery’s “The Little Prince” for junior performance and combined the “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” with epic verse drama to produce something new with “Fire in the Mariner’s Eye”, winner of Geelong PAC’s Best Production award. Adaptations of “Antigone” and “Twelfth Night” were similarly successful. He has written film documentary for SBS television.
As company director of Black Ibis he has combined the roles of writer, actor, designer, director, producer and entrepreneur, working with talented Geelong and Melbourne artists. Black Ibis co-sponsored with Montsalvat Players an all star cast performance of “Under Milkwood”. The company has forged unique partnerships with the National Trust, Barwon Water and other local organisations to present theatrical entertainments and re-enactments, including Barwon Grange’s sesquicentennial celebrations.
As a performer Doug played Fagin in Geelong Lyric’s “Oliver!”, and has made many appearances in comedy, historical drama and music review.
Download the Entry Form for this year's festival here.