At Sea, Staring Up

At Sea, Staring Up

9 March 2012 - 24 March 2012


A new play by Finegan Kruckemeyer. Told through poetic language this intriguing script is brought to life with superb acting and an amazing set. 

WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR LOVE?

Emma the Greek will sail the seas alone to save her father; Noah will search for his wife who flew off a bridge. Elise will fight the dragons snapping at her heels as she drives each night to lull her baby to sleep; Caleb, a curious misfit, will swim vast oceans to prove his love for Sylvia Wist. Oh, and Sylvia Wist can climb up waterfalls and jump time and space. She may not be ordinary but then neither is love.

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RATED M15+ (mild course language & adult themes)

Directed by Suellen Maunder // Designer Luke Ede // Lighting Designer Jason Glenwright // Composer & Sound Designer Quincy Grant // Dramaturg Peter Matheson // Featuring Laura Pegrum, Natalie Taylor, Brett Walsh, Ella Watson-Russell & Christiaan Westerveld

AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

What some of the audience had to say...

"Brilliant, go & see it, it's magical"
"I loved the characters, they were well developed, especially Emma the Greek"
"Great show last night, great atmosphere, great fun!!"
"Music was great. Loved how the lights shown brightly then faded out"
"Great nights entertainment, well done"
"Beautiful sets, great show"
"Saw 'At Sea, Staring Up' last night and thought it was the most brilliant piece of writing and work. The casting was extraordinary and I was touched deeply, enchanted with the story telling...2 million gold stars"

REVIEWS


"JUTE Theatre Company‘s twentieth year has been marked by the production of a beautiful piece filled with young, talented, regional actors, a meticulous design, and spectacular technical elements. At Sea, Staring Up, which opened late last week in Cairns, really has set a benchmark for the regional theatre company" READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE
(Reviewer: Matthew Church, Greenroom, 12 March 2012)
 
"JUTE has once again worked its magic upon Cairns theatregoers who were privileged to see one of its most intriguing presentations to date at the opening night (and world premiere) of Finegan Kruckemeyer’s latest play. If the title is intriguing, so too are its five youthful characters and the circumstances in which they find themselves... " READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE
(Reviewer: Glyn Davies, ArtsNexus, Cairns, 10 March 2012)

"At Sea, Staring Up, is an engaging new Australian play at JUTE Theatre. Written by international playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer, it traces the inner and outer journeys of five characters motivated by love. One of the most striking aspects of this play is the language, which is smooth and beautifully poetic. Kruckemeyer creates a world that is almost hypnotic." READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE
(Reviewer: Denise Carter, The Cairns Post, 14 March 2012)


from Director Suellen Maunder

A new play by internationally acclaimed playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer, At Sea, Staring Up will make you want to hold hands with your loved one, make that phone call to family far away and maybe do something a little crazy to impress your new love.

At Sea, Staring Up is a richly poetic magical play with five delightful characters who jump off the page. Finegan creates worlds that are magical and real all at the same time. It is one of the most beautiful pieces of writing I have had the privilege to direct and it’s performed by five young actors in the early stages of their careers, for whom the work was written. A sweeping story of five lives across three continents, this epic tale surprises and delights with magical leaps of imagination.

Told through poetic language this intriguing script is brought to life with superb acting and an amazing set.

Enjoy,
Suellen

WATCH: BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEOS HERE

Interviews: Meet the Creative Team 

MEET LUKE EDE

The wonderful 'At Sea, Staring Up' Production Designer

1. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR LOVE?
I once spent two days making a zombie donkey piñata for someone I love then beat all the candy out of it outside a Mexican restaurant in Kings Cross.

2. HOW DID YOU BECOME A DESIGNER?
My whole life revolved around The Muppets when I was a kid. I started building puppets because of them and it was a snowball effect from there. So I guess I can blame Kermit.  
 
3. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPER POWER WHAT WOULD IT BE & WHY?
I would like to be able to turn into a cartoon character, because I love the laws of the cartoon universe!

READ the full interview with Luke Ede on our Facebook page http://on.fb.me/LukeEde

Meet Jason Glenwright

'At Sea, Staring Up’ Lighting Designer & true lover of 'lights'
 
1. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR LOVE?
I have searched, driven and been committed to everything that is love.
 
2. HOW DID YOU BECOME A LIGHTING DESIGNER?
I always noticed the lighting used in high school productions and just became fixated by it! So I joined the schools technical team and discovered this passion for theatrical lighting. After High School, I studied lighting further at QUT and by doing that, helped form great connections with some incredibly inspirational theatre practitioners from the industry. Plenty of design work grew from there.
 
3. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPER POWER WHAT WOULD IT BE & WHY?
I wish I could fly so I could touch up the focus of lights in the roof during a lighting plot session if need be!

READ the full interview with Jason Glenwright on our Facebook page http://on.fb.me/JasonGlenwrightInterview

Meet Finegan kruckemeyer

‘At Sea, Staring Up’ Playwright & all round nice guy

1. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR LOVE?
Not to subvert the question too much, but it really is what love has done for me. Meeting Essie gave me a newfound sense of purpose, made the great times better, and the quiet ones okay. She moved to an island so we could live together, and she accepted my hand in marriage when i offered it three months after we started dating. What I have done for love is loved her back, unconditionally, and always realised how lucky I am.

2. HOW DID YOU BECOME A PLAYWRIGHT?
I tried other things in the arts, like acting, teaching and stand-up, which I enjoyed, but just didn’t feel the same affinity for. Generous mentors and friends in Adelaide schooled me in theatre as a teenager.....

READ the full interview with Finegan Kruckemeyer on our Facebook page http://on.fb.me/FineganKruckemeyerInterview

Meet Quincy Grant 

The delightful ‘At Sea, Staring Up’ Composer & Sound Designer 

1. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR LOVE?
I have given my life freely to another, and followed her to the ends of the earth.
 
2. HOW DID YOU BECOME A COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER?
I grew up in the country and from a young age always played music and made things, so I’ve just kept doing that to this day.  I started off teaching myself and then went to the city to study at music schools.  From there I’ve been writing and playing music ever since: for orchestras, bands, theatre, film and everything else.   The world of imagination and sound is where I love living.  
 
3. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPER POWER WHAT WOULD IT BE & WHY?
Flying – how fantastic that would be: to soar above the earth and the sea. And I wouldn’t mind trying immortality too: just once.

READ the full interview with Quincy Grant on our Facebook page http://on.fb.me/QuincyGrantInterview

About playwright Finegan KruckemeyeR

Finegan (30) has had 51 commissioned plays performed on five continents, and was an inaugural recipient of the Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship.

This year 20 works (including nine premieres) will play worldwide, with seasons in Argentina, Australia (ten works in six states, with two at the Sydney Opera House and three at the Melbourne Arts Centre), China, England (three national tours), Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland – and the United States, at invited programmes New Visions New Voices (JFK Center for the Arts, Washington), New Plays for Young Audiences (New York University), and the IPAY American Showcase (his fourth consecutive IPAY work).

READ Fingean Kruckemeyer's full bio on our Facebook page http://on.fb.me/FineganKruckemeyerBio






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