Wed 20 Aug 2014 In: New Zealand Daily News View at Wayback View at NDHA
After a brilliant first outing at Auckland Pride Festival in February, fresh scripts are being sought for the Legacy Project 2015. Cole Jenkins and Coen Falke in Locked Out, from the Legacy Project 2014 The first edition of the Legacy Project was a series of new short plays which looked at various aspects of being lgbti in New Zealand. The stories ranged from coming out in the Wairarapa to a late-night city hook up. The team is now looking for emerging and established writers to submit scripts and share their “unique Kiwi lgbt stories”. The Legacy Project is the brainchild of writer and director Bruce Brown, who says the entire team is proud of all the fantastic work created in its first year. “I’m super excited to see what other stories are still out there, just waiting to be developed. All those scripts gathering dust on desks and taking up space saved on hard drives just begging to be performed. We want to help to share these stories, because the more we share, the more we can learn about ourselves and each other.” Shortlisted scripts will go through a development weekend in November. The projects will be work-shopped before the final six are selected for a week-long performance showcase during Auckland Pride Festival 2015. Directors are also needed to help develop the plays, as are people who can help with technical or backstage support. Writer and director submissions are now open until Friday 31st October. More information here
Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News staff
First published: Wednesday, 20th August 2014 - 1:15pm