Orphan Song (2022)
Produced by
Playwright: Sean Dixon
Director: Richard Rose
Venue
Run
March 27th, 2022 – April 24th, 2022
Synopsis
“In a lightning strike of inspiration, I claimed another child”
40,027 BCE (when the average human could count to five), a grief stricken Homo-Sapien couple adopts a Neanderthal child. But language separates parents and child only to then separate mother and father – how do we love when we can’t communicate?
With that, a mythic journey of danger and sacrifice ensues to connect to the Neanderthals and to protect the child at all costs.
A heroic tale of clashing cultures and how the bonds of family are truly formed. (tarragontheatre.com)
Cast
| Heather Marie Annis | Neanderthals / Carrion Bird Body / Good People / Young Neanderthal Woman / Mammoth / Blackbirds / Hyena |
| Beau Dixon | Gorse |
| Philippa Domville | Chorus (Swing) |
| Sophie Goulet | Mo |
| Phoebe Hu | Neanderthals / Dog / Rabbit / Mammoth / Blackbirds / Hyena 3 / Carrion Bird Body 2 |
| Germaine Konji | Neanderthals / Good People Woman / Hedgehog 2 / Mammoth / Blackbirds |
| Ahmed Moneka | Neanderthals / Carrion Bird Wing / Good People Man 2 / Toad / Mammoth / Blackbirds / Hyena 2 / Another Hedgehog |
| Lowen Morrow | Child / Chicky |
| Kaitlyn Riordan | Neanderthals / Good People / Hedgehog 1 / Mammoth / Blackbirds / Moon |
| Terry Tweed | Gran |
| Daniel Williston | Neanderthals / Carrion Bird Wing / Good People Man 1 / Bear / Mammoth / Blackbirds |
Creative Team
| Sean Dixon | Playwright |
| Richard Rose | Director |
| Graeme Thomson | Set Designer |
| Charlotte Dean | Costume Designer |
| Juliet Palmer | Music Director |
| Juliet Palmer | Sound Designer |
Production
| Lowen Morrow | Puppet Master |
| Phoebe Hu | Music Captain |
| Phoebe Hu | Puppet Captain |
| Sandy Plunkett | Stage Manager |
| Alysse Szatkowski | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Sara Ahmadieh | Head Scenic Painter |
| Sebastian Cox | Scenic Paint Assistant |
Staff
| Theresa Cutknife | Producer |
| Gerry Egan | Production Manager |
| Kai Masaoka | Technical Director |
| Julia Hodgson-Surich | Head of Wardrobe |
| Andrew Chute | Head Carpenter |
| Karen Elizabeth | Mainspace Technician |
| Fina MacDonell | Property Master |
| Tim Hill | Property Master |
