Gal Pals
Date
9th April - 27th April, 2024
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Location
Annual Season, The Blue Room Theatre, Perth
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Gal Pals was initially developed with WAYTCO for their 2019 24 Hour Play Generator, then recommissioned by WAYTCO for the inaugural 40 Hour Play Generator.
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Team
Produced by Scarlet Rose Productions
Writer: Sam Nerida
Director: Holland Brooks
Direction Mentor: Mel Cantwell
Creative Producer: Scarlet Rose
Set and Sound Designer: Abi Russell
Lighting Designer: Rhi Peterson
Dramaturg: Alexa Taylor
Stage Manager: Simonne Matthews
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Performers:
Rhiannon Bryan
Ionia Venoutsos
Hayley Perrin
Crystal Nguyen
Sophie Quin
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Role
Director
Two weeks in conversion therapy.
Kat wants to be there, Hez thought it was a leadership camp, and Sloane’s brought care packages. In a whirlwind of smuggled phones, attempted escapes, punishment essays and betrayals, five queer kids find their own. It’s self-hatred and its religious trauma, but in a fun way! We promise!
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Award-winning playwright Sam Nerida explores in this dark and heartfelt comedy the beauty of the queer experience and the fierceness of found family. Bringing together generations of Boorloo’s queer makers, Gal Pals pays homage to the complexity of figuring yourself out in a world that doesn’t have a lot of space for you. We watch these five queer kids overcome obstacles not only in their environment, but in themselves, to build a community that will weather any storm. ​
Notable Reviews
"Gal Pals is sensitive, soft, and gorgeously expressive... I think if I saw this when I was fourteen it would’ve changed my life." Magazine 6000
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"It’s a funny play, filled with laugh out loud moments. The laughter however never takes away from the seriousness of the setting, the abhorrence of the reason why these women find themselves sharing a room... What really makes this play shine is the wonderful performances from five very talented actors." OUTinPerth​​
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Nominee for Outstanding Ensemble and Outstanding Design (Set) at The Blue Room Theatre Awards, 2024
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