RIPE Development Program
Presented by Fruit Box Theatre
2022-23
Sydney, Australia
The RIPE Development Program brought together a collective of actors and writers to develop and present five original queer works of theatre. Through a nine month, community centered, process, director Sean Landis met regularly with the writers to provide dramaturgical support and facilitated monthly workshops with the actors where, through guided improv, round tables and scripts reads, the works were tested and developed.
RIPE WORKS
French Letters and Leather Cleaner by Laurent Auclair
Comfort, Spin, Travel by Lu Bradshaw
Back to Birdy by Z Bui
Nails Must Be Kept Short: The Warm Up by Sophie Davis and Laura McDonald
Act Natural by Miso Bell
Since the program, 4/5 of the works have been presented with Fruit Box Theatre with the final work still in development.
“Stepping into any Fruit Box rehearsal space was like stepping through the front door of home. You knew you were safe, you knew that whatever you offered would be encouraged and explored, and you knew you were among the best of people. Working with such incredible creatives pushed and stretched me as an artist and a person, and it was an experience I will forever be thankful for.”
— Rebekah Parsons, Actor
Creative Team
Director Sean Landis
Producer Madeleine Gandhi
Writers Lu Bradshaw, Laurent Auclair, Miso Bell, Z Bui, Sophie Davis and Laura McDonald
Actors Ziggy Resnick, Robbie Wardhaugh, Chloe Jayne, Simon Croker, Matin Quinn, Rebekah Parsons, Hadrian Conyngham, Giani Leon, Sonia Dodd, Lou McInnes, Kayla-Rose de Sousa and Clay Crighton
Photographer Matthew Miceli