Donatella Parise » Short and Sweet http://www.donatellaparise.com Playwright and Screenwriter Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:41:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 SHORT AND SWEET, Sydney 2011 – HERE WE COME! http://www.donatellaparise.com/2011/01/short-and-sweet-sydney-2011-here-we-come/ http://www.donatellaparise.com/2011/01/short-and-sweet-sydney-2011-here-we-come/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:26:41 +0000 DonatellaParise http://www.donatellaparise.com/?p=355 I have to say how excited I am to have 3 plays in Sydney’s SHORT AND SWEET festival this year.  Last year I had 2, so it’s on the up and up. 

The plays are HONEY, AMICABLE RIVALS and NORMALITY

HONEY – SHORT AND SWEET – NIDA PARADE PLAYHOUSE FEB 2011. February is going to be a busy month. Just the way I prefer it. Hope to see you at the festival :)

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AMICABLE RIVALS – SHORT AND SWEET – NIDA PARADE PLAYHOUSE. Hope to see you there :)
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NORMALITY – SHORT AND SWEET FEB 2011. Hope to see you there :)
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CAST AND DIRECTORS – for my 3 SHORT AND SWEET plays

SHORT AND SWEET 2011 SHORT AND SWEET, Sydney 2011 HERE WE COME!

THE BIGGEST 10 MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD!

*HONEY* – NIDA FEB 2011. Directed by Anthony Stirling-Edgar. Cast: Brooke Davidson, Nathaniel Links, Luke Middlebrook, Sascha Hall.
*AMICABLE RIVALS* – NEWTOWN THEATRE FEB 2011. Directed by William Russell. Cast: Sam Atwell, Brenda Bedewi.
*NORMALITY* – NIDA FEB 2011 (Winner of CTD finals, judges’ choice) Directed by William Russell. Cast: Clare Martin, Alastair Buchanan.
]]> http://www.donatellaparise.com/2011/01/short-and-sweet-sydney-2011-here-we-come/feed/ 0 CATASTROPHE TOP 100 scores 3rd place with audiences. http://www.donatellaparise.com/2010/02/castrophe-top-100-scores-3rd-place-with-audiences/ http://www.donatellaparise.com/2010/02/castrophe-top-100-scores-3rd-place-with-audiences/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:18:20 +0000 DonatellaParise http://www.donatellaparise.com/?p=236 After the wonderful Week 5 of Short and Sweet (the biggest 10 minute play festival in the word!) competition was tough!  A lot of time and energy goes into rehearsing and each performance night is different.    There were dramas, absurd comedies and wonderfully written plays as well.

]]> http://www.donatellaparise.com/2010/02/castrophe-top-100-scores-3rd-place-with-audiences/feed/ 0 CATASTROPHE on at Newtown Theatre Top 100 in February. http://www.donatellaparise.com/2010/01/catastrophe-on-at-newtown-theatre-top-100-in-february/ http://www.donatellaparise.com/2010/01/catastrophe-on-at-newtown-theatre-top-100-in-february/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:43:52 +0000 DonatellaParise http://www.donatellaparise.com/?p=233 ugly jules 201x300 CATASTROPHE on at Newtown Theatre Top 100 in February.Starring Tanya Ann Powell and Michael McCrann, directed by Come and support the cast and crew in Short + Sweet 2010!

Performances Wed Feb 3 – Sat Feb 6 @ 8:15pm and Sun Feb 7

 5:15pm. Tickets from www.shortandsweet.org or on (02) 8507 3034.

 Catastrophe is a comedy about a wife’s struggle with her husband’s obsession with his best friend.

The script won “Best Script” at Crash Test Drama in Sydney in June 2009, with writer Dona Parise winning a number of other awards for her writing.

Short + Sweet is the world’s largest 10minute play festival started in Sydney and now running in Melbourne, Singapore and Auckland

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YES, it’s true!  I now have two plays in the biggest 10 minute play festival in the world.

AFTERNOON TEA WITH SEX AND SCONES will be performed from 2nd to 6th JANUARY 2010 at Newtown Theatre and will be directed by Stephen Carnell.

CATASTROPHE will be performed from 2nd to 6th FEBRUARY 2010 at Newtown Theatre and will be directed by Con Nats.

 Stay tuned and keep coming back for updates!

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Amelia Tranter, Cindi Knapton and Robert Teicher

          

]]> http://www.donatellaparise.com/2009/12/two-plays-in-sydney-short-and-sweet-top-100-in-2010/feed/ 0 AFTERNOON TEA WITH SEX AND SCONES at Crash Test Drama, Sydney 9th November 2009 – Newtown Theatre. http://www.donatellaparise.com/2009/10/afternoon-tea-with-sex-and-scones-at-crash-test-drama-sydney-9th-november-2009-newtown-theatre/ http://www.donatellaparise.com/2009/10/afternoon-tea-with-sex-and-scones-at-crash-test-drama-sydney-9th-november-2009-newtown-theatre/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:18:37 +0000 DonatellaParise http://www.donatellaparise.com/?p=147 Dona’s latest play, ‘Afternoon tea with sex and scones’ will have a test run at Crash Test Drama Sydney on 9th November 09.  Cast to audition on the night and directed by David Farland.

A comedy about rules, rights, love, lust and scones. 

Cast of three.  Two females – One Male.

RESULTS:  Equal 5th and Best Actress Award to Celia Kelly.

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Winner of Audience vote in finals of Crash Test Drama July 2009, starring Tanya Ann Powell and Gerry Sont

After months of crash testing plays, those who won either the judges’ vote or audience vote .

‘Catastrophe’ rated very highly with the audience  and won the finals in July 09. It is now going to be performed in Sydney’s Short and Sweet Top 90 in 2010

Gerry Sont as Greg
Tanya Powell as Sue

All is fair in love.. but when the love you give to your cat far exceeds the love you have for your partner… ok, so it’s not at all fair.

Date:
Monday, 20 July 2009
Time:
07:00 – 10:00
Location:
NEWTOWN THEATRE
Street:
CNR OF KING AND BRAY STREETS
Town/City:
Newtown, Australia
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