doublespeak schools’ pack - footscray community arts...

DoubleSpeak // V.3 // Silent and being silencedPresented by The DIG Collective & Footscray Community Arts Centre Part of FCAC’s Call to Create Program

WHERE: Footscray Community Arts Centre, 45 Moreland St, VICVENUE: Performance SpaceWHEN: 19 May | 7.30pm | 50minSCHOOLS’ DISCOUNT: Students pay $10 per ticket, teachers are freeAGE: Recommended for year 9 students and above

ACCESS: Venue is wheelchair accessible with accessible toilet. Companion cards accepted. Contact thedigcollective@gmail.com for any access requirements and we will endeavour to meet your needs.

DOUBLESPEAK

ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT

POLITICAL THEATRE FOR SCHOOLS

PERFORMANCE DETAILS SCHOOL BOOKINGS

Award-winning political theatre company, The DIG Collective, invite you to Footscray Community Arts Centre for the return season of DoubleSpeak, with a special schools-only offer.

The performance is presented as part of Footscray Community Art Centre’s “May Activism at FCAC” month, which includes an exhibition from indigenous contemporary visual artists, proppaNOW: In Good Company, in the Roslyn Smorgon Gallery. Set against the real-world backdrop of double dissolutions, leadership spills and a looming election, this new Australian drama helps students unpack the language of power embedded in everyday public dialogue.

Post-Show Q&A The director and performers will be available in the foyer immediately following the performance for students to ask questions about the devising, directing or performance process.

WorkshopsThe company is available to be booked for in-school workshops in the weeks following the performance. There are two workshops available: Political Theatre Making, which focuses on devising processes, or Performative Presence, which focuses on honing performance skills.

Contact

Footscray Community Arts Centre45 Moreland St, Footscray VIC

Phone: 03 9362 8888Fax: 03 9362 8866

Email: reception@footscrayarts.com Or visit www.footscrayarts.com for more details

SCHOOLS’ PACK

Power. Propaganda. Paradise. It’s the night of the election and two people’s lives are about to change forever. Michael is in a million-dollar house in Thornbury, Dana is a million miles away from home in Spain. They try and talk about it, but political doublespeak tears their friendship apart. To speak and not to speak about anything at all is nothing out of the ordinary, especially for a politician.

ABOUT THE SHOW