JUTE THEATRE Company and Wayward Touringroz@rozpappalardo0408 730 551rozpappalardo.com

BANGING ON THE DOOR a one woman musi – cabaret about modern fertility

by Roz Pappalardo

Summary of the work

A ballsy, irreverent, tear-jerking, stupidly funny, Spumante flavoured, folk / musi - comedy romp through a story of modern fertility for anyone who has a uterus or knows someone with a uterus. Roz as sole character (musician, performer and writer) takes us on the journey through a variety of heartfelt and strikingly real characters she meets whilst she navigates the ‘taboo’d’ journey of the IVF procedure. No fancy sets, no tricks of the light, no costume changes – just Roz, her powerhouse voice, her acoustic guitar, three trestle tables and a script lovingly and very carefully ‘sticky taped’ across them. Join her while she asks the universal question - ‘have I f&^cked it?’ Best known as one half of Queensland’s favourite songwriting duo, women in docs, Roz shows us another side to what she does best – telling the truth, crying, laughing and singing her god-damned guts out.

Cast/Crew list

Writer / Performer: Roz Pappalardo (Cairns based) Stage Manager / TM: tbc

Bios of key artistsRoz Pappalardo

See attached and below

Roz Pappalardo - Roz has been a constant in the Australian Music Industry for approximately 20 years, as musician, (one half of women in docs, independent original and international touring act, and as a solo artists), presenter, programmer and producer based in regional Queensland, currently heading up Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns Civic Theatre and Cairns Festival as Program Manager.  She is heavily involved in consulting on artist pathways for many regional Queensland artists, including indigenous group  and choir, Sounds of Austranesia (Cairns and Torres Strait Island based). She is also currently touring as one of the songwriters in the Soldiers Wife project, which has seen Queensland songwriters work artistically with women who've lost their partners in war. Roz has also worked heavily in community arts and development projects with remote Indigenous communities in Northern Territory and Queensland. She sits on the board of QMusic. She is also a playwright, having written one piece for stage, Rosa, produced by JUTE Theatre Company. This piece experienced a three week season in Nth Qld, accompanied by a regional Qld tour, with appearances in South East Queensland’s Queensland Cabaret Festival in 2014. 2015 saw her in development with JUTE Theatre Company and renowned director, Dr David Fenton, through which she created the piece she offers to Brisbane Festival – “Banging On The Door”.

ReviewsThis is a new work so no active reviews apart from anecdotal evidence.

JUTE THEATRE Company and Wayward Touringroz@rozpappalardo0408 730 551rozpappalardo.com

Bump in and out 3 hour bump in required

Technical Specifications for the work

One hander / one woman50 min length

No specific set, black box preferred but can work where required / no sound effects - all acoustic and real time / simple lighting state with exception of spot on one song

Possible requirement for headset / guitar amplification pending venue and audience size (provided by venue)

3 white trestle tables (provided by venue) Will require sound engineer to operate head set and guitar amplification

if used. May require data projector (venue to provide if required ) to project on

to black background or curtain. No need for screen.

Support material such as video, images, photographs (online link or DVD through mail)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mo5vx13pl6kp6s3/AACkzf6LmI_VKslV7E4UXQVAa?dl=0(photography by Dylan Evans)

20 SECOND TEASERhttps://youtu.be/YR9iFwf3ZSA

PITCH: I will come to Showcase and pitch a segment of the work live with a guitar. No need for PA and amplification.