Four new South African productions will be presented as part of The Masque’s 2024 One-Act Play Festival, which takes place from Thursday March 14 to Saturday March 16..
Audiences can experience the premiere of fresh stories from local writers, while giving the authors an affordable platform to present their work.
The programme features Inheritance by Dawn Garisch; Let’s Get Meta by Robin Hoole; Tommy and Dominick by Lauren Bates and Wrong Faces by Alex Silberbauer.
“A number of these texts were developed through The Masque’s staged reading process following a call that was put out last year for new scripts,” says festival director Melanie O’Connor Horn.
“These readings were followed by amazingly supportive and productive discussions of the work. Mounting a new production can be a daunting and expensive process, so we are delighted that The Masque has created this festival, enabling our playwrights to have the space to evolve their text and bring the story alive from page to stage.”
An argument with the departed. A punishing will. At what price would one pursue or relinquish success? In Inheritance by Dawn Garisch, a performance artist daughter and her disapproving mother tell each other what they really feel and think.
Let’s get Meta by Robin Hoole sees three social media workers, on the front lines battling online misinformation, struggling to keep up as the world spirals out of control.
Tommy and Dominick by Lauren Bates is set in two proud, competing restaurants and celebrates the power of friendship.
Alex Silberbauer takes on both writing and performing in her production, Wrong Faces – also starring Jason Bailey. It tells the story of a young man and woman who are stuck with each other in a house party bathroom under mysterious circumstances. It explores themes of vulnerability, intimacy, platonic love and the kindness of strangers.
Festival schedule:
Thursday March 14, at 7.30pm – Inheritance and Let’s Get Meta
Friday March 15, at 7.30pm – Tommy and Dominick and Wrong Faces
Saturday March 16, at 2.30pm – Tommy and Dominick and Wrong Faces
Saturday March 16, at 7:30pm – Inheritance and Let’s Get Meta
Tickets cost from R120. Book through Quicket. For discounted block bookings of more than 10 tickets, email manager@themasque.co.za
The Masque is situated at 37 Main Road, Muizenberg. The Masque Box Office is open from 9am to 2pm every Wednesday. Wheelchair access and facilities available. The Masque has a back-up generator so the show will go on, even when there is load shedding.
