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mainstage production for 2015. Shelagh Stephenson’s marvellous and engrossing work has continued to thrill audiences since its premiere at Ireland’s Abbey Theatre several years ago. UPPORTING PARTNERS It’s every parents nightmare. Just as your child breaks free of family S ties, off on a life of their own, they take a step too far and are lost to you. Maybe forever. For Lia, the emotional core of Enlightenment, there can be no closure. Her backpacker son has disappeared and no amount of Mangere Arts Centre – Ngā Tohu o Uenuku education, intelligence, civilized learning or rational thinking can assuage Q Theatre her grief. 0 15 V E N U E
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2 We are honoured to have a cast of this calibre to bring Enlightenment thrillingly alive for you. Many thanks to Rachel, Stephen, Catherine, David, Anna and Jordan for their sterling work. Thanks too to director Andrew Foster, and his talented and committed design team. Sit back and absorb damned good, skilful storytelling. A fable
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1 EN— LIGHT— ENMENT CAST DIRECTOR'S NOTE Lia — RACHEL NASH Nick — STEPHEN LOVATT Andrew Foster Joyce — CATHERINE WILKIN Gordon — DAVID ASTON Shelagh Stephenson’s rich and layered text reveals more each day we work with it. Joanna — ANNA JULLIENNE Her mystery is profoundly human, her characters complex and challenging. There’s Adam — JORDAN MOONEY something of Shakespeare’s dissection of the human condition in her sagaciously observed unfolding of a family’s journey into the unknown. CREATIVE This play is set in the here and now. In the chaos of post 9/11, and the anonymity Director — ANDREW FOSTER of consumerism. But Stephenson’s examination takes place on a molecular level. She Set Designer — DAN WILLIAMS cuts into the hearts of her characters and never once lets them sleep. Lia and Nick know they have lost their son, but they may never know what happened to him. Lighting Designer — BRENDAN ALBREY There’s a phrase I’ve just learnt: ‘pareidolia’, which describes the perception Sound Designer — PAUL McLANEY of patterns in random data, essentially seeing animals in clouds or figures in the Costume Designer — LISA HOLMES shadows. I think that in many ways this captures the ephemeral nature of this Audio Visual Designer — TOM BOGDANOWICZ tragedy. Without a form to their loss, this couple’s fears overwhelm their reality. Fight Choreography— ALEXANDER HOLLOWAY They find themselves lost inside the basest of human questions. I’m always reluctant to write director's notes. I suppose preferring to let a play speak for itself. But for those who will engage in this beautiful play’s deeper PRODUCTION questions, I offer the words of James K Baxter: Production Manager — ANDREW MALMO Alone we are born Acting Company Manager — ELAINE WALSH And die alone; Stage Manager — HOLLY CHAPPELL Yet see the red-gold cirrus Technical Operator — JAMIE JOHNSTONE Over snow mountain shine. Technical Manager — BONNIE BURRILL Props Master — NATASHA PEARL Along the upland road Set Construction — 2CONSTRUCT Ride easy, stranger: Surrender to the sky AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR Your heart of anger. THEIR HELP WITH THIS PRODUCTION: Andrew Keegan for his drum performance, Tania Anderson, and Paul Lim. I feel lucky to be doing my job. There is something very special about the relationships formed when working together on a play. I’d like to thank my cast and Enlightenment is the third Auckland Theatre Company mainbill production for 2015 and opened on May 30th at Maidment Theatre. Enlightenment is approximately 115 minutes with 20 minutes interval. crew for being so open to getting inside this text with me. Thank you for making the Please remember to switch off all mobile phones, pagers and watch alarms. experience human and enjoyable.
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Adam, a 20-year-old student, Joanna, a television producer has gone missing while travelling who is making a series about on his OE. The last his parents missing people. heard from him was a vague email Then, unexpectedly, a young mentioning Jakarta. His middle- man suffering from amnesia class mother, Lia, is devastated appears at the airport, looking and seeks solace from a psychic. uncannily like Adam and holding Adam’s stepfather, Nick is equally his passport. Lia invites him to upset but more level-headed. stay at their family home until Wanting to help, Lia's father his memory returns. But all is not Gordon (a former Labour MP) what it seems and gradually a dark introduces his daughter to truth emerges.
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STEPHEN LOVATT (Nick)
Stephen has performed in in Anne Boleyn, and Colonel theatre, radio, television and Malone in Once On Chunuk RACHEL NASH cinema throughout New Zealand Bair. Other theatre highlights and Australia over the last 27 years. include When The Rain Stops Falling, (Lia) Television appearances include Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, Top Of The Lake, Hope And Wire, Angels In America and The Only Harry, Spartacus, and 5 years as Max Child produced by Silo Theatre. on Neighbours. Stephen has recently He will be appearing next in Rachel began her journey into Jinx Sister, The Map Reader, Ashes finished playing Sir John Hunt in Auckland Theatre Company’s acting at Theatre Corporate Drama to Ashes, The Vagina Monologues Great Southern Television’s soon upcoming production of David School in 1986. Since then she has and The Songmaker’s Chair with to be released Hillary - a six part TV Williamson’s comedy romp Rupert been involved with a wide variety Auckland Theatre Company. series about Sir Ed. directed by Colin McColl. of projects in theatre, film, TV, Rachel is delighted to be Previous work for Auckland Stephen was awarded radio and teaching. back at ATC working with such a Theatre Company includes ‘Excellence In Performance’ at the Some recent highlights for splendid cast, a fabulous director Fallen Angels and The Motor Camp, 2014 Auckland theatre awards for Rachel include The Almighty and a wonderful play. Member as well as particular highlights his work throughout that year, and Johnsons, The Cult, Abandoned, of Equity. including playing King James is a proud member of his union.
6 7 CATHERINE WILKIN DAVID ASTON (Joyce) (Gordon)
Catherine began her career as a (Basement Theatre). Her latest David has been an actor for the One For The Road and The Jungle. student at the Mercury Theatre in appearance for ATC was in the last 25 years and has an impressive Other works include Yes, Prime Auckland in the seventies and since 2014 production of Trees Beneath and varied career, with films Minister (Australian and New then has worked extensively in The Lake. including Underworld 3 and Zealand tour 2013), Where Are You theatre, television, film and radio Credits for television in The Matrix, this year's 3 Mile Limit, My Only One? (Basement Theatre, as in New Zealand and Australia. Australia include Flying Doctors and television appearances producer and actor), The Crucible, Highlights in theatre have (Best Actress award), Rafferty's Rules including Soldier, Soldier (UK), A Clockwork Orange, A Shortcut to included Hedda Gabler for (Silver Logie), Mcleod's Daughters, Shortland Street, Duggan, Street Legal Happiness, Copenhagen, Arcadia and Downstage Theatre, which toured The Saddle Club, Halifax, and and Gloss. A Midsummer's Dream and musical to Oslo, Edinburgh, London and The Magistrate. And in New Zealand: Among his many stage credits theatre Oliver!, Jesus Christ Superstar, Sydney; The Graduate (Downstage), Children Of The Dogstar, The Case are lead roles in Yours Truly, Blood Brothers (Australia & NZ), Dinner, Lady Windermere's Fan Of Katherine Mansfield, Gloss, Macbeth, King Lear, Hamlet, Blue Westside Story, Sweeney Todd and (Circa), Equus, The Pohutukawa Tree, Marlin Bay, Swimming Lessons (Best Orange, A Number, Total Eclipse, Phantom of the Opera (Japan tour). The Importance Of Being Earnest, Supporting Actress), Outrageous Major Barbara, Closer, The Caretaker, Member of Equity. Who Wants To Be 100 (Auckland Fortune, Leo's Pride and Tangiwai. Theatre Company), The Raft Catherine was nominated for Best (Centrepoint), The Misanthrope, Supporting Actress at the 2013 Moa Burnt Piano (Melbourne Theatre Awards for the film The Weight Of Company), Tribes (Silo Theatre), Elephants. She has been a member Death of a Salesman (Peach of Equity since 1975. Productions) and Girl In Tan Boots
8 9 ANNA JULLIENNE JORDAN MOONEY (Joanna) (Adam)
Anna's previous appearances Salesman, The Vagina Monologues Proudly a Hamilton-born and Lord of the Flies and Once On Chunuk for Auckland Theatre Company and View from a Bridge. bred actor, Jordan made the move Bair. In the past year Jordan has include playing the lead in Interspersed amongst these to Auckland in 2009. His first worked with Fractious Tash in Anne Boleyn, the frustrated shows she has found time to work production with Auckland Theatre the Q Theatre sell-out season of Doctor's wife in In The Next in television, including the new Company was that year in the Earnest and has completed filming Room (or The Vibrator Play), and Australian drama 800 Words, Young & Hungry season of Shortland Street and Hillary. He will the stunning Roly Poly Bird in Harry, The Blue Rose, Underbelly NZ: Sit On It. Since then he has next appear on the screen in The Twits, adding to a long list Land of the Long Green Cloud and performed in numerous Westside - the prequel to TV3's hit of credits, including Death of a Shortland Street. productions for the company show Outrageous Fortune. including Anne Boleyn, The Heretic,
"Working on great contemporary text with some of New Zealand's top practitioners is an opportunity and educational platform that I will never hesitate to leap on with all my claws and my sharpest teeth."
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ANDREW FOSTER Director
SHELAGH STEPHENSON Director, Actor and Designer Motor Camp for the Auckland Playwright Andrew Foster was a co-founder Theatre Company. of the award-winning Wellington Recent work as a Director theatre company Trouble. He has includes Eli Kent’s Black Confetti become known for his contribution for ATC, The Lead Wait and Red at Shelagh Stephenson was born the Hampstead Theatre. Both to the development of new works. Circa Theatre in Wellington, and in Northumberland and read plays subsequently ran at New Andrew was Head of Radio Apocalypse Z: an immersive theatre drama at Manchester University. York's Manhattan Theatre Club. Drama at Radio New Zealand in work about a Zombie Apocalypse Her first stage play, The Memory of Her third play, Ancient Lights, was 2004-05 and during this time originally staged in Auckland’s Water, premiered at Hampstead produced at Hampstead Theatre in was instrumental in bringing Aotea Square, and now playing Theatre in 1996 and subsequently December 2000. She has written many of the new voices of NZ in London. transferred to the West End, where several radio plays, including the theatre to radio, including On stage he's just appeared it won an Olivier Award for Best award-winning Five Kinds of Silence, The Flight of the Conchords, as William Shakespeare in Peter Comedy in 2000. Her second play, which she adapted for the stage and Te Radar and The SEEyD Trilogy. Hambelton’s production of An Experiment With An Air Pump, which was presented at the Lyric, Designs include Gary Equivocation at Circa. opened at the Royal Exchange Hammersmith in 2000. Her screen Henderson’s Shepherd and Pennisula Andrew is married to Theatre in Manchester. It was joint adaptation of The Memory of Water for the Court Theatre, Stuart Hoar’s Choreographer Sarah Foster- recipient of the Peggy Ramsay was released in spring 2002 with Pasifika at the International Arts Sproull. They have a very cool Award and later transferred to the title Before You Go. Festival, and Dave Armstrong’s daughter called Ivy.
12 13 DAN WILLIAMS Set Designer
Daniel graduated with a designs include the New Zealand degree in Performance Design premiere of Dean Parker’s The from Massey University and Toi Tigers of Wrath for Circa Theatre, Whakaari: New Zealand Drama Masi for The Conch at the 2012 School in 2006. His theatre career International Sydney Arts Festival, has seen him design sets and The Pitchfork Disney at Q Theatre costumes for work all over New and Sunday Roast for Silo Theatre Zealand and internationally. He Company. Most recently Daniel PAUL McLANEY recently won the 2013 Q Theatre, designed the immersive theatrical Auckland Newcomer Award and event Generation Z at the Edinburgh Sound Designer has been nominated multiple times International Fringe Festival. He is at the Chapman Tripp theatre currently working on Silo Theatre awards, including winning Weta Company's Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Workshop Set Designer Of The Year Pornography. Enlightenment is Daniel's In a recording and to be to be a consensus of thought for The Little Dog Laughed. Recent first main stage set design for ATC. performance career now spanning and feeling in that conversation. 20 years, Paul's music offerings It follows then that within this encompass the acoustic music there must be a fundamental truth of his solo career, the rock and that is communicated honestly.” pop of Gramsci and the ambient Paul’s foray into the theatrical LISA HOLMES of Wearable Art 2013 and 2014, electronica of The Impending world began in 2014 when Paul Elizabeth Whiting Costumes, Costume Designer Adorations. There is a common was invited to compose the score Royal New Zealand Ballet, Ninth thread: “I believe that the essential for Silo Theatre’s production of Floor Productions - American ingredient for a piece of music Speaking In Tongues which earned television pilot Lumen, Tawata to work is empathy - one mind him an Auckland Theatre Award for Productions, IDC Worldwide, Weta Lisa Holmes has worked speaking to another - and for there Best Music. Workshop, Mandatory Menswear in theatre, film, opera and and Auckland Arts Festival 2015. advertising in both Wellington Lisa is a Massey University scholar and Auckland including time and holds first class honours in with the New Zealand Opera (La a Bachelor of Design - Fashion. Traviata, La Cenerentola), World Lisa assisted with the Auckland Theatre Company production of Jesus Christ Superstar 2014. Lisa gets huge enjoyment from working with the talented creative team, cast and crew at Auckland Theatre Company.
14 15 BRENDAN ALBREY Lighting Designer
Brendan is a theatrical and Her Head Chopped Off (Kings Head concert Lighting Designer whose Theatre, London), Assembly Gala work has been seen throughout (Edinburgh Festival). New Zealand, the UK, Europe, Other credits include Paloma Asia and South America. In 2013 Faith's Symphonic Grace (Barbican he was touted by New York based Concert Hall, London), Live Design Magazine as a ‘young The Bootleg Beatles (Royal designer to watch’. Albert Hall and touring), Rhys Theatrical highlights include Darby's This Way To Spaceship Anything Goes, Glorious, The Seagull, and Mr Adventure (New Zealand Don’t Mention Casablanca, Cabaret, and UK tours), Terence Siufay Side by Side by Sondheim, Much Ado and Justin Lo’s Connected tour About Nothing and Shepherd (Court and The Big Laugh: Friends Theatre), All Together Now (Isaac of the Earth (Hammersmith Theatre Royal), The History Boys Apollo), Museum of Doubts (Peach Theatre Company); Avenue Q (Royal College of Art, London), (Fortune Theatre); I Didn’t Always Dave Dobbyn, Kiwi Soul and A Night Live Here (Finborough Theatre, of Dance (Christchurch Symphony London), Mary Queen of Scots Got Orchestra).
TOM BOGDANOWICZ and bands, and for events like NZ Fashion Weekend, Tiger Audio Visual Designer Translate, Adidas Block Party, Red Bull Thre3Style, Converse Get Loud, Southside Arts Festival, and the British Council’s Tom has provided visuals People In Your Neighbourhood. and projections for many Video design credits local and international DJs include Objects, Vaka and Xmas Verses for Black Grace, The Good Soul of Szechuan and Rupert for Auckland Theatre Company, Espiritu Tasi for Ojeya Cruz Banks, and Pacific Dance NZ Choreographic Labs.
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Enlightenment uses a number of concepts from quantum physics as metaphors to explore how living with uncertainty defines human experience more than certainty, particularly when we’re dealing with grief and wanting definite meaning and final answers. We thought we’d ask quantum physicist, Associate Professor Jenni Adams, to give us a crash course in some of the underlying theory. One of the key features of outside of interactions, particles are quantum physics is that it is extended, fuzzy objects - more like probabilistic – we cannot know waves on the ocean than billiard for certain the outcome of a balls. So the interpretation of the measurement, only the probability probabilistic features is that the with which we might measure particle exists continuously in various possibilities. For example, waveform throughout space – the we might want to determine the crests of the waves correspond to position of a particle. Before heightened probability of where the making the measurement, we particle might be located and the can only say the probability that troughs to rarely detected locations. the particle might be located at The vibrations of a guitar string various positions. On making a share many of the wave features measurement, we can determine possessed by quantum particles. the particle position to the accuracy It is only possible to detect particles of the measuring equipment. having particular wavelengths, just However, someone else making as it is only possible for a string a measurement on an identical fixed at two ends to vibrate with system may find another result. certain frequencies. This is not due to any limitation of However although it is only the measuring equipment but to possible to detect the harmonic the underlying probabilistic nature frequencies it is possible for a of particle physics. The idea is that particle to exist in a combination of
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two or more harmonics. This is the one of the allowed possibilities. concept of superposition, where, What is really meant by the notion SPECIAL although only particular outcomes of measurement is that the particle are possible to be measured, it is interacts. So the particle in a FUNDRAISER possible for an undisturbed superposition state might interact particle to exist in a state which with light from a star in a far-flung PERFORMANCE is a combination of the possible corner of our galaxy, completely outcomes. In the play Lia and Nick unseen by any intelligent (or even FRIDAY 3 JULY do not know whether their son is not so intelligent) being, and that alive or dead and they are living would cause it to collapse into one WE WOULD LOVE YOU TO ATTEND AND HELP US with a possibility of either reality. of the allowed vibration modes. CREATE BOTH AN IMPORTANT LEGACY AND A We know that in the macroscopic You might wonder why world there is just one possibility: probabilistic features are reserved BRIGHT FUTURE FOR AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY. Lia and Nick's son is either alive or for particles but not observed in dead, and it is just not known which our everyday world. The reason Like Rupert Murdoch, you too can be a catalyst for change simply by is actuality. This is not the case in is that although all objects do joining us for an evening of media and money, glitz and glamour, song and dance, power and politics… Auckland Theatre Company is hosting a quantum mechanics where the indeed have a wavelike nature, the special fundraiser performance of the Kensington Swan season of Rupert particle really can exist as a mixture wavelength is related inversely to with proceeds going to the development of the ASB Waterfront Theatre. of more than one of the possibilities. the mass of the object. So massive But as soon as a measurement is objects like people have extremely Date: Friday 3 July 2015 with the cast and creative team made, the particle will collapse into short wavelengths, far, far beyond Time: 8.00pm - late including stars of the show Jennifer one of the allowed guitar-string-like the reach of any microscope - Ward-Lealand and Stuart Devenie. Where: Q Theatre, 305 Queen St frequencies. the spacing between the crests Cost: From $90 - $110 How to book: It is important to understand and troughs of our waves is so Simply call the friendly ATC Box that although we talk about incredibly small that we cannot What the evening includes: Office on 309 3395 and mention measurement it is not necessary discern any probabilistic effects. 1 x ticket to the show, 1 x programme the Rupert fundraiser or visit voucher, a complimentary post-show for any life form to be actually Feeling enlightened? Or just www.atc.co.nz. If you already have drink courtesy of Villa Maria and a ticket to see the show on another present for a quantum particle to confused? That's ok: to be uncertain nibbles from the Citizen Q Kitchen. night you can transfer it over and pay be forced from a blended state into is to be human. Plus the chance to mix and mingle the difference.
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