Theatre Studies Monologue - Charli Cantoni-Bud
Patricia Highsmith from 'Switzerland' by Joanna Murray-Smith
'Switzerland' is an original thriller inspired by renowned master crime novelist Patricia Highsmith by Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith. Highsmith’s books are the source of many cinematic adaptations including the well-known 'The Talented Mr Ripley' - but in 'Switzerland' the tables are turned and it is Patricia Highsmith herself who is the central character.
In this monologue, Charli portrays Highsmith in her twilight years in her home in Switzerland that houses an impressive collection of books, and a somewhat sinister collection of guns and knives. She finds solace in her seclusion, her cats and cigarettes. A mysterious international visitor has barged into her home unannounced; an earnest, clean-cut young man sent from Highsmith’s publisher’s office has turned up at her alpine retreat to convince her to write a final book. But Patricia decided long ago that she didn’t like people, and she certainly doesn’t like this young man.
In this monologue, Highsmith outlines to her visitor the plot for her next Tom Ripley novel that she has no intention of writing.
Theatre Studies Monologue - Teige Cordiner
Tom Ripley from 'The Talented Mr Ripley' by Phyllis Nagy, adapted from the novel by Patricia Highsmith
Tom Ripley is a criminal with an ambiguous past. When Ripley is sent to Italy to track down Richard Greenleaf (Rickie), the errant son of a wealthy American couple, his mission takes on a sinister twist as their lives become inextricably entwined. Attracted and seduced by Rickie's fortune, Ripley murders him and assumes his identity.
Teige's monologue depicts Ripley who has been impersonating Rickie being confronted by one of Rickie's old school friends, Freddie, who suspects that Ripley (Rickie) is not who he says he is.
Ensemble Drama Performance - Gabi Budin-Slabe, Jules Salter & Jemma Seligmann
'The Wedding Story'
'The Wedding Story' is a play told by a storyteller, bride, and groom. The storyteller is reading a story out of a book to an audience of children. Wanting to tell them a happy love story, the teller keeps being interrupted by the bride and groom. They keep correcting him on how the story really goes until he gets fed up. Angry, he tells a horrified comical version of their love story that does not have a happy ending.
Gabi Budin-Slabe
Jules Salter
Jemma Seligmann