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RIME The mariner shoots the bird of good fortune. A Spectre appears, and through sea spirits, invokes a curse. Death enshrouds the ship. With an act of contrition, the curse lifts, The albatross falls from the mariner’s neck, Condemning him to a lifetime of retelling his tale.
THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
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| The Ancient Mariner stops the Wedding Guest | They are transported to his ship. An albatross appears. |
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| The Mariner shoots the albatross | Sea Demons erupt from the sea |
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| The crew are damned, they hang the albatross around the mariners neck | A Spectre invokes death. |
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| The Mariner confronts his actions | and by an act of contrition, sparing a serpent, the curse is lifted: |
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| leaving him to wander the earth, | retelling his story to all who listen. |
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In 2000, we decided to retell an old story, a classic poem by Samuel Taylor Colleridge, THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER. To achieve this we needed to create the illusion of an old sailing ship on stage, one that through the telling of the story, would appear to change from new to old. Congratulations must go to Gerry Stevens and the SACE 1 Theatre Technology class for their design and construction, and to Vanda Banks, her art students and the cast and crew for their art work to create ‘ a painted ship upon a painted ocean.’ The cast were able to create an eerie and supernatural ambience, through some excellent characterizations inspired by Ian McClouds direction. Death was created in the form of carcass like images hanging upside down within the ship, and then slowly transforming and taking over the ship. Thank you to Fred Semmens for his excellent construction work for us to hang from, and to Royce Messenger for the gravity boots. Spectre, and Death, her mate, played by Amanda Passingham and Jessie McKinlay, using their own choreography, created a strong image of cursing the ship and conjuring up the sea serpents from beneath a floor cloth. This writhing mass was the result of some inspired choreography by Adrienne Semmens, who also portrayed the spirit of the ship as the prow, suspended in a harness two metres off the floor in a very uncomfortable position for the whole eight minutes. Reacting to this was the ships crew, using an Irish Dance movement theme with lots of help from Siobhan Phillips. Central to the story were the three main protagonists, superbly portrayed and danced by Debbie Maxted as the albatross, Peter Anderson as the wedding guest to whom the story is told, and Ian Day as the aging ancient mariner. However the illusion needs to be maintained through a complete look. For this we must thank a group of mums, led by Colleen Hatwell, Anne Lowe and Mary Partis for their unbelievable contribution in time, effort and expertise for the costuming. Every character was true to the style, period and ambience of the piece. When you add the incredible hairstyles and makeup designs by Robyn Callan and Colleen Hatwell, with help from a group of enthusiastic ex students (Eistedders), we had a complete package. But to achieve success we need to be able to set the scene, and strike it afterwards within a four minute limit. This group of twenty students, led by Mat Maxwell and Angela Potter, achieved the impossible on the final night, by setting in just over three minutes. This group were justly rewarded by taking out the BACKSTAGE AWARD for 2000. The music was written by Nigel Westlake and was a compilation from the soundtrack of ANTARCTICA. CAST AND CREW |
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Christene Alomes SAILORS Lee Delaney Emily Dorman Bethany Gigger Jenna Ingerson Emma Lowe Jenny Mikolaj Karina Natt Leila Pardon Emily Parker Siobhan Phillips Nikki Smith Vikky Wilson Emily Cwertniak Miracella Ferguson Janelle Fisher Nathanian Hatwell Kamil Rzeszito MarkHawes Robin Tatlow-Lord
Fleur Beadle SEA DEMONS Kimberley Burden Kristy Cann Jessica Chadwick Leanne Dennert Felicia Dennert Nicola Gage Kate Gilbert Sarah Gilbert Katie Giles Jenna Harrington Emily Haseloff Cassie Hatwell Rachel Hitchman Stacey Hockey Allyson Jones Elise Kuhn Emma-Kate Lindsay Katey Mason Rachel McIntosh Michelle Paxton Rhiannon Pilkington Emma Purcell Jessica Quinn Sheree Thompson Madeline Yates Natalie Zenonos
Carmen Brady SHIP DEMONS Julia Knights Natalie Kuhn Jessica Schmidt Chantal Scollard Alanna Tulloch Kimberley Wagenknecht Chelsea Wilkinson Maria Yates
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Ian Day MARINER Peter Anderson WEDDING GUEST Debbie Maxted ALBATROSS Adrienne Semmens SHIP PROW Amanda Passingham THE SPECTRE Jessie McKinlay SPECTRE'S MATE
Erin Helps BACKSTAGE Brooke Rogan Mat Maxwell Matt Stevens Scott Hawes Gerry Stevens Zoe Rowsell Angela Potter Alana Corsey Gareth Pickard Gavin Gwatking Hiede Fry Annie Montgomery Greg Beasley Aaron Rowsell Roland Partis Breandan Ayris Kalista Campbell Juliette Robinson Matt Kuckel Josh Gillespie Vicki Skinner Janet Zenenos Royce Messenger
Alicia Holt CO HOSTS Shasta Sutherland
Esther Anderson PARENTS & STAFF Glynis Beadle Robyn Callan Julie Phillips Kim Fallowfield Sarah Gigger Colleen Hatwell Rebecca Hoffman Belinda Jones Betty Knights Anne Lowe Mat Maxwell Alison Maxwell Ian McCloud Jenny McKinlay Royce Messenger Jenny Parker Mary Partis Beverly Robinson Elaine Wilson Bob Weatherly
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