04a+War+Crimes

**Set in a forgotten coastal town, ****War Crimes ****tells a gripping story of five teenage girls who have fallen through the gaping cracks of society, fighting to earn respect and leave their mark by whatever means possible; lest we forget. **
 * media type="youtube" key="BE5nt9QSVSI" height="349" width="425" align="right"War Crimes **
 * BY Real TV **

//War Crimes //is a non-naturalistic production that portrays images and moments from real worlds. There is much to recognise in these worlds, but there will be aspects that seems dream like and surreal. The narrative contains flashbacks, memories, and small snippets of conversations between characters.

media type="youtube" key="Ua4FUC7E8a0" height="349" width="425" **CHARACTERS **

War Crimes has been conceived for an ensemble of five female actors. The casting aims to reflect the cultural diversity of Australia. All actors play multiple roles.

**Main Characters/Actors **

**Jade, 16 Melanie Zenetti **

**Lara, 15 Candy Powers **

**Rick, 15 Jodie le Vesconte **

**Jordan, 15 Naomi Rukavina **

**Ishtar, 16 Jacinta Yelland **

**<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">A chorus of boys (The Kings) **

**<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">A chorus of men (Soldiers) **

**<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">A chorus of Iraqi women **

**<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">Other people in the town **

**<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">CREATIVE TEAM: **

<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Director Leticia Caceras

<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Playwright Angela Betzien

<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Sound Design Pete Goodwin (The Sweats)

<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Set & Costume Design Tanja Beer

<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Lighting Design Lisa Mibus

<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Choreography Matt Cornell

<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Production Dramaturg Emma Beech

<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Producer Laura Milke Garner

<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Cultural Consultants Wahibe Musa & Melike Sultana

<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px; line-height: 115%;">Rehearsal Blog Anna Rodway

**<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 24px;">The World of the Play **

<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">War Crimes <span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">is set in a small regional coastal town where little happens and opportunities are limited. It features the beach as its central motif and references landmark historical events such as the Cronulla riots and the ANZAC story to interrogate race and gender relations in contemporary Australia.

<span style="font-family: 'ArialRoundedMTBold','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">The work draws correlations between the local and the global, between violence against women and our culture of masculinity and mateship.

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