Event description
La Trobe Student Theatre and Film presents...
'PTSD - Proposing Tony and Summoning Dinosaurs'
Thursday 5 - Saturday 7 October
Menzies Theatre, La Trobe University
PTSD: Proposing, Tony and Summoning Dinosaurs follows Ralph as he tries to propose to his girlfriend Frankie while they’re on a camping trip trying to hunt down a dinosaur. After Ralph loses the ring, Tony - despite being on house arrest - does all that he can to make sure the ring gets back to Ralph without ruining the surprise.
The show is a farcical Australian comedy, with a bit of a love story thrown into the mix. The show was first written in 2020 as a 5 minute play to be a part of the Short Works festival, it has had its obstacles getting to the stage due to the pandemic and other out of our control events, but now has been transformed to a full length show.
It’s an original work written and produced at STF.
Dates
Thur 5 October, 7:00pm
Fri 6 October, 7:00pm
Sat 7 October, 7:00pm
Tickets
Full: $10
Students: $5
Residential Students: $3
Cast
Hayley Bacic - as Frankie
Merric Auty - as Tony
Lewis Cain-McAliece - as Ralph
Erica Wilson - as Kenny
Hannah Phayre - as Yogi
Jolene Mathews - as Gloria
Crew
Co-Directors - Hayley Bacic and John David Tan
Co-Writers - Hayley Bacic and Jess Kearns
Marketing - Erica Wilson and Hayley Bacic
Content warning
Mentions child abuse, coarse language and depictions of drugs/violence
Suitable for audiences 16+
This show does not contain references to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder the condition, nor is the title intended to make light of said condition.
Running time
Approx. 80 minutes (no intermissions).
How to get to Menzies Theatre
Car: The closest carpark is Carpark 6.
Bus: The closest stop is Kingsbury/Waterdale Rd.
Tram: The closest stop is La Trobe University/Plenty Road (Stop #60) on the 86 line.
Follow down Glenn Drive towards Glenn College. Menzies College will be on the left. Enter through the sliding doors.
This event takes place on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri people. We pay respect to Elders past and present and extend those respects to any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who attend. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.