Sunday Story Time 12 November 2023

SUNDAY STORY TIME

Welcome to a new format for the Mill Theatre: original stories read by actors with authors, audience, friends, family and industry colleagues.

The Mill Theatre has sought local writers who want to share their compelling, intriguing and original stories for performance. These stories are in a range of formats, suitable for performance by a single actor with a chair and a spotlight.

Curated by the inimitable Julian Meyrick, stories have been chosen for a spectacular night of performative reading by the professional troupe of The Mill Theatre. 

Sunday 12 November 6pm - 8pm with an intermission

STORIES

The Fella and the Bridesmaid by Margaret Brennan

I can fly by Bres

Long and languid by Bres

Wrong Way Go Back by Connery Brown

A Good Person by Connery Brown

Enjoy the show by Monica Carroll

A Brokeneto by Rosetta Fitzgerald

From the darkroom by Peter Hunt

Big Words by Helen Lyne

I saw me Standing by Matthew Malcolm

The seagull by Bart Meehan

The Sum of Us by Fi Peel

Family Tree by Barrina South

Surprise Surprise by Caroline Tuohey

Competition by Roger Vickery

Last one on the island by Roger Vickery

Sidnie and Uncle Sam by Karen Walden

ACTORS 

Tracy Noble

Stefanie Lekkas

Rhys Hekimian

Christopher Samuel Carroll

With guest reader Penny Hunt

Contingency actor: Sarah Nathan-Truesdale

Producer: Lexi Sekuless Productions

Associate Producer: Monica Carroll

Major Partner: Elite Event Technology 

DETAILS ON THE SUBMISSIONS 

Sunday Story Time 6.00pm to 9.00pm The Mill Theatre, 1 Dairy Rd, Fyshwick.

Step one: submissions must be more than 1 minute and less than 20 minutes in length

Step two: there is a $20 submission fee which covers the administration for running this new event. You can pay this fee via the Humanitix site and then your story or text can be submitted to hello@milltheatreatdairyroad.com. No submissions can be read or accepted until the fee has been paid. 

Step three: approval of your story or text will come providing the following guidelines are followed:

1. your submission is more than 1 minute and less than 20 minutes in length
2. your submission and its content is not unduly offensive 
3. your submission is in a format which can be read by one voice. For example, if you submit a script with 30 different voices then this format might not work for that type of text
4. you nominate clearly that either you will read your text or you request an actor be provided 
5. you are available on the evening of Sunday 12 November [if performing your own work] and agree that your submission can be part of that evening’s program 
6. writers accept no fee for service or performance for this event
7. writers accept the event will be organised by Mill Theatre staff and the order of stories and the running of the event will be arranged entirely by Mill Theatre staff

Cost for submission: $20 submission fee which includes attendance to the 12 November evening  

Cost for the evening: $15 tickets

Submissions close 25 October 2023 at 5pm AEST.

More Information on Sunday Story Time Submissions

Sunday Story Time is a new event sponsored by Lexi Sekuless Productions and staged at The Mill Theatre, Building 3.3, Dairy Road, Fyshwick, ACT.  

Who is Story Time for?

Anyone interested in writing, performing, hearing and enjoying stories by local writers and playwrights.

What’s involved?

Authors submit a story that is between 1 and 20 minutes in length when performed. Stories are performed by either professional actors from The Mill Theatre or the author, if indicated at the time of submission. Stories are presented as performative readings and include a chair and spotlight.

How do I submit my story?

The first step is to pay a $20.00 fee via this booking site. This fee will go towards the following:

1. Payment for any actors engaged
2. The venue costs of electricity and event bump-in and bump-out 

The Mill Theatre team will contact each submitter with timelines and next steps.

Who decides which stories are performed?

Stories will be curated by Julian Meyrick; professor of creative arts at Griffith University, general editor of the Currency House Platform Paper series and literary adviser at the Queensland Theatre.

Is there a fee?

Each story submission incurs a $20.00 reading and administration fee. This also covers admission to the show for authors whose stories are selected for performance. You can submit as many stories as you like.

Can my friends and family watch my story be performed?

Absolutely. Tickets for the show are $15.00 and can be purchased at any time from this site. 

What if my story is not selected?

If there are too many good works to perform in the November time-slot The Mill Theatre will consider scheduling further Story Time events. All eligible submitted stories will be considered for future events.

What happens after the show?

If your story worked well on stage consider developing it into a longer work then share your script with The Mill Theatre to discuss next steps.   

Is there anything else I need to know?

Yes, check out the Terms and Conditions for formatting requirements, the submissions process, and more.

LOCATION

The Mill Theatre is in Building 3.3, the Screencraft and KeepCo building which is a short walk from Capital Brewing. There are two easy ways to approach the Theatre:

PARK in P3 at the back of the precinct. From there you will see building 3.3 which has a large Screencraft sign. The public entrance is just up from that sign (not underneath it!). Once inside, walk about 5 metres and the theatre is to the right, next to Mojo Guitars.

WALK from Capital Brewing or the Less sculpture into the KeepCo building, pass Ramen Daddy and at the end of the corridor we are on the left. 

PARKING

All parking in the precinct is free with several accessible parking spots in all the parking locations. The best spot to park is P3 at the back of the precinct. If you park elsewhere please be warned that signage and way-finding around the precinct is extremely difficult. Arrive in plenty of time to possibly get lost, possibly be in a bad mood!