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Message from the CHAIRMAN
T
he 2015 Franklin Players
One Act Festival is finally
here and this year's fest is
proving to be one of the best
yet. With a variety of different
genres of one act plays, this
festival has been running for
quite a few years going from
strength to strength,
becoming an institution within
Franklin itself.
On behalf of the Franklin
Players and Franklin
committee, I welcome you and
thank you for your continued
support! Also a thank you to all
fellow thespians (Franklinites
and friends) for bringing their
talents to the stage. We look
forward to some exciting good
spirited competition and
ultimately the revelation of the
winners.
My sincere thanks to
Mark Paps for organising such
a wonderful festival.
We hope you enjoy the
upcoming performances and
urge you to keep an eye out for
upcoming shows for the
remainder of 2015 such as our
mid-year 'Cause for Alarm', a
farce written by Gareth Rubin.
We are also pleased to
announce that 10% of all ticket
sales for the One Acts will be
donated to the SPCA. With
winter coming up our furry
friends will need the extra care
and protection.
We at Franklin wish you
pleasant viewing and a most
entertaining evening.
Keep acting, singing and
dancing!
Els De Bundel
2015
Message from the FESTIVAL PRODUCER
ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
T
his year's Franklin Players
& Friends One Act Play
Festival brings a large variety of
plays to the stage, sure to keep
our audiences on the edges of
their seats with drama, and
rolling over in laughter with the
comedies, in the very exciting 9
productions over two
weekends.
We as a society are also
very pleased to be welcoming
our fellow amdram society, The
Edenvale Acting and Drama
Society, who have entered
three productions into this
year's festival.
The two weekends of
productions represents the
culmination of three months of
tireless work by the directors
and actors, countless late
nights of rehearsals and
technical run through's.
As producer of the
festival I would like to extend a
word of thanks to each
individual actor and director for
their tremendous commitment
from beginning to end. I know
there have been times when it
has been difficult with all the
normal stresses of life and work
to remain committed, but that
commitment shows in the
quality of productions we will
be seeing.
I would also like to thank
the committee members of The
Franklin Players for your
support and assistance in
producing this years festival.
Finally, and most importantly, thank you to YOU our
loyal patrons who support our
Community Theatre.
Mark Paps
Le Shaggy Dog
Written by:
DAVE MORGAN
Directed by:
SAMANTHA KELLER
F
our French soldiers
have managed to live
out the war in the
comparative luxury of a
small French castle with all
of the amenities. Suddenly
their lives are thrown into
disarray when they learn
the war has caught up with
them and they must now
make a plan to ensure that
they all survive.
About the Director: This is
my second year with
Franklin and first attempt
NARRATOR
James Urbani
LIEUTENANT CLOUSEAU
Hendrik Greyvenstein
CORPORAL BEAUJOLAIS
Kenyon MacMurray
at directing in well over a
decade! What an honour
it has been to work with
such a talented and
hardworking bunch who
have helped make my
transition back to
directing an extremely
pleasant and rewarding
one. The cherry on top
was being afforded the
opportunity to direct my
father and my sister - a
once in a lifetime
experience! Thank you!
DRILL SERGEANT MICHELE
Tracci Scerri
LE CLERC
Jessica Urbani
2015
ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
Black Comedy
(EADS)
Written by:
PETER SHAFFER
Directed by:
STEPH NEL
Stage Manager:
ANDY OSBORNE
Crew:
PETER BISHTON
MIKE KETLEY
SHAUN O’NEIL
STEPHEN VAN NIEKERK
BRINDSLEY MILLER
Peter Thornhill
CAROL MELKETT
Natalie Hinton
MISS FURNIVAL
Avrill Cameron
COLONEL MELKETT
Alan Samson
HARROLD GORRINGE
Nick De Vaux
SHUPPANZIGH
Gary Morgan
CLEA
Kathleen van Niekerk
GEORGE BAMBERGER
Martin Hodder King
B
rindsley and his fiancé,
Carol, have borrowed
some expensive furniture
from his neighbour's flat in
order to impress an art
collector and Carol's
Father. Then the power
fails….
Hit and Match
(EADS)
Written by:
MICHAEL HAGINS
Directed by:
JOHAN VAN ROOYEN
Stage Manager:
PETER BISHTON
Crew:
ANDY OSBORNE
MIKE KETLEY
SHAUN O’NEIL
STEPHEN VAN NIEKERK
COOPER
Lee Speechly
ROMULUS
Bradly Nowikov
ARTEMIS/MARLA
Darren Meltz
LISA/BETTY
Storm Ooosthuizen
ILET/SHARO
Lisa Loots
WAITER/CREW
Salman Jacobs
A
lonely hitman turns to
online dating to find
love ....
2015
ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
Three’s a Crowd
Written by:
ASHLEY NADER
Directed by:
JOHN ATKINSON
KERRY
Tarryn Brehm
MALCOLM
Ashley Nader
F
riend: One joined to
another in intimacy &
mutual benevolence apart
from sexual or family love.
The dictionary is half
right, but what happens
when you throw in reality,
choices, secrets and
feelings of desire.
See how Simon &
Kerry deal with the
intricacies of their
friendship and outside
influences.
SIMON
Ralph Roos
T
he play is set in a
guesthouse out in a
small Karoo town called
Helspoort, where a
national convention for
Written by:
Tuppeware sales ladies has
HENDRIK GREYVENSTEIN
been held for the last 40
Directed by:
years.
HENDRIK GREYVENSTEIN
Nicki the host of the
Assisted by:
guesthouse, Almost There,
WENDY BREHM
is not what you would
expect and she has been
waiting for a guest to fulfil
a promise made 24 years
ago.
The three house
g u e s t s :
Guinevere,
Gwen and Vera
are somehow
related, which
the audience
only find out at
the end of the
play as it come to
NICKI
GUINEVERE
Gloria Mopotu
Els De Bundel
its bizarre
conclusion. This
drama of hope,
lost love, murder
and ultimate
debt explores
the darker side
o f h u m a n
nature…..
GWEN
VERA
11:59
Tracey von Bulow
Kathy Clayton
About the Director:
“Hennie is one of the
oldest and longest active
members of Franklin
Players and became
hooked on amateur
drama in 2004 when he
first appeared as
Sergeant Porterhouse in
the Franklin Players
production of Run For
Your Wife.
Since then he has
been a regular feature at
the Franklin and Friends
Festival. In the last four
years he has submitted
several One Act
comedies, namely
Pensioner's Thursday,
The Golf Lesson, The Final
Request (Monologue),
The Wine Steward, The
Ending and finally 11:59.
His first ever attempt at
serious drama.
2015
ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
Don’t Shrink Me
Written by:
ASHLEY NADER
Directed by:
KENYON MacMURRAY
D
on't Shrink Me is a
play that delves into
the often misunderstood
world of therapy. Therapy
attracts people from all
walks of life making for
some interesting encounters.
People go to therapy
for a variety of reasons and
automatically assume that
therapy is a “Safe Space”!
the sounds of Gilbert and
Sullivan being played on
LP by my parents.
Ever since I was
told by a director at
school to do something
that didn't gel with me I
have wanted to direct.
This is the second
play that I have directed
and thanks must go to my
fantastic cast and the
incredible talented writer
Ashley Nader.
It has been a
pleasure!!!
About the Director: I have
had an interest in theatre
since I could first recognise
GERALD
Pierre Wehrle
SARAH
Jessica Urbani
JADE
Wendy Brehm
HENRY
Ashley Nader
SHRINK
Hendrik Greyvenstein
Slick Dame
Written by:
KAY POIRO
Adapted by:
JESSICA URBANI &
ASHLEY NADER
Directed by:
JESSICA URBANI
V
alentines Day only
happens once a year...
How far will you go to make
it memorable?
About the Director: This is
my second year with
Franklin Players and my
first attempt at directing
since my Matric year. I have
thoroughly enjoyed this
experience as I have had
the privilege to work with a
wonderful group of actors,
script writers and event
organisers!
IVY
Samantha Keller
JAGGER
Luversan Gerard
HENRIETTE
Jessica Urbani
2015
ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
Where there’s
a Will
Written by:
BEN FRY
Directed by:
BEN FREY
A
unt Sarah dies
unexpectedly one
morning and niece and
nephew Thereza and Peter
inherit everything. Farm,
horses, 4x4, flats screen …
everything. Or so they
think.
Thereza discovers
that the Will is missing and
as it stands now, the church
inherits everything. Watch
as the family's secrets are
revealed as they become
more desperate to find that
Will. What will they do if
PETER BENADE
Ben Frey
THEREZA BENADE
Teresa Neumeyer
TONY BENADE
Neil Meyer
PETRA LEKOKO
Inga Lion
AGNES LEKOKO
Pinky Rapitsi
REVEREND ANDRE
Juan Marais
they don't find it, where
there's a Will, there must
be a way…
About the Director: I have
been interested in
community theatre since
age 10 when I saw the
production of Jack and
the Beanstalk. I studied
drama at the Brumilda
van Rensburg Drama
Academy and started
writing plays after the
course. My plays are
primarily in Afrikaans but I
translated Where There's
A Will for Franklin Players
into English. During the
day time, I am a Chartered
Accountant and a partner
at a medium sized audit
firm. My other interests
involve traveling and
psychology.
Hell and
Damnation
(EADS)
Written by:
LEONARD MORELY
Directed by:
DARREN CHURM
Stage Manager:
MIKE KETLEY
Crew:
ANDY OSBORNE
PETER BISHTON
SHAUN O’NIEL
STEPHEN VAN NIEKERK
SIR CHARLES
Henry Van Niekerk
LADY LUCY
Elana Samuels
BEACHAM
Martin Hodder King
PATRICK
Hein Richter
GRABBIT
Lindajane Hinton
BAILIFF 1
Gavin Meltz
BAILIFF 2
Jeanine
L
ord Charles is busy with
the household
accounts, when the tax
collector arrives to take
everything away.
About the Director:
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2015
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2015
ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
PRODUCTION CREW
FESTIVAL PRODUCER:
Mark Paps
SOUND AND LIGHTING:
Mark Paps
STAGE MANAGER:
Carri Lyons
FRONT OF HOUSE:
Wendy Brehm, Tarryn Brehm, Kenyon
McMurray, Anna Holms
TUCKSHOP:
Andrew Meyers, Wendy Brehm, Tarryn
Brehm, Samantha Keller.
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