presents
dancing with
dinosaurs
La Mama presents
dancing with dinosaurs
April 1 - 12, 2015
La Mama Theatre
Part of the 2015 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Devisors/ Daniel Czech, Caitlin Armstrong,
Thomas Albert, Eloise Maree
Director & Dramaturg/ Daniel Czech
Designer/ Jennifer Bismire
Lighting Design/ Timothy Gawne
Stage Manager/ Imogen Titmarsh
Special Thanks to
Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts
ArTour and Arts QLD for support for this project
Eloise Maree – Elo-Opteryx/ Producaur
Eloise Maree is a creative producer, theatre maker and provocateur. She
has worked in Brisbane, Melbourne, Tasmania, Scotland and Indonesia
and is on the board of Backbone Youth Arts. She is the producer/
programmer for monthly underground cabaret night, Velvet Helmet and
is currently creative producer and previous positions include Venue
Manager at Cygnet Folk Festival, Company Manager of C theatre
(Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2014), Artist Liaison (Falls Festival 201314), Creative Producer and Performer for Public Toilets, Private Words
(Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, Brisbane Powerhouse, La
Mama 2014) and festival producer for exist-ence (QCA, 2013). She also
does event management for music and charity events and loves her cat.
Caitlin Armstrong – Tri-Caito-Tops
Caitlin Armstrong is a Brisbane based performer, writer, ukulele player
and clown with a background in street performance and applied
theatre. She has been seen and loved in theatres and at festivals across
Australia including Adelaide Fringe, Woodford Folk Festival, Cairns
Festival and MICF. With her elastic face and 8-stringed uke, by night
Caitlin is a stand-out cabaret and comedy performer, by day works with
the Starlight Children’s Foundation, and by dawn and dusk (or any time
she can find in between) writes her own shows.
Tom Albert – Tom-Rex
Tom Albert is a Brisbane-based writer and performer. He graduated
from QUT in 2012 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. His recent shows include
Cradle Productions’ Public Toilets, Private Words (MICF, Wonderland
Festival, JWC) and the award-winning Dirty Sexy Politics (MICF,
Queensland Cabaret Festival). His writing has also been published
inVoiceworks Magazine.
Daniel Czech - Directaur
Daniel trained as a director at the Victorian College of the Arts. Since
graduating he has worked on productions across the country. His credits
include, directorial secondment on Melbourne Theatre Company’s
production of The Mountaintop, as well as new plays an devised
works at Melbourne Fringe, Perth Fringe, and Judith Wright Centre of
Contemporary arts.
Jennifer Bismire – Design-osaur
Jennifer Bismire is a designer, director and puppeteer based
in Brisbane. After studying at QUT Jennifer has gone on to
make work for multiple independent companies and festivals,
notably; Motherboard Productions, Cradle Productions,
Woodford Folk Festival, Melbourne International Comedy
Festival, Laboite Indie, Anywhere Theatre Festival and
Brisbane Festival.
Imogen Titmarsh – Tech Raptor
Imogen is a free Lance stage manger currently based in
Melbourne. She studied Technical Production at QUT. Since
graduating she has worked for Queensland Music festival,
La Mama, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse
and Adelaide Fringe Festival. She has worked on several
independent production in both Brisbane and Melbourne.
Tim Gawne – Lighting Design-osaur
Tim Gawne is a graduate of QUT’s Technical Production
degree. His most recent production credits include LX
Operator for Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo, Horrible Histories: Barmy
Britain (QPAC), and is currently working on the Brisbane
season of Wicked (QPAC). Some of his past Lighting Design
credits include Sex with Strangers (Brisbane Powerhouse),
Public Toilets, Private Words (Judith Wright Centre & La
Mama Theatre in Melbourne), Girls on Film and Jerusalem
(QUT, Vena Cava), and Forgotten Fables (Anywhere Theatre
Festival). He’s a huge fan of Dinosaurs, all manner of large
flightless birds, and is very excited to bring you this historically
accurate doco-performance. Eat this Attenborough!
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Our sincerest thanks to the many volunteers who generously give their time in
support of La Mama.
La Mama’s Committee of Management, staff and its wider theatrical community acknowledge that our theatre is on traditional Wurundjeri land.
The La Mama community acknowledges the considerable support it has received in the past decade from Jeannie Pratt and The Pratt Foundation.
La Mama is financially assisted by the Australian Government through the
Australia Council – its arts funding and advisory body, the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria - Department of Premier and Cabinet, and the City
of Melbourne through the Arts and Culture triennial funding program.