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Heart LinesWritten and directed by Kerry Bowden
Synopsis
Heart Lines centres around the lives of two youths involved in a heart transplant; one the heart recipient, the other the heart donor. Noah is a nineteen- year- old carpenter who has a degenerative heart condition. Noah’s life can only be saved by undergoing heart transplant surgery. Before his heart started to fail, he was active, creative and enjoyed surfing.
Approximately four years after his successful heart transplant, Noah now twenty- three, decides to make a video of himself in the hope that it may one day be viewed by the family of his heart donor. Through a series of monologues, Noah discusses the emotional challenges of having a failing heart, his transplant surgery and his second chance at life with his new heart. He expresses his gratitude to the family and his profound longing to find out who his donor was. Aspects of Noah’s life also unfold through the eyes of his best friend, Pete.
Interspersed between Noah’s monologues, are vignettes of James, Tim, Anna and Jacob. Their lives as fun loving and carefree university students are starkly contrasted with Noah’s increasingly diminished health and limited lifestyle.
Heart Lines is a play that challenges audiences to think about what it is to be human and the connectivity that exists between one person and another.
Character List
James: 19- year- old university student. He is a surfer, musician, lover of Shakespeare. He is studying Performing Arts at university and lives in a share house with his two university friends, Tim and Anna.
Noah: Noah is portrayed at two stages of his life: as a healthy 23- year- old making a video clip for the family of his heart donor and as a 19- year- old with a serious heart condition. Noah is a carpenter and enjoys surfing and music.
Jacob: Jacob is at university with James, Tim and Anna. He is studying engineering. Jacob is 19 years old. He was Anna’s former boyfriend.
Anna: Nineteen- year- old university student, shares a house with James and Tim. Anna is studying law at university and is also a part time dance teacher. She is outgoing and sunny.
Tim: Nineteen- year- old university student, shares a house with Anna and James. Tim is studying journalism. Tim enjoys surfing and is a close friend of James and Anna.
Pete: Noah's best friend who supports Noah throughout his heart degeneration and transplant. He is positive and outgoing. He is a tradie. He is 19 years old.
Audition Times
Saturday 29th March 11am- 3.00pm
Sunday 30th March 11am-3.00pm
Each auditionee will have a 15- minute slot to audition.
Auditions will be held at Melville Theatre Company
10 Almondbury Road, Booragoon WA 6154
Please come to the Melville Theatre Company Clubrooms, under the Main Hall, Melville Civic Centre, Booragoon.
Please secure your audition time through TryBooking.
At the audition you will be asked to perform a rehearsed reading of monologues from the script of Heart Lines. You will also be asked to perform dialogues from the script with another actor. On receipt of your TryBookingAudition time, the monologues and dialogue pieces will be emailed to you. There will also be hard copies available at the audition.
Please email your C.V once your confirmation from TryBooking has been confirmed.
Please note Melville Theatre Company is a Not- for Profit community organisation and as such actors will not be paid for their participation in Heart Lines.
The play has a cast of six actors (five males and one female) The character of James has been pre-cast.
Rehearsal Times
Below are the Performance Times, Technical Plotting sessions and Dress Rehearsals. Please ensure before you audition, that you are available for all of the times listed. These will be held upstairs in the main stage of Melville Theatre.
There will also be a Rehearsal Schedule which will be finalised once the cast has been selected. At this stage, there will be a rehearsal each Sunday from 1.30pm - 5.30pm and evening rehearsals from 6.00pm – 8.30pm each Monday and Wednesday. If cast members are available to start evening sessions earlier then we will adjust starting and finishing times.
As Heart Lines is an ensemble piece, it is vital that you are available to attend every rehearsal to progress the storyline and characterization in a timely and professional manner.
There will be a Meet the Cast and Read Through of the play on Wednesday 2nd April from 6.00pm- 8.00pm.
Rehearsals will be held in the clubrooms of Melville Theatre. When the main stage becomes available, we will move upstairs to the main theatre.
Thursday 19th June - 5pm - 11.30pm. rehearsal on full stage
Sunday 22nd June - 9am - 11.30pm. Rehearsal on full stage, bump in.
Tuesday 24th June - 5pm - 11.30pm. Rehearsal on full stage, bump in.
Thursday 26th June - 6pm - 11.30pm. Rehearsal on full stage, bump in.
Sunday 29th June - 9am - 11.30pm. Rehearsal on full stage, bump in.
Tuesday 1st July - 5pm - 11.30pm. Rehearsal on full stage, bump in.
Thursday 3rd July - 6pm - 11.30pm. Rehearsal on full stage, bump in.
Sunday 6t July - Tech Rehearsal 1pm - 11.30pm
Monday 7th July - 5pm - 11.30pm Full Dress rehearsal.
Wednesday 9th July 6pm - 11.30pm Preview
Friday 11th July Opening Night 6pm - 11.30pm
Saturday 12th July Performance 6pm - 11.30pm
Sunday 13th July Performance 3pm - 9pm
Friday 18th July Performance 6pm - 11.30pm
Saturday 19th July Performance 6pm - 11.30pm
Sunday 20th July Performance 3pm - 10pm
Thursday 24th July Performance 6pm - 11.30pm
Friday 25th July Performance 6pm - 11.30pm
Saturday 26th July Performance 6pm - 11.30pm
Sunday 27th July 9am - 6pm Bump out
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Civic Centre Main Hall, Almondbury Rd, Booragoon, WA, Australia, City of Melville, City Of Melville, 10 Almondbury Rd, Booragoon WA 6154, Australia,Perth, Western Australia
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