By Mara Pattison-Sowden
THE Yarra Valley’s talented group of young actors from Misfit Theatre will present their new play Windmills this weekend.
Windmills tells the dark tale of Leo Grey, an average high school student who makes a terrible mistake that has deadly consequences.
The Mail caught up with the director, 19-year-old Sarah Ward, who is whipping her cast into shape with final rehearsals before the play goes live in Warburton.
Sarah said after the success of their last play Dr Horrible in July, the group was keen to try something different.
“It’s the polar opposite to what we’ve done, so no one can put us in a box and say we can only do one type of play,” she said.
Sarah said Windmills was entirely youth-based, written by a member of the cast, and delved into some heavy and challenging issues.
“It’s about morality and finding out there’s no real black and white, no good and bad, and it’s about growing up and discovering that for yourself,” she said.
Sarah said the script had been fun to work with as a director.
“I’ve been able to work with the actors on tiny things such as hand gestures, facial expressions, and the emotion behind the words,” she said.
“It really brought everyone together as a team and working and thinking together.”
After a quick holiday break, Misfits Theatre is working on taking Windmills to a few regional locations at the end of January, including Mansfield.
Windmills is showing at the Upper Yarra Arts Centre in Warburton on Friday 3 December at 7.30pm and Saturday 4 December at 1pm and 7.30pm.
It is not recommended for those under the age of 15 without parental guidance. Tickets cost $10.
