Recalibrate
Nominated for the 2022 Jill Blewett Playwriting Prize, by Lucy Combe, directed by Elena Vereker and featuring a powerhouse cast: Jacqy Phillips, Kelly Vincent, Emma Beech and Katie O'Reilly.
Carmel, a philosopher of the ‘third age’ is holding on to her university position by a tenuous thread; her middle-aged daughters disappoint her incessantly and undergrads remind her of all the ways in which feminism has failed. When ‘good wife and mother’ Mary is responsible for a tragic error of judgement, her hedonistic sister is lured back to Adelaide from ‘no fixed abode’ to pick up the pieces. As the women’s lives entwine in unexpected ways, the foundations on which their characters have been created implode. Three generations of women, one shameful mistake and identities forever ‘recalibrated’.
Trigger Warnings: Drug use, references to suicide and self-harm
Presented by: South Australian Playwrights Theatre
South Australian Playwrights Theatre (SAPT) is a professional theatre company dedicated to the creation of new theatrical work that represents the diverse communities of the state. Also vital to their ethos is the creation of opportunities across all aspects of the creative industries. Since 2017, SAPT has had numerous public staged readings to develop new work from experienced and emerging writers. In addition, they have produced six critically acclaimed productions including The Deep North (The Lab, 2021; Space Theatre, AFC and Regional Tour, 2022) and Watchlist (Bakehouse, 2021), as well as audio serials and filmed monologues (APT 2020). The company has developed a reputation for creating relevant, powerful and uplifting work and in 2021 won a Critics Choice Award for its body of work.