Just over a year ago, I reeled from a Pasifika playwrights forum. This year, I networked at it. Yes: I hate networking. It feels false: INT. A GATHERING – WHENEVER Our WRITER walks up to a STRANGER -- WRITER (extends hand) Hi I’m D F Mamea. STRANGER Hi. Beat. WRITER (drops hand) And your name [...]
The Pasifika Playwrights Forum is TOMORROW, Saturday 2 May from 12:30pm to 7:00pm at the Aotea Centre, Auckland CBD. The Playmarket website has more information – but most exciting to me are presentations of works in progress by Banana Boat writers Victoria Schmidt and Jonathan P Riley. Alu la ‘ia, e.
INT. LOUNGE, HOME – EVENING I lie in the arms of THE GODDESS. ME I haven’t done ANYTHING this year. THE GODDESS Oh rubbish. ME I’m serious. THE GODDESS What were you busy doing at the beginning of the year then? ME ... The short film. THE GODDESS And what have you been doing with [...]
