By JESSE GRAHAM
CAPPING off the year’s events for Healesville’s 150th, an up-and-coming writer will be announced as the winner of Exit Theatre’s scriptwriting competition this weekend.
The My Place, My People Scriptwriting Competition awards night will be held in the Memo Hall’s Billiards Room from 2pm on Sunday 14 December.
At the awards night, a winner will be declared for Exit Theatre’s My Place, My People competition, which was kicked off in March this year under the banner of Healesville’s 150th birthday.
Writers had one brief for their scripts – to create a play with themes relating to past and present issues in Healesville and the wider community.
The overall winner will have their play performed live by Exit Theatre at a future date, and event organisers Beata and Kristof Kaczmarek have urged residents to come along.
Veteran actor John Wood will assist with the presentations and read an excerpt from the winning script, along with Exit Theatre’s Suhasini Seelin, Elizabeth O’Callaghan, Billy Minshull-Gardner and Kristof Kaczmarek.
Mr and Mrs Kaczmarek said the aim of the competition was to bring together creative members of the community to highlight their skills and work towards a community-based stage production.
Music will be performed on the night by Roman Syrek.
For more information, or to book for the free event, email theatre.exit@gmail.com.
