Porpoise Pool at Belvoir 25A
Dates: (5/31/2023 - 6/18/2023 )
Belvoir 25A |
Bite Productions
25 Belvoir Street, Surry Hills
Surry Hills,New South Wales 2010
Phone: (02) 9699 3444
Bite Productions is proud to announce its latest production, Porpoise Pool, by emerging playwright JoJo Zhou, which has been programmed as part of Belvoir’s 25A program. A Bite Productions is excited to bring this magical world into the fishtank of the downstairs Belvoir space. Performances begin on 31 May for a 3-week season ending on 18 June.
Porpoise Pool tells the story of Lou, a young woman who has shed the skin of the high school dropout, troubled youth, teen mum she once was. So a leaking pipe, a too-smart Smart House AI, and a son she doesn’t understand is nothing she can’t handle. Or the albatross in the ceiling, the octopus under her couch, the way she swims in circles, round and round and round…
A tangled exploration of motherhood, childhood, and the way technology raises us, Porpoise Pool dives into the depths of Lou’s past, journeying from shallow waters to the unknown deep, while Smart House Assistant named “House” – carer, confidant, and keeper – does whatever it takes to keep Lou content and complacent.
Written by emerging playwright JoJo Zhou and directed by Eve Beck, featuring Meg Clarke (Channel 7's Home and Away), Jane Mahady (Bell Shakespeare's Hamlet), Carlos Sanson Jr (Stan's Bump), Loretta Kung (Netflix's Irreverent), and Luke Leong-Tay (Hayes Theatre Co. Jekyll and Hyde).
Dates: 31st May- 18th June 2023
Performance Times: Tues-Weds 6:45 pm, Thurs- Sat 7:45 pm, Sun- 5:15pm
Tickets: https://my.belvoir.com.au/overview/12771
Venue: Belvoir Downstairs Theatre
Cast and Creative team for Porpoise Pool at Belvoir 25A
Cast
Lansy Feng
Nima
Lansy Feng is an actor, writer, story-telling singer, and theatre-maker. She graduated from National Theatre Drama School in 2016 and Howard Fine Acting Studio’s Full Time Program in 2017.
In 2018, she created the one-woman cabaret “How I Met My Dead Husband” and performed it at The Butterfly Club and again at Gasworks Arts Park as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival. The same year she performed in several productions including musicals “On My Way” (Western Arts Theatre) and “Fanciful Imaginings” (Musicworx), theatre production “Ophelia Thinks Harder” (Wit Incorporated) and short film “Origin”. She has worked with Two Door Pictures and Talk EZ for web-ads, and Flying Art Films for music video.
In 2019, she co-produced and performed in “Westerly” at The Butterfly Club.
Lansy has performed across Taiwan as a percussionist with Phonon Music. She also designed and created a mosaic mural for Goodstart Minifie Park Early Learning Centre.
Lansy joined Wit Incorporated as a Company Member and Secretary in 2018, and in 2019 presented a new development of “How I Met My Dead Husband” and took on the role of Production Manager for “That Time Everything Went Well and We Were Totally Fine”. In 2020, Lansy co-created the short video series “Bits of Wit”. Lansy has been Artistic Director of Wit Incorporated since July 2020.
Madeleine Magee-Carr
Hen
Madeleine is an actor, singer and teacher. She graduated in 2018 with a dip. in Musical Theatre from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. London credits include starring as Drizella in the schools tour of Cinderella (Panto in a Day, 2018) and Vanessa in the musical comedy ‘Inconvenient Miracle’ written by Emily Rose Simons (BEAM 2018 and Signal at the Hospital Club).
After returning to Aus, Madeleine continued to develop her career on both stage and screen performing in various short films, commercials and stage productions. She was awarded best actress at Canberra Short Film Festival (2021) for her performance as Jacquie in ‘This River’ (dir. Naomi Fryer, AFTRS), which also won Best Direction in an Australian Short Film (Flickerfest 2021) and is currently being streamed on ABC iview. She can next be seen in the experimental short film ‘Pastel Hell’ (dir. Hugo Vadasz), which will have its world premier at St Kilda Film Festival in June 2023.
Madeleine joined Wit Incorporated in 2020 as Wit Kids drama teacher and committee member. She played Meg in Wit’s May 2021 production of ‘Every Second’ at Bluestone Church Arts Space (dir. Emma Drysdale) and Ash in the development showing of ‘Dear Mama’ (2021).
Anthony Pontonio
Gab
Anthony is a 24 year old performer who has trained in performance (acting and singing) for nearly a decade, and has had professional dance training for over 4 years. He has over 200 on stage performances under his belt and has been in productions of shows such as ‘Les Misérables’, ‘Wicked’, ‘Cats’, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and more. He has trained with with many teachers and coaches for voice, acting and dance including Michael Cormick, Cara Dinley, David Butler, Jacqui Green, Andrew Strano, James Simpson and more. He has also worked with Myles Tankle training in movement and stage combat. Anthony is a passionate Story Teller and is currently exploring many areas of the arts. From composing and writing original music, some of his work being featured in the indie game ‘Cotton Stuffed Nightmares’, to performing in live theatre. He is also in the process of creating and writing a novel. « I believe that music and art and our stories can help us to heal the world. We can connect with each other on such a deep level with art and I look forward to stepping into that role and responsibility. To sharing my passion, love and my light with the world and to having fun along the way.
Sass Pinci
Bodhi
Sass is a Melbourne based Actor, Singer, Musician and Vocal Coach.
An accomplished multi-instrumentalist and trained classical and contemporary singer, she has worked as a Soloist, Session Musician, Composer, Voice Over Artist and actor for over 20 years.
After studying classical voice with Brian Hansford at The University of Melbourne, Sass spent many years teaching vocal technique and is a passionate advocate for vocal health. Performing recording and touring from a young age, Sass understands the demands placed on a performing artist and believes in cultivating a strong and healthy instrument that is geared to work with authenticity and flexibility.
On competition of the Full Time Program in 2017, Sass was handpicked by David Coury under his mentorship to join the faculty of Howard Fine Acting Studio Australia.
Eva Rees
Santa
Megan Mitchell
Anika
Meg is an actor/writer who has been involved in the Melbourne theatre scene for years, both on and off stage. She holds a Bach of Commerce from Melbourne Uni, and has studied various forms of theatre in Australia, the US and the UK.
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