Short+Sweet Theatre Abu Dhabi 2016

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TOP 10

VENUE: BLACK BOX, ARTS CENTRE, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (NYU), ABU DHABI

7.30pm, Fri Jan 22 and Sat Jan 23

1. MOUTH

Writer: Faisal Al Yafai (UK/Abu Dhabi)

Director: Marianne Catalan

Cast: Gabriel Kennedy (Omar) and Jade Oswald (Anna)

A woman escaping a war meets a man from her past.

2. JAM

Writer: Nick White (UK/Abu Dhabi)

Director: Nick White

Cast: Nick White (Nick)

Nick is never late.  He is too busy to be late.  But now, he is late.  Very late.  And now he could very well find himself in a situation he's had nightmares about.  Will he stay in the  safety of his own world or will he take a step out into the unknown?

3. ELECTRIC LAMENTATIONS : ON AIR

Writer & Director: Hurr Al-Dalli (Abu Dhabi)

Producers: Hurr Al-Dalli & Faisal "Trickster" Al-Jadir

Presented by Resuscitation Theatre

Cast: Hurr Al-Dalli

This original production is a comment on the relationship between corporations and the news media. The one-man satirical play reflects on the evolution of the communications media and its consumption.

4. 50 GUNS

Writer: Alex Broun (Australia/Dubai)

Director: Charlie Cunningham

Cast: Maitri Saxena (Emma)

50 guns. 50 deaths. But some are too painful to revisit.

5. LOVE DIPLOMATS

Writer: Juan Ramirez (USA)

Director: Angeleene Abraham

Presented by Beyond the Veil

Cast: Angeleene Abraham (Estel), Zakaia Cvitanovich (Isabel).

Two women, one man.  An age-old predicament… who will win?

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6. IT’S THE QUIET ONES YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR

Writer: Chris Sims (India)

Director: Tashia Dorsey

Cast: Tashia Dorsey (Window Dresser), Nicole Hargrow (Female Mannequin), James Kinnard (Male Mannequin)

In a rather shabby department store window two mannequins stand gazing with fixed smiles, but when no one is looking these magical mannequins cause quite a stir.

7. PLATFORM TALES

Writer: Baindu D. Kalokoh (Abu Dhabi)

Director: Baindu D. Kalokoh

Cast: Baindu D. Kalokoh (Michelle)

One woman's recount of riding the New York City subway.

8. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ATTENDING

Writer: Simone McGregor (UK/Abu Dhabi)

Director: Simone McGregor

Cast: Ashleigh Edwards Pitt (Alexandra), JuzbiWalia (Fiorella), ZakaiaCvitanovich (Woman) ,Muatasem Al Shuaibi (Man)

Cabin Crew seats for take off and into the air we go! Watch closely we may experience a little bit of in-flight turbulence...

9. RUCKING GOOD TIME

Writer: Zakaia Cvitanovich (Abu Dhabi)

Director: Sanoop Dinesh

Presented by Beyond the Veil

Cast: Rob Reader (Savage), Adithya Thomas Prakash (Simple), RayCunninghan (Smooth), Stephen Tofts (Sweet).

A regular evening sports practice takes an unexpected turn.  Will socks prevent the physical activity? Or will it be practice as usual?

10. THE GOLDEN APPLE

Writer: Faisal "Trickster" Al-Jadir (Abu Dhabi)

Director: Faisal "Trickster" Al-Jadir

Producers: Hurr Al- Dali, Faisal "Trickster" Al-Jadir

Presented by Resuscitation Theatre

Cast: Gabriel Kennedy (The Owner); DarkoDimeski (The Stranger), Hurr Al-Dali (The Regular)

A mysterious stranger shows up at a seedy tavern, inquiring about a person of interest.

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WILDCARDS

VENUE: BLACK BOX, ARTS CENTRE, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (NYU), ABU DHABI

3.00pm, Sat Jan 23

1. UGLY SABER

Writer: Based on the book Ugly Saber by Iwona Taida Drozd, based on an Emirati folk tale

Director: Stephen Delano

Presented by Maplewood International School

Cast: The Ensemble: Ahmed Abdelaziz, Yaser Alkahlout, Osama El Mezayen, Safwan Khan, Asem Mahmoud, Moke Mowatt, Omar Wehbe,

Ugly Saber is presented by Maplewood International School, based on the children’s book which is available in book stores across the UAE.

2. MY NAME IS AYRTON COBAIN

Writer: Gabriele Edoardo Mastroianni

Director: Gabriele Edoardo Mastroianni

Cast: Gabriele Edoardo Mastroianni (Ayrton Cobain), Claudia Vision (Wife)

Exactly 10 years later a man tries to remember the night that ruined his life.

3. THE LAST SUPPER

Writer: Cerise de Gelder (Australia)

Director: Mufaddal Bootwala

Presented by Orb Theatricals

Cast: Sabiha Majgaonkar (Louisa)

Louisa has sinned all her life with hardly any regrets until she commits her latest sin...this one she cannot live with. A confession is due.

4. COMFORT ZONE

Writer: Peri Desai (Dubai, UAE)

Director: Peri Desai

Cast: Jessica Avedikian (Fayrouz), Victoria  (Ruby)

When two girls meet each other in a store's fitting room neither imagines how they see themselves will change in that chance encounter.

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5. GREEK CIVIL (OUT OF) SERVICE

Writer/Director: Thespis Greek Theatre (Greek / Dubai)

Cast: Anargiri Garavela (citizen), Vasilis Piperias (security guard), Christos Mamas (civil servant 1), Maria tsekou (civil servant 2), Athina Simeonidou (civil servant 3)

A Greek citizen wants to inherent a property from her recently deceased mother and she discovers that it may not be as easy and quick as she thought…

6. LATE FOR SCHOOL

Writer: Iain Moss (Malaysia)

Director: Kirin Hilliar

Cast: Kirin Hilliar (Lynn)

A young teacher is under intense interrogation  … but she was only late for school.

7. THE HEIST

Writers: Rossana Bou Absi, Erik Thornquist (UAE)

Directors: Rossana Bou Absi, Erik Thornquist

Cast: Rossana Bou Absi, Erik Thornquist

Two people...one safe...and lots of money. Add shoes, bad music, and Shawarma, and you have yourself a love story."

Please find below all the nominees and winners from the first ever Short+Sweet Abu Dhabi.

A big thanks to our judges - Laura Roberts (Blue Fever and Voices of Harmony founder, former board member and Chair of ADCG) , Alana Barraj (Senior Producer – Arts Centre NYU AD), Liz Hadaway (Festival Director – Short+Sweet Dubai), Georgia Clark (Director) and Rachael Perrett (Abu Dhabi Week).

TOP 10

BEST PRODUCTION – JUDGE’S CHOICE

Nominees

PLATFORM TALES

MOUTH                               

50 GUNS                             

JAM                                      

IT’S THE QUIET ONES YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR

LOVE DIPLOMATS

WINNER

PLATFORM TALES

BEST PRODUCTION – PEOPLE’S CHOICE

WINNER:             50 Guns

RUNNER-UP:     Platform Tales

THIRD:                  Flight Attendants Attending

BEST MALE ACTOR

Nominees

ROB READER (RUCKING GOOD TIME)

STEPHEN TOFTS (RUCKING GOOD TIME)

GABRIEL KENNEDY (MOUTH)

HURR AL-DALLI (ELECTRIC LAMENTATIONS: ON AIR)

NICK WHITE (JAM)

JAMES KINNARD (IT’S THE QUIET ONES YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR)

WINNER

NICK WHITE (JAM)

RUNNER-UP

HURR AL-DALLI (ELECTRIC LAMENTATIONS: ON AIR)

BEST FEMALE ACTOR

BAINDU D KALOKOH (PLATFORM TALES)

JADE OSWALD (MOUTH)

TASHIA DORSEY (IT’S THE QUIET ONES YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR)

MAITRI SAXENA (50 GUNS)

NICOLE HARGROW (IT’S THE QUIET ONES YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR)

WINNER

BAINDU D KALOKOH (PLATFORM TALES)

RUNNER-UP

MAITRI SAXENA (50 GUNS)

BEST DIRECTOR

BAINDU D KALOKOH (PLATFORM TALES)

MARIANNE CATALAN (MOUTH)

TASHIA DORSEY (IT’S THE QUIET ONES)

CHARLIE CUNNINGHAM (50 GUNS)

NICK WHITE (JAM)

SANOOP DINIESH (RUCKING GOOD TIME)

WINNER

BAINDU D KALOKOH (PLATFORM TALES)

BEST SCRIPT

BAINDU D KALOKOH (PLATFORM TALES)

FAISAL AL YAFI (MOUTH)

NICK WHITE (JAM)

ZAKAIA CVITANONICH (RUCKING GOOD TIME)

WINNER

BAINDU D KALOKOH (PLATFORM TALES)

BEST NEWCOMER

Faisal Al Yafai for writing MOUTH

Marianne Catalan for directing MOUTH

Gabriel Kennedy for acting in MOUTH

Jade Oswald for acting in MOUTH

Maitri Saxena for acting in 50 GUNS

Tashia Dorsey for acting and directing IT’S THE QUIET ONES YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR

James Kinnard for acting in IT’S THE QUIET ONES YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR

Simone McGregor for writing and directing FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ATTENDING

Sanoop Dinesh for directing RUCKING GOOD TIME

Adithya Thomas Prakash for acting in RUCKING GOOD TIME

WINNER

Jade Oswald for acting in MOUTH

WILDCARDS

JUDGE’S CHOICE

Winner:                Comfort Zone

Writer/Director: Peri Desai (Dubai, UAE)

Cast: Jessica Avedikian (Fayrouz), Victoria  (Ruby)

Runner-Up:        Late for School

Third                      Ugly Saber

PEOPLE’S CHOICE

Winner                                Ugly Saber

Writer: Based on the book Ugly Saber by Iwona Taida Drozd, based on an Emirati folk tale

Director: Stephen Delano

Presented by Maplewood International School

Cast: The Ensemble: Ahmed Abdelaziz, Yaser Alkahlout, Osama El Mezayen, Safwan Khan, Asem Mahmoud, Moke Mowatt, Omar Wehbe.

Runner-Up         Comfort Zone

Third                      The Last Supper