Presented by State Theatre Company & Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company
By Elena Carapetis and Alexis West
Sista Girl
Dates & Times
Space Theatre, Adelaide - May & June
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- ON
Hopgood Theatre, Noarlunga
Chaffey Theatre, Renmark
Keith Institute, Keith
Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Mt Gambier
Northern Festival Centre, Port Pirie
Port Augusta Institute Theatre
Middleback Arts Centre, Whyalla
Nautilus Arts Centre, Port Lincoln
Ceduna Memorial Hall
Tailem Bend Town Hall
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ON
- Opening Night
Sponsors
Sista Girl was developed at Playwriting Australia’s National Script Workshop 2016.
Two young women meet face to face for the first time across the bed of a dying man. Strangers to each other but bonded by blood and grief. Sisters. They break the cold silence of the hospital room to start a difficult conversation. About the past and secrets. About the women who were their mothers. And about why this man, their father, abandoned one family to make another. When the past is dying and can’t say sorry, how do you move on?
Sista Girl is an exploration of the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians, via the story of two women who share a white father. Co-written by Elena Carapetis (Gorgon) and Alexis West (Echoes …. of Knowing Home), the play will speak directly to audiences about questions of identity, grief and the complex nature of family.
WORLD PREMIERE
This production will also tour to outer metropolitan Adelaide and south Australian regional centres. Click on the ‘Education’ tab above for full dates and details.
Run time: 70 minutes (no interval)
Teachers can download the Sista Girl study guide here.
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Director
Kyle Morrison -
Designer
Miranda Hampton -
Lighting Designer
Rick Worringham -
Composer/Sound Designer
Andrew Howard -
Cast includes
Sharni McDermott*
Nadia Rossi -
*Due to family tragedy, cast member Natasha Wanganeen has had to step away from Sista Girl. We welcome Sharni McDermott who has now stepped into the role of "Nakisha".
Dates & Times
Space Theatre, Adelaide - May & June
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- ON
Hopgood Theatre, Noarlunga
Chaffey Theatre, Renmark
Keith Institute, Keith
Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Mt Gambier
Northern Festival Centre, Port Pirie
Port Augusta Institute Theatre
Middleback Arts Centre, Whyalla
Nautilus Arts Centre, Port Lincoln
Ceduna Memorial Hall
Tailem Bend Town Hall
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ON
- Opening Night
Sponsors
Sista Girl was developed at Playwriting Australia’s National Script Workshop 2016.
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