Our shy risk taker, Braeden Oakley takes us through the process of his unbelievable creation.

Braeden discusses creating a safe working environment, the beginnings of Stencilled Productions, firsts, paying your artists!, learning curves, letting go, having high expectations, collaborative hierarchies, creating equal opportunities, dealing with difficult themes, safe touch, establishing boundaries, the comfort of the audience, building relationships, not having favourite children, moving forward, personal histories, theatre lore, choice and love (especially for Katrina Green).

*The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of documentation in May. Throughout the Treasure Chest you’ll find disturbances in audio quality. Local’s genius of a producer Carter Pierce worked his magic, but perfection is impossible to achieve. You’ll also hear the voices of the cast and crew, but that’s all part of the fun.

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What an unbelievable pleasure it was to talk with Benedicta McGeown aka KATHERINE. The bio is true, Bene holds so much warmth and charm. This coupled with her deep knowledge of theatre made for a fascinating conversation.

Benedicta discusses the many names of Katherine, being an Aries rising, the great McGeown/McGown controversy, having an intimidating aura, difficulty in understanding all of Katherine’s motivations, Katherine and Petruchio being absolute freaks, the “game”, flawed characters, the best films being based on books or Shakespeare, observant teachers being a blessing, scripts as skeletons, stage directions as suggestions not law, the importance of collaboration, the pull of the island and being cast well.

*The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of documentation in May. Throughout the Treasure Chest you’ll find disturbances in audio quality. Local’s genius of a producer Carter Pierce worked his magic, but perfection is impossible to achieve. You’ll also hear the voices of the cast and crew, but that’s all part of the fun.

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The thoughtful and belly achingly funny Peter Brown aka GREMIO/ MERCHANT/ WIDOW has come to unpack what happens behind all of that humour and talent.

Peter discusses experimentation explored through safety and trust, striving to create a safe space, danger, protection, finding peace, being an anchor, Gremio as a “nasty little pervert man”, hierarchy and punching down, playing a character honestly and thoughtfully, allowing a character to inhabit a person, what love is and looks like, victories in love, usefulness, Shakespeare’s trickery, explosions of power followed by shrinking, forgetting what an inside voice is and being rid of false anger.

*The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of documentation in May. Throughout the Treasure Chest you’ll find disturbances in audio quality. Local’s genius of a producer Carter Pierce worked his magic, but perfection is impossible to achieve. You’ll also hear the voices of the cast and crew, but that’s all part of the fun.

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@stencilledproductions

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With hair that could rival even Bryan Stephens’, it’s Gabi Vavoulas talking all things LUCENTIO.

Gabi discusses developing genuine chemistry with collaborators, the love of Lucentio, pure and questionable intentions, creating an open environment, taking care of each other inside and outside of the theatre, finding moments, playing a traditionally male character as a female, passion and intimacy, platonic courting, dropping into a naive frame of mind, questioning if good intentions are good, translating language, the nitty gritty, past experiences in gender bending, “dramatic tendencies”, repping Kingston High, the rigidity of identity, having a West-Coast connection and feeling fulfilled.

*The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of documentation in May. Throughout the Treasure Chest you’ll find disturbances in audio quality. Local’s genius of a producer Carter Pierce worked his magic, but perfection is impossible to achieve. You’ll also hear the voices of the cast and crew, but that’s all part of the fun.

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Paul McNally has come to charm and teach us!

Paul discusses knowing where he is, playing two, maybe two and a half characters, the cowardice of Hortensio, the ways in which lines suggest themselves, the difficulty of being in the moment, thinking and rethinking character choices, consistency ruining fun, playing the game, infatuation, creating an unknown backstory, playing a character pretending to be someone else, manipulation, asking the audience to actively listen, the serious as ludicrous, people experiencing us learning, “ghastly behaviour”, Shakespeare’s ambition, what is tragedy, what is comedy and being greedy for experience.

*The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of documentation in May. Throughout the Treasure Chest you’ll find disturbances in audio quality. Local’s genius of a producer Carter Pierce worked his magic, but perfection is impossible to achieve. You’ll also hear the voices of the cast and crew, but that’s all part of the fun.

Watch for Stencilled Productions next work at:

@stencilledproductions

Find Paul at:

@theotherblackpaul

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Chole Harle is here to engage us with her sweet voice and deeply relatable insights.

Chloe discusses her character and is quickly interrupted by the fury of Katherine during dress rehearsal, playing Bianca in a more likeable way, playing a gay character instead of a hetero one, creating a relatable character, people pleasing, societal expectations, violence and trust, checking in with your fellow actors to maintain safety, touch and movement, morality, making sense of good and bad humanity and having a “purely good thing”.

*The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of documentation in May. Throughout the Treasure Chest you’ll find disturbances in audio quality. Local’s genius of a producer Carter Pierce worked his magic, but perfection is impossible to achieve. You’ll also hear the voices of the cast and crew, but that’s all part of the fun.

Watch for Stencilled Productions next work at:

@stencilledproductions

Find Chloe at:

@chloeharle_

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Sam French is here to offer us something a little bit different in the next episode of our Treasure Chest of Taming.

Sam discusses feeling absolutely flattered by his bio, his character having a constant supply of celery to munch on, performing his character as a friend rather than servant, movement and explosive energy, exploring lively facial expressions, having a big personality, the influence Petruchio has on Grumio, building up experience, not keeping your head straight, diving in and the malleability of Shakespeare.

*The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of documentation in May. Throughout the Treasure Chest you’ll find disturbances in audio quality. Local’s genius of a producer Carter Pierce worked his magic, but perfection is impossible to achieve. You’ll also hear the voices of the cast and crew, but that’s all part of the fun.

Watch for Stencilled Productions next work at:

@stencilledproductions

Find Samuel at:

@sam_french02

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Samuel McGown playing PETRUCHIO, (who he firmly dubs as “not a good dude”) joins us for the next instalment of the Treasure Chest of Taming.

Sam discusses the challenges of playing a strong, perhaps problematic character, experimenting with violence, crossing boundaries as a character but not as a person, open communication, affirming safety, separating the character from himself, Petruchio needing therapy, language, intention and acknowledging that the characters really are people.

*The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of documentation in May. Throughout the Treasure Chest you’ll find disturbances in audio quality. Local’s genius of a producer Carter Pierce worked his magic, but perfection is impossible to achieve. You’ll also hear the voices of the cast and crew, but that’s all part of the fun.

Watch for Stencilled Productions next work at:

@stencilledproductions

Find Samuel at:

@5ammers

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Arin Dean aka BAPTISTA MINOLA is next in line as we continue our Treasure Chest of Taming.

Arin discusses the road to theatre, being a “lone wolf”, learning to engage collaboratively, becoming the person he wants to be, reforming energy, the joy in the process, being human, drawing upon the experience of having a mentor and being a mentor to embody fatherhood, challenging perspectives and playing Baptista Minola in a new, empathetic way.

*The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of documentation in May. Throughout the Treasure Chest you’ll find disturbances in audio quality. Local’s genius of a producer Carter Pierce worked his magic, but perfection is impossible to achieve. You’ll also hear the voices of the cast and crew, but that’s all part of the fun.

Watch for Stencilled Productions next work at:

@stencilledproductions

Find Arin at:

@aringingendorsement

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"Tis a wonder..."

In May, Stencilled Productions | Stencilled Productions | presented The Taming of the Shrew at the Peacock Theatre | Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Arts Centre | in Hobart.

I, along with my beautiful friend Jess Fodor, had the pleasure of documenting the final week of rehearsals.

The production was a first for many. My first time profiling a play, one actors first time performing, another's first time performing in Tasmania, a first time producer, a first time director and the first time Jess has picked up her camera in a long time.

The production was a resounding success! Over the next 10 weeks Local will be offering up a treasure chest of short conversations, delightful photographs (the actors and production team are truly a photogenic lot) and heartfelt bios read by the actors, but written by their peers.

The Taming of the Shrew production highlights a vital value of everything we do at Local; intimacy. I couldn’t be more blessed to have met and spent time with a group of not only innovative, but thoughtful Tasmanian talent.