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Donna Cameron

DONNA CAMERON

  
Nationality:    Australian
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Donna Cameron was nominated for an AWGIE in 2011. She has had four plays produced by ABC's Radio National Airplay: The Salt Maiden, Shopping for Life Forms, Bringing Down the Moon and Water Tight. She is a graduate of the NIDA playwright's studio, holds a Masters in Playwriting with Queensland University of Technology and is a recipient of the Australian Writer's Guild/Queensland Theatre Company Playwriting Mentorship Scheme. She is the author of the critically acclaimed solo work,The Flowering, which was first produced at Metro Arts, Brisbane, then toured to Tasmania with Mudlark Theatre in 2008 and received a return season at the Judith Wright Centre in Brisbane, 2010. Some of Donna's other plays include: The Fantasy Factor which was produced by deBase as part of their 2000 Sheila's Shorts season, Metro Arts, Brisbane; Valerie and Munro, first produced as part of the 1996 Sydney Short Play Festival, which received development through La Boite Theatre in 2000 and was later produced by deBase, 2001 Sheila's Shorts Festival; Blame it on the Moon, which received a public reading and development by the Queensland Theatre Company and was later produced by the Bundaberg Players. Her screenplay of The Salt Maiden produced by Filmsthatspeak, recently won best screenplay, short film and cinematography at the 2014 Port Stevens Film Festival, after premiering in the Short Film Corner at Cannes, 2014. Donna is currently working on her debut novel.

Research:    http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/234961

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below is a list of Donna Cameron's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Bangers         Between the Cracks         Blame it on the Moon         Code Name: Angel Star         Fantasy Factor, The         Flowering, the         Salt Maiden, The         Valerie and Munro

Bangers

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part of Short + Sweet Festival, Sydney 2010

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Central Coast winner

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Genre:
short play

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Between the Cracks

Synopsis:
Drugs, shrugs and guitar smashing

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1st Produced:
Afflecks, Manchester    16 Oct 2010

Organisations:
part of Three Minute Theatre at Ghosts in the Machine

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Genre:
3 min play

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Blame it on the Moon

Synopsis:
Jacks father believes there is an ancient curse on his family, that draws on the power of the moon. Jack refuses to accept this, even though the two girlfriends he has had so far have both gone to an early grave. Then he meets Tahnee, who works in Flat Gully Fuel and Guzzle. Not only is Tahnee beautiful, but she hates the moon. . .

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received a public reading and development by the Queensland Theatre Company and was later produced by the Bundaberg Players.

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Genre:
Comedy drama 80 min

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Code Name: Angel Star

Synopsis:
Teenager Maree is still a virgin - she doesn't know how she got pregnant. Government agents believe it's an alien implantation and are tracking Maree down in order to kill the baby. Maree's boyfriend Joe doesn't know what to think. Maree's parents want her locked up. Immaculate conception in the 21st century? Impossible. Code Name: Angel Star is a modern day nativity tale, appropriate for upper secondary student performance. Variable cast size.

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http://australianplays.org/script/ASC-1108   -

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Genre:
comedy 35 min

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  14            Other:  -

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Fantasy Factor, The

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1st Produced:
deBase as part of their 2000 Sheilas Shorts season, Metro Arts, Brisbane    2008

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Genre:
short play

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Flowering, the

Synopsis:
It appears that upon returning home for her annual visit, Chloe finds her mother steadily drinking herself to death while watching re-runs of old Hollywood films on cable. In an attempt to save her mother Chloe begins to relate the story she has always kept from her - what happened during her disappearance at 18 years of age. In so doing she unearths the fact that the history, dreams and conditioning of the mother are inseparable from the daughter, as inseparable as life and death.

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first produced at Metro Arts, Brisbane, then toured to Tasmania with Mudlark Theatre in 2008 and received a return season at the Judith Wright Centre in Brisbane, 2010.

1st Produced:
Metro Arts, Brisbane    -

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1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/script/ASC-1612   -

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Genre:
drama 70 min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/104287

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Salt Maiden, The

Synopsis:
Rana, a mysterious young woman, moves to an island in order to conquer her fear of drowning. The ferryman, mistaking her terror for sexual tension, falls in love with her. With each trip the tide rises as the characters are pulled closer together until memory, myth, past and present merge shockingly into one.

Notes:
Winner of the 2002 Glen Eira Literature Award for a short play

1st Produced:
Newtown Theatre, Newtown, NSW    15 Jan 2011

Organisations:
Short and Sweet Top 110 Sydney

1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/script/ASC-1139   -

Music:
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Genre:
short play 30 min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/79508

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Valerie and Munro

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1st Produced:
Sydney Short Play Festival    1996

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Genre:
short play

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