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Michael Lill

MICHAEL LILL

  
Nationality:    Australian
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Michael was shortlisted in 2014 for the Sydney Theatre Company Patrick White Playwrights Award for his play, In This Waking Hour. In This Waking Hour was the winner of the Village Hall Players Inaugural Playwright's Competition. It was selected by the Theatre Company five.point.one for The Reading Sessions in 2015. Michael's play, Terra Nullius was shortlisted for the VARNA International Playwriting Contest and he received a Commendation Award for his play, The Water's Edge from the Fellowship of Australian Writers. He has been shortlisted ten times for various Short+Sweet Festivals and his plays, The Water's Edge and Turning Tables were finalists in Short+Sweet Sydney. He won the Literary and Audience Prizes for two of his plays at the 'Hot Shorts' Competition run by the Drill Hall Theatre Company in 2013. His short play, Out Of Oblivion was a co-winner of the 'Writers At Work' Playwriting Competition run by the Blue Elephant Theatre Company in Camberwell, London. His monologue, Fruit and Nuts has been performed by Tantrum Theatre and by GEMCO Theatre Company. Michael was a recipient of the Erin Thomas Playwriting Fund. Michael is a trained Drama teacher and actor. In 2010 he formed the Dream Run Theatre Company. In 2013 he was awarded Best Actor and Best Director for the production of The Zoo Story and he won the Best Actor award in 2012 for his performance in Doubt. Michael lives in Murwillumbah with his wife, Maureen and dog, Scout.

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

         Dreams in Crowded Rooms         Fruit And Nuts         In This Waking Hour         One of Those Days         Out Of Oblivion         Second Coming, The         Terra Nullius         Water's Edge, The

Dreams in Crowded Rooms

Synopsis:
I'm a tenant of tight spaces, thinking in metaphor, living in dreams.. A young female hitchhiker stands on the side of the road. As she waits, she recalls moments from the last fifteen years of her life. Most vivid of all are her recollections of her first year in High School and of the people and places that both broke and shaped her. Dreams In Crowded Rooms explores the elasticity of self-esteem and the struggle of a young woman to find a place to belong.

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Poetic Realism 10 min

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Fruit And Nuts

Synopsis:
Sarah has been single for some time. Out of desperation she is making a video in the hope of finding herself a partner. Emboldened by alcohol and supported by a grotesquely distorted sculpture of a man, Sarah unleashes the vagaries of her past and her hopes for the future. Will her honesty unearth the man of her dreams or drive him further underground?

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ten min comedy

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In This Waking Hour

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The play revolves around two characters: Mark is a returned soldier who is trying to forget his past whilst Isabelle, suffering from Alzheimer's Disease, is desperately trying to hold onto her past. The two character's lives intersect in interesting and profound ways. The play is about human beings who have been bruised in some way. It explores the healing power that comes through confronting the demons that threaten to hold these people down.

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Drama and Surrealism with light moments 100 min

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One of Those Days

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A man who thinks he has nothing to live for is joined by another man who hopes to convince him otherwise. It is a play about mental illness and a relationship between two strangers formed out of an act of selfless compassion.

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Out Of Oblivion

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short play

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Second Coming, The

Synopsis:
Jesus Christ is back and he has chosen a small and rundown theatre to make his long-awaited return. Two separate incidents have prompted his re-appearance. The first involves a homosexual actor in Los Angeles who has been publicly abused. The second incident centres on two young boys, Hasif Al Farran and Daniel Ransom and an encounter at an Athletics Carnival in 1977 that will have a profound impact on at least one of their lives. The Second Coming explores what we do with the inner landscapes of our souls and whether or not we choose to become active participants in creating ongoing positive change.

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Heightened Realism 12 min

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Terra Nullius

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Terra Nullius is a play that explores the theme of entitlement. The deep fissures in a young couples relationship are exposed when an intruder is badly beaten in their home. It is a play about the tenuous nature of ownership- of our pasts, our relationships, our identities.

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Genre:
ten min Naturalistic drama

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Water's Edge, The

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Isabelle is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. Although she is in her 60s she sees her husband Daniel as he was when he was a young man about to head off to war. During the course of their exchange we witness the delightful coyness of their courtship as well as the fear and uncertainty arising out of war. Ultimately the play is about finding light in dark places and how love can both transcend and restore memories.

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ten min Naturalism

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