RAW

The Redback Short Play festival now has a name: it will be called "RAW".
It will consist of the following:
Quietus (Adele) performed by TBA
Immolatum (Kat) performed by TBA
Mengele (Adele) performed by TBA
The play we devise for Short and Sweet
Scattered (Leila) performed by Leila
Tribulations and Salad (Adele) performed by Kat
Unnamed Monologue (Adele) performed by Adele
Unnamed Monologue (Kat) performed by Kat

Ok so before I go on, let me get this off my chest.

On the surface, pretty disappointing that for all the bitching earlier in the year about how we need to actually get off our butts and do something, it seems to have boiled down to three people who were prepared to. Well lets be honest, could be bothered to.
All talk, no action, folks.
And please, before anyone starts getting all defensive and crapping on about exams and study, blah blah blah; save it. We're talking about 3 minute performances, to be performed AFTER exams. Performances that for the most part have been written already.
So do me a favor, if you read this and feel guilty; don't apologise, don't tell me how badly you wanted to but you just couldn't find a way, don't point out how much stuff you've done other times, don't tell me how much other stuff you've got on your plate. I don't care. It's just more talk.
I've got a handful of people that have chosen to take action, and I'd rather spend my energy on helping them, than on more talk.

If you read this and wish you had decided to take action after all...
Well bad luck. You had your chance, and you couldn't be bothered.
Don't get me wrong, there's still lesser roles you can play to help RAW be a success, and any help will be greatly appreciated.
We'll still be after an audience, so it'd be nice if you bought a ticket, and tried to sell tickets to others.
And of course some of you will still be asked to act, or help backstage.
But don't you dare feel put out on performance night when I call Adele, Kat and Leila up to take a bow. Because they're the ones that have earnt it.

Kat and Adele will be coming round shortly to ask some people of their choosing if they want to act in some of the bigger plays - Quietus, Immolatum, etc.
Do them, and me, a favor:
Say yes, or say no.
Simple as that.
No "maybe", no "Oh I really want to, but....", no "I'll have to see if I've got nothing better to do".
If you want to do it, say yes, and then follow through on that commitment.
If you don't want to do it, say no, and let them get on with finding someone who believes in them and wants to support them.
Because it's not about you any more.
RAW belongs to the ones who stood up when they needed to.