The Arts House and Orangedot Management (ODM) is embarking on a new collaboration that will see the birth of a new series of theatre productions showcasing at The Arts House’s Play Den. To kick things off, The Arts House and ODM are organising a Backer’s Audition on 11 and 12 June, 7pm at The Arts House to raise funds to bring the new series, Play Den Productions to the stage.
An intimate evening of good company and theatre, the Backer's Audition is our way of welcoming our supporters and friends including potential sponsors back into the folds of Singapore theatre productions. A labour of love and collaboration between some of the most dedicated and talented people in the theatre community, the Backer’s Audition will also provide a sneak preview of the four productions from the inaugural season of the Play Den Productions, which starts from August this year.
Hemmed by Artistic Curator Jeremiah Choy, Play Den Productions is unique and different from other theatre companies. Unlike an artistic director of a theatre company whose sole artistic vision dictates the creative process and end results of a production, the Artistic Curator for Play Den Productions combines various creative inputs from talented individuals and teases the best out of it. The end result is a distinctively unique theatre production that will not define or stereotype Play Den Productions.
A three-year exploratory process to source, curate and develop new productions, the Play Den Productions will identify and collaborate with established and emerging directors, playwrights, actors and theatre designers to create new productions with local content but with a global perspective to appeal to the international audiences. Running for three seasons from August 2009 to March 2012, four to six productions will be chosen for each season. Successful productions will then be turned to repertory pieces and sustaining high quality productions throughout each season. These productions will also be marketed to tourists and hence creating Singapore’s own brand of Broadway or West End; and eventually, be given the opportunity to be exported to other regional and international platforms.
(Source: The Arts House Website)