The Mountview Theatre was buzzing at the gala night of its second production for the year, Buried Child, on May 12.
Mount Players president Karen Hunt said a full house enjoyed the debut
performance of the intense drama, above, which is the company’s entry in this year’s
Victorian Drama League Awards.
“The stage was transformed into an old, run down farmhouse set in Illinois
in the mid 70s, creating a macabre, tense atmosphere from the moment you sat
down. The cast and crew are to be congratulated on the acting, set design, sound
and lighting which, after months of hard work, culminated in a production we are
incredibly proud of.”
Karen said the One Act Play Festival will return for July 8/9 with “a very funny” Shakespeare production in August.
Link: www.themountplayers.com

The Mount Players’ second production for 2023 is Buried Child written by Sam Shepard. It was first presented in 1978 and won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for drama, launching Shepard to national fame as a playwright.
The play is an intense drama set in an old farm house, in mid-century Illinois. A
macabre look at an American Midwestern family with a dark, terrible secret. Heavily
atmospheric and challenging, the play will entrance its audience with questions of
morality and its take on the disintegration of the American dream.
Although dark in many respects, it is delivered with humour and pathos. There
is hope however, as the final moments of the play suggest salvation with a surprise
ending.
With a superb cast, brilliant set and one hell of a script, the audience will be taken
on an emotional journey under the experienced eye of director, Robert Wallace. This
is The Mount Players’ 2023 Victorian Drama League entry.
The season runs from tomorrow, Friday, May 12 to Sunday, May 28 with just nine performances. Bookings: www.themountplayers.com or 5426 1892.