Speakeasy Scratch Night: Dedication

A manuscript lays on a table. In the center of the page, the word Dedication is written in red text.

Curated and hosted by VIMH and Elbow Room

Who does this one go out to?

Got something you’re working on? Whether it’s a scene, a skit, a monologue, or an excerpt from an epic, there’s nothing like an audience to test out new writing.

Dedication is a scratch night with a twist. Each excerpt will be framed by a dedication - to which there are no limits but what you can imagine.

Each artist will have ten minutes to use however you’d like - dedication and script excerpt in any ratio. VIMH and Elbow Room have got directors to help out, and actors (up to five) if you need them, or feel free to organise your own (if you’re sure that you can!).

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Artist Call Out

Would you like to perform at this event? Submit your interest by filling out the form here before 9pm Sunday July 12!

For further info contact elbowroomproductions@gmail.com.

Content Warnings

This is a night of works in progress. The content may include coarse language and adult themes.

What is a Scratch Night?

Speakeasy Scratch Nights are a monthly sharing platform for artists to test out new works-in-development on a live and generous audience of likeminded artists. This is an open access, inclusive, supportive and celebratory space for artists to take risks and connect across the community.

The Speakeasy Scratch Nights are hosted and curated by our Companies in Residence and other guest artists, with different themes and curatorial approaches each time.

Come along to experience live performance experiments and be part of our community of practice.

About the Artists

The voice in my hands (VIMH) is a Darebin-based theatre company focussed on new work development and support for independent artists, led by Co-Artistic Directors Julian Dibley-Hall and Liv Satchell. VIMH is well-known for their community gathering practice, creating open access opportunities where experimentation feels safe and practice is rigorous and inclusive. They were instrumental to Small and Loud, a popular and long-running scratch night that ran in various venues across Melbourne prior to the pandemic.

Get to know their work at thevoiceinmyhands.com.

Elbow Room is an independent theatre company led by Marcel Dorney and Emily Tomlins working on unceded Wurundjeri land in Naarm. Since 2008, they've made eighteen new works on the principle of ‘big questions in small spaces’.

They’ve presented critically acclaimed and award-winning work with Darebin Arts Speakeasy, Southbank Corporation (Brisbane), Regional Arts Victoria, Melbourne Theatre Company, Summerhall UK (Scotland), Brisbane Powerhouse, La Boite Theatre, HotHouse Theatre (Albury-Wodonga), Carriageworks (Sydney), Theatre Works (Melbourne), Metro Arts (Brisbane), Brisbane Festival, Junction Arts Festival (Launceston), and the Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney Fringe Festivals. The company is committed to forging pathways for early career artists, amplifying rarely heard voices, and creating platforms for community.

Find out more at elbowroomproductions.com.