The Wyndham Theatre Company has taken home two gongs at the Victorian Drama League Monologue Competition.
Alaine Beek, of Essence Productions, wrote and directed the winning monologue, which was performed by the theatre company’s president Joshua Ferguson.
They entered a video of the monologue into the competition earlier this month, winning first place in the Adult Comedy category.
The production, which was filmed and edited by Max Hopkins of Cascade Classic, also received an Adjudicators Award for its “lavishly detailed period set and costume, plus sound design”.
The monologue was filmed in the drawing room of Mr Ferguson’s 1930s Spanish Mission-style manor in Wyndham.
The character Mr Ferguson portrayed in the monologue was an eccentric and lonely rural doctor named Benedict Allistaire Percival Clairecroftenson III.
“I haven’t done anything like this before and to be able to work closely with Alaine on this project during the struggles of lockdown has been the best fun and so exciting” Mr Ferguson said.
He said the 50-year-old Wyndham Theatre Company (WTC, was seriously impacted by COVID-19, as was the rest of the performing arts industry.
“We have a wonderful group of followers and performers that just want to get back in the spotlight and put a smile or a tear on someone’s face, while doing what we love,” he said.
Mr Ferguson said he would encourage other Wyndham residents to join the WTC, no matter their background or experience.
Ms Beek said hopefully next year would be the “start of a new round of adventures for the WTC and Essence Productions”.
Details: www.wyndhamtheatrecompany.org.au, www.essenceproductions.com.au
