Chasing Pegasus (a play in ten chords) - Melbourne Season

Incognita Enterprises is proud to present the new Australian play Chasing Pegasus (a play in ten chords) as part of the 2006 Melbourne Fringe Festival. Written and directed by Melbourne actor/playwright, Sally McLean; and showcasing a cast of emerging and established actors including: Michael Clayton as "Marc" Peter Flaherty as "Andrew" Hannah Fox as "Sophie" Jennifer Hansen as "Franklin" Tanya McCall as "Liberty" Sally McLean as "Katherine" Bridget Neval as "Amelia" Sarah Penn as "Imelda" Kathleen Ronchi as "Yasmine" Charity Shaw as "Abby" with special guest, Singer/Songwriter, Ross Ryan performing live on stage his 1974 No. 1 hit single "I Am Pegasus" "Chasing Pegasus" joins the Melbourne Fringe Festival line-up for six performances at Gasworks Arts Park Main Theatre from October 3 to October 7, with an additional season at the Heritage-listed Mt Martha House from October 18 to 22, 2006. A housewife, two teenagers, a school teacher, an ex-singer, an author, a deaf girl, an accountant, a book shop owner and a shop assistant. What do these people have in common? They are all members of the Serendipity Book Club and they are all about to embark on an unexpected journey ... In a world where strife and terror abounds, where we are cajoled to fear, distrust, fight and destroy that which we don't understand, Chasing Pegasus (a play in ten chords) is a timely celebration of what makes us different, and through that discovery, a recognition of what makes us ultimately the same. It is a story about finding the extraordinary in ourselves and our fellow man. Headed by Sally McLean, Incognita Enterprises is the theatre and arts education arm of film production company, Salmac Productions, created in 1998 under the honorary patronage of Oscar Nominated British actor, Sir Nigel Hawthorne. Production crew working with Incognita include Technical Director, Julian Duggan (Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Ghostrider), Lighting Director, Paul Hawthorne (Moulin Rouge, Carols By Candlelight) and Production Manager, Marg Woodlock-McLean (Recipient of the Minister for Sport and Recreation Award for the Most Outstanding Community Event of 2000). Produced plays include the workshop performance of PS I Love You (set on the Melbourne Home Front during WWII) and Bayonets & Bully Beef, (set on the War Front of WWII), which was showcased in July 2005 at the Victorian Arts Centre under McLean’s direction. Completed films include the UK feature A Little Rain Must Fall (invited to screen at the Cannes Film Festival) and the Australian short films fixNATION (aired on Foxtel) and Brigit & Benny (a modern faerietale). "Well-written and even, dare I say, inspirational, Chasing Pegasus deftly holds up a mirror to the audience, reflecting back our foibles and frailties without, thankfully, falling into cliché or over-sentimentality." - TheatreTalk Melbourne Season: Dates & Times: Nightly @ 9.15pm from Oct 3 to 7 with a Sat Matinee on Oct 7 @ 4.30pm. Tickets: Tuesday 3 Oct (Preview): All tickets $10.00, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday Evenings: $16.50 Adult | $12.50 Conc. | $11 Seniors | $11 ea per Group of 10, Saturday Matinee: All tickets $12.50. To book call Festival Tix on: 03 8412 8777 or http://www.melbournefringe.com.au For more information, including full cast biographies, photos, press information and more season details, visit http://www.chasingpegasus.com