THE CC DRAMA THAT NEVER WAS: Anon(ymous) by Naomi Iizuka
Wednesday 27th May ~ 4pm
45 minutes – no intermission
The final dress rehearsal was as far as this year’s CC Drama piece – Anon(ymous) by Naomi Iizuka – ever got. Cast sickness and the descending cloak of Covid-19 meant that the show never got to achieve its final performances for audiences, and now lives on only in memory…….. and in this handycam footage from the tech booth! Only a dress rehearsal, this was never meant to be seen by audiences, but now this footage is having its moment to shine. Come and watch the live streaming of the CC Piece That Wasn’t, and help celebrate the achievements of the eight actors involved: Kate Hansberry (Grade 10), Lia Zahar (Grade 10), John Jackson (Grade 11), Ashleigh Kennelly (Grade 11), Nonthaporn Tanomvorsin (Grade 11), Ariel Wile (Grade 11), Kate McArthur (Grade12) and Robert Yepes (Grade 12). They worked tirelessly for over three months to prepare a performance they were proud of, and we are all now proud to showcase our final rehearsal for you.
Anon(ymous) is loosely based on Homer’s ‘Odyssey’. It follows a young boy named Anon, a refugee who’s been separated from his mother, as he travels across the United States trying to find her. The piece is a timely reminder of the struggles faced by refugees all over the world, and how even in a place in which they have sought safety they still face trauma, danger, and isolation. The piece is a mix of ensemble-based physical theatre and naturalistic scenes which are both funny and tragic.
