Smith Street

M u d l a r k N o . 1 9 ( 2 0 0 2 )

Smith Street: a melodrama in three acts

(or, Sunset Clause)

or

Smith Street (Between Heaven and Hell)

by John Kinsella, Tracy Ryan, and Steve Chinna

SMITH STREET was first performed by Theatre Studies students at the Dolphin Theatre, the University of Western Australia, on 24 May, 2001, with the following cast.

ANGEL    Romy Kennedy
JACK    Justin Barrett
NARRATOR    Jenn Piper
MRS WALPURGIS    Annwen Griffiths
MR CLIPBOARD    Andrew Hunter-Christy
MAGISTRATE    Renita Almeida
CLIENT    Sharyl Sapari
COP 1    Kris Bowtell
COP 2    Emma Nicoletti
STREET PEOPLE et al
           Sharon Davis,
           Sara Fonck,
           Tammy Mulder,
           Yajna Ramasary

Directed by Steve Chinna
Stage management by Peter Evans
Lighting design by Aja Styles
Music devised and performed by Kris Bowtell and Emma Nicoletti
Production duties shared by Clarabelle Chaw, Clara Fletcher,
and Monique Rampono

Programme Notes

CHARACTERS

ANGEL, a young prostitute
JACK, her pimp
NARRATOR, a butch dyke
MRS WALPURGIS, a Resident
MR CLIPBOARD, a Resident
MAGISTRATE
CLIENT
COP 1
COP 2
STREETPEOPLE / PROSTITUTES / TOURISTS / RESIDENTS
PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION, ETC.

SETTING

Should be in some way arranged into three distinct sections: Hell, Earth and Heaven. Smith Street winds through all three zones so that the characters can move back and forth between them. There is a conspicuous belltower. There is a peepshow which may simply be depicted by a banner bearing that name, possibly with a rainbow flag. There are blocks of flats, anonymous-looking, as well as a "Tuscan Splendour" in which Mrs Walpurgis lives. We can see into this house. There is a courtroom and the dilapidated interior of a squat.

CONTENTS

Act 1: Scene One | Scene Two | Scene Three | Scene Four

Act 2: Scene One | Scene Two | Scene Three | Scene Four

Act 3: Scene One | Scene Two | Scene Three | Scene Four