{"id":1481,"date":"2010-07-30T12:54:06","date_gmt":"2010-07-30T02:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiritsdancing.com\/sdblog\/?p=1481"},"modified":"2010-07-30T12:54:06","modified_gmt":"2010-07-30T02:54:06","slug":"flotsam-and-jetsam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritsdancing.com\/sdblog\/2010\/07\/30\/flotsam-and-jetsam\/","title":{"rendered":"Flotsam and Jetsam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4086\/4842409162_ee196deae4.jpg\" alt=\"lighthouse island set\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year I made the set and props for\u00a0<em>Flotsam and Jetsam<\/em>, a production for children which tells stories about living on Australian lighthouse islands in the past. The script was written by Greg Lissaman, from recollections gathered by <a title=\"Chrissie Shaw\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chrissieshaw.com\/\">Chrissie Shaw<\/a>, the actor. Catherine Roach is the director.<\/p>\n<p>The set is an island, panels painted in a pointalist style, which can concertina into different shapes and be dismantle for touring. The lighthouse is modelled on the<a title=\"cape otway lighthouse\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lightstation.com\/\"> historic lighthouse at Cape Otway<\/a> in Victoria, and <a title=\"tasman island lighthouse\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthouse.net.au\/lights\/tas\/Tasman%20Island\/Tasman%20Island.htm\">Tasman Island<\/a> in Tasmania was among other sources of stories and images, such as the flying fox access to the island. There were numerous props &#8211; seaweed, wooden chests, a porcelain doll, an albatross, and a sea buoy. There are more photos of these in my \u00a0<a title=\"flotsam and jetsam photoset\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spiritsdancing\/sets\/72157624487609479\/\">Flotsam and Jetsam photoset<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Touring dates and booking details for <em>Flotsam and Jetsam<\/em> are listed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrissieshaw.com\/\">Chrissie&#8217;s site<\/a>. On 19 &#8211; 21 August it has a short season at the Maritime Museum in Sydney, and then it will tour coastal community venues in NSW. Chrissie also performs <em>The Keeper<\/em>, an adult play also based on lighthouse stories.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4145\/4841864269_60c0528ec6.jpg\" alt=\"lighthouse\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4104\/4841794423_cbb2a845a7.jpg\" alt=\"flying fox\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4131\/4841802795_a79f33c523.jpg\" alt=\"seagull skeleton\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4092\/4842474990_412bd91803.jpg\" alt=\"porcelain doll\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year I made the set and props for\u00a0Flotsam and Jetsam, a production for children which tells stories about living on Australian lighthouse islands in the past. The script was written by Greg Lissaman, from recollections gathered by Chrissie Shaw, the actor. Catherine Roach is the director. 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