I’ve Been Meaning To Ask You

This is wonderful opportunity to work with some of Australia’s best theatre makers and we ask that all aspiring participants take note of the key dates outlined below.

Casting Workshop (Sat 21 + Sun 22 Aug)

We’ll be making an initial selection of up to 80 young people who will be invited to attend a casting workshop on either Saturday 21 August to be held at Bundaberg Civic Centre, Bourbong Street.

On the evening of Saturday 21 August, parents/guardians will be notified via email that night if their young person has been selected to attend the final day of casting.

Approximately 18 young people will be selected to be part in the rehearsals and performances.

Lead in Rehearsals (Sat 11 + Sun 12 Sep)

The final group of young people will attend a two-day session focused on devising questions. Parents and guardians will also be fully briefed during this time. Venue TBC. 

Rehearsals and Production

• Thu 16 Sep - Venue TBC
• Fri 17 Sep - Venue TBC
• Sat 18 Sep - Venue TBC
• Sun 19 Sep - Venue TBC
• Mon 20 Sep - Venue TBC
• Wed 22 Sep full day - Venue TBC 
• Thu 23 Sep full day - Venue TBC 

I’ve Been Meaning to Ask You Performances

Dress rehearsal and preview: Fri 24 Sep, 3.30pm and 7.30pm - Parents/guardians of performers receive two complementary passes to the dress rehearsal performance on the evening of Friday 24 September

Performances: Sat 25 Sep, 6.30pm - Performance tickets are on sale now, purchase here.

For all casting enquiries or for assistance completing the nomination form, please contact: Bex Hutchins, Young Person Producer at drama.queens@westnet.com.au

For all ticketing and performance enquiries, please contact: Moncrieff Entertainment Centre at theatrem@bundaberg.qld.gov.au

The Good Room is a Queensland-based performance collective who use the anonymous experiences of ordinary people to create extraordinary theatre works.

They ask you – and people just like you – to anonymously share with them fragments and memories, confessions, and admissions from your lives, as part of a process that blurs the line between ‘audience’ and ‘maker’ to play with the idea of theatrical collective authorship.

To find out more head to The Good Room website.

Will participating children be used in any marketing material for the show?

Yes. Primarily, we will be using an existing suite of images from previous performances. However, as part of the marketing plan for the event, the final cast will be profiled online via Horizon Festival. At the commencement of the casting workshops, you will be required to sign an image release form.

My young person has a lot of after school commitments, do you require them to attend 100% of the rehearsals scheduled?

Yes. I’ve Been Meaning to Ask You is ensemble driven which means that all Young People involved will be used at all times throughout the show. We also have a lot to get through in the given rehearsal time. If any rehearsal is missed this creates a lot of extra work for everyone and will place your Young Person at a disadvantage in the process.

Do I need to provide a costume for my young person?

Yes. During the rehearsals there will be a designated day that we will ask your Young Person to bring in costume option selected from their normal wardrobe. Once the costume is decided upon we will ask that the costume stay at rehearsals / the theatre and will be worn for rehearsals when needed. Our stage management team will arrange for the costume to be laundered. You will also be given a costume guide to help you decide on what options to bring in. We do not require you to buy anything new unless you and your young person want to.

I’m worried about the potential adult content in the show. Will this be censored /monitored throughout the process?

There are adult themes touched upon in the work as we are dealing with questions directly from the participating Young People. In the past, some of those questions have been around subjects like death, depression, gender, sexuality, the environment, lying, and all the grey areas in between. Those questions are then put to the public to answer anonymously and your young person will have the opportunity to read these responses. Rest-assured however, all responses are read by The Good Room’s highly trained facilitator’s and anything inappropriate is removed before the Young People get access. We also encourage a safe environment where these topics can be unpacked and further questions asked to make sure the young people are supported and heard with any questions or concerns they have.

My young person’s younger siblings want to see the performance. What is the age recommendation?

Our age recommendation is for anyone aged 9 and up, however in the past many younger siblings have attended and have had a very positive experience. As we mentioned there are some adult themes in the performance, so it is really at the parent/guardians’ discretion.

Will I get a chance to meet the team working with my young person?

Yes. We will arrange a get together so you can meet the team involved with putting on the performance!

Do all the people involved have appropriate working with young people checks?

Yes. Our facilitators have gone through appropriate working with children checks required by the specific state we are working in.

Can I watch the rehearsals?

No. We ask that you do not come into rehearsals. Our Young People from a strong ensemble where they eventually take full ownership of the show away from us adults. We find that having parents in the room make our young people self-conscious and unable to enter the process fully. You will get to see all of their hard work when the performance is up and running.

Will my young person be allowed to leave rehearsals to go and buy food?

No. We ask that your Young Person arrives at rehearsals with all food and drink required for the day ahead as there will be no one available to supervise off site visits to get food. This also cuts out too much time from their breaks so we have made a blanket rule against this.