DTC is pleased to present Cosi by Louis Nowra. Directed by Stephen Oakes, this play will be performed at the Monash Secondary College Theatre on these dates: January 2005 - All shows are at 8pm. Friday 21st Saturday 22nd Friday 28th Saturday 29th

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Cast

Lucy	Dawn Coldwell
Lewis	Matt Caton
Nick	Steven Legg
Roy	Bill Irvine
Justin	Rob Harvey
Doug	Sebastian Moon
Henry	Chris Scanlon
Cherry	Jayne Murphy
Ruth	Fiona Oakes
Julie	Taryn Chapman
Zac	Daniel O'Neill

Tickets

Tickets are $15 ($12 concession). Please call Natalie and Bill on 9790 0149 for tickets!

Synopsis

Cosi is the humorous story of a group of people living in a mental institution, trying to put on a theatrical production. 

Lewis is brought in from outside the institution to direct the production.  Fresh out of university, he is unprepared for what he is about to experience in the presence of the institution's inmates.  While trying to keep control of proceedings, he is continually frustrated and undermined by the cast members, particularly Roy.  Along the way he also loses the respect of his friends on the outside who deride his determination to make the production a success.

The main driving force behind the production is Roy, an inmate who is keen to perform his favourite musical, Cosi Fan Tutte.  Oblivious to logistical problems (such as the opera being in Italian and a general lack of musical ability within the group), he maintains his enthusiasm and energy for Cosi Fan Tutte, except for brief periods of depression.

Roy and Lewis, along with inmates Doug, Julie, Ruth, Cherry, Henry and Zac, manage to put together some sort of production which is seen as a success, at least in the opinions of those within the institution.

It is the characters, though, that the audience is drawn to and we are left wanting to share their success and learn more of their fate.

The characters in the play are: