As part of the cultural diversity week celebration Our Man in Beijing will be staged at the ACT Studio, 11 Cole ST, Brighton, on Saturday 16 March 2013 at 8pm. All are welcome. Contact Moni on 0419367261 or monilaistorz@gmail.com for tickets and details. Written by Moni Storz, starring Ashley Macklin, Sharon Karina, Lee Ton, Jo…
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Concerned that so few Chinese are performing artists and when they are, there is little opportunity for them to show case their talents . I created the ACT, the Australasian Chinese Theatre Company. The ACT’s inaugural production was From Little Things….devised, designed and written by Aurora Kurth and produced by Moni Storz in 2008. This was followed by Tegan Jones in Blues in the NIght. I wrote and produced Our Man in Beijing, my first inter cultural play and this was performed in 2011.
Our Man in Beijing goes to Country Victoria to raise money for Bushfire Victims
Sandy Point is our next performance of Our Man in Beijing at the Sandy Point Cafe/Bistro. When we heard about the fires in East Gippsland, we immediately thought it would be a wonderful thing to do. So cast and crew of OMIB got into gear and together with the proprietor of the Sandy Point Cafe,…
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When there is love, money comes in easily – The Cross cultural Counsellor raised $1000!
A very satisfying effort indeed. The cross-cultural counsellor, the ACT’s first ChinDian performance raised a $1000 over three little shows for Prasad Australia. The skit can be the beginning of a fully developed play and let us hope that the writer Graham Pitts will now be encouraged to do it. The ACT’s mission is to…
Continue ReadingWhat is an intercultural theatre: the story of the ACT
When a word is so overused that it can have so many meanings, eventually it becomes meaningless. Take the word Multiculturalism. Or “Asian” as used in Australia. The word “multiculturalism” is bandied around in Australia very carelessly especially by politicians when they are trying to be politically correct. If we are not careful we can…
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Happy Endings By Melissa Reeves
HAPPY ENDING BY MELISSA REEVES LAWLER STUDIO, MELBOURNE THEATRE COMPANY (September 2012) Review by Moni Lai Storz Happy Ending by Melissa Reeves is an intercultural play rarely found in Australia. It explores the relationship between an Anglo Australian woman in her forties and a young Chinese masseur. But this alone does make it intercultural. It…
Continue ReadingTelling Tales: Invitation to Storytellers in the USA
I am extending my invitation (beyond Australia) to American story tellers to join us in sharing your stories that are intercultural, that is, Chinese American. You may wonder why am I inviting our American friends to share your stories. While doing research in intercultural or cross cultural theatre with a focus on Chinese theatre making,…
Continue ReadingShort Intercultural Stories, Snips & Snaps of Australian Chinese Experiences of Each Other
Hi Moni, “I had my childhood friend over to my place for dinner when I was 12 years old. My dear Mum kept on pouring food on her plate while all my family were in normal loud conversation. Afterwards she innocently asked me if “were you having a fight?” No, I said “that is how…
Continue ReadingOur Man In Beijing, Intercultural Play, by Moni Lai Storz, goes to Asia 2013 : COME JOIN IN THE ACT
As performing artists and any other artists for that matter, we seem to get punished for doing the ‘job’ we love. How is that so? Well, we seem to be poor for a start. Poor only because we spend the best years of our lives creating our masterpieces. So as time is money, we miss…
Continue ReadingLast Show Our Man in Beijing in La Mama – The Author has the Last Word
Last night was our last show at La Mama and needless to say it was the best ever. A full house, actors well versed in every line, every gesture and in sync with each other. The crew was smooth, slid in and out of the stage changing props. As author I am amazed anew, like…
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