Antipodes Theatre Companys presents a development Presentation Of

ARE YOU BETTER YET?

by Sarah-Jayde Tracey

Thursday December 15 2022, 4pm

Siteworks - Work Room 6, Brunswick

Get more rest. Drink more water. It's all in your head. Are you better yet?

Sarah-Jayde Tracey, a neurodivergent and chronically ill actor, explores the labour of chronic illness, disability, medical gaslighting and the impacts of unsolicited advice in an experimental live durational performance. As she tries every unsolicited, unhelpful, and often ridiculous piece of advice in real time, the audience gets to gain a glimpse into what it is like to navigate a world not set up for her.

This project was previously developed as part of Antipodes Theatre Company's 2021 Winter Lab

Writer & Performer: SARAH-JAYDE TRACEY (she/her)

Director: ALANAH GUIRY(she/her)

Dramaturg: MARY ANGLEY (she/they)

Sound Design: EBONY RATTLE (they/them)

Artistic Director & Producer: BRANDON PAPE (he/him)

Biographies are available below.

Meet the Team

Sarah-Jayde Tracey

She/Her
WRITER & PERFORMER
Sarah-Jayde Tracey is a theatre maker/performer living and working on Wurundjeri land. They have an intense interest in works centering class politics, feminist analysis, and queer performance. Sarah-Jayde's most recent collaboration, Hedda GablerGablerGabler, with Paper Mouth Theatre, is an experimental, devised piece of theatre that uses competitive gameplay to interrogate and disrupt the themes of the iconic play. Photo by Lauren Connelly.
Alanah Guiry

She/Her
DIRECTOR
Alanah Guiry is a queer neurodivergent theatre director and dramaturg drawn to creating highly visual and thought-provoking experiences. Alanah graduated from the NIDA MFA Directing course (2018) and participated in an exchange at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art, Berlin, where she studied puppetry. Alanah was an Associate Artist at Theatre Works (2020), Resident Dramaturg with the She-Writes Collective (2021 - 2022) and a member of the Anthropocene Play Company. Alanah is currently developing visual theatre projects with Platform Arts and Antipodes Theatre Company. Alanah is a lab participant with Lemony S Pupperty.
Mary Angley

She/They
DRAMATURG
Mary Angley is an emerging director and a recent Masters graduate from the VCA, currently working on Kaurna land. She received First Class Honours from Flinders University for her practice-led research project: animmersive adaptation of Timon of Athens. For her Masters Showcase, she developed a new work, Hedda GablerGablerGabler, exploring gender biases in the theatrical canon. In her most recent work, LEAR: A Livestream, she created a durational, digital performance exploring artistry, privilege, and productivity in the age of COVID-19. In 2019, she created Paper Mouth Theatre as a forum for bringing together emerging creatives within a Queer, Feminist framework. Photo by Ren Williams
Ebony Rattle

They/Them
SOUND DESIGN
Ebony Rattle is a sound designer, sound engineer, writer and director based primarily on Wurundjeri land. In the sound department, they have worked extensively both nationally and internationally for some of the biggest performing arts companies, orchestras and contemporary musicians in the world. Recent sound design credits include The Last Hour (2022, The Butterfly Club), Inoculation (2021, short film dir. John Carlo Rosillo). Their writing and directing practice delves into lived concepts of gender, identity and disability. Writing/directing credits include Ring, Ring! (2021, Theatre Works) and BLITZ (2019, Alex Theatre St. Kilda).
Brandon Pape

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
He/Him
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
Brandon is the Artistic Director for Antipodes Theatre Company. Brandon recently relocated to Melbourne after spending six years in New York City. Melbourne credits: Mad World (David Butler Studio), From: New York, For: Him (The Butterfly Club) and several shows with the cabaret duo Mel & Peppy. NYC credits: the world premieres Only You Can Prevent Wildfires, Happily After Ever (also Edinburgh Fringe), and Gordy Crashes for Ricochet Collective (which he also co-founded). Favorite directing credits include The Last Five Years, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Shape of Things, and Big Love.