geelong arts centre, dirty pennies theatre project and theatre works present
by amy may nunn
Our Monster's Name is Jerry
24 JULY - 3 AUGUST | THEATRE WORKS
Our Monster's Name is Jerry
VENUE
by amy may nunn
After another unsuccessful round of IVF, young couple Lou and Maud are broke. Things take an unexpected turn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative, but they struggle to assimilate in their eerily pristine new neighbourhood. Made worse by the presence of a monster living inside their home. A monster they name Jerry.
From the acclaimed team behind ‘Lemon Tree on Dreg Street’, Dirty Pennies in partnership with Geelong Arts Centre presents a new gothic suburban horror that gleefully turns familiar tropes on their head.
Audiences are invited on a wild and nostalgic ride full of spooks, heart, and slime. This genre-warping work explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to, to keep them at bay.
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
DURATION
70 Minutes
WARNINGS
Suitable for 15+
ACCESSIBILITY
Theatre Works is a wheelchair accessible venue. A full access guide will be available closer to the date.
DATES + TIMES
Wednesday 24 July - 7:30pm
Thursday 25 July - 7:30pm
Friday 26 July - 7:30pm
Saturday 27 July - 7:30pm
Tuesday 30 July - 7:30pm
Wednesday 31 July - 7:30pm
Thursday 1 August - 7:30pm
Friday 2 August - 7:30pm
Saturday 3 August - 7:30pm
Theatre Works has a lockout policy for latecomers. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to ensure you don't miss out.
Refunds will not be issued to latecomers.
TICKETS
FULL PRICE
$45.00
CONCESSION*
$35.00
PREVIEW
$28.00
20 at $20**
$20.00
MOB TIX
$20.00
*Seniors, Student, MEAA, Health Care and Low Income card holders
**Limited to 20 tickets per performance
Shows in the WITH THEATRE WORKS stream align strongly our values and missions - these works we co-produce and co-present with independent artists and/or companies. Projects within this stream receive significant producing, marketing, PR and production support in addition to free use of the venue and a generous box office split.
CREDITS
PLAYWRIGHT
Amy May Nunn
DIRECTOR
Alanah Guiry
PRODUCER
Danielle Goder
SET AND COSTUME
Savanna Wegman
LIGHTING DESIGN
Giovanna Yate Gonzalez
PERFORMER
Lily Fish
MEET THE ARTIST -
Amy May Nunn
Amy May Nunn is an award-winning, queer, and neurodivergent writer and theatre-maker. Amy graduated from the full-time program at 16th St Actors Studio and completed their MA in playwriting at VCA. Their work has been featured in numerous publications, including Voiceworks, Verandah, Metre Maids and Award-Winning Australian Writing. They are a two-time recipient of the Matthew Rocca Award for poetry, winner of the Express Media Award and the John Marsden Prize. They have been nominated for the RodneySeaborn Playwrights Award, the ATYP Foundation Commission (14-17), and are a finalist for the 2023 Martin-Lysicrates Prize.
