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Clash of the Delusions
a farce

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Back: Ally Xue, Ash Jones, Dominic Ona-Ariki, Andy Sani. Front: Michelle Blundell, Grae Burton, Neil Amituanai, Lavinia 'Uhila
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For an assignment on helping the disadvantaged, Iris impersonates a teacher at a low-decile school. Lian and Bryce join the mission. Meanwhile, Fina, Joseph and Damon prepare a welcome home for Matiu, just back from LA with stars in his eyes.

Cast: 3f, 4m

Setting
A netball court at a high school 
 
Characters  
Female                               
Iris Chumley-Fanshaw  
believes she is an unpretentious liberal                                    
Lian Yee 
ambitious, competitive, wannabe rebel                                   
Fina Seiuli  
kind and sensible except when jealous
Male                                  
Matiu Tamaki  
convinced he is on the brink of stardom                                                                         
Joseph Seiuli  Fina’s twin brother, easy-going until provoked                                     
Damon 
a sensitive artist beneath his grouchiness
Bryce  never lets his inexperience block his enthusiasm
  
All characters are teenagers, but may be played by mature actors for comic effect.

READ RAW workshop and staged reading
Goodman Fielder Room, Aotea Centre
Auckland, New Zealand
July 1, 2012
Directed by Grae Burton
Cast: Michelle Blundell (Iris), Dominic Ona-Ariki (Matiu), Ally Xue (Lian), Lavinia 'Uhila (Fina), Andy Sani (Joseph), Neil Amituanai (Damon), Ash Jones (Bryce)

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Back: Ally Xue, Ash Jones, Dominic Ona-Ariki, Andy Sani. Front: Michelle Blundell, Grae Burton, Neil Amituanai, Lavinia 'Uhila