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12 December, 2021

Jute Theatre Company Prepares Their Next Play Cloud Song

THE JUTE Theatre Company are holding a creative development showcase to the public for their latest play, Cloud Song, coming to the stage in 2023.

By Isabella Guzman Gonzalez

(l-r) Dramaturge Kathryn Ash & Cloud Song’s playwright Marilyn Marsh-Booth, Image by Isabella Guzman
(l-r) Dramaturge Kathryn Ash & Cloud Song’s playwright Marilyn Marsh-Booth, Image by Isabella Guzman

During the showcase, the audience will enjoy some scenes from the play and look back into the theatre’s achievements in 2021. 

Song Cloud is the semi-biographical work of emerging playwright Marilyn Marsh-Booth, a long-time volunteer and collaborator of the theatre who decided to get into playwriting through JUTE’s Write Sparks program, with the support of her dramaturge and teacher Kathryn Ash. 

Cloud Song is a story built on the playwright’s incredible life about a young girl in England who is unsure about her path in life. First, she falls in love with the idea of travelling; she then discovers her passion for flying and the need to find her wings in a predominantly male domain. 

Ms Marsh-Booth said that it is fascinating to see her story acted for the first time. 

“It’s quite nice to see when you’ve written something, you wrote it, you get used to seeing the words but just seeing it being acted is like wow!” she said. 

“Cloud Song is what I did through my life, and I just seem to go from one step to another; people say - you’re very lucky- but there’s no such thing as luck. You make opportunities happen.” 

Although Cloud Song has a long way to go before it hits the stage, the idea of having her play on JUTE’s stage is the most exciting to Ms Marsh-Booth. 

“It is most exciting, who would’ve thought? But it’s been like flying; who would’ve thought I would fly an aeroplane? So, it’s steady steps; you have to do the work,” she said. 

The creative development showcase on Friday, December 10, will be an essential step in the Cloud Song journey and will provide an exclusive and integrative opportunity for audience members to view the work thus far and provide feedback for consideration. 

Director of Cloud Song, Madonna Davies said the showcase is the best way to get a feel of what the audience enjoys and what changes to make in the play. 

“We’re looking at performing a few scenes and showing the before and after. There might be some scenes where we‘re not sure which version of this works; you as the audience, what do you think is the best way?” she said. 

Ms Marsh-Booth wants Cloud Song to send a message of empowerment to the audience. 

“It’s aimed at young women. I hear many of them say, - I could never do that – why? - I’m just not good enough – but you are. I didn’t have an education, but I got there. So, you find ways, don’t ever dismiss anything,” she said. 

“And it’s really for anybody: boys at school, people with a disability; aim high, it’s not going to happen tomorrow, but if you want it to happen, make it happen.” 

The Cloud Song creative development Showcase and JUTE revue is on December 10 at 5 pm at the Bulmba-ja Theatre. Tickets are available at  https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cloud-songcreative-development-showcasejute-revue-tickets-207699754557.

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