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The Artefact Project
A collaboration between Fergusson and writer David Allnutt, The Artefact Project comprises three short plays - Phobia, Pause and Pie - that tell the story of the platonic relationship of Ruby and Richard over two decades; their past, their present and future, as they ‘divorced, lived, loved, explored, dreamed, mothered and fathered’, each in their own worlds.
Phobia
Set in Singapore in 2003, is based on the friendship between Ruby and Richard in their late twenties that has been of a platonic nature for some years. It challenges relationship boundaries between a man and a woman, and brings underlying elements to the surface. Some people simply do not want to commit; it’s their phobia.
Pause
Ruby and Richard meet in Sydney in 2010 for a long weekend. Ruby has her two-year-old son with her. Ruby questions Richard’s life direction. People pause and think about what they want out of life regularly; pausing creates procrastination.
Pie
Ruby and Richard meet in London in 2017 to discuss the reality of her becoming a grandmother for the first time and her resistance to growing old. Ruby makes the revelation that her Elliot has been drugging her for the past few years, and is forced to eat humble pie through self-realisation.
The Artefact Project is a conversation between two friends whose relationship remains platonic. “This gives them an ability to speak truth about themselves and their feelings without prejudice. It means that through them we can examine the complexities of friendship and ask the question: ‘how do we define boundaries between a man and a woman?’”.
For this challenging task, Fergusson has cast Gina Timberlake as Ruby and Mark Huston as Richard. “Gina and Mark have a fantastic chemistry that adds depth and intensity to the performance. Both actors have to maintain a connection as they transition through different phases in life,” says Fergusson.
Gina Timberlake trained at the UK’s Redroofs theatre school and has stage credits including: Grease, Pygmalion, Speed-Daters, Owl and the Pussycat, Humans and most recently "The Secret Life of a Belly Dancer" performed at the Musgrove Studio.
Mark Huston has studied ‘Method’ at Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in London, and most recently ‘Chekhov Technique’ at The Actors Studio in Auckland. Past productions include ‘The Birthday Boy’, ‘Scenes from a Separation’ and ‘They Shoot Horses Don’t They’ at Howick Little Theatre. Film credits include several 24hr shorts and Stephen Sinclair’s debut feature ‘Russian Snark’.
Continuing Fergusson’s love of alternative spaces, the performance of The Artefact Project will be held at a new gallery space/hair salon, the French Revolver Studio in Victoria Street West, Auckland – a renovated warehouse loft providing an intimate space for up to 100 guests per show.
Venue:OtherAddress:French Revolver Studio, 139 - 141 Victoria Street West, AucklandDate:23/02/2012 to 25/02/2012Ticket:GA $25Website:Book Now
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