In 1900, on a hot Australian summer’s day, three schoolgirls and their teacher are swallowed by the haunting monoliths of Hanging Rock. Today, five performers try to imagine what it felt like, to step into that yawning portal into hell itself.

Tom Wright’s adaptation of the classic Australian Gothic tale immerses itself into an atmosphere of dread and mystery, epitomizing why so many were willing to believe that Lindsay’s novel was in fact true, and why such a story remains relevant to this day. An exploration of vivid Australian imagery, delivered through prose poetry, this retelling of Picnic at Hanging Rock is steeped in yearning, regret, and growth.

Content Warnings: This production uses haze and flashing lights, fake cigarettes, alcohol, staged physical violence, and may elicit some dust from the use of gravel. The content of this production also makes reference to missing persons, death and suicide.

Director: Zachary Hanlon (they/them)
Stage Manager: Jamie Fraser (they/he)
Lighting Design: Zachary Hanlon (they/them)
Lighting Operator: Jack Cooper (he/him)
Sound Design: Jack-Bradley Robbie (he/she/they)
AV Design: Stephanie Arezzi (she/her) & Zachary Hanlon (they/them)
Sound/AV Operator: Jarrah Carlile (they/them)
Set Design: Natesha Ham (they/she) & Zachary Hanlon (they/them)
Costumes: Mia Eileen Frew (she/her)
Marketing: Grace Wallace-Mitchell (they/them)

Stephanie Arezzi (she/her)
Ella Brooks (she/her)
Mia Frew (she/her)
Natesha Ham (they/she)
Zara Hatton (she/they)