October 20, 2021
Over the fence play winning formula for Parata
A story drawn from observations of daily life has won Rawinia Parata a Playmarket Brown Ink award for her first full-length play script.
The Massey Master of Creative Writing student previously picked up a commendation in the Playwrights’ Association 2021 One Act Play Competition
Parata, who has Ngāti Porou and Ngāi Tahu connections, says Our Side of the Fence came out of her own experience of raising a young family.
“Our Side of the Fence is about two families, one living on either side of that fence, and the assumptions they make about each other which can be wrong, that can be misguided, and what happens when those families are confronted with getting to know each other much more intimately. We’re more than our culture, we’re more than our skin, we’re more than our gender, we’re human beings,’ she says.
Rawinia Parata is looking for a director to bring the play to the stage.
Listen to the full kōrero here: https://waateanews.com/2021/10/19/rawinia-parata-playwright/