Pass It On (play)

Pass It On is the second play in a trilogy by New Zealand playwright Renée. The first play in the trilogy is Wednesday to Come, and the third is Jeannie Once. It takes place during the 1951 New Zealand waterfront dispute. Characters Cliff and Jeannie appeared as teenagers in Wednesday to Come.

Background

The first performance was on 1 March 1986 by Theatre Corporate in Auckland, directed by Roger McGill.[1] The play has been published by Playmarket.[2]

Characters

Nell – thirty-four, Cliff's wife
Cliff – thirty-two
Jeannie – thirty
Gus – thirty-four

Synopsis

The play begins in February 1951, at the beginning of the 1951 New Zealand waterfront dispute. Cliff is a waterside worker, and on strike. Jeannie and Gus are involved with the union, publishing a Bulletin, putting the waterside workers' views across due to emergency regulations preventing publication of anything supporting of them in mainstream media. The play traces the change in relationship between Cliff's wife, Nell, and Jeannie. The play culminates with a march to advertise a public meeting to get public support for the strikers.

Productions


Location	Date	Crew	Cast	Sources
Theatre Corporate, Auckland	1 March 1986 – 12 April 1986	Director: Roger McGill Designer: Donald Grant Sutherland Lighting: Andrew Mayo	Nell: Jennifer Ward-Lealand Cliff: John Watson Jeannie: Judith Gibson Gus: Michael Hurst	[1][3]
Hannah Playhouse, Wellington	18 April 1986 –17 May 1986	Director: Phillip Mann	Jeannie: Jane Waddell Duncan Smith Danny Mulheron Brenda Kendall Simon O'Connor Michele Amas Liz Mullane Mark Wright	[3]

References

Renée (2019). Wednesday to Come: Trilogy. Auckland. ISBN 978-1-7765-6213-8. Wikidata Q108043471.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
"Pass It On". www.playmarket.org.nz. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
Warrington, Lisa. "Theatre Aotearoa". Theatre Aotearoa, University of Otago. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

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[:0-1] Renée (2019). Wednesday to Come: Trilogy. Auckland. ISBN 978-1-7765-6213-8. Wikidata Q108043471.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] "Pass It On". www.playmarket.org.nz. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[:1-3] Warrington, Lisa. "Theatre Aotearoa". Theatre Aotearoa, University of Otago. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.