'"I asked men to tell me what a real man is. I asked my father. I asked the man I sat next to in Year 11 Chemistry. I asked a man I met at a pub one night and every man I dated over a two year period. I asked almost 100 men. This is what I heard." — Emma Mary Hall
'Over 15 darkly funny chapters, Ode to Man is a lyrical and confronting exploration the state of modern man and romantic ambition in a world where woman dare dare dream to have it all. ' (Publication summary)
Ode to Man was written iterarively across two development showings and four presentation seasons during 2016 and 2017 in Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth and Canberra.
Performer: Emma Hall.
Director and dramaturg: Prue Clark.
Projection and Animation: Lindsay Cox.
Sound Designer: Chris Wenn.
Set Designer: Ruby Smedley.
Costume Designer: Nicola Gunn.
Mentor: Bagryana Popov.