'Hailing from the streets of Frankston, Chase is on a spiritual journey to reclaim her cultural heritage. Compelling, repelling, and funny, she sifts through the weeds of contemporary culture with a handy cam and her 33 YouTube subscribers for company.
'If only Chase understood half of what she helps others discover.
'Carly Sheppard has been developing and performing the character of Chase for nearly a decade. A macro metaphor of our colonial shame, Chase is equally offensive to theatergoers from every walk of life. But therein lies her power. Chase is a mirror back to Australia.
'Meet Chase. You just might see yourself.'
Source: HotHouse Theatre.
Presented as a co-production between HotHouse Theatre and Malthouse Theatre at HotHouse Theatre, Albury-Wodonga, 9-13 November 2021.
Director and Dramaturg: Kamarra Bell-Wykes.
Set & Sound and Composition Designer: Andrew Niven (Small Sound).
Sound and Composition Designer: Richie Brownlee.
Lighting Designer: Katie Sfetkidis.
Cast: Chase (aka Carly Sheppard).
Presented by Malthouse Theatre at The Tower, 9-13 March 2022.
Cast: Chase (aka Carly Sheppard).
Presented by Malthouse Theatre at The Tower (as a double bill with Whose Gonna Love 'Em? I Am That I Am), 22 November-3 December 2023.
Cast: Chase (aka Carly Sheppard).