Chris Summers Chris Summers i(A91853 works by)
Gender: Male
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Chris Summers attended secondary school at Killara High School, Sydney and studied for a combined Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Creative Arts degree at the University of Melbourne.

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Pedagogy 2016 single work drama

'I’m not saying – not really – that I can change the world, but maybe – there’s a big part of me that thinks: you know what? I have the privileged education. I have the determination. Maybe it’s not a colossal effect, but maybe – I can alter something. Maybe I can.

'PJ moves to a remote country town to take up a teaching job as part of a prestigious re-training program. She is assigned a difficult student, Sam. As PJ’s life becomes harder, she finds herself forging a bond with her ward, he becomes not only a student, but a project, with a particular fascination.

'As their classes break and rebuild, lessons are taught, rules are broken and a dangerous obsession – a co-dependence – forms. Who is teaching who?' (Production summary)

2016 winner Max Afford Award
Rat 2012 single work drama 'Jill goes missing. Zach needs to find her. But how do you find someone when you're becoming just another rat? "Rat" is a play about striving to be yourself, against the grain of expectation.' Source: http://lamama.com.au/ (Soghted 21/03/2012).
2008 winner St Martins Emerging Playwrights' Award
Counting Down the Days 2005 single work drama
2005 winner STC - Sydney Morning Herald Young Playwrights' Award Senior Category
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