Yank! A WWII Love Story

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Event Yank! A WWII Love Story
Venue Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm, QLD
First Date 4 July 2019
Last Date 14 July 2019
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description It’s 1943, a time when it was a crime to be gay, let alone be gay and in the Military. Young, shy, and scared 18 year old Stu is drafted to fight in one of history’s largest and deadliest wars ever. As Stu struggles through basic training, and begins to worry about people finding out who he is and if he “has what it takes” to make it in the army, he falls for fellow private, the handsome All-American Mitch…

Soon after Stu meets Artie – an unapologetically queer reporter who pulls some strings and gets Stu assigned as his photographer, and also shows Stu a glimpse of the gay world that thrived just beneath the surface of the US Army in the 1940s…

The music of Yank! Pays homage to 1940’s Hollywood romance films and will capture the hearts of the audience
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Subjects Queer
War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Eli Cooper Actor Artie
Alex Gibson-Giorgio Actor Mitch
Lachlan Griffith Actor Rotelli
Andy Johnston Actor Stu
Henry Kafoa Actor Czechowski
Casey Martin Actor Professor
Jared Mifsud Actor Melanie
Jarrod Moore Actor Tenesse
Joel O'Brien Actor India
Naomi Price Actor Louise / Radio Singers
Callum Slater Actor Cohen / Speedy
Matt Young Actor Sarge / Scarlett
David Zellnik Book and Lyrics Librettist
Dan Venz Cinematographer
Joseph Zellnik Composer
Elizabeth Ball Costume Designer
Ian Good Director
Wesley Bluff Lighting Designer
Trevor Jones Musical Director
Alex Woodward Producer
Ian Good Set Designer
Ben Murray Sound Designer
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://hushhushbiz.com/cast-announcement-yank-a-wwii-love-story/
Web https://woodwardproductions.com/work/yank
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 161668