CARPE DIEM
About CARPE DIEM
The award winning Carpe Diem is a contemporary portrayal of every day Australian males dealing with issues of health, grief, loss and depression. It stresses the importance of professional care in times of crises, and highlights the importance of mate ship and looking out for each other. Set in a fictional town in inland Australia, Carpe Diem portrays the friendship of Nev, a hard working farmer, and John his stock agent friend. Both, have been impacted by the long running drought, and are each suffering their own personal crisis.
With the rising incidence of depression and suicide amongst Australian males, a project of this nature is germane; encouraging open and honest conversation and increased awareness. Carpe Diem is a didactic comedy designed for work place and community audiences to deliver the mental health messages in a way that is entertaining, immediate and highly relevant.
Sound mental health is essential to our daily lives and the ability to function and work is paramount to the health and well-being of work places, families and communities. Carpe Diem is an entertaining look at how friendship and proper care give a man the strength to cope and the tools to carry on…. No man is an island.

Actors
Some of the talented actors who have performed in Carpe Diem 2015-2018
Centre Stage Scripts is proud to work with such a dynamic, talented and fabulous team of actors.
Testimonials
Want to find out more about Carpe Diem?

Megan Rigoni
P 03 57544778 M 0409 274 170
F 03 57544778
E megan@centrestagescripts.com.au
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