RightOnTheNight - the ROTN serial
The ROTN crew – writer, director, sound engineer and two assistants – pile into a recording studio or a makeshift studio live on stage at BATS Theatre along with a fresh almost-completed script and 10 or so out-of-the-hat audience members who have never seen the script.
A couple of hours later, and just minutes before broadcast, another finished episode of ROTN is delivered to the relief of RNZ's Nights program presenter.
It takes nerves of steel, a certain amount of reckless courage, a lot of silliness and a high level of collaboration -- not just from the crew, but from the in-studio audience members who can end up making sound effects and music or playing bit parts as humans, sheep, goats, horses, birds, frogs, vikings and other animals.
CAST and CREW
Series 3: ROTN - Right on the Night October/November 2016
Written by David Sodi, directed by Adam Macaulay and Duncan Smith for RNZ, Executive Director for RNZ - Adam Macaulay, studio engineers - Marc Chesterman and William Saunders, production assistant - Francesca Emms, social media assistant - Mary Little
Cast: Aaron Alexander and special guest (with the audience)
Series 2: ROTN - Right on the Night June/July 2016
Written by David Sodi, directed by Adam Macaulay and Duncan Smith for RNZ, Executive Director for RNZ - Adam Macaulay, studio engineers - Marc Chesterman and William Saunders, production assistant - Francesca Emms, social media assistant - Mary Little
Cast: Aaron Alexander and Heather O'Carroll (with the audience)
Series 1: Old News - Right on the Night November/December 2015
Written by Aaron Alexander, directed by Adam Macaulay for RNZ, recording and studio engineer Marc Chesterman, production assistant - Francesca Emms, social media assistant - Mary Little
Cast: Aaron Alexander and Deana Elvins (with the audience)