One of a Kind

ONE OF A KIND

Semi-staged Musical Theatre in One Act
Presented by Jewish Arts

Alexandria, 1957. A wealthy Egyptian Jewish family is forced to leave behind the world it built over generations and begin again in Sydney. Moving between Egypt and Australia, One of a Kind follows Victor Rossano, whose rage and dislocation shadow his family’s fragile new beginning in a new country.

Middle Eastern musical traditions and live orchestration shape this rarely told story of Jewish expulsion, migration and the difficult realities of starting over.

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Creatives & Cast

Aaron Robuck — Co-Writer, co-director, musical director, pianist, (Armand Rossano).
Sydney-based music theatre performer and creative. Recent projects include producing and musical directing American Psycho (Chapel Off Chapel), and writing, producing and performing in The Great Gatsby (Viral Ventures / Immersive Theatre). Performance credits include Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Hayes Theatre) and Parade (Chapel Off Chapel / Seymour Centre).
Judy Campbell — Co-Writer, co-director
Writer, composer and performer whose work brings together music, literature and memory. She led the world-jazz ensemble MOSAIC on national and international tours and directed the choir at North Shore Temple Emanuel for more than two decades. Her writing includes The Silver Tea Service and award-recognised short fiction.
Sebastian ‘Bash’ Nelson — Victor Rossano
Sydney-based actor and singer. Recent theatre credits include Love, Actually? (DV Live), Once on This Island (Curveball Creative / Hayes Theatre Co), Judy (Little Triangle / Hayes Theatre Co), A Succulent Chinese Musical?! (At Your Service Theatre Co), A Gay Escapade (Little Triangle), Next to Normal (Whimsical Productions) and The Great Gatsby (Viral Ventures / Immersive Theatre).
Zahrah Andrews - Ginette Rossano
Actor and singer working across theatre and screen. Theatre credits include HAIR (Australian Shakespeare Company), Once on This Island (Curveball Creative / Hayes Theatre), Flowers in Antarctica (Queensland Theatre) and the Australian tour of Hairspray. Screen credits include Neighbours and Ticket to Paradise. She received a Green Room Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Passing Strange.
Sara Camara – Josianne Rossano and Miryam Rossano
Actor and music theatre performer. Recent credits include Rabbits on a Red Planet by Andy Leonard and Pyrates by Jassy Husk, before making her professional debut in Once on This Island (Hayes Theatre). She is currently studying a Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Blake Erickson – Charlie and others
Actor, singer and writer working across musical theatre and performance. Recent credits include Les Misérables (Michael Cassel Group), Shrek (GFO), Mamma Mia! (Packemin Productions), CRY-BABY, High Fidelity and Melba (Hayes Theatre). He is also co-writer of the Australian musical The Dismissal, which premiered at Seymour Centre in 2019.

With Fabian Hevia (percussion), Stuart Vandergraaff (flute, nai), Sally Schinckel-Brown (cello), Rabbi Gary Robuck (keyboard) and John Robinson (oud, guitar). Additional orchestrations by Kim Cunio.