MY WONDERFUL DISGRACE

First crush, first kiss, first brush with the police the school ball was never meant to be this unforgettable.

Amy Middleton has spent months preparing for the biggest night of her life: the school ball. She's got the dress, the hair, the limo, and even the boy. But on the night itself, reality crashes hard. Between her date Leo's mixed signals, a viral photo, a protest action gone horribly wrong, and rumours that spiral out of control, Amy's fantasy evening becomes a public nightmare. Told through Amy's witty and vulnerable journal entries, rapid-fire group chats, school newsletters, and even police transcripts, My Wonderful Disgrace blends humour, heart, and suspense. At once laugh-out-loud funny and painfully real, it captures the exhilaration and devastation of being a teenager in the time of extreme attitudes and social media pressure. Like Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging meets Euphoria, it asks: what happens when your hopes and dreamsand your identityare shattered in front of everyone you know?

ANGOURIE RICE is an actor with international feature film and television credits, including Mean Girls, Mare of Easttown, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Black Mirror and Ladies in Black. Angourie also writes, produces and hosts a literary podcast, The Community Library.

KATE RICE is an AWGIE award-winning playwright with a PhD in ethical creative process and experience writing theatre with and for young people. Her work has been commissioned by Melbourne City of Literature, Curtin University, Deckchair Theatre, Barking Gecko Theatre, Darwin Theatre Company, and Corrugated Iron Youth Arts.