They've signed petitions, waved placards, confronted politicians and now activists are using musical theatre to spread their anti-coal seam gas message.
Ollie Heathwood is in a fluster.
One hand clutches a beer while the other waves around, madly ordering people into groups scattered throughout the hall of Lismore's Italo Club.
"I don't have time Stan," she says to one of the budding performers who wants to make a suggestion about the content of the musical they're rehearsing.
"We only have a few hours."
Ollie retired about seven years ago after more than 30 years of directing musical theatre primarily in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.
She said she was pulled from her slumber when the issue of coal seam gas exploration reignited her passion for protesting through performance.
The result is a musical called Folklahoma, and about 60 people gathered on Sunday for the first rehearsal.
ABC North Coast NSW
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