Strata The ACG Strathallan Magazine TERM 4, 2019
Aladdin Last term the senior primary school students were lucky enough to take part in our school production of Aladdin. Many students attended auditions, eager for a role, although as Chelsea Burns also noted, it was a nerve-wracking process which “made you kind of shy.” Once the cast was chosen, the weeks of rehearsals began, with music specialist Jo Molyneux and theatre legend Sarah McDowall working with principal actors to help them memorise their lines and deliver them with flair and stage presence. Senior School teacher, Natalie Harbott, lent her expertise choreographing the dance routines, while Tayla McCamish worked with a group of senior art students to begin the creation of a stage set that would have the audience buzzing before the Narrator had even stepped on stage to introduce the show. Students had so many opportunities to be involved in the show and loved being part of it all. Madeline Bamola said that after all the practices, her favourite part was to be able
to get into costume and perform in front of an audience; Ella Kidd loved being able to spray paint gold bars and try art techniques she’d never done before; Sam Chen loved the designing process and being able to work with new people and Lewis Burson, playing Prince Duh-doo-run-run, loved being in character and “being somebody else.” From the opening flutter of scarves, to the senior school encore of A Whole New World, this was truly a remarkable performance with the laughter and energy of the audience serving only to increase the delivery of the lines on stage. Aladdin was performed over three shows to rambunctious, well-deserved applause and will certainly be something that the students will remember for years to come.
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