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DIRECTOR BigTime came into being in Term 4 of 2021, when a dedicated group of students from Years 6 to 8 collaborated in a series of workshops to brainstorm ideas for a brand-new juke-box musical. Their brief: To work out what would happen if a computer game revolved entirely around popular music and musical theatre.
After familiarising themselves with the central themes, tropes, clichés and motifs of all sorts of retro computer games - and deciding which musical theatre shows were most appropriate to our needs - the group quickly focussed on creating a logical story arc that incorporated as many of the hundreds of brainstormed ideas as possible.
We hope that BigTime will be enjoyed on two levels; firstly, as a show packed full of catchy tunes, energetic choreography and visual ‘eye candy’ that will leave you with a smile on your face and a few ‘ear worms’ to take home; secondly, as a thought-provoking foray into existentialism, whereby you empathise with the main characters as they ponder the age-old question, “what’s it all about?” Please enjoy the infectious energy and undeniable talents of our huge cast of Middle School students! Mr Todd Harm Director
THANK YOU, STUDENT DEVISERS:
Hugh Arthur, Sophie Brown, Marley Campbell, Beverly Chen, Ivy Cole, Kai Doherty, Ayden Fell, Alyssa Fitzgibbon, Jack Flanagan, Isabella Gaddes, Sarah Hartnett, Deeva Hero, Rebecca Hodgson, Anna Hodgson, Lylah Hore, Erin Kim, Charlotte Le Duc, Charlotte Lindsay, Jack Lindsay, Zali Madrers, Jake McMahon, Ella Mullineux, James Mullineux, Emily Norton-Knight, Ava O’Connor, Lily Pearson, Toby Pearson, Emmerton Perchard, Ruby Petty, Ashley Plane, Ella Purvis, Lara Purvis, Emily Sheerin, Ellen Sleep, Dani Svoboda, Harper Tancred, Nicholas Taylor, Emily Woolnough, Annabella Zhang, Sophia Zhang.
GLOSSARY
The Complex: The huge construction of different levels that makes up the game NPC: ’Non Player Character’ - the orphans in Act II are the children of deceased NPCs Re-enactment Level: A level whereby the players need to recite, as accurately as possible, the dialogue or action of a popular movie to score points Refresh: When a player-character dies, the game restarts The Script: The rules and code that controls The Complex
ACT ONE Six familiar computer game avatars named Tee, Bruce, Shiloh, Max, Lizzie and Jordan manifest to start ‘Level 1’ of a brand new game. The rules of play are familiar, and each level requires our six heroes to overcome different retro gaming challenges... but this time around all of the action takes on a distinctly musical flavour.
After successfully re-enacting a scene from The Sound of Music (ABC), they ‘Just Dance’ for their lives (Evolution of Dance), negotiate an Andrew Lloyd-Weber-themed Mario Kart race (Drive It Like You Stole It), avoid being ‘ghosted’ by four teenage Alpha Females hell-bent on eating them alive (Maneater) and take on six of the most dastardly villains in all of Disneydom in a riffoff - all before finally battling the Wicked Witch of the West and an army of Flying Monkeys and Winkies in an explosive castle maze to finish the first half of our story (I Ran).
Prologue
Bigtime (Peter Gabriel)
1
The Waiting Room
Waving Through A Window (Dear Evan Hansen)
2
Beginner Level 1 Let’s Start at the Very Beginning
ABC (The Jackson 5)
3
Beginner Level 2 Dance Hall Daze
Evolution of Dance
4
Beginner Level 3 A.L.W.AYS Super Kart
Drive It Like You Stole It (Sing Street)
5
Intermediate Level 1 You Are What You Eat
Maneater (Hall & Oates)
6
One Stop Shop
Material Girl (Madonna)
7
Intermediate Level 2 Warble War 2
Riff-off
8
Intermediate Level 3 Witch Way Did You Go?
I Ran (Flock of Seagulls)
Having been blasted to the Back of Beyond by the huge water bomb, H2-WHOA, our six heroes wake up completely disorientated and searching for answers (Man in the Mirror). Soon after, they trigger the first of three random challenge levels: the first takes them right into the middle of a climate change debate at the United Nations (Cabinet Battle #1), the second introduces them to a tribe of NPC orphans (Hard Knock Life, Revolting Children, Seize the Day), and the final one is a ‘winner takes all’ music puzzle (Seasons of Love). Whether this triggers the ‘beginning of the end’ or the ‘end of the beginning’ is a question only the mysterious Gate Guardians can answer (Larger Than Life).
ACT TWO
Having been blasted to the Back of Beyond by the huge water bomb, H2-WHOA, our six heroes wake up completely disorientated and searching for answers (Man in the Mirror). Soon after, they trigger the first of three random challenge levels. The first takes them right into the middle of a climate change debate at the United Nations (Cabinet Battle #1), the second introduces them to a tribe of NPC orphans (Hard Knock Life, Revolting Children, Seize the Day), and the final one is a winner-takes-all music puzzle (Seasons of Love). Whether this triggers the ‘beginning of the end’ or the ‘end of the beginning’ is a question only the mysterious Gate Guardians can answer (Larger Than Life).
Man in the Mirror (Michael Jackson)
1
Challenge 1 The Great Debate
2
Challenge 2 Too Many… And Orphans
It’s a Hard Knock Life (Annie) Revolting Children (Matilda) Seize the Day (Newsies)
3
Challenge 3 Your Heart’s Desire
Seasons of Love (Rent)
4
Final Level Knock, Knock, Knockin’...
Larger than Life (Backstreet Boys)
Cabinet Battle #1 (Hamilton)
LEAD CAST CAST BOWSER (Matinee and Friday Night)
CHARACTERS (In order of appearance)
(Thursday and Saturday Night)
Zali Engel-Bowe
Tee
Lyla Edwards
Crystal Chen
Shiloh
Alyssa Fitzgibbon
Elanor Hall
Lizzie
Erin Kim
Jack Flanagan
Micah Hendrickson
Bruce Max
CAST MARIO Hugh Arthur
Zecki Remman
Zachariah Terry
Jordan
Jake McMahon
Aliyah Scott
Brigitta
Charlotte Anderson
Brad
Keegan Loch
Emily Sheerin
Maria
Nicholas Taylor
Narrator
Harper Tancred
Janet
Henry Collier Jake Stubbs
Emmerton Perchard
Riff Raff
James Mullineux
The Phantom
Jack Lindsay
Bombalurina
Jordan Lee*
The Heathers Ursula
Croft Phillips*
Captain Hook
Lara Duggan*
Evil Queen
Chloe Flanagan* Georgia Ogge*
Daniel McLaren-Kennedy*
Jake Stubbs
Beetlejuice
Ivy Cole
Isabella Gaddes Emily Sheerin Milla Andriano Ruby Petty
Zali Madrers
Archie Mourad
Wednesday Addams
James Mullineux
Nicholas Taylor
Sweeney Todd
Milla Andriano Jack Lindsay
Arliya Smith
Ava O’Connor Ivy Cole
Isabella Gaddes Emily Sheerin Milla Andriano Sarah Hartnett Jordan Lee*
Croft Phillips*
Maleficent
Chloe Flanagan*
Cruella
Georgia Ogge*
Lara Duggan*
Jaffar
Daniel McLaren-Kennedy*
Sarah Hartnett
Wicked Witch
Ruby Petty
Lara Purvis
Tinman
Charlotte Lindsay Lylah Hore
Cassandra Dean Nicholas Taylor Louis Holliday Antonio Fadle
Carlos Trindade Sophia Whittle Ella Purvis Sienna Eddie Sahara Blanchard Ms Karen Couch
*Senior School Student
Dorothy
Scarecrow
Ella Mullineux Lylah Hore
Lara Purvis
Lion
Cassandra Dean
Secretary General (OPEC)
Laith Scott
Secretary General (UN) Big Business Orphans Gate Guardian Alpha
Saxon Miller Kai Doherty
Carlos Trindade Rebecca Hodgson Mia Prati Daniel Valavi Mikayla Ong Ms Karen Couch
PRODUCTION TEAM STUDENTS
Stage Manager: Ariana Sinner QLab Operation: Arden Booker Floor Audio: Tara Moghbelpour, Lily Moorhead, Georgia Terry, Annabella Zhang Follow Spot Operation: Marley Campbell, Maree Tilgner, Georgia Tranter, Emily Woolnough Floor Crew/Mechanists: Allison Au, Hugo Choi, Pearson Fang, George Ghusn, Oliver Gisler, Zane Harrison, Bank Hill, Anna Hodgson, Zayden Jaffar, Tavian King, Rainbow Lau, Yi Ru Lee, Ryan Lush, Matilda Mitchell, Leily Moghbelpour, Felipe Pacheco de Medeiros, Zoey Paull, William Pitts, Talia Sharpe, Dani Svoboda, Tess Uhlmann, Jonah Veitch, Baxter Williams, Ariana Won Pit Singers (Senior School): Isabelle Arthur, Lara Duggan, Chloe Flanagan, Lucas Harm, Jordan Lee, Daniel McLaren-Kennedy, Georgia Ogge, Gabriella Pegler, Croft Phillips.
ADULTS
Artistic Director and Producer: Mr Todd Harm Choreographer: Ryley Shaw Assistant Choreographer: Hayley Walkley Head Theatre Technician: Mr Matt Dean Assistant Theatre Technician: Mr Darren Curtis Lighting Design / Operations: Mr Tom Simpson Sound Desk Operations: Elliott Laird Costume Supervisor: Mrs Julianne Mutton Pit Singing Coordinator: Mr Tim Brown Show Recording: Mr Steve Lewis Ticketing and Box Office: Mrs Michelle Trainor Rehearsal Supervisors: Ms Helen Bennet, Mrs Lisa Chalmers, Mr Stephen Chipps, Mrs Jan Curran, Mr Philip Deem, Mrs Sue Dover, Mrs Marayka Gulin, Mrs Jess Kindt, Mrs Louise Lynch, Mr Adam Power, Ms Jo Ridgers, Ms Meredith Siegmann, Mrs Marnie Wainwright, Mr Andrew Watkins, Ms Pam Watkins, Mrs Libbette Winter Parent Helpers (sets, costumes, makeup): Sheridan Arthur, Andrea Benham, Nicole Brown, Crystal Callender, Nikki Collins, Pam Douglas, Angela Engel, Marie Engel, Sarah Harm, Teresa Hoi, Alex Holliday, Penny Jorgensen, Diem Le Duc, Katie Loch, Lisa Luchetti, Meg Miller, Lauren Mitchell, Jill Moon, Jen Moorhead, Donna Nicoll, Jessica Parente, Kirrilee Scott, Sam Sinner, Shannon Smith, Cecelia Tan, Rebecca Terry, Mariska Trindade, Heather Weekes Gate Guardians: Mrs Peta Aucoin, Mrs Bernadette Callaghan, Mr Stephen Chipps, Ms Jen Ley, Mrs Louise Lynch, Mrs Michelle Trainor, Mrs Kathleen Stephenson, Mr Michael Walkley Program and Photography: Ms Paris Faint
SPECIALIST DANCERS
Addison Barrett, Lara Benham, Lili Benneworth, Sophie Brown, Beverly Chen, Teya Duncan, Coco Farmer, Sarah Fleming, Daisie Godson, Anica Guo, Nina Jackson, Rosie Jorgensen, Lucy Keag, Poppy Kemm, Lauren Kirstein, Vienna Kucko, Sofia Lin, Olivia Lush, Madi Matthews, Gemma Nicoll, Amelia Parente, Yerimy Park, Chavelle Perchard, Olwen Powell, Eva Quennell, Stephanie Rowe, Jessica Saunders, Jemima Slack-Smith, Pin-Sin Su, Jessica Sutcliffe, Georgia Tomkinson, Madeline Tucker, Sage Wagner, Jessie Wallace, Johannah Weekes, Jordan Westwick, Bella Whitlock, Bethany Won
CHORUS
Asher Briggs, Camryn Bruhn, Rylee Buchanan, Eva Callender, Zoe Callender, Sienna Collins, Alley Cooney, Gemma Dalton, Edward Dan, Eve de Soysa-Dale, Yasmin Dempsey, Chloe Douglas, Savannah Elek, Deeva Hero, Charlotte Le Duc, Isabella McSweeney, Amelia Moores, Jemima Moorhead, Isabella Ngo, Heidi Owen-Evans, Keanu Paunde-Schaffer, Lily Pearson, Toby Pearson, Sienna Radvanyi, Eloise Schuetze, Lola Skroblin, Ellen Sleep, Yu-Heng Su, Charlotte Sulzberger, Charlotte Werder, Crystal Yang, Sophia Zhang
THANK YOU
All Saints Friends of Music for running the Goodwill Café. All Saints Administration team, particularly Adrienne Bennett, Lara Sumich and Karen Newton. David Egan and International House Kitchen staff for catering. All the parents of cast and crew for being taxi drivers, caterers, vocal coaches, assistant choreographers, motivational speakers, managers, costumiers and make-up artistes. Your support is crucial, and very much appreciated!