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30 In The Rebel Theatre The Deb & Schools Package M.Rock A Clockwork Orange: A Play with Music Past the Shallows 38 ATYP COVID-19 Policy
For Teachers Teacher PD with
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Theatre Flat-Pack ATYP On Demand
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Plus 23 For Students Student Workshops HSC Drama Workshops Intersection Festival Work Experience
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I’ve Been Meaning To Ask You, 2021. Photo by Tracey Schramm.
FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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This year ATYP is asking teachers and students to take a fresh look at your national youth theatre company. 2022 is a year of fundamental change. In the best way. ATYP has long established that young artists can deliver extraordinary outcomes. We have the awards and alumni to prove it. In 2022 we are offering Australian audiences a fully professional season of works driven by young characters, played by young actors, working with leading professionals. We are putting young people on a brand new stage – a stage where Australians of all ages come together to spotlight what’s happening in young people’s lives.
I need to warn you though, these are not plays for children. They are funny, poignant, joyous, heartbreaking and bold…but they are not always polite, they are rarely well behaved, and they will make people blush. Our season of extraordinary theatre is supported by one of the country’s most impressive Education programs. From our home on Sydney Harbour to our online digital classrooms ATYP On Demand and ATYP On Demand Plus, we will work with you to inspire your students, whatever their age, wherever you are in Australia. Fraser Corfield Artistic Director
What does this mean for you? It means that if you are looking for theatre that speaks to a teenage audience without any compromise on artistic excellence, we’re the company for you. If you’re looking for stories that allow your students to see themselves or their peers reflected on stage, we are the company for you.
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FROM THE HEAD OF LEARNING
As ATYP moves into our new home at Pier 2/3, we start a new and exciting chapter. I’m thrilled to introduce the wonderful Education program we have created to sit at the heart of ATYP’s 2022 Season. Our series of in-person and digital programs, Teacher Professional Development with Industry Specialists, and Productions will excite and engage teachers and students Australia-wide. New Education programs include Intersection Festival, which gives students and teachers the opportunity to work with ATYP to present new Australian stories. Your students perform and analyse new short plays, specifically written for young people to be showcased at the annual Intersection Festival, held in The Rebel Theatre at Pier 2/3. We’re delighted to once again offer Theatre Flat-Pack, where we co-produce an ATYP play with you at your school. An industry theatre director works with you and your students on your choice of play, supporting you every step of the way, from auditions to rehearsals to opening night.
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ATYP also reginites our popular Student Workshop program for 2022. These workshops can be delivered at your school, in one of our new workshop studios at Pier 2/3, or online via Zoom, wherever you are in Australia. We have a list of popular theatre and drama workshops as well as customised workshops for your students. In 2022, our free ATYP On Demand digital platform will include new streamed productions and workshops. Make sure you’re subscribed as new content is added throughout the year. This includes a Director’s Series presented by Fraser Corfield, available for you and your students in Term 1.
An exciting part of our 2022 program is our school performances in our new Rebel Theatre at Pier 2/3, with productions of The Deb, The Resistance and Past the Shallows. Give your students a wonderful experience with these plays created for young people. Please contact our Education team about any of the in-person and digital programs on offer for 2022. We can’t wait to engage with you online, collaborate with your school, show you around our fabulous new workshop studios and welcome you to your seat at The Rebel Theatre. Jacqui Cowell Head of Learning
ATYP On Demand Plus, our national digital education platform, provides complete units of work for primary teachers linked to areas of the curriculum, taught through drama and literacy exercises with weekly instructional videos. In 2022, we will be offering six complete units of work for teachers across History, English, Health and Physical Education, Science, and Geography.
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FOR TEACHERS
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MONOLOGUE MASTERCLASS
After a sold-out series in 2021, ATYP is excited to once again offer a suite of Professional Development workshops for teachers featuring theatre specialists. ATYP Workshops, 2020. Photo by Tracey Schramm.
Online Teacher PDs
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TEACHER PD WITH THEATRE SPECIALISTS
Term 1, Week 5 Tuesday 1 March, 2022 6pm – 8pm Cost: $65* Delivery: Online via Zoom This new Monologue Masterclass gives teachers the tools to guide their students through rehearsing and performing a monologue for the Individual Performance or monologue projects across Years 7–12. This includes working with students to choose, edit and rehearse a monologue, and scaffolding the process to create a dynamic and unique piece of theatre. The Monologue Masterclass will be taught by Josh McConville (Triple X, Death of a Salesman) who will guide teachers through exercises to use in the classroom with students. Book now
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VERBATIM THEATRE MASTERCLASS: PARRAMATTA GIRLS AND SHAFANA AND AUNT SARRINAH WITH ALANA VALENTINE Term 1, Week 9 Tuesday 22 March, 2022 6pm – 8pm Cost: $65* Delivery: Online via Zoom Alana Valentine will unpack Verbatim Theatre in this online Masterclass. Author of Bowerbird, Alana is a ‘close work’ playwright who will explain the particular artistic characteristics of verbatim, including ideas of authenticity and authority.
DEVISING A GROUP PERFORMANCE WITH FRASER CORFIELD Term 1, Week 9 Tuesday 29 March, 2022 6pm – 8pm Cost: $65* Delivery: Online via Zoom Back by popular demand, the Devising a Group Performance Masterclass with Artistic Director, Fraser Corfield will provide teachers with the knowledge to facilitate a group-devised performance, help students curate or ‘dramaturge’ their ideas, and shape a piece ready for performance. Book now
Alana will analyse the text Parramatta Girls in relation to the HSC Drama rubric including the dramatic form and style of Parramatta Girls, and will look at Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah: Soft Revolution in relation to Verbatim Theatre. The Masterclass will include a discussion of experiential exercises as well as a Q&A. Book now
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In-person Teacher PDs STAGE MANAGEMENT 101 Term 2, Week 3 Sunday 15 May, 2022 12pm – 4pm Cost: $150 for PD* $190 for PD + ticket to the Sunday performance of The Deb* Delivery: In-person Where: ATYP, Pier 2/3 Have you ever wondered what it takes to stage a professional production? Gain insights into making your next school performance run smoothly. Explore the role of the Stage Manager and acquire new skills on how to coordinate and plan a production from the first rehearsal to opening night with an industry-trained Stage Manager.
The course will cover elements of the unit of competency – CUESTA 311 – Assist with Production Elements for Live Performances: Stage 6 Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework. This workshop is recommended for Entertainment teachers, Drama teachers or any Educator looking to upskill in this area. Why not complete the ATYP experience and join us by purchasing a complete package, which includes a ticket to the Sunday performance of The Deb. Book now
*Plus $5 booking fee
Semester 2 Teacher PD with Theatre Specialists will be announced in early 2022.
You will develop practical skills in relation to staging operations for live performances and events. The course relates to the Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework Syllabus – Staging, through covering elements of Staging: Production Context and Production Operations. The practical workshop will include methods for marking up a stage, calling a show, and production roles.
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TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT ATYP, IN YOUR SCHOOL, OR ONLINE
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The Professional Development workshops include: Team Building through Drama ‘In the moment’ Presenting and Communication Skills Teaching Aboriginal content through drama and storytelling (NESA Cross-Curricula priority) ATYP Education in conjunction with specialist Teaching Artists will deliver an exciting professional learning event for your staff. All Professional Development workshops include teacher resources to accompany the workshop. A minimum of twohour sessions, ATYP PD’s can be delivered in your school, at our Pier 2/3 venue, or online via Zoom. Price is based on your requirements. Please submit an expression of interest and the ATYP Education team will be in contact with you.
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Looking for a fresh approach to teaching for you and your fellow colleagues? Whatever your professional development needs are, ATYP can customise a workshop to deliver to you and your staff. “The activities suggested, the collaborative experience and the ideas were interesting and useful...I have left feeling inspired!” Teacher, Goondiwindi State High School, QLD
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Lights in the Park, 2021. Photo by Tracey Schramm.
THEATRE FLAT-PACK
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Theatre Flat-Pack gives you everything you need to stage your own ATYP production at your school. Our team will work with you from the very beginning; choosing the play, scheduling auditions and rehearsals, and getting you ready for opening night. Taking place over one term, Theatre Flat-Pack can be customised to suit your school’s specific needs. Not only is this a great opportunity to expose your students to working with an industry Director, but Drama teachers can also use the program for their own professional development, gaining new skills and processes for directing theatre.
Theatre Flat-Pack will include: An ATYP play An ATYP Theatre Director An online workshop with the Playwright or ATYP’s Resident Dramaturg 50 hours of rehearsals with the Director ATYP management of the production rights (included in the cost) For an additional cost – an ATYP Designer and/or Stage Manager
As part of Theatre Flat-Pack, you and your students will receive an online workshop with the Playwright or ATYP’s Resident Dramaturg, which includes a reading of the play and a discussion of its ideas and characters.
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO STAGE YOUR OWN ATYP PRODUCTION
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Secondary: Michael Swordfish by Lachlan Philpott, Years 9–12
Charlie Pilgrim (or A Beginner’s Guide to Time Travel) by Sam O’Sullivan, Years 5–8
Girls Like That by Evan Placey, Years 10–12
April Aardvark by Nathaniel Moncrieff, Years 5–8
Impending Everyone by Michael Anthony Collins, Years 9–12 Bathory Begins by Emme Hoy and Gretel Vella, Years 9–12 Lights in the Park by Alexander Lee-Rekers, Years 9–12 The Chapel, the Fire and the Dead Cat by Madelaine Nunn, Years 8–12 Primary/Lower Secondary: Compass by Jessica Bellamy, Years 5–8
Costs: All costs include administration, rights and production costs, totalling $8,000* *Please enquire about additional costs for an Industry Designer, Stage Manager or Production Manager.
ATYP Theatre Flat-Pack is available all year. Regional and interstate bookings are dependent on a Director being available in your area. For all enquiries and bookings for Theatre Flat-Pack please call (02) 9270 2400 or fill out the booking enquiry form.
The Trolleys by Sara West, Years 5–8 Wonder Fly by Nick Atkins, Years 5–8
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GET THE HIGHEST QUALITY THEATRE IN YOUR CLASSROOM, WHENEVER YOU WANT IT, FOR FREE!
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On Demand, 2018. Photo by McKayla Arnold.
ATYP On Demand is our digital classroom and the best of its kind. The platform is designed to make it easy for you to include quality, relevant theatre in your lessons no matter where you are across the country. When you sign up for FREE, you receive unlimited access to a growing library of high quality, live-streamed productions as well as curriculum-linked support material. All of the productions and resources on ATYP On Demand link to Australian and state-based Creative Arts curriculums, making it easy to incorporate them into your program. It’s simple to join. Just sign up, select the productions that interest you, watch them in full, then browse through the resources that accompany each play, making it easy to plan lessons and activities.
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“The ATYP On Demand platform is an outstanding resource for Drama teachers and students. I am able to show my students high-quality, age-appropriate Australian theatre and this is most valuable, particularly in the current COVID climate.” Tamara Smith, Head of Drama, Newington College, NSW “An online resource is beneficial in supporting teachers with our planning along with having examples of performances and activities that have been provided by ATYP to reinforce key ideas. ATYP On Demand supports and extends our students’ learning.” Laura Keech, Teacher, Tocumwal Public School, NSW
Teachers and students currently working at or enrolled in an Australian school or tertiary training institution can sign up today at atypondemand.com.au
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A DIGITAL EDUCATION PLATFORM, TEACHING CURRICULUM CONTENT THROUGH DRAMA AND LITERACY
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ATYP On Demand Plus is a digital platform that provides Primary educators access to a series of detailed, multi-week units of work that use Drama and Literacy exercises to teach content and concepts within the primary curriculum.
On Demand Plus at St Martin de Porres Primary School, 2021. Photo by Erica Penollar.
The program has been developed with academics from The University of Sydney, Professor Emerita Robyn Ewing AM, Mrs Catherine Smyth and Dr Alison O’Grady. In 2022, subscribed schools will have access to six complete units of work linked to the following Australian Curriculum areas: HISTORY Past and Present: F-2 First Nations Connections: Years 3–4 Waves of Migration: Years 5–6 ENGLISH – In partnership with Poetry in Action Teaching Poetry through Drama: Years 3–6 Available from Term 1, 2022
SCIENCE Our Changing Environment: Years 5–6 Available from Term 1, 2022
PHYSICAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION Me and You (Understanding Ourselves & Others): F-2
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Schools subscribed to ATYP On Demand Plus will be invited to exclusive online teacher events throughout the year. These events include interviews with authors and Professional Development seminars with academics including Professor Robyn Ewing, AM on teaching cross-curricular programs and Literacy and Drama strategies in the classroom. Each eight-week unit of work includes instructional videos featuring ATYP Teaching Artists that you can use for your own professional development or to show students in the classroom as examples. All activities in the units are linked to Australian and State Curriculum content and concepts, making it easy to integrate the resources into programs and lessons. ATYP On Demand Plus Cost: Subscription per school for schools with an ICSEA value over 1001 $350 Subscription per school for schools with an ICSEA value of 1000 or less $320 This is an introductory price for your first year subscribed to ATYP On Demand Plus. Each subscription has a duration of 12 months, at which time schools will be offered a renewal with new units of work.
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On Demand Plus at Willmot Public School, 2021. Photo by Erica Penollar.
ATYP offers face-to-face On Demand Plus workshops with Teaching Artists delivering a lesson or a complete On Demand Plus unit of work to your students in the classroom. The Teaching Artist works with the teacher in a co-teaching capacity, providing a professional development opportunity for the teacher. InSchools workshops are available in metro and regional areas. To enquire about bringing ATYP On Demand Plus to your school, please fill in the online form or email edbookings@atyp.com.au “The material itself was really great quality...It helped our students to engage with often very abstract concepts in that part of the curriculum, but turned them into very concrete physical experiences which helped them to engage with it in a much better and much deeper way. Things they remember and keep talking about. It’s wonderful to find a resource that has everything involved. You don’t have to go looking for anything extra.” Jane Vaughan, Classroom Teacher/RFF Railway Town Public School, Broken Hill, NSW
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“We found the unit really fantastic for our class. It’s made it much more interactive and enjoyable for the kids – so that they’re actually learning but they don’t even realise that they’re learning. When it’s fun they will actually engage, and they will actually take part and listen, and hopefully learn...And it’s really good for us teachers to have something different to offer.” Vanessa Wallace, Primary Teacher, St Martin de Porres Primary School, NSW “On Demand [Plus] has challenged us as a team to think outside of our ‘normal’ teaching delivery strategies and become more comfortable stepping away from the classroom desks. The professional development helps to give teachers the confidence to deliver curriculum with a Drama focus. It ensures that teachers are equipped with the skills to deliver the program effectively and are able to adapt the activities to other areas of the curriculum.” Anna Stanton, Primary Teacher, Winthrop Primary School, WA
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FOR STUDENTS
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ATYP’s dynamic Student Workshops in Drama and Theatre are back! Book one of our popular workshop sessions or talk to the Education team about customising your own workshop, at our venue, in your school, or online. STUDENT WORKSHOPS: SECONDARY Give your students an engaging, practical experience with our curriculum-based workshops.
ATYP Workshops, 2020. Photo by Tracey Schramm.
Delivered by ATYP’s professional Teaching Artists, your students will be guided through a range of skills in theatre, drama, and performance that meet your needs. Workshops can be tailored to your students’ level of experience, making them perfect for introducing your class to new approaches or building upon a unit of work you are currently teaching. Secondary Student Workshops can also be delivered online via Zoom. Choose from: • Playbuilding • Devising a Group Performance • Performing a Monologue • Physical Theatre • Voice and Accent • Elements of Drama (Stage 4) • Musical Theatre
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Scriptwriting Film Making Comedy Clowning Puppetry HSC Drama Workshops
Please refer to our website to read our COVID-Safe Schools Processes. Customise your own workshop: Complete the online booking form and a member of the ATYP Education team will be in contact to discuss your workshop. Who is it for: Years 7–12 Maximum 30 students How long: Workshops range from 1.5 hours to 4 hours. Cost: Prices start at $450 for a 2 hour workshop. Full Day workshop packages include a 2-4 hour workshop program and a tour of The Rebel Theatre. Please enquire with our Education team for costs. Dates: Sydney Student workshops available Terms 1–4. Other locations available on request. Zoom workshops are available year-round.
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STUDENT WORKSHOPS: PRIMARY ATYP creates Primary-focused student workshops aimed to encourage and engage students from Kindergarten to Year 6. The workshops provide students with practical experiences in specific areas of drama. ATYP Teaching Artists will create a fun, safe, and educational workshop for you and your students. Choose a workshop from our popular list of offerings or create your own customised workshop at our venue, in your school or online. Primary Student Workshops can also be delivered online via Zoom. Choose from: • Introduction to Drama • Playbuilding • Creating Characters and Stories • Movement and Voice • Comedy • Puppetry • On Demand Plus Workshop Please refer to our website to read our COVID-Safe Schools Processes. Customise your own workshop: Complete the online booking form and a member of the ATYP Education team will be in contact to discuss your workshop.
Who is it for: Years K–6 Maximum 30 students How long: Workshops range from 1.5 hours to 4 hours. Cost: Prices start at $450 for a 2 hour workshop. Full Day workshop packages include a 2-4 hour workshop program and a tour of The Rebel Theatre. Please enquire with our learning team for costs. Dates: Sydney Student workshops available Terms 1–4 on request. Zoom workshops are available year-round.
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STUDENT WORKSHOPS: HSC DRAMA The HSC program includes a suite of HSC Drama Workshops available throughout the year, at our venue, in your school or online. HSC Drama Workshops are designed to give students a practical experience linked to Drama curriculum areas and topics from the HSC Drama course. The workshops explore content related to the Group Performance, the Individual Project, and HSC drama topics through practical exercises. Each session is led by an ATYP Teaching Artist with expertise in the chosen topic and can be customised to focus on the texts, performance styles or practitioners your class is studying. When you book a HSC Drama Workshop you also receive an accompanying Teacher’s Resource. This includes discussion questions and further practical exercises for your chosen topic.
Who is it for: Years 11–12 Maximum 30 students How long: 2 hours Cost: Prices start at $450 for a 2 hour workshop. Full Day workshop packages include a 2-4 hour workshop program and a tour of The Rebel Theatre. Please enquire with our Education team for costs. Choose from: • Contemporary Australian Theatre Practice or Dramatic Traditions in Australia • Verbatim Theatre • Multi-disciplinary Theatre • Significant plays of the 20th Century • Approaches to Acting • The Voice of Women in Theatre • Black Comedy Please refer to our website to read our COVID-Safe Schools Processes. Dates: Sydney Student workshops available Terms 1–4 on request. Zoom workshops are available year-round. Book your student workshop
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INTERSECTION FESTIVAL
Where writing, performance, and education meet What is it: The Intersection Festival gives students and teachers the opportunity to work with ATYP to present new Australian stories. This program offers skills development in acting and analysing scripts for students, along with professional development in directing for teachers. The Festival culminates in your students presenting new short plays specifically written for young actors. “The Intersection program is a wonderful opportunity for young people to perform the words and ideas of other Australian young people. Our Drama Company students at The Arts Unit loved its relevance and working with ATYP on this project.” Jane Simmons, Drama Performance Officer, The Arts Unit/Department of Education NSW
Intersection 2018: Chrysalis, 2018. Photo by Tracey Schramm.
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THE FESTIVAL PROCESS Step 1 - ATYP will send your school a collection of ten (7 minute) plays written by Australia’s finest emerging writers with a range of scripts for 2–5 young actors. Step 2 - Your class selects up to ten pieces that they would like to rehearse and present in their classroom or theatre. Step 3 - Schools film and upload the performances to FilmFreeway. Step 4 - The ATYP team selects ten works to be showcased at the national Intersection Festival in The Rebel Theatre, Pier 2/3. Who is it for: The Intersection short plays are suitable for Year 8–11 students. Intersection Festival is available to schools in NSW and Australiawide. What schools receive: By registering, you will receive the following resources: • Ten Australian short plays written for young people. • First access to the currently unpublished Intersection 2022: Bloom short plays and monologues.
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• A complete guide on how to read and analyse a script. • Early access to ATYP’s Director’s Series, a series of videos on Directing Theatre for young people. IMPORTANT DATES Registration closing date: • Term 1 – Week 8 Friday 25 March, 2022 • Festival date: Term 3 – Week 3 Tuesday 2 August, 2022 Register: Schools must register their interest in Intersection Festival by the end of Term 1, 2022. Cost: $120 per school (resources + up to 8 play entries) Curriculum Links: Stage 5 Drama: Dramatic Contexts: Scripted drama and Small screen drama Stage 6 Drama: Elements of Production in Performance; Improvisation, Playbuilding and Acting, Contemporary Australian Theatre Practice
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ATYP Work Experience, 2021. Photo by Tracey Schramm.
Calling all young people who have a passion for live performance and the exciting behind-the-scenes world of theatre and production! ATYP is pleased to offer an immersive Work Experience program at our new home Pier 2/3, where students will join the ATYP team for a week to find out just what it takes to run a theatre company. Students studying Year 10 Drama, Year 11 Drama or Entertainment are invited to apply to be one of ten students taking part in this unique experience in 2022. In ATYP’s Work Experience program, students will experience the day-to-day running of a theatre company and learn about the different roles and functions of each department including Production, Learning, Marketing, Development, and Writing. Entry by application only. Students in regional/ interstate schools are encouraged to apply; however, ATYP is unable to cover travel and accommodation costs.
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Applications for 2022 Work Experience are not yet open. Please keep an eye on our website for the application open date. Please refer to our website to read our COVID-Safe Schools Processes. “The work placement was simply a game-changer for Eleanore’s perspective on creative collaboration. The family-like team support and encouragement of a young person’s business ideas was incredibly powerful. Being included in meetings and active participation in the rehearsal process celebrated Eleanore’s love for the industry and professional Theatre teamwork.” Inga Romantsova, 2021 Work Experience Student parent
Work Experience Dates: Term 3, Week 7 Monday 29 August – Friday 2 September, 2022
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THE DEB Written by Hannah Reilly Music by Megan Washington Lyrics by Megan Washington & Hannah Reilly Story by Hannah Reilly & Megan Washington
For the very first time… High school outcast and whimsical mega-dork Taylah longs to be the princess in her own fairy tale. Which isn’t easy in Dunburn – a drought-stricken Aussie town struggling for survival, where cool girls and footy hunks lead the pack. But when her hyper-woke, inner-city cousin Maeve comes to stay, the pair joins forces on a quest to make their mark on the best night of the year: the town’s annual Debutante Ball. In their search for social redemption and the spotlight, chaos ensues – along with a whole lot of fake tan, lace, and diamante tiaras for ya up-do. Conceived and co-directed by the hilarious Hannah Reilly (Winner of the 2019 Rebel Wilson Comedy Commission) with original music by multi-ARIA Award-winning Megan Washington, The Deb is a heart-warming and uproarious coming-of-age story about friendship, courage and the beauty of coming out as yourself. Don’t miss the world-premiere of what will no doubt join Muriel’s Wedding and FANGIRLS in the ranks of beloved Australian stage musicals. You’ve got a ball? Well here’s ya belle!
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When: 6 April – 22 May
THE DEB SCHOOLS PACKAGE SHOW + WORKSHOP
Who is it for: Years 7–12
As part of ATYP’s 2022 season we’ve created a special schools package for the brand-new Australian musical The Deb, written by Hannah Reilly. The package includes a student ticket to one of the school’s performances or preview performances combined with a Musical Theatre workshop led by one of The Deb creative team. Come and experience this amazing show with the option of an added workshop!
Where: The Rebel Theatre, Pier 2/3 Schools shows: 11am, Wednesday 27 April 11am, Wednesday 11 May 11am, Wednesday 18 May How long: Show duration + 20mins Q&A Cost: $25 per student* (1 free teacher per 10 students) Themes and Ideas: • City vs country communities • Teenage relationships • Loyalty and friendship • Personal identity • Coming of age • Drought and water issues Style: Musical Theatre
Performance only: $25 per student ticket* Performance and workshop: $60 per student^
*Plus $5 booking fee ^Based on 20 students in the group or a minimum workshop cost of $350.
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Curriculum links: Stage 5 Drama – Dramatic Contexts: Realism, Magic Realism, Melodrama Stage 6 – Elements of Production in Performance
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M.ROCK by Lachlan Philpott When I’m up there all I hear is YES and it feels bloody good!
Tracey is 18 and a little impulsive. She’s meant to start a nursing degree in March, but right now she just wants to dance all night. So she heads off on a European holiday (remember those?), clutching the lucky rabbit’s foot her grandmother gave her. Mabel is your typical grandmother. She plays piano for the players and knits for the Africa appeal. But when Tracey skips her flight home and doesn’t get in touch, Mabel leaves her stable life to go find her. So what if she’s never been further than Canberra? She ends up in Berlin, and before long she’s over her jetlag, clubbing until sunrise with people who seize life with both hands. As the nights go on, Tracey and Mabel keep missing each other, but they’re finding themselves. After burning the house down in our original 2014 sell-out co-production with STC, Valerie Bader will shine brighter than a mirrorball as Mabel in this lifeaffirming play by Lachlan Philpott, directed by Fraser Corfield. For the grandparents and the grandkids, the young and the young at heart, see M.Rock and escape back to a time where you can hop on a plane, discover the world, kiss a stranger and lose yourself on a heaving dance floor.
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When: 21 Jun – 17 Jul Who is it for: Years 8–12 Where: The Rebel Theatre, Pier 2/3 Schools shows: 11am, Wednesday 22 Jun 11am, Wednesday 29 Jun How long: Show duration + 20mins Q&A Cost: $25* (1 free teacher per 10 students)
Themes and Ideas: • Identity • Love of music • Family relationships • Zest for life/believing in your dreams • Youth doesn’t just belong to the young Style: Realism Curriculum links: Stage 4 & 5 Drama – Playbuilding & Dramatic contexts: Scripted Drama, Realism
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A PLAY WITH MUSIC
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE:
by Anthony Burgess
Destruction is our ode to joy. Alex and his teenage gang revel in danger, mayhem and a bit o’ the ol’ in-out-in-out, ideally with Beethoven blasting in their ears. Communicating in a strange slang dialect, they stalk the streets wreaking havoc without consequences — until a drug-fuelled night of fun ends in murder, and Alex is finally busted and banged up. He’s given a choice: be brainwashed into good citizenship and set free, or face a lifetime inside. But can “goodness” really exist when you’re given no other choice? And what happens when Alex is released back into the society he once terrorised? Based on his provocative 1962 novella A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess’ play with music is a searing collection of Shakespearean prose and bad behaviour that tackles timeless questions about free will, adolescence, humanity’s capacity for violence, and the power of the state. 50 years after Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film adaptation exploded into cinemas, ATYP’s Artistic Director Fraser Corfield reimagines everyone’s favourite dystopian vision of misspent youth for a 2022 audience. Grab your droogs, it’s time to gooly down to The Rebel to see what piques your shilarny. You’re bezoomny if ya miss it!
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When: 16 August — 11 September Who is it for: Years 10–12 Where: The Rebel Theatre, Pier 2/3 Schools shows: 11am, Wednesday 31 August 11am, Wednesday 7 September How long: Show duration + 20mins Q&A Cost: $25* (1 free teacher per 10 students) Themes and Ideas: • Freedom to choose as a human attribute • Youth vs maturity • Man vs machine • Human Nature • Good and evil
Curriculum links: Stage 5 Drama Dramatic Contexts: Playbuilding, Scripted Drama Stage 6 Drama: Elements of Production in Performance Improvisation, Playbuilding and Acting Theatrical traditions and Performance styles Stage 5 English: Objective A: EN5-2A, Objective C: EN5-5C, Objective D:EN5-7D Stage 6 English: Objective A, Outcome 2 (EN11-2 & EN12-2), Objective C, Outcome 5 EN115, 6 EN11-6, EN12-6, Outcome 7: EN11‑7, EN12-7, Objective D: EN11‑7, EN12-7
*Plus $5 booking fee
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PAST THE SHALLOWS by Favel Parrett adapted by Julian Larnach A co-production with Archipelago Productions
Keep your eyes on the water. Harry and Miles live with their father, an abalone diver, on the wild and beautiful south coast of Tasmania. With their mum dead and their alcoholic father largely absent, they look after each other as best they can. Over a school holiday while Miles works on the boat, Harry begins an unlikely friendship that will upset the delicate balance holding this unpredictable world together. Adapted by playwright Julian Larnach from Favel Parrett’s award-winning debut novel, Past the Shallows is an ode to brotherhood and a heartwrenching, lyrical exploration of mortality, family secrets and the capacity for both brutality and tenderness within contemporary masculinity. Acclaimed director Ben Winspear directs a powerhouse cast of three young actors playing multiple roles in our final production of the year. Let yourself be swept away on the tide of this compelling and deeply poignant story that will stay with you long after the lights come up.
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When: 11 October – 6 November Who is it for: Years 9–12 Where: The Rebel Theatre, Pier 2/3 Schools shows: 11am, Thursday 13 October 11am, Wednesday 19 October 11am, Wednesday 26 October 11am, Wednesday 2 November How long: Show duration + 20mins Q&A Cost: $25* (1 free teacher per 10 students)
Curriculum links: Stage 6 English – Texts and Human Experiences (Standard) Stage 6 English – Texts and Human Experiences (EAL/D) Stage 4 & 5 Drama – Playbuilding & Dramatic contexts: Scripted Drama, Realism Stage 6 Drama – Contemporary Australian Theatre Practice, Elements of Production in Performance; Improvisation, Playbuilding & Acting
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Themes and Ideas: • Home • Sibling bond • Unlikely friendships • Alcoholism Style: Poetic language Narration Magic Realism
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COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY
ATYP COVID-19 Health and Safety Information for In-School activities. ATYP is a registered COVID-Safe business and our procedures and policies align with current government advice. We take our duty of care to young people extremely seriously and will always do our utmost to keep them safe. ATYP’s responsibilities: • ATYP has a COVID-Safe policy for all our employees that aligns with current government advice, and all ATYP staff and artists will be briefed on this before entering a school. • All Teaching Artists participating in ATYP Learning programs are fully vaccinated. • ATYP staff and artists will be supported to ensure the best hygiene and safety practices. • ATYP staff and artists will practise mandatory social distancing as far as is practicable from teachers, students and other members of the school community. • Where applicable, ATYP’s programs will be contactless between our staff and artists and students and teachers. • We will not visit the school if any of our staff and artists are feeling unwell, or awaiting a COVID-19 test result.
What we ask of you and your school: • Please provide us with any specific COVID-19 school policies and procedures you may have, at least one week in advance of our arrival. • Please ensure that the venue is size-appropriate and allows for the minimum social distancing requirements between ATYP staff and artists and students. • On arrival, inform our artists or staff of the location of handwashing facilities. • Ensure that students stay at a safe distance in the workshop space in relation to our artists.
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PROGRAM-SPECIFIC INFORMATION • ATYP Teaching Artists and staff will maintain current COVID safe practices. • For Learning Workshops, we ask that at least one teacher is in the room to assist with organising students physically in the space. • We also ask schools to ensure the workshop takes place in an area spacious enough to allow for appropriate social distancing between students and Teaching Artists. • Artists will be encouraged to wear a mask on arrival and at sign-in to the school until the schools COVID-19 policies and procedures are made clear. If you have a concern about ATYP’s COVID-19 safe practices, witness a breach of this code of conduct, or need to report a case of close contact with a person infected with COVID-19, please contact us at education@atyp. com.au or (02) 9270 2400. Thank you for your assistance in ensuring our visit is a safe and enjoyable experience. Please refer to our website to read more about our COVID-Safe Schools Processes.
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SUPPORT ATYP is motivated to improve access for all young Australians to participate in the world of theatre, regardless of economic or geographic barriers. We strive to offer opportunities for young Australians from diverse backgrounds to participate in our innovative, challenging, highquality drama workshops which are transforming young lives. We encourage teachers from schools that are challenged by financial, socio-economic and geographical barriers to get in contact if you would like to be considered for funding or subsidy opportunities to access ATYP’s learning programs, including workshops, schools performances and subscriptions to our digital learning platform On Demand Plus. To express your interest, please fill out this online form or email education@atyp.com.au SIGN UP AND WIN If you haven’t already signed up to ATYP’s Education eNewsletter, subscribe by the end of Term 4 for your chance to win a $200 Officeworks voucher! Winners will be randomly selected and contacted via email.
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Head of Learning Jacqui Cowell Deputy Education Manager Monique Johnstone Australian Theatre for Young People Eora Country Pier 2/3 Suite 2, 13A Hickson Road Dawes Point NSW 2000 02 9270 2400 edbookings@atyp.com.au atyp.com.au atypondemand.com.au Facebook /AustralianTheatreforYoungPeople Search ATYP For Teachers to join our online drama teacher’s group Twitter/Instagram @ATYP_Theatre YouTube ATYP
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