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Thank you for supporting the development of our students. Our relationship is of enormous importance to our students as we are a PSFP school and most of our students do not have the opportunity to attend theatre productions or to receive workshops. The performance was invaluable to the students ... this developed their own self-belief. Birrong Girls High School
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A message from the Artistic Director A message from the Workshops and Education Manager
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In Person The Intersection Festival ATYP Theatre Flat-Pack Workshops and Work Experience
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Online ATYP On Demand ATYP On Demand Plus Onine PD with Theatre Practitioners
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On Stage I’ve Been Meaning to Ask You Lights in the Park Follow Me Home The Lies We Were Told Soul Trading Shack Partners and Supporters Contact → Just a click away! All links are active to make info and booking a breeze
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I HOPE YOU’LL COME AND PLAY WITH US THIS YEAR
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I speak on behalf of all of us at ATYP when I say we are extremely excited to present our 2021 Education season. Over the past twelve months, in a changing world that has caused such uncertainty, ATYP has re-assessed, innovated and evolved. We have looked at what we do best, what opportunities lie online, and devised new worlds of opportunity in the ways we connect with schools and communities. We have hatched a grand plan.
We will return to presenting a season of on stage productions that showcase the very best theatre with young people. 2021 features works by our finest playwrights, created with leading professional artists and will be performed by the actors that will go on to light up our industry for years to come. As always, ATYP showcases plays that place young people as the protagonists in professionally developed theatre, showing us the world through their eyes.
From 2021 ATYP will have the capacity to reach all Australian schools. Our online platform, ATYP On Demand, has emerged as Australia’s flagship digital educational resource for theatre. It can be accessed from anywhere and we now support it with online and in-person programs across Australia.
And in 2021 we connect our programs directly with you, the teachers and your students. We are handing over our commissions, we are providing exclusive access to our plays and we are ready to share our expertise and experience with you. From online mentoring to selecting scripts, publishing plays and working together to stage shows around the country, this year education is at the heart of everything ATYP is doing. Fraser Corfield Artistic Director
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DEAR TEACH– ERS,
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As the new Workshops and Education Manager at ATYP, I am proud and excited to launch our 2021 Education season.
In 2021 we have programmed three online Teacher PD sessions with extraordinary theatre practitioners: Alana Valentine on Verbatim Theatre and Parramatta Girls; Yve Blake, the creator/writer of Fangirls, who will take you through Digital Storytelling possibilities; and our Artistic Director, Fraser Corfield.
At ATYP we have created a range of innovative offerings for you and your students. We have come up with exciting educational programs to share face-toface, online and onstage. Our new programs include: The Intersection Festival - the creative reimagining of our popular Voices Project and Intersection plays, the festival gives your students the opportunity to create, perform, film and share their interpretation of brand new work written by some of Australia’s best new writers’ with a showcase performance in 2021. ATYP Theatre Flat-Pack - where we co-produce an ATYP play with you at your school. We have packaged up eight of our most successful plays, and will provide scripts, support material and an Industry Director, Designer and/or Stage Manager to work with you and your students to bring the play to life in your space.
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Our new Australia-wide Primary School program, On Demand Plus gives primary teachers access to a catalogue of detailed, multi-week units of work that use participatory learning and drama strategies to explore the F-6 Drama curriculum. We look forward to working with you to provide innovative education experiences, giving you access to new Australian work for young people, theatre practitioners, festivals and workshops. See you in 2021! Jacqui Cowell Workshops and Education Manager
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In Person
The Intersection Festival ATYP Theatre Flat-Pack Workshops and Work Experience ATYP is an amazing organisation and I’ve really loved learning about what all the staff do and how it all works. Watching the rehearsal processes, actors at work and meeting playwrights/production teams has been so exciting and a real privilege. Elizabeth Player Work Experience
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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 in 2020. Jane Simmons, Drama Performance Officer The Arts Unit/Department of Education NSW
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The Intersection Festival Where writing, performance and education meet. The Intersection Festival is a competition open to schools Australia-wide, encouraging teachers and students to create original performances of new short plays.
Committed to offering creative solutions for the classroom while amplifying the voices of emerging playwrights and the skills of young actors, ATYP is delighted to launch The Intersection Festival in 2021.
ATYP will present 20 brand new works written by 20 of the country’s most talented young writers for you to share with your students. The festival is suggested for Year 9-11* students and can be taught as an Acting, Scripted Drama, Australian Theatre or Small Screen
We are excited to partner with you on the world premiere of these new works, and pleased to announce Currency Press will publish the most popular 10 plays with original cast lists from participating schools.
Drama unit.
→ Read all about it! Watch 2020 Intersection play atyp.com.au
Simply select the scenes that best suit your class, then rehearse and submit your best five scenes, to go in the running to perform them live at the showcase event in Sydney, for your chance to win the Intersection Trophy and video equipment for your school.
*Some Intersection short plays would be suitable for Year 8 students.
Once again, ATYP has provided a wonderful springboard and reference point for our HSC Drama Students. Obviously, for those planning to present Performance for their IP, the production serves to inspire; but all benefit, creatively and personally, from the experience of interesting, engaging, relevant live theatre for and by people of their own age. Ben Daley, Macintyre High School Inverell
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ATYP Theatre Flat-Pack Everything you need to stage your own ATYP production. Our Theatre Flat-Pack supports you to stage an ATYP production at your school. Taking place over one term, the program is fully customisable. Simply pick the option that best suits your school and budget and you’re ready to go. This program also offers a wonderful professional development opportunity, giving both new and experienced Drama teachers exclusive access to directing techniques and production processes fully supported by the ATYP team. ATYP
ATYP Theatre Flat-Pack can be tailored to your needs and can include: • playscripts for your chosen play • an industry-respected Director • an Industry Set and Costume Designer • the complete production sound recording • a professional Stage Manager • production support from the ATYP Education team through the production.
Theatre Flat-Pack is available across all terms throughout 2021, and regional and interstate schools can apply with online and in-person support options.
If you choose a new ATYP Foundation Commission play, your school and student cast list will be included in the published script by Currency.
There are four ATYP Secondary and four Primary plays to choose from. Our team will work with you all the way from selecting the play, scheduling auditions and rehearsals - right through to opening night.
For enquiries and bookings for ATYP Theatre Flat-Pack please call (02) 9270 2400 or email edbookings@atyp.com.au → Unpack it all! Click here for a description of the 8 ATYP plays on offer. atyp.com.au
The workshop was inspiring and the students were very excited about the whole experience. They were thrilled to be so close to the actors and discussed the whole process throughout our journey home. We will definitely be back. Penny Lindley, Reddam House
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Workshops and Work Experience Our Education Workshops give your students a practical experience in specific areas of drama and the drama curriculum. As the national youth theatre company, we are experts in youth practice, and can tailor our workshops to Secondary drama classes and Primary year groups. ATYP’s team of professional teaching artists have a range of skills in Theatre and Performance and can deliver innovative, practical workshops at our venue Eighteen80 in Surry Hills, at your school or online, beamed live directly into your classrooms. No matter what stage you teach or where you’re located, it’s never been easier to give your students a topquality drama experience! Standard ATYP workshops include: • Devising/Playbuilding • improvisation • Performing a Monologue • Physical Theatre • HSC Drama Curriculum Workshops: Australian Theatre, Verbatim Theatre, Approaches to Acting • voice • Storytelling
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HSC Design: Poster and Promotion (with the ATYP Marketing team) HSC Costume Design (with an ATYP Designer) HSC Set Design (with an ATYP Designer).
Work Experience ATYP offers an immersive Work Experience program for students studying Drama in Year 10 or VET Entertainment in Year 11. Students are included in the day-to-day running of our company and will experience working with a range of departments including production, workshops, marketing, education and writing. → Build it! We can customise your workhop program atyp.com.au
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ATYP On Demand ATYP On Demand Plus Professional Development with Theatre Practitioners The post show Q&A was very useful. Our students asked some interesting questions which showed that they understood the concepts of the play and production. The responses helped students to further that understanding. Teacher, Cabramatta High School
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ATYP On Demand Every school. Everywhere! Get the highest quality theatre in your classroom, whenever you want it, for free! 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.
It’s simple to join, ad-free and there are no fees to pay, now or in the future. 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. Why is it free? Because ATYP wants you to get to know us, and together, inspire young Australians. Teachers and students currently
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.
working at or enrolled in an Australian school or tertiary training institution can sign up today. → Demand it! Sign up for ATYP On Demand. atypondemand.com.au
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ATYP On Demand Plus On demand. And so much more! A complete package for Primary Teachers, using literacy and drama strategies to explore and teach F-6 History curriculum. ATYP On Demand Plus is a brand new program giving Primary educators access to a catalogue of detailed, multi-week units of work that use literacy and drama strategies to explore concepts from the Australian History curriculum, making it accessible for teachers across Australia to integrate the units and resources into their programs and lessons. The program has been developed with academics from The University of Sydney, including Professor Emerita Robyn Ewing AM, Dr Catherine Smyth and Dr Alison O’Grady. ATYP On Demand Plus is a 12-month subscription program. Your school will receive three complete units of work addressing existing History curriculum topics: Past and Present (Foundation, Year 1-2) Indigenous Connections (Years 3-4) Waves of Migration (Years 5-6)
Participating schools will receive: • An eight-week unit of work for each stage with accompanying resources • Instruction videos for teaching the units, demonstrating drama and literacy strategies • Two professional development sessions with ATYP teaching artists • Curator-delivered videos at the State Library of New South Wales, relating primary sources in the library to the unit of study. On Demand Plus is also able to be delivered in person by ATYP teaching artists. We can deliver individual lessons from the 8 week unit or the complete unit at your school. → Demand more! Subscribe to On Demand Plus today. atypondemand.com.au
Online PD with Theatre Specialists ATYP is offering a suite of professional development workshops for teachers featuring theatre specialists. Term One
Verbatim Theatre Masterclass: Parramatta Girls with Alana Valentine Tuesday 9th February 6.30-8pm Cost: $65
Digital Storytelling with Yve Blake Tuesday 2nd March 6.30-8pm Cost: $65 Join Yve Blake, the writer and creator of Fangirls in an exciting new online masterclass for drama teachers on Digital Storytelling. Yve will explain her process in creating a theatre work, including how she incorporates digital, sound, and multimedia elements into a story and production.
Alana Valentine will unpack Verbatim Theatre in this online masterclass analysing the text Parramatta Girls in relation to the HSC Drama rubric, including the dramatic form and style of Verbatim Theatre. The masterclass will include a discussion, practical exercises as well as a Q&A.
There will be a 10-minute Q&A at the end of the online masterclass.
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→ Special offer! Book all three professional development workshops for only $150. atyp.com.au
Devising a Group Performances with Fraser Corfield Tuesday 20th April 6.30-8pm Cost: $65 The Devising a Group Performance online masterclass with Fraser Corfield (Artistic Director, ATYP) will give teachers insight into how to facilitate a group-devised performance and help students curate (or ‘dramaturge’) their ideas and shape a piece ready for performance. There will be a 10-minute Q&A at the end of the masterclass.
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IN PERSON ON– LINE ON STAGE
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I’ve Been Meaning to Ask You Lights in the Park Follow Me Home The Lies We Were Told Soul Trading Shack The production fit in perfectly with our survival unit in Year 9 English and complements all aspects of our Drama programs. On our return our Head Teacher of HSIE said it sounds perfect for their unit of work on Australian Natural Disaster/Hazards and wanted to know if he could request it for next year. Teacher, Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College
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Term One Yrs 5-12 17.03– 20.03.21
I’VE BEEN MEA– NING TO ASK YOU Riverside Theatres and Critical Stages Touring Present An ATYP Production Created by The Good Room
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Why do you have to go to work? How come adults drink to have fun? What was life like before the Internet? Is 50 too old to learn to surf? This is a work full of questions. Asked by young people. Answered by adults. Transformed inside a theatre-turnedplayground-turned-battleground delivered by Generation Up Next. Watch as age collides with experience in a revealing onehour tell-all, where adults take a backseat as a powerful gang of 9-13-year-olds drop some truths… and the mic.
When Term One Who for Years 5-12 Where Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Matinees Fri 19 March How long 60 mins + 20mins Q&A
Combining anonymous submissions with high-impact video design, I’ve Been Meaning to Ask You pits Age against Experience in a conversation built around three key starting points: what you’ve been told, what you know to be true, and what you want to believe.
How much $23 (1 free teacher per 20 students)
Don’t miss the hit of Brisbane Festival as the national youth theatre company, ATYP do what they do best, place young people centre stage and watch the magic happen. Built in collaboration with and performed by local young people, audiences both young and old will come together to tackle the big (and little) questions that life throws at us.
Book now! atyp.com.au
Warning Adult themes, Smoke, Haze/Fog and Strobe Lighting
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Term Two Years 9–12 20.04– 24.04.21
LIGHT– S IN THE PARK Writer Alexander Lee-Rekers Director Lucy Clements Winner! 2018 ATYP Foundation Commission 14–17 year olds
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Things feel darker in the dark, don’t they? Okay, that sounded more profound in my head. – Amy One quiet night, the street lights flicker out and plunge the world into darkness. A “lights out” party in Royal Park is announced and every kid in town makes their way there to celebrate this strange occurrence. A trio of role-players leave their game and embark on a quest for revenge, two enterprising youngsters sell torches at reasonable prices... the disgraced star of a viral video looks to make her social comeback and the floor-mopper at the local chemist encounters the worst kind of shoplifter. All these stories unfold on the way to Royal Park because everybody’s on their way to the same party. And it is not to be missed.
When Term Two Who for Years 9-12 Where Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith Matinees Wed 21 April 12pm Fri 23 April 12pm How long 80 mins + 20mins Q&A How much $23 (1 free teacher per 10 students) Book now! atyp.com.au
The Senior ATYP Foundation Commission develops a new play each year that showcases the skills of actors aged 14-17. Published by Playlab, this is your chance to see the first production of a show that will be presented in schools around the country for years to come. Lights in the Park is the 2018 winner of this award.
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Term Two Years 10–12 16.06– 03.07.21
FOL– LOW ME HOME Writer Lewis Treston Director Fraser Corfield
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Stories with heart, honesty and humanity. Follow Me Home is an insightful new theatre production by award-winning playwright Lewis Treston. Presented as a series of vignettes, the play reveals the real stories of a group of extraordinarily strong, resilient and courageous young people from across Australia. Telling the truth and sharing your story takes guts. Real guts. How do you tell your friend she can’t sleep over anymore? Can you help a parent when she’s lost all hope? How can you strive for independence when the system is working against you? And what if just being honest means you’re out on the street?
When Term Two Who for Year 10-12 Where SBW Stables Theatre, Kings Cross Matinees Fri 18, 25 and Wed 23 June Wed 23 June 11am Fri 18 & 25 June 11am How long 80 mins + 20mins Q&A How much $23 (1 free teacher per 10 students) Book now! atyp.com.au
Four talented young actors take on multiple roles in a fast-paced show that will leave audiences with a shift in perspective, a little more compassion and a deeper understanding of the world around them. Inspired by the real-life stories shared by homeless young people across NSW, this thought-provoking work is a must-see for audiences aged 14 and over.
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Term Three Years 10–12 04.08– 15.08.21
THE LIES WE WERE TOLD A co–production with Shopfront Arts Co–Op
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You don’t stop laughing because you grow older. You grow older because you stop laughing. – Maurice Chevalier Things will never be the same again. We grow up being lied to. Often for good reasons - so we can believe in something magical, to believe we can be whoever we want to be, or to shield us from pain. This is about those moments. When a lie is revealed and the truth is learnt. In that moment something is discovered, something that will change you forever, something that cannot be unlearnt. From global conspiracies to childhood memories
When Term Three Who for Years 10-12 Where Shopfront Youth Arts, Carlton Matinees Thurs 5, 12 August 12pm Fri 6, 13 August 12pm How long 80 mins + 20mins Q&A
to the most personal moments of all. This is how we grow up. This is life!
How much $23 (1 free teacher per 10 students)
Following their critically acclaimed partnership on 2017’s Dignity of Risk, ATYP and Shopfront Arts Co-op join forces once again to premiere The Lies We Were Told. An ensemble of young people aged 8-18 will share personal stories and verbatim texts, investigating the moments when it felt like you grew up in one day, or one hour, or one minute - and nothing would ever be the same again.
Book now! atyp.com.au
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Term Four Years 4–8 20.10– 05.11.21
SOUL TRAD– ING Writer Kate Walder Director Heather Campbell Winner! 2019 ATYP Foundation Commission 10–13 year olds
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The year is 2079... Humans are created with gene selection technology, Artificial Intelligence is part of everyday life and children’s best friends are their Learning Bots. Except for Jerry. Jerry is not like the others. Neither is Neutron Finch, an exceptionally clever Learning Bot who seems to appear out of nowhere. He is smarter than most Bots, funnier and also possibly illegal. It doesn’t take long for the status quo to unravel and one night, Jerry and his classmates are summoned to the oval… The Bots want souls. Specifically, theirs. It’s up to six young minds to solve the greatest existential question of all time, in 24 hours no less. Will their soul-searching provide the answers they need to stop AI becoming humanity’s worst nightmare?
The ATYP Foundation Commission invests in work for young people to perform. A canon of work for young actors aged 10-13 is being developed by ATYP, and published by Playlab. This is your chance to see this exciting new Australian work before it goes on to be performed by schools and youth theatres around the country. When Term Four Who for Years 4-8 Where SBW Stables Theatre, Kings Cross Matinees Wed 3 November 11am Fri 22 October and 5 November 11am How long 60 mins + 20mins Q&A How much $23 (1 free teacher per 10 students) Book now! atyp.com.au
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Term Four Years 4–8 21.10– 06.11.21
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Writer George Kemp Director Fraser Corfield Winner! 2020 ATYP Foundation Commission 10–13 year olds
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Antarctica. A blizzard. Eight school kids are stranded in a shack, at the bottom of the world, with a sinister force circling outside‌ Our young explorers, in the ghostly footsteps of Ernest Shackleton, question their place in the natural and social order of the world, as the limits of their courage are pushed into uncharted waters. Safety (and sanity) seems to be drifting farther and farther away. The younger generation is being called on to lead like never before. The power of nature and the nature of power are explored in this adventure story for the Greta Thunberg generation. A hypothermic flurry of comedy and thriller, Shack explores the territory between teen anxiety and teen invincibility. How do our young people learn to step up and lead, when sometimes just existing is hard enough?! So zip up your warmest parka and be ready for anything‌
The ATYP Foundation Commission invests in work for young people to perform. A canon of work for young actors aged 10-13 is being developed by ATYP, and published by Playlab. This is your chance to see this exciting new Australian work before it goes on to be performed by schools and youth theatres around the country. When Term Four Who for Years 4-8 Where SBW Stables Theatre, Kings Cross Matinees Wed 27 October 11am Fri 29 October 11am Thurs 4 November 11am How long 60 mins + 20mins Q&A How much $23 (1 free teacher per 10 students) Book now! atyp.com.au
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Partners and Supporters
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