Intersection Festival WHERE WRITING, PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION MEET
What is it? Intersection Festival gives students and teachers the opportunity to work with ATYP to present brand-new Australian stories and showcase their work in our state-of-the-art Rebel Theatre. This program offers students the chance to develop their acting and staging skills by working on new scripts written by emerging Australian playwrights in ATYP’s National Studio program. The festival culminates in The Rebel Theatre where your students present new short plays specifically written for young actors.
Who is it for?: Years 8–11 What schools receive: • 10 new Australian short plays written for young people. • A complete guide on ‘How to Read and Discuss a Script’. • Exclusive access to ATYP’s Directors’ Series; a series of videos on directing theatre for young people. • First access to the currently unpublished Intersection 2024: Dawn short plays. Important dates: • Registrations close: Term 1/week 8 – Friday 15 March 2024 • Scripts sent to teachers: Term 1/week 9 – Monday 18 March 2024 • Video submissions due: Term 3/week 10 – Friday 28 June 2024 • Festival dates: Term 3/week 3 – Tuesday 6 August, Wednesday 7 August & Thursday 8 August 2024 (each school performs in only one showcase)
Cost: $280 per school (10 play entries + resources)
To complete an EOI for Intersection Festival go to: www.atyp.com.au/education Check out the Intersection Festival process and how it works on our website
Intersection Festival rehearsals, 2023. All photos by Clare Hawley
“Intersection is an invaluable experience for my students. It challenges them to extend their performance skills and opens up their eyes to the world of theatre beyond the classroom. Inspiring, Collaborative, Transformative. The scripts are also an excellent resource for the classroom as Drama teachers are always on the lookout for relatable scripts to use for performance tasks.” – Samantha Murphy, Teacher at Cerdon College