Learning & Participation
A Message from David
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La Boite Mainstage Holding the Man
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Food
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The Glass Menagerie The Wizard of Oz
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La Boite Indie
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2013 Mainstage Calendar
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Your Visit
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Teacher Professional Developments
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In-School Workshops for Students
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La Boite Ambassadors Program
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Booking Info
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Education Partner
Vocational Training Partner
Education Notes written and compiled by Xanthe Coward, Learning & Participation Specialist
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Classics sit at the heart of La Boite’s 2013 Mainstage season. Holding the Man is one of Australia’s great love stories, and the stage version of this fascinating memoir has played around the world. But now we’ve assembled a new all-Queensland cast to breathe fresh life into the original production, last seen in London’s West End. The story is a frank coming-of-age tale set during the ’70s and ’80s and into the ‘90s – social history and theatrical invention combine in quite moving ways. Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie is one of the most loved plays of the American theatre – a gorgeous heart-breaker if ever there was one – but we have a hunch there’s a lot more to it and are keen to dust it off in a way that will give it a surprising new glow. La Boite teams up with The Danger Ensemble and the Brisbane Festival to completely remake L. Frank Baum’s brilliant story The Wizard of Oz. We aim to bring the wonderful world of Oz screaming into the 21st century, transformed through the matchless skills of one of Brisbane’s most inventive and explorative independent theatre companies. Classics can be turned new, and the new can become classics. Food is a new play that sits on the La Boite menu along with Blue Love (2009), Stockholm (2010) and Tender Napalm (2012) as pieces in which dance and movement provide stunning new dimensions. Kate Champion’s dance theatre work is beautifully human, and her influence helps transform Steve Rodgers’ generous story into a delicious theatre experience. We’re also offering six productions as part of La Boite Indie, many of which explore the edges of theatrical form, as well as a jam-packed range of curriculum-based workshops for students and professional development workshops for teachers. La Boite has always has a very close relationship with the education sector, and we’re very proud to offer work and experiences that we trust will really enhance your teaching and your students’ learning.
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Holding the Man By Tommy Murphy From the book by Timothy Conigrave Director David Berthold Timothy Conigrave’s book Holding the Man won the United Nations Human Rights Award for Non-Fiction. It is one of Australia’s best-selling memoirs and one of Australia’s great love stories. It was adapted for the stage by Tommy Murphy and directed by David Berthold in 2006 and has since played most capital cities and London’s West End. Charting the long-term relationship of Conigrave and John Caleo, Holding the Man is hilarious, touching and bittersweet. It’s a poignant and inspiring story that transcends generations, sexual preferences and cultures. Seen through Tim’s eyes, the relationship evolves over fifteen years, from when the boys first meet at high school in the mid-1970s until John’s untimely death. Imaginative and intelligent, this touching story of an actor and the captain of the football team is surprisingly funny and reminds us that, in the end, all we’re left with is love. A must-see for students, parents and teachers, Holding the Man uses clever theatrical devices and deceptively simple prose. Humour and pathos inspire the conversations you haven’t quite had about love, lust, trust and prejudices.
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Image by Dylan Evans
Themes
Theatrical Conventions
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Trust Temptation Identity Love Fear Judgment Prejudice Loss Grief Growing up HIV & AIDS
Realism Absurdism Puppetry Contemporary Dramatic Adaptation Direct address Overlapping dialogue Multiple roles Linear narrative Comedy v tragedy Metatheatre Media and gay celebrity
La Boite Rating Contains coarse language, sexual references and adult themes. Suitable for mature audiences, Years 10 – 12. • Students: $24 per student • Teacher/s: One complimentary teacher ticket with every 10 students, or $44 each. Want fries with that? We have an array of upgrade options available with any school booking: • Free: Artists’ Insights (subject to availability and demand - see page 16) • Free: One complimentary teacher ticket for every 10 students attending • Free: Two complimentary teacher tickets to attend any preview • $75: Backstage tour (max 30 participants - see page 16) • $190: Teachers Professional Development (see page 18)
Production Partners
Plays 16 Feb - 16 Mar (Term 1)
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Food By Steve Rodgers Directors Kate Champion & Steve Rodgers Food explores a new theatrical form. Steve Rodgers’ script calls for vivid physical imagery at times when words just aren’t enough. This use of expressive movement is in the La Boite tradition of Stockholm and Tender Napalm, though quite gentle and delicious. Inspired by real people in real situations, Food explores the contrasts of our multicultural country and the conflicting emotions we sometimes feel when we are faced with food, and sex. This is a co-production of Sydney’s great Belvoir company and Force Majeure, directed by Kate Champion. Champion is one of Australia’s leading dance theatre makers. Sisters Elma and Nancy run a greasy takeaway joint located somewhere between two remote Australian towns. While they dream of a better life, a Turkish traveller, Hakan, appears and throws a bit of spice into the mix - cleaning, cooking and charming the pants off them…literally! As the sisters’ dreams become their new reality and the roadhouse-turnedrestaurant proves increasingly popular with the locals, audience members are invited to break bread with the actors in the communion that is contemporary theatre.
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Themes
Theatrical Conventions
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Family Comfort food Sexual relationships Loyalty Prejudice Work v Play
Realism Contemporary Dramatic Character-driven narrative Direct address Devised work Monologue Movement Dance
La Boite Rating Contains coarse language, adult themes and simulated sexual intercourse. Suitable for English, Drama and Dance students, Years 10 – 12. • Students: $24 per student • Teacher/s: One complimentary teacher ticket with every 10 students, or $44 each. Would you like an entrée or dessert with that meal? We have an array of upgrade options available with any school booking: • Free: Artists’ Insights (subject to availability and demand - see page 16) • Free: One complimentary teacher ticket for every 10 students attending • Free: Two complimentary teacher tickets to attend any preview • $75: Backstage tour (max 30 participants - see page 16) • $190: Teachers Professional Development (see page 18)
A Force Majeure & Belvoir co-production
Plays 16 - 27 Apr (Term 2)
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The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams Director David Berthold The Glass Menagerie is a symbol-rich memory play, a great classic of the American theatre, and the most autobiographical of Williams’ plays. It is based on one of Williams’ short stories, Portrait of a Girl in Glass, published in 1948. Tom, the narrator, introduces the play to the audience as a memory play based on his recollection of his mother, Amanda, and his sister, Laura. Amanda is one of Williams’ great creations - a domineering, desperate mother who tries to find her crippled daughter a husband. When Tom brings home Laura’s high school crush, Jim O’Connor, the situation looks promising. But the family’s hopes are dashed when Jim reveals he is already engaged. Laura retreats further into her strange, silent world, her mother despairs and her brother leaves the family home. The Glass Menagerie deals in family expectations, individual hopes and dreams, and the difficulties of escaping the reality that somebody else has created for you. Director David Berthold puts his unique stamp on this classic play, dusting away many of its cobwebs and revealing surprising new facets.
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Themes
Theatrical Conventions
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Memory Perspective Family Fear Escape Hopes & dreams Ambitions & expectations
Memory play Contemporary Dramatic Expressionism Direct address Unconventional techniques Symbols Music American Theatre
La Boite Rating Suitable for English and Drama students, Years 9 – 12. • Students: $24 per student • Teacher/s: One complimentary teacher ticket with every 10 students, or $44 each. Would you like a glass unicorn for that menagerie? We have an array of upgrade options available with any school booking: • Free: Artists’ Insights (subject to availability and demand - see page 16) • Free: One complimentary teacher ticket for every 10 students attending • Free: Two complimentary teacher tickets to attend any preview • $75: Backstage tour (max 30 participants - see page 16) • $190: Teachers Professional Development (see page 18)
The Glass Menagerie is presented through special arrangement with The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.
Plays 3 - 31 Aug (Term 3)
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The Wizard of Oz By Maxine Mellor & The Danger Ensemble Director Steven Mitchell Wright L Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz will be given The Danger Ensemble treatment in 2013. Expect to be surprised and tantalised by a completely new and unique take on the classic tale of a girl who journeys beyond the rainbow to find that everything she dreamed of was always right in front of her. But The Danger Ensemble doesn’t just deal in dreams…or in happy endings. Acclaimed Brisbane director Steven Mitchell Wright and his formidable team of uber-creatives are set to take us on a trip of a different kind. Renowned for their collaborative, organic methods of devising theatre that throws you off balance, The Danger Ensemble will lead you to a place beyond the rainbow that you and your students have never been before. The Wizard of Oz is a La Boite and Brisbane Festival world premiere event not to be missed. Just remember, there’s no place like home.
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Theatrical Conventions
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Home Family Faith Fame Connections Courage Love Intelligence Dreams & nightmares
Narrative Fantasy Absurdism Surrealism Improvisation Adaptation Devised theatre Contemporary treatment Myth
La Boite Rating Contains adult themes and coarse language. Suitable for mature audiences, Years 9 – 12. • Students: $24 per student • Teacher/s: One complimentary teacher ticket with every 10 students, or $44 each. Can we interest you in something for Toto? We have an array of upgrade options available with any school booking: • Free: Artists’ Insights (subject to availability and demand - see page 16) • Free: One complimentary teacher ticket for every 10 students attending • Free: Two complimentary teacher tickets to attend any preview • $75: Backstage tour (max 30 participants - see page 16) • $190: Teachers Professional Development (see page 18) A La Boite, The Danger Ensemble & Brisbane Festival co-production Production Partner
Brisbane Festival is an initiative of the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council
Plays 7 - 28 Sept (Term 3)
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La Boite Indie presents six break-through productions from independent producers from all over Australia. In a 2013 twist, the audiences size can range between 6 people through to 100 in a mix of both interactive and traditional theatre experiences. To find out more about the following shows head to laboite.com.au
Blindscape (8-25 May) A production that melds circus performance and interactive iPhone technology to create a virtual world filled with soundscapes and movement. Dare to let your class take over? Audience size: 30 per performance.
This is Capital City (8-25 May) Let your students be guided by mobile phone GPS trigger points on a multi-dimensional walking adventure into an imagined world called Capital City. The action takes place in the urban surrounds of the Kelvin Grove Village. Audience size: 6 per performance.
The SĂŠance (8-25 May) In a secret location, 16 participants try to make contact with the ghost of a deceased Hollywood celebrity. This immersive experience celebrates the happy medium between shamanic incantations and pop culture. Audience size: 16 per performance.
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Joy Fear and Poetry (10-20 July) Joy Fear and Poetry is delivered by five multicultural protagonists aged 8-12 who philosophise, create and demonstrate childhood’s unsettling complexity in the modern age. Audience size: 100 per performance.
Show Me Yours, I’ll Show You Mine (10-27 July) Tim Spencer and a male sex worker (portrayed by Charles Spencer) talk about life, love and family. This scripted interview is an alluring study of integrity and play acting, made volatile by the rules of theatre. Audience size: 100 per performance.
>< R&J (13-30 November) Ten performers aged 18-25 fight, play, dance, kiss and talk about life, love, violence, revenge, sex and death in this modern mixed telling of Romeo & Juliet. Directed by Helpmann Award nominee Lucas Stibbard (boy girl wall). Audience size: 100 per performance.
La Boite Indie Partner
La Boite Indie Partner
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Holding the Man
Food
Sat
16-Feb
7.30pm (P)
Tue
16-Apr
6.30pm (P)
Tue
19-Feb
11am (P)
Wed
17-Apr
7.30pm (O)
Tue
19-Feb
6.30pm (P)
Thur
18-Apr
11am
Wed
20-Feb
6.30pm (P)
Thur
18-Apr
7.30pm
Thur
21-Feb
7.30pm (O)
Fri
19-Apr
7.30pm
Fri
22-Feb
7.30pm
Sat
20-Apr
7.30pm
Sat
23-Feb
7.30pm
Tue
23-Apr
11am
Tue
26-Feb
11am
Tue
23-Apr
6.30pm
Tue
26-Feb
6.30pm
Wed
24-Apr
6.30pm
Wed
27-Feb
6.30pm
Thur
25-Apr
7.30pm
Thur
28-Feb
7.30pm
Fri
26-Apr
7.30pm
Fri
1-Mar
7.30pm
Sat
27-Apr
2pm
Tue
5-Mar
11am
Sat
27-Apr
7.30pm
Tue
5-Mar
6.30pm
Wed
6-Mar
6.30pm
Thur
7-Mar
11am
Thur
7-Mar
7.30pm
Fri
8-Mar
7.30pm
Sat
9-Mar
7.30pm
Tue
12-Mar
11am
Tue
12-Mar
6.30pm
Wed
13-Mar
6.30pm
Thur
14-Mar
11am
Thur
14-Mar
7.30pm 7.30pm
Fri
15-Mar
Sat
16-Mar
2pm
Sat
16-Mar
7.30pm
Note Tuesdays and Wednesdays are our most popular performances for schools and include a free Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Insights post-show Q&A, subject to availability and demand. (P) = Preview Performance (all performances before Opening Night).
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The Glass Menagerie
The Wizard of Oz
Sat
3-Aug
7.30pm (P)
Sat
7-Sept
7.30 (P)
Tue
6-Aug
11am (P)
Mon
9-Sept
6.30pm (P)
Tue
6-Aug
6.30pm (P)
Tue
10-Sept
6.30pm (P)
Wed
7-Aug
6.30pm (P)
Wed
11-Sept
7.30pm (O)
Thur
8-Aug
7.30pm (O)
Thur
12-Sept
11am
Fri
9-Aug
7.30pm
Thur
12-Sept
7.30pm
Sat
10-Aug
7.30pm
Fri
13-Sept
7.30pm
Tue
13-Aug
11am
Sat
14-Sept
7.30pm
Tue
13-Aug
6.30pm
Tue
17-Sept
11am
Wed
14-Aug
6.30pm
Tue
17-Sept
6.30pm
Thur
15-Aug
11am
Wed
18-Sept
6.30pm
Thur
15-Aug
7.30pm
Thur
19-Sept
7.30pm 7.30pm
Fri
16-Aug
7.30pm
Fri
20-Sept
Tue
20-Aug
11am
Sat
21-Sept
7.30pm
Tue
20-Aug
6.30pm
Tue
24-Sept
6.30pm
Wed
21-Aug
6.30pm
Wed
25-Sept
6.30pm
Thur
22-Aug
11am
Thur
26-Sept
7.30pm 7.30pm
Thur
22-Aug
7.30pm
Fri
27-Sept
Fri
23-Aug
7.30pm
Sat
28-Sept
2pm
Sat
24-Aug
7.30pm
Sat
28-Sept
7.30pm
Tue
27-Aug
11am
Tue
27-Aug
6.30pm
Wed
28-Aug
6.30pm
Thur
29-Aug
11am
Thur
29-Aug
7.30pm 7.30pm
Fri
30-Aug
Sat
31-Aug
2pm
Sat
31-Aug
7.30pm
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FREE TICKETS Every teacher has access to two (2) complimentary teacher preview tickets to every Mainstage production. You don’t need to have made a school group booking to access these tickets; they are just our little way of saying ‘thank you’ for engaging so many young theatrical minds. In addition, we also offer one (1) complimentary teacher ticket for every 10 students booked as part of a school booking.
NITTY GRITTY DOCUMENT You know that feeling when you walk into the theatre with your students and all that’s running through your head is, “Please be age appropriate… Please keep your clothes on… Please don’t use the ‘c’ word… I can’t deal with Sarah’s mother calling me again!”. We know that teachers are accountable to many third parties, and we like to make sure you’re well-prepped before bringing your students to our productions. The Nitty Gritty Document takes the pressure off these situations. This simple single-page document is emailed out during tech week of all Mainstage productions, and contains specific examples of mature moments you might want to brief your students on, as well as quirky little facts about the show.
EDUCATION NOTES Education Notes are provided for every La Boite Mainstage production and are available for download on the La Boite website two weeks prior to the commencement of a production. Education Notes include a synopsis of the play, rehearsal room photography, interviews with the cast and crew, script excerpts, performance tasks and sample assessment pieces. We also email the Education Notes to all teachers who have made a school group booking.
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ARTISTS’ INSIGHTS Artists’ Insights (aka Meet the Artists) are an opportunity for your class to ask questions of the cast and crew post-show. They are perfect for groups with assessment tasks relating to the performance. Artists’ Insights are offered every Tuesday & Wednesday performance (both matinee & evening) and are subject to sufficient demand.
BACKSTAGE TOURS For just $75, your group can take a guided behind-the-scenes tour of La Boite, including an overview of La Boite’s history, access to the Green Room, Dressing Rooms, Bio Box, and the stage itself. We can also adapt these tours so that they become directly relevant to your areas of study, shifting the focus to producing, lighting, stage design etc.
Access Facilities Staff Assisted Access For mobility assistance of any kind, we suggest you advise us when booking your tickets so we can organise a Front of House attendant to assist you. Unassisted Access Spaces are available for wheelchairs in the theatre and there is a level access drop-off point next to the theatre in Gona Parade. Patrons with special mobility requirements should request access seats when booking tickets. For hearing impaired patrons, there is a hearing assistance system in the theatre. We request patrons wishing to use this service contact us prior to their visit, as special seats are required. There is an accessible toilet located on the ground floor, 10m from the theatre entrance doors.
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Movement in Theatre (Focus: FOOD) with Brian Lucas Using Force Majeure and Belvoir’s Food as a springboard, Movement in Theatre will break down traditional theatrical boundaries and focus on the intricacies inherent in creating contemporary movement-based theatre in the classroom. Facilitator Brian Lucas brings a wealth of experience, having worked as choreographer, performer and director with many of Australia’s most well-known performance companies, including La Boite, Chunky Move, Circa, Chamber Made Opera, KAGE Theatre, Dance North, QL2 Centre for Youth Dance, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Theatre Company, The Lyric Opera and for almost 8 years with Expressions Dance Company. Tutor Brian Lucas When 9am – 2.30pm Monday 22 April 2013 (Term 2) Total Duration 5.5 hours (with 30 minute break for lunch) Number of Participants Max 16 Cost $190 per person Venue La Boite’s Rehearsal Room. Level 1, Z1 The Works, 6 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove Q 4059 Note: To get the most out of Movement in Theatre we advise all participants to see Food (16 - 27 April) prior to attendance.
Puppetry with Dead Puppet Society This Puppetry workshop focuses on abstract puppetry, manipulation techniques, illusion of character and basic puppet making skills. Facilitated by Dead Puppet Society Artistic Director David Morton (The Harbinger, The Timely Death of Victor Blot), participants leave equipped with the building blocks to effortlessly introduce puppetry in the classroom.
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Tutor David Morton (Dead Puppet Society) When 9am – 2.30pm Wednesday 15 May 2013 (Term 2) Total Duration 5.5 hours (with 30 minute break for lunch) Number of Participants Max 16 Cost $190 per person Venue La Boite’s Rehearsal Room. Level 1, Z1 The Works, 6 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove Q 4059
Australian Gothic with Stephen Carlton Why does Australian drama use Gothic in such interesting ways, and what makes it Australian Gothic? Unpack the origins, themes and tropes of this genre with Patrick White Award winning playwright Stephen Carlton whose play Constance Drinkwater and the Final Days of Somerset makes a perfect model of the typical themes, characters, settings and imagery used in Australian Gothic. Participants from the 2011 and 2012 workshops were unanimous with their praise of this professional development day, and La Boite is excited to offer this opportunity again in 2013. Tutor Stephen Carlton When 9am – 2.30pm Friday 24 May 2013 (Term 2) Total Duration 5.5 hours (with 30 minute break for lunch) Number of Participants Max 16 Cost $170 per person Venue La Boite’s Rehearsal Room. Level 1, Z1 The Works, 6 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove Q 4059 Note: To get the most out of Australian Gothic we advise all participants to read Constance Drinkwater and the Final Days of Somerset by Stephen Carlton prior to attendance.
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Directing Realism (Focus: THE GLASS MENAGERIE) with David Berthold La Boite Artistic Director David Berthold leads Directing Realism, which focuses on guiding students through performance that blurs the line between real life and dramatic art. After three pulsing productions of Shakespeare, David puts his inimitable stamp on Tennessee Williams’ most loved-play about a family bursting at the seams. In this professional development workshop, David shares some principles towards drawing honest performances from actors, offering special insights into his approach to directing realism. Tutor David Berthold When 9am – 2.30pm Tuesday 13 August 2013 (Term 3) Total Duration 5.5 hours (with 30 minute break for lunch) Number of Participants Max 16 Cost $190 per person Venue La Boite’s Rehearsal Room. Level 1, Z1 The Works, 6 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove Q 4059 Note: To get the most out of Directing Realism we advise all participants to see The Glass Menagerie (3 - 31 August) prior to attendance.
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Devising Contemporary Performance (Focus: THe WIZARD OF OZ) with The Danger Ensemble The Danger Ensemble is one of Australia’s most exciting independent theatre outfits, led by the incomparable Steven Mitchell Wright. In this workshop, The Danger Ensemble demonstrate the tools required to energise young theatre makers to make relevant performance pieces and docu-dramas around current events and pop culture. The Danger Ensemble is driven by an insatiable exploration of theatrical form and a steadfast commitment to questioning what theatre is now. This workshop investigates notions of contemporary archetypes (the heroine, the coward, the heartless and the brainless), myth created by and within popular culture (contemporary modes of storytelling tradition) and fame as a mode of escapism. Tutors Steven Mitchell Wright & Katherine Quigley (The Danger Ensemble) When 9am – 2.30pm Thursday 12 September 2013 (Term 3) Total Duration 5.5 hours (with 30 minute break for lunch) Number of Participants Max 16 Cost $190 per person Venue La Boite’s Rehearsal Room. Level 1, Z1 The Works, 6 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove Q 4059 Note: To get the most out of Devising a Contemporary Performance we advise all participants to see The Wizard of Oz (7 - 28 September) prior to attendance.
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These curriculum-based workshops are designed and delivered by professional theatre artists and are offered both onsite at your school and here at our theatre. This is a way to get specialist input into your study program. We offer the following workshops but can also design workshops to suit your needs.
Physical Theatre This workshop is particularly useful for students devising group scenes or contemporising heritage texts. It explores basic principles of spatial awareness, viewpoints, locomotion, physical timing, counter balance and acrobatics as tools for the creation of physical performance. It also explores conventions around storytelling, movement and dance.
Brecht & Political Theatre What were Brecht’s political and artistic ambitions and how do they relate to his practice? Are they still significant? This workshop explores the impact of Brecht and his style on contemporary theatre and interrogates common myths about this theatrical pioneer.
Performing Realism Explore what Stanislavski really mean when he talked about ‘The System’. What is the ‘actor’s preparation’ and how do actors go about ‘creating a character’? What balance is to be found between emotion memory and technical skill? What are the difference between American Lee Strasberg’s Actors Studio ‘method’ and Stanislavski’s ‘system’?
Clown & Comedy This highly participatory workshop will demonstrate to students that the skills behind clowning go far beyond wearing a red nose and big shoes. Learn how comedy and clown can be used to approach serious topics. Participants will leave this workshop having understood why attention to detail, courage and vulnerability are essential tools for the ideal clown. 22
Musical Theatre Do you have a class full of “GLEEks”? Know all the songs in The Sound of Music or Wicked? This lesson charts the path of musical theatre (and some film) – identifying what makes this genre so successful, universal & beloved. While often considered a fun and frivolous style, workshop participants are reminded that musicals have also tackled social rights issues like class, race, religious difference and sexual identity.
Writing Reviews Essential for students undertaking responding tasks, spend some time with a professional live performance reviewer. Gather insider tips on what to look for in a performance and how to write a critical commentary which measures all elements of the show. What do you write when you’ve seen something you hate? How do you remember what you’ve seen without taking notes during the show? This workshop will give participants the Dos & Don’ts of writing a review.
Puppet Theatre This workshop illustrates the magic and power of puppets on stage – from shadow puppetry and object manipulation to marionette, Bunraku and the simple hand-puppet. Build your own basic puppets and discover how to interact with them on stage for maximum effect. Uncover why puppetry strikes a chord for audiences of all ages and glimpse the history of this marvellous art form.
BOOKING INFO FOR ALL WORKSHOPS Available all year round Duration 2.5 hours Cost $360 Group Size Maximum of 25 Suitability Years 8 - 12 Book Now 07 3007 8600
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In 2013, we will invite 100 specially selected Year 11 & 12 students from Queensland high schools to become La Boite Senior Ambassadors.
What are La Boite Ambassadors? La Boite Ambassadors are students who are passionate about theatre. They gain special insights into the workings of a professional theatre company, introduce the work of La Boite to their friends and families, and act as advisers to the company by providing feedback and new ideas.
What are Ambassadors entitled to? • Attend each 2013 La Boite Mainstage production for free, receive a free program, and meet the actors and creative team for a discussion after the show. • Attend a free Orientation Day at La Boite. On this day, Ambassadors will meet each other and the artistic teams involved in the company’s 2013 season including Artistic Director David Berthold. They will learn about La Boite and what it does, and participate in an array of theatre-related workshops. • A book of discounted ticket vouchers ($20) for La Boite productions to share with family and friends. Remember - Ambassadors can attend for free at any time. • Act as advisers to La Boite by giving feedback and providing new ideas. • Perform on the La Boite stage at a special Ambassador Showcase.
How do your students become La Boite Ambassadors? Applications for the Senior Ambassador program open 29 January 2013. Check out the ‘Education’ section at laboite.com.au for more information about the application process.
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SCHOOL GROUP BOOKING PROCEDURE 1. Call 07 3007 8600. 2. A School Booking Confirmation Email is sent once your booking request is processed. The accompanying tax invoice for a 20% deposit is due within two weeks of booking. This deposit secures your booking and is non-refundable in the event of a cancellation. Payment of the deposit invoice must be made by the invoice due date, or the tickets will be released. 3. The deadline to confirm numbers (approximately five weeks prior to the productionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening) is indicated on the School Booking Confirmation form. After this date, no reductions to bookings can be accepted; the school is liable for payment for the number of tickets booked. This enables us to manage unused reservations and to maintain a wait-list so that extra schools performances can be confirmed for popular productions. 4. To decrease your reserved booking numbers before the confirmation of numbers deadline simply call us on 07 3007 8600. 5. To increase your numbers at any time please contact us directly by phone (subject to availability). 6. After the confirmation of numbers deadline, a tax invoice for the balance of payment is emailed to the school. This is due within two weeks of issue. Payment must be made in full prior to attendance at the theatre. All tickets will be held at the Box Office for collection one hour prior to the performance start time under the school name and teacher contactâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name. You will also receive a Teacher Resource Pack upon arrival that includes a copy of the Education Notes, show posters and merchandise.
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La Boite at the Roundhouse Theatre The Works, Level 5, 6-8 Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove Village Postal PO Box 212, Kelvin Grove QLD 4059 E info@laboite.com.au T 07 3007 8600 F 07 3007 8699 Box Office 9am - 5pm Mon - Fri + 1hr prior to performances laboite.com.au
La Boite Theatre Company acknowledges the assistance of the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, and the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.