Drama students immersed in theatrical

DRAMA STUDENTS IMMERSED IN THEATRICAL HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS

The Drama Department ran a three day immersion in the September/October holidays in Sydney. This immersion has been created as a way of re‑engaging with the Arts community after Covid‑19 related closures.

Students attended three workshops:

• Group devising, ATYP • Physical theatre, Chopt Logic • Creating and character and Costume

Design, Belvoir St Theatre

They also had the privilege of seeing three great productions:

• A Raisin in the Sun, Sydney Theatre Company • Photograph 51, The Ensemble Theatre

• Moulin Rouge, The Capitol Theatre

Our students threw themselves into every workshop and developed their confidence and willingness

to take creative risks. They will take these experiences into their senior studies. Below are some reflections:

“I really enjoyed this year's Drama immersion, it was super engaging and really fun. I also got to meet some really cool people, as well as stepping outside of my comfort zone, which surprisingly was a really good feeling.” - Maia, Year 10 “To say the immersion was a oncein-a-lifetime experience would not be sufficient. Not only did I pick up skills that will become essential for my HSC, but I've grown to love and cherish the art of performance more than ever.” - Kimmy, Year 11 “A Raisin In The Sun was a brilliant show, all about family, grief and injustice. It was one of those shows that stick with you, I still can’t stop thinking about it.” - Matilda, Year 11 “Our workshop with Chris from ATYP on the first day was a great start to the immersion as we were pushed out of our comfort zone in making physically improvised theatre as a collective. It was so interesting to try and make theatre from absolutely nothing and see what we could find in it to develop into a potential GP piece.” - Alex, Year 11 “A Raisin In the Sun is an incredible play about a black family's experience of racial prejudice in Chicago in the 1950s. The detailed, realistic set along with the raw, breathtaking acting made this an experience I will never forget.” - Christina, Year 11 “The devising and physical theatre workshop with Chopt Logic gave me a new perspective on how to approach an individual or group performance task, exploring different ways of establishing your character in the setting among space, other people, and objects. Through the devising activity my group was able to create a visually engaging piece of theatre using what we had learned from the workshop.” - Charlotte, Year 10

Ms Joanna Golotta-Maxwell

Head of Drama