Civic Theatre - Season 2020 Education Booklet

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www.civictheatre.com.au 02 69269688 education@civictheatre.com.au @waggacivictheatre Image: Julius Andrew Mata (@andrew.mata.54772)

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WELCOME 2020 Education Season!

Every year we welcome thousands of school students from around the Riverina into the theatre, many of them for the first time. It is often teachers that we have to thank for this introduction to the performing arts so this new Education Booklet is designed to make your life easier.

In this book you will find details of all the shows, programs and workshops we offer as part of our education season. It includes information on how to book and details of additional resources you can use in the classroom. This year our season includes: Magic Beach, Edward the Emu, My Robot and The 91-Storey Treehouse for younger audience members and Animal Farm and The Comedy of Errors for high schools students. Many of these shows provide free workshops for schools that book in early.

For music students The Sydney Symphony Orchestra will present two school concerts, the Plug + Play program for emerging musicians continues and the Australian Army Band Kapooka will present three free concerts throughout the year. There are extra workshops and scholarship opportunities throughout the year as well as opportunities for teacher PD. We hope you find it a valuable resource as you start to plan your year and we look forward to seeing you at the Civic Theatre in 2020.

Carissa Campbell Manager, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre

We would like to acknowledge the Wiradjuri people who are the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the theatre stands. We pay respect to the Elders both past and present of the Wiradjuri Nation and extend that respect to other Community members present.

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T H E I MP O R TANCE O F AR TS I N LEARN IN G can deepen learning across the curriculum. Drama can provide a catalyst for change as we walk in others’ shoes and think about different perspectives on the issues and dilemmas that challenge us.

It is imperative that we acknowledge the central role the Arts can and should play throughout our lives.

The Arts are essential for our social and emotional wellbeing as human beings, our artfulness, our lifelong learning. They can help us understand ourselves better and at the same time enable us to see the world from different perspectives.

Robyn Ewing AM, Professor of Teacher Education and the Arts, Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney.

“Attending theatre can provide us with unique opportunities to suspend our real world experiences for a moment in time to immerse ourselves in a f ictional performance and ref lect on who we are, how we are travelling and where we are going.

International and Australian research demonstrates unequivocally that quality Arts processes and experiences have the potential to foster the ongoing development of our imaginations and creativities as we seek alternative possibilities for being in the world and explore how to bring about real social change.

More than 90% of Australians believe that the Arts should be a central part of Australian life and that fostering our imagination is important.

A former primary teacher Robyn Ewing AM is Professor of Teacher Education and the Arts, Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney. Robyn is passionate about the Arts and education and the role quality arts experiences and processes can and should play in creative pedagogy and transforming the curriculum at all levels of education.

Early attendance and positive experiences at theatre, choral and musical performances help sustain interest and engagement in the Arts.

Nevertheless, performance tends to be underused and undervalued in schools today.

While drama is most often used in schools to enhance English and literacy outcomes, many studies demonstrate that drama processes 4

BR I N G YO U R S TU D E NT S TO TH E TH E ATRE

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PR I M A RY

“D az zles an d delights” CANBERRA CRITIC S CIRCLE

A PLAY BY RICHARD TULLOCH

THE 91-STOREY TREEHOUSE ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK BY ANDY GRIFFITHS AND TERRY DENTON TUESDAY 26 MAY 1PM WEDNESDAY 27 MAY 10AM & 1PM

Andy and Terry’s Treehouse has reached an amazing 91 Storeys! It’s now more fantastically dangerous than ever, with a deserted desert island, a whirlpool, and a giant spider!

But Andy, Terry and Jill have no idea they’re about to face their biggest challenge ever!

Mr Big Nose has sent his grandchildren to the Treehouse, and they don’t want to just sit quietly. Can Andy, Terry & Jill master this extreme babysitting challenge? What does mysterious fortune teller Madam Know-It-All really want? And will the Big Red Button really destroy the world?

The team behind the 13-, 26-, 52- and 78-Storey Treehouses Live on Stage return with a fantastical trip through this wild, weird and wonderful world for children 6-12 and their adults. Just beware of the fortune teller…

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Ticketing & age recommendation 60 mins (no interval) Age recommendation 6-12 yrs (NSW Stages 2 & 3) School group $15 One complimentary teacher ticket is available for every 20 students Curriculum links English (Dramatic adaptation, Australian literature), Drama (Storytelling, Movement, Playbuilding) Curriculum links available on request

Workshops See workshop details on page 24

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PR I M A RY

“This is children’s theatre at its best” S E E S AW M AGA Z I N E

BARKING GECKO THEATRE’S

MY ROBOT

BY FINEGAN KRUCKEMEYER

FRIDAY 26 JUNE 10AM & 1PM

A show about making new friends – literally!

When Ophelia moves with her family to the seaside, she’s not impressed. She doesn’t like the beach, misses her old home and thinks the people in this town are pretty strange.

While unpacking her room she discovers a mysterious box full of gadgets, parts and pieces, and a strange note that reads ‘You. Make. Me.’ Her curiosity gets the better of her and she spends all night assembling the objects into Olivetti, a robot with a typewriter chest and an alarm clock heart. Made up of pieces, but more than the sum of her parts.

My Robot takes audiences of all ages on a rambunctious adventure filled with robot antics, laughter, daring rescues and bewildered parents, all told with the care and artistry synonymous with Barking Gecko’s award-winning shows.

Development Partner

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Ticketing & age recommendation 60 mins (no interval) Age recommendation 4+ yrs and their adults (School years K-6) School group $15 One complimentary teacher ticket is available for every 20 students Curriculum links Literacy, numeracy, information and communication technology (ICT), critical and creative thinking, personal and social capability, ethical & cultural understanding.

Curriculum links available on request

Workshops See workshop details on page 24

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PR E S C H O O L / PR I M A RY

"Monkey Baa has a dedicated commitment to introducing kids to good theatre by bring ing the Australian book s they love authentically to stage’’ S TAG E W H I S P E R S

A MONKEY BAA THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTION

EDWARD THE EMU BASED ON THE PICTURE BOOKS BY SHEENA KNOWLES AND ROD CLEMENT WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY EVA DI CESARE FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER, 10AM & 1PM

Edward is bored with his lot. Being the only emu at the zoo has left him feeling glum and under the impression that the grass is greener in everyone else’s enclosure. Maybe being a seal, or a lion, or a snake might be a better option in life for a lonely bird? Convinced that the other creatures are more popular, Edward breaks ranks and goes to find the fun.

The award-winning Monkey Baa team brings to the stage the classic Australian tale of two emus searching for their identity. The emus’ journey of hilarity and tenderness leads them to discover that the best thing you can be is …. you!

Monkey Baa Theatre Company has been creating classic, much-loved productions for young people for over 20 years. Edward the Emu carries on the vision to make theatre an intrinsic part of young people’s lives with the quality, humour and heart that has made Monkey Baa a favourite of families across Australia.

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Ticketing & age recommendation 50 mins (no interval) Age recommendation 4-9 yrs (School years K-4) School group $15 One complimentary teacher ticket is available for every 20 students Curriculum links English (Australian literature) Drama (storytelling, playbuilding) Curriculum links available on request

Workshops See workshop details on page 25

Illustrations by Rod Clement

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PR E S C H O O L / PR I M A RY

“A reliable and prolif ic source of high-quality children’s theatre.”

T H E AG E , O N C D P T H E AT R E P R O D U C E R S

CDP KIDS PRESENTS

MAGIC BEACH BASED ON THE BOOK BY ALISON LESTER WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER 11AM & 1PM

At our beach, at our magic beach…

Ticketing & age recommendation

Every year, an everyday family go on a beach holiday. This isn’t just any beach - it’s Magic Beach, where everything you can imagine becomes real. But this year is different. As the eldest child begins to grow up, does she have to leave the magic behind?

Alison Lester AM’s classic book comes to life on stage in a wonderful world of text, song, light, shadow and movement for children aged 3-8 and their adults.

From the team behind The Gruffalo and The 13-, 26-, 52-, 78- and 91-Storey Treehouses, this new Australian adaptation from multi-award winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer is a celebration of the power of the imagination and the differences that make every child special.

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55 mins (no interval) Age recommendation 3-8yrs (School years K-3) School group $15 One complimentary teacher ticket is available for every 20 students Curriculum links English (Dramatic adaptation, Australian literature), Drama (Storytelling, Movement, Playbuilding) Curriculum links available on our website

Workshops See workshop details on page 25

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S E CO N DA RY

“Bell Shakespeare – arguably the best Shakespearean theatre company” HERALD SUN

BELL SHAKESPEARE’S THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE DIRECTOR JANINE WATSON SATURDAY 11 JULY, 7.30PM

Shipwrecked and separated 25 years earlier, two sets of long-lost twins miraculously find themselves in the same city on the same day.

What could possibly go wrong?

The Comedy of Errors is a hilarious romp of swapped identities, misguided love, mistaken imprisonment and chaotic mishaps, leading to an unbelievably crazy day for bumbling twins.

Ticketing & age recommendation 2hrs 40mins Age recommendation 12+ yrs (School years 7-12) School group $20 One complimentary teacher ticket is available for every 20 students Curriculum links

At the heart of this tale of comedic misfortune is an old man searching for his lost children who has found himself in the fight of his life… to save his life.

High School English (Shakespeare)

Directed by Janine Watson (Romeo and Juliet, Ensemble Theatre’s Unqualified) this is a beautiful story about reunion, wrapped up in an evening of entertainment and laughter.

See workshop details on page 26

Curriculum links available on request

Workshops

After a day of mistaken identity leading to unfair thrashings, wrongful arrests and false charges of infidelity, robbery, madness and even demonic possession, can the twins possibly reunite and live happily ever after?

This project has been assisted by the Australian government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.

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Photo: Pierre Toussaint

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S E CO N DA RY

“shake & stir’s version of this infamous story snatches your attention and keeps a f irm g rasp until the horrif ying conclusion.”

T H E B A R E F O OT R E V I E W - C A N B E R R A

ANIMAL FARM

BY GEORGE OR WELL CREATED BY SHAKE & STIR THEATRE CO TUESDAY 25 AUGUST , 11AM & 7.30PM

Animal Farm, one of the most enduring political commentaries returns in a multiaward winning, critically-acclaimed theatre production. George Orwell’s intensely powerful fairy tale allegorizes and satirizes communist governments while illustrating with stunning simplicity how greed and power corrupts with devastating consequences to all who yield.

Revolution has taken place at Manor Farm.

The pigs have assumed control and all the animals, fuelled by enthusiastic camaraderie and guided by a set of self-imposed rules, are promised a better life free from the self-serving greed of humans. However, it is not long until the rules that promised equality and freedom become the shackles that bind the animals once again.

Ticketing & age recommendation 90 mins (no interval) Age recommendation 12+ yrs (School years 8-12) Teacher discretion needed for early high school years due to simulated violence

School group $20 One complimentary teacher ticket is available for every 20 students Curriculum links English (Dramatic adaptation, Australian literature), Drama (Storytelling, Movement, Playbuilding) Curriculum links available on request

Created by shake & stir and directed by Michael Futcher, Animal Farm promises to be one of the most shocking, relevant and wickedly funny theatre events of 2020.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. Tour supported by arTour an initiative of the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

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Photo: Justine Walpole

A NE W FUTURE FOR C HILDR EN’S TH EATRE Excerpts taken from an article written by Vanessa Keys (the Adelaide Review)

After 30 years working at the pinnacle of mainstream theatre, Patch Theatre’s new artistic director Geoff Cobham has swapped his well-heeled State Theatre audience for 40,000 uproarious school kids – and he’s never been happier.

“I feel like I’ve f inally found my people – four-to eightyear-olds really get what I’m talking about. They’re into all the same things I’m into, they still look at the world in wonder, and they’re so open to new ideas.”

Patch Theatre’s new show, ZOOM, will tour in 2021 and the company will take a new direction transporting children (and adults) to places of wonder. The show combines old-school whimsy with state-of-the-art technology. It explores the concepts of light, darkness and shadow in a totally immersive theatre experience.

Cobham’s vision for Patch is to reject the passive obedience of traditional theatre-going, and instead create more immersive performances that break the ‘fourth wall’ that typically separates the performer from the audience.

Pioneered by British theatre company Punchdrunk, this form of playable theatre means audiences can build their own experiences from an original vision, filled with personal moments that only they might discover and then share with others. “They don’t want to sit in rows passively watching a show, says Cobham.

“W hen you really look at how kids like to interact and learn and be entertained, immersive theatre makes perfect sense,” “They want to be completely immersed in the work, and to be exploring the wonder of everything, and not being told what or how to think. We see 40,000 kids a year, and so it’s very hard to give everyone a personal experience without making them get up on stage and look silly, which is what’s often done in kids’ shows.”

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be in a room with a lot of younger people – say, 20-year-olds – and I’m the radical, crazy one going, ‘No, no, I reckon you can do that. I reckon you could hang those off the roof’, and everyone else is like, ‘You can’t do that’,” says Cobham. “I guess I’m a bit of a cowboy, but I think that’s part of being an artist, the ability to keep pushing the boundaries, and seeing the possibilities of the world.”

Breaking down the fourth wall is something that Cobham thinks about a lot. Namely, the implications of living in a world where our day-today interactions are done primarily through screens, with little to no opportunities to use our imagination.

“If you read a book or get told a story in the dark, your brain creates an image of what’s going on,” he says. “That is so powerful. But now we have these screens that give us all this information without us having to do any work. The thinking is being done for us.”

ZOOM – Patch Theatre Coming to Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre in 2021 Workshops and previews available in the 2020 Educational Season. See page 26.

Children’s theatre is the perfect environment for someone who still feels like a kid at heart. “I’ll often

Photo: Sia Duff

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MUSIC

SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT THURSDAY 2 JULY 10AM & 11.30AM Same But Different: Sydney Symphony On Tour Mozart is considered one of the world’s greatest composers. In this concert we will explore his most famous symphony, Symphony No.41 – The Jupiter - and works by composers who were inspired by his achievements. All the works have something in common with the Jupiter Symphony, but sound completely different!

Bookings for these shows are taken directly

by Sydney Symphony Orchestra. www.sydneysymphony.com/learning

Ticketing & age recommendation 60 mins (no interval) Age recommendation 10am (School years K-6) 11.30am (School years 7-10) Students $12 Teachers free Curriculum links Teacher resource kits are available.

Kits are $30 plus an additional $2.50 per student ticket.

Contact us for more information.

Curriculum links available on request

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MUSIC Photo: Jack of Hearts Studio

MUSIC AT MIDDAY WEDNESDAY 8 JULY 12NOON WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 12NOON W EDNESDAY 9 DECEMBER 12NOON The Australian Army Band Kapooka provides musical support to the Army Recruit Training Centre and to the Riverina community. Part of their community contribution is presenting a daytime series of concerts proudly hosted by the Civic Theatre.

The 2020 Season of Music at Midday and Music in the Evening will be conducted by Major Michael de Jonge.

As a school group you will have access to pre-book your tickets to this complimentary concert prior to the seats becoming available to the general public.

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FREE COMMUNITY EVENT Ticketing For group bookings: Civic Theatre Booking Office 6926 9688 or boxoffice@civictheatre.com.au

MUSIC

PLUG + PLAY Plug + Play is a program where the Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre works directly with emerging professional musicians (aged 14-25) in Wagga to provide support and mentoring in taking their musical career to the next level.

What does PLUG + PLAY do?

What to expect

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Work with you to create your own path to a professional music career

May - November

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Teach you how to market your work, how to get more gigs and how to get paid doing it

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Social media / getting gigs workshop

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Stage confidence Jam session on stage

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Offer workshops with industry professionals

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Sound workshop on stage

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Provides technical support and coaching for your gigs

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Songwriting workshops

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Mini gigs for emerging artists

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Offer a chance for you to meet with other emerging musicians in Wagga

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Plug & Play end of year concert

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Offer several gig opportunities throughout the year that you can be part of

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Plus access to industry professionals, oneon-one mentoring and insider knowledge of what is going on and how to make sure you are there!

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You can register your interest to be part of Plug + Play at civictheatre.com.au 2020 Expressions of interest will close on Friday 27th March 2020.

GE T T I N G HAN DS O N AT TH E TH E ATRE

WORKSHOPS

THE 91-STOREY TREEHOUSE

THROUGH THE EYES OF A ROBOT

A PR I L / M AY 2 0 2 0 DAT ES TO B E CO N F IR M E D

W E D NESDAY 13 MAY 2020 T H U RSDAY 14 MAY 2020

CDP, producers of The 91-Storey Treehouse, will be holding free digital workshops via an online meeting platform in 2020 to coincide with the tour.

Barking Gecko will be holding a limited number of free workshops for schools who are coming to see My Robot.

A D APT E D F R O M THE BOOK BY A N D Y G R I F F I T HS A N D TER RY DENTON

Explore the world of robots with this practical exploration of process in designing robots. Students will use Edison robot bases and Lego to build real working robots, and look at how design influences the way they operate.

The Treehouse has reached 91 storeys and it’s now more fantastically dangerous than ever, with a deserted desert island, a whirlpool, and a giant spider!

Bring your theatre experience into the classroom using these digital workshops with teaching artists before your students come to see the story of Andy and Terry’s Treehouse live on the stage.

With strong curriculum links for Literacy, Information and communication technology (ICT) and critical /creative thinking, these workshops will provide connection and maximum impact to the performance before the students see it live.

Details

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Free digital workshops via an online meeting platform in 2020 to coincide with the tour. Places will be limited. Please contact the Civic Theatre to register your interest.

Places will be limited.

Please contact the Civic Theatre to register your interest.

Workshop capacity 30 students.

Maximum 4-5 schools per session.

60 mins.

45 mins.

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A MO NK E Y B A A THEATR E PR O D U C T I O N COM PANY

C DP KIDS PRESENTS

EDWARD THE EMU MAGIC BEACH B A S E D O N T HE PI C TUR E BOOKS BY S H EENA K NO W L E S A N D R OD CLEM ENT

B ASED ON THE B OOK

BY ALISON LESTER

W RIT T E N & D I R E C T E D BY EVA DI CES AR E

S E P T EMB ER/ OC T OB ER 2020 DATES T O B E C ONF I R MED

TU ES DAY 13 OC T O B E R 2 0 2 0 WED N ES DAY 14 O CT O B E R 2 0 2 0

At our beach, at our magic beach…

Join us for a practical and hands on workshop experience that will give students the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the puppetry techniques that will be used by the performers in Edward the Emu.

CDP, the producers of Magic Beach, will be holding free digital workshops via an online meeting platform in 2020 to coincide with the tour.

Extend your theatre experience into the classroom using these digital workshops led by teaching artists before Alison Lester AM’s classic book comes to life on stage for your students.

Students will be guided by our professional Teaching Artists to explore the characters and themes in the books ‘Edward the Emu’ and ‘Edwina the Emu’ through voice and movement activities designed to build students’ skills and confidence in Drama.

The workshops connect school groups to the production before they see it, building excitement, understanding and ownership of the production.

Details

Details

Monkey Baa will be holding a limited number of free workshops for schools who are coming to see the show. Places will be strictly limited. Please contact the Civic Theatre to register your interest.

Free digital workshops via an online meeting platform in 2020 to coincide with the tour. Places will be limited. Please contact the Civic Theatre to register your interest.

Workshop capacity 30 students.

Maximum 4-5 schools per session.

45 mins (Kindergarten) 60 mins (School yrs 1-4).

45 mins.

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WORKSHOPS

Photo: Matt Byrne

BELL SHAKESPEARE REGIONAL ACCESS WORKSHOPS

ZOOM IN-SCHOOL WORKSHOPS

JUNE 2020

OCTOBER 2020

Regional students booked in to see The Comedy of Errors will be eligible to participate in Bell Shakespeare’s complimentary Regional Access Workshops.

Combining old school whimsy with state-of-the-art technology, ZOOM is an enchanting story of a child alone in her bedroom, unable to sleep and curious to understand.

Designed to prepare students for the production, these practical, 75-minute workshops guide students through the plot, key characters, themes, scene work, design, and insights into the production itself.

We invite your students to participate in this workshop before Patch Theatre bring ZOOM to Wagga in 2021. To explore the concepts of light, darkness and shadow, join Patch Theatre for a hands on workshop that will engage and inspire your students.

Details

Details

Age suitability: Secondary students Workshop duration: Approx 75 mins

Patch Theatre will be offering a strictly limited number of free workshops for schools as a preview to their 2021 tour. Please contact the Civic Theatre to register your interest.

For more information or to register your interest contact education@civictheatre.com.au

Age recommendation: K – Yr 3 Workshop duration: 60 mins Workshop capacity: 25 children per workshop

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SCHOLARSHIPS

JOHN BELL SCHOLARSHIP

OPERA AUSTRALIA REGIONAL VOCAL SCHOLARSHIP

AUDITIONS OPEN IN TERM 2 2020

Students from regional schools across Australia are eligible to audition for the John Bell Scholarship. A life-changing opportunity for budding performers.

Opera Australia, are encouraging senior secondary students across regional Australia to dream big, with the Regional Vocal Scholarship.

National auditions take the form of a 15-minute masterclass with a Bell Shakespeare artist, presenting a monologue, then workshopping and playing with the text.

Year 11 and 12 students from regional areas, interested in opera or musical theatre, are invited to apply for this wonderful opportunity. The four successful students will receive the Scholarship prize of a week-long visit to Sydney, where they take in amazing opportunities including exclusive NATIONAL TOUR PARTNERS workshops with industry leaders, tickets to world-class performances LEADING PRODUCTIONat the SUPPORTING Sydney and the chance PARTNER Opera House, PARTNER PARTNER to perform for Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini and Opera Australia’s guests.

Three students will receive one week of training and ongoing mentorship from Bell Shakespeare. They will undertake acting masterclasses with Bell Shakespeare artists, observe rehearsals, see live theatre and perform their winning monologue for John Bell, Artistic Director Peter Evans and a Bell Shakespeare cast.

Details

Details

Auditions will take the form of one-on-one 15-minute audition workshops delivered by Bell Shakespeare artists.

Applications are submitted online.

Please visit opera.org.au/vocal-scholarship for information about the 2020 Regional Vocal Scholarship, and to register your interest and apply.

Audition scheduling will be coordinated by the Civic Theatre in Terms 2 & 3 (dates tbc).

For more information or to register your interest contact education@civictheatre.com.au

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PRO SUP

F O R T E AC H E R S

2021 EDUCATION SEASON PREVIEW TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER 2020

Be the first to see what the Theatre has in store for 2021.

We invite educators to come along to the preview of our 2021 Education Season. Meet the Civic Theatre staff, network with colleagues and get an exclusive sneak peek at Patch Theatre’s new work ZOOM.

Details To book your place for this event in advance, please RSVP to education@civictheatre.com.au Please provide name, school, position and contact number ZOOM - has to be seen to be believed!

Networking will follow the presentation.

Combining old school whimsy with state-of-the-art technology, ZOOM is an enchanting story of a child alone in her bedroom, unable to sleep and curious to understand. This evening will include a digital screening of part of the theatre show, to prepare you ahead of booking your class in to see it live on tour in 2021.

There will be an opportunity to discuss with a teaching artist/education officer and give an overview of the education resources available.

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DRAMA AS A TEACHING TOOL NESA ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER, 4-6PM

Responding to your requests, we are excited to be able to offer teachers an accredited PD course in 2020, facilitated by Teaching Artists from Monkey Baa Theatre Company.

This workshop shares Monkey Baa’s practical strategies for using Drama as pedagogy across the Primary curriculum.

Teach numeracy through team work and movement, and literacy through tableaux and playbuilding! Join us for a fun actionpacked session that will equip you with engaging activities to implement in your classroom.

Details $50 per teacher Places will be strictly limited for this workshop. To express your interest or reserve a spot, please contact the Civic Theatre on education@civictheatre.com.au.

Australian Professional Standards for Teachers covered in this course: 2.1.2: Apply knowledge of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area to develop engaging teaching activities 3.5.2: Use effective verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student understanding, participation, engagement and achievement.

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B O OK I NG P R O C ESS

STEP 1.

BOOKING

STEP 2.

PAYMENT

Complete the school group booking form and return to the Theatre at boxoffice@civictheatre.com.au or fax to 02 6926 9689. Additional booking forms can be found online at civictheatre.com.au

Upon booking you will be invoiced for a 20% deposit in order to confirm your seats. Final numbers are due 6 weeks prior to the performance date and you will be issued a final invoice.

Bookings cannot be held if deposit payment is not received.

Bookings made within 2 weeks of the show will need to be paid in full in order to confirm your booking.

There are no refunds or reductions to numbers once final invoice is issued.

Numbers may be increased if seats are available and can be organised by contacting the Box Office on 02 6926 9688.

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STEP 3.

TEACHER RESOURCE KITS

STEP 5.

ON THE DAY

Teacher resource kits are available for selected shows. Where available, we encourage you to use these resources to extend the experience into your classrooms pre &/or post performance. Contact education@civictheatre.com.au to request your resources.

We advise arriving at the theatre approximately 20 minutes prior to your performance.

Seating for school performances are often general admission and not ticketed (unless specified). Schools will be asked to enter as a groups and theatre staff will show you to your allocated seats.

Late arrivals may be excluded from the performance or may not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance. If you are running late please contact the Box Office on 02 6926 9688.

STEP 4.

THEATRE FOR ALL The Civic Theatre is committed to providing equal access for all students. Please contact the Box Office on 02 6926 9688 prior to your excursion to notify staff of your requirements.

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TI PS F OR TEACHE RS P L ANNING YOUR TRI P TO TH E TH E ATR E TRANSPORT Civic Theatre has an easy drop off and pick up point for school buses on Burns Way directly outside the Theatre entrance.

ACCESSIBILITY A lift is located in the foyer. Toilets are fully accessible and accessible seating is available. Accessible parking and drop off is located directly outside the entrance. Please contact the Box Office prior to your excursion to notify seating requirements.

FOYERS AND COURTYARDS The Civic Theatre foyer space is limited and not recommended for school groups to sit for meal breaks before and after the show. We are fortunate to have the civic precinct right outside our doors with expansive grassed areas and seating for students to run, play and eat. A great place to burn off some energy before or after the show before the journey home. In the case of bad weather, we will accommodate your group wherever possible.

OTHER HELPFUL TIPS Many of our school shows fill quickly. We encourage you to book early to ensure you get your preferred performance time. The Civic Theatre is committed to providing equal access for all students. Make sure you tell us if your group has any special needs or accessibility requirements, we will happily accommodate them.

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M A K E A DAY O F I T You’ve booked the bus, so why not make a day of it by visiting some of the nearby cultural attractions? Here are the key contacts to extend your school excursion: Museum of the Riverina Phone: 02 6926 9655 museum@wagga.nsw.gov.au Wagga Wagga Art Gallery Phone: (02) 6926 9660 Email: gallery@wagga.nsw.gov.au Wagga Wagga City Library Phone: 02 6926 9700 Email: wcl@wagga.nsw.gov.au

Environmental Education Officer Alice Kent Phone: 1300 292 442 Email: kent.alice@wagga.nsw.gov.au

NEED TO KNOW MORE?

Marketing & Education Officer Tracey Simond 02 6926 9692 Email: education@civictheatre.com.au www.civictheatre.com.au

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Wheelchair spaces are available and we can assist with other mobility issues. If you require wheelchair access or other assistance at the Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre please indicate on the booking form or inform the box office team at the time of your booking.

The Civic Theatre is fitted with a hearing loop. The system is accessible via hearing aids with a telephone setting. Please note, reception quality and levels may vary according to the age and type of hearing aid.

A carer is entitled to a free ticket when accompanying a paid Companion Card holder to the theatre.

Parking is available in close proximity to the Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre.

Car parks are located in Cross Street, entry via Cross Street and at the corner of Morrow and O’Reilly Streets, entry via O’Reilly Street.

The Civic Theatre foyer is a designated area for people to safely recharge their electric mobility scooter or wheelchair battery free of charge.

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SIGN UP TO BECOME AN EDU-BASSADOR FOR THE THEATRE From time to time we will get in touch with you to get your opinions and feedback.

The aim is to give you more performances and workshops that compliment your teaching.

To sign up email education@civictheatre.com.au

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