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2009 Primary School Performing Arts Magazine A Souvenir Publication for Upper Primary Students.
Favourite Memories/ Autographs
From the Performing Arts Coordinator: Another amazing year has passed, bringing with it many highlights for the hardworking upper primary students. Our approach of combining choir work and drama with our Boys Choir and Girls choir continued to provide a sound structure for our Performing Arts curriculum this year. However instead of working with separate repertoire in each choir, we started from the beginning of Term 1 learning the songs from the musical Masquerade, while drama time was spent looking at basic performance skills. Towards the end of Term 1, work with the script and story line began in drama; auditions were held, and due to the high level of enthusiasm and students wanting to be involved, two casts were chosen. Term 2, and the hard work really starts to happen. From lunch time gatherings to help with choreography, squashing 120 Grade 3 - 6 students in one classroom for practice, and finally spreading out to the much appreciated Football Club-rooms to learn some movement aspects of our performance, as well as having daily singing practise just to keep all the songs still in our minds. Alongside all this, students in class have been kept busy making props from papier-mâchÊ food, rocks and fountains, and probably the favourite their own mask.
I hope you enjoy looking through this souvenir booklet, as it highlights some of the wonderful memories from 2009 Performing Arts’ Time.
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Story Overview ACT 1: SCENE 1 MORNING The story opens in the village square, Arlecchino and the players introduce Prince Nicolo and the pauper Nicola and the action begins. Villagers are busy working and playing, soldiers move through the market and arrest a group of children begging. ACT 1: SCENE 2 It is the Prince’s birthday; Nicolo arrives in the village square for a treat, an outdoor Latin lesson. He is accompanied by Pantalone, the royal advisor and Linguine, the royal teacher. During the lesson Nicolo, looking for fun and excitement, escapes from his teacher and disappears into the village. Nicola also anxious to escape flees her father who is insisting she should be out begging in the streets. The two meet by the village fountain and noticing the “similarity” in name and appearance decide to exchange places for the day. The morning scene ends with the arrival of the Travelling Players to the village. They bring news from the outside world and the promise of entertainment. ACT 2: AFTERNOON Arlecchino arrives and takes charge of the action. He directs the attention of the audience to Nicolo disguised as a pauper being instructed about begging by Scappino and Nicola having lunch in the palace and accepted by all as the Prince. Both Nicolo and Nicola quickly realize that things need to change. The carnival begins in the village with performances by the travelling players. Nicolo and Nicola meet back at the fountain, both are 4
captured and a shocking announcement is made from the palace that the King is dead. Nicola still disguised as the Prince is proclaimed as the new King. ACT 3: EVENING All Paradiso mourn the death of their King and prepare for the Masquerade Ball where the Prince will be crowned as the new King. Arlecchino organizes invitations to the Ball and entry to the palace. The coronation begins with considerable confusion about the identity of the Prince and Arlecchini is needed to help identify the true Prince. Nicolo is crowned as King of Paradiso and a new beginning is heralded.
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Show 1 Cast April Pitt
Cameron Grant Hi I’m Arlecchino, and I’m the narrator of the whole show! I can be funny, and a little rude, but can perform a great show.
Jemimah Narkowicz I am a pauper named Nicola and I won’t beg because it is against the law. I get a chance to change the world when I become the prince for a day.
Micah Worthington I am Pantalone, the royal advisor to the prince. I take the Prince to his lessons, and make decisions for him.
Mikaela Verhaegh I am a Duke named Fettucine and the King promised me land after my triumphant battles.
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I am Prince Nicolo and I try to escape the luxury of the palace in search of new friends.
Emily Daly I am Scappino, nasty and bossy father of Nicola, and I blame everyone else for my problems.
Katrina Van Donselaar I am Linguine, Prince Nicolo’s very strict Latin teacher.
Brooke Garwood I am Cardinal Mozzarella and I say the King promised me land for the church.
Wednesday 2nd September Ashley VanderVelde
Courtney Salter
As player 1, I set up props, and I help Arlecchino tell the story. I am a guard, a servant and anything else that is needed.
Molly Armstrong
I am player 2 and I help set up props. I help Arlecchino. I am a maid, a guard sometimes, and anything else that is needed.
Lara Coooper
I am player 3. I follow and help Arlecchino. I am a servant, guard and I distribute food to the villagers.
Billy Edmunds and Beale Reindorf and Joshua Lord
I am player 4. I am a guard and anything else. I help set up props and I am very cheeky.
Jai DeHaan
We are soldiers who are determined to catch anyone breaking the law. Especially those pesky beggar children.
Eloise Ferguson and Gabbi Robinson
We are villagers and we sing a part of the Siesta song as a duet.
As the leader of the travelling players I have helped to train the other players.
Ashlyn King I am the band leader. I always play the harmonies. I guide the band members onto the stage.
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Show 2 Cast Chris Collins
Julian Hofsink I am Arlecchino, the narrator who takes charge of the whole show. I am very demanding and I want what I want, when I want it.
Hannah Barracu
Paul Kanu
I’m Scappino and I am the grumpy one in the play. I boss everyone who is below me. I am a nasty piece of work.
I’m Nicola and I am a pauper with a very mean father, and I want to know what it is like to live like a prince.
Rebecca Richardson
Nichola James As Pantalone, I am the bossy but protective royal advisor to Prince Nicolo. I am easily agitated and regularly disagree with Linguine.
Gabby Woollett
As Fettucini I am not always an agreeable team player. I fight over land and I like to win battles.
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Prince Nicolo is my name and I never have any fun. I escape Latin lessons and swap places with a pauper named Nicola. I see what life is like for my subjects.
As Linguine I am the very posh and strict Latin teacher to Prince Nicolo.
Ursula Rigby
I am Cardinal Mozzarella and I disagree with Fettucini as to who owns a plot of land (that the King promised to me).
Thursday 3rd September
Byung-Gook Park
Kelly VanDonselaar
I am player1 who sets up props ready to begin the play. I dress Arlecchino. I
I am player 2. I step in and out of the play and help set up props. I also help Arlecchino at times.
am also a guard,
Monica Kinman
I am player 2. I step in and out of the play and help set up props. I also help Arlecchino at times.
Simon VanderVelde, Luke MintonConnell, Jye Rice
As soldiers we work in the kingdom protecting the land from beggars and try and guard the prince, (we certainly have our work cut out for
Olivia Barracu and Chelsea VanderVelde
We are villagers singing a part of the Siesta song together.
Ryan Stanton
As player 4, I have multiple roles , while moving props to help Arlecchino. Towards the end of the play I develop a cheeky side and provide comic relief.
Jai DeHaan I am one of the main performers from the Travelling Players. I perform a variety of circus tricks in the song Carnivale.
Ashlyn King I am the band leader. I always play the harmonies. I guide the band members onto the stage.
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The ‘Band’ Ashlyn King Will den Hartog Eli den Hartog Sarrah Ford Hannah Lawes Carrie Li Joshua Rowlands Celeste Turner
Travelling Players - Show 1 and 2 Jai de Haan, Micah Bartlett, Adam Goslan, Isaac Pedley, Jacob Pedley, Jardene Ralph, Matthew Lund, Wesley Chugg, Hamish Woollett, Bo Streets
Travelling Players - Show 1
Travelling Players - Show 2
Chris Collins Julian Hofsink Hannah Barracu Paul Kanu Nicola James Rebecca Richardson Gabby Woollet Ursula Rigby Byung-Gook Park Kelly Van Donselaar Monica Pedley Ryan Stanton
April Pitt Cameron Grant Jemimah Narkowicz Emily Daly Micah Worthington Katrina Van Donselaar Mikaela Verhaegh Brooke Garwood Ashley VanderVelde Courtney Salter Molly Armstrong Lara Cooper
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Villagers: David Bartlett Mahni-Rose Booth Isaac Brain Alex Corcoran Luke Corcoran Kezra de Haan Nicholas de Jong Tahlia Deans Isaac Dingemanse Lily Duffy * Chloe Elliott Nicola Gerke Samuel Goelst Keely Greeney Zachary Griffiths Bronte Hamelink Elijah Hewitt Brooke Hill Keahnu Howard Kirsten Howard *
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Harrison Hughes Zac Jessup Emelia Kavic * Eliza Koops * Sarah Luate Rebecca Marshall Angel McNaughton Lachlan Morice Talita Nalu Su-Anry Owen* Alastair Pearson Joseph Porsbro-Pedersen Hamish Preece Brendan Ralph Lachlan Reitsema Lucy Reitsema * Pieta Rice * Samuel Richardson Alexander Roe Lucy Russell Grace Shennan
Jack Sladden Maddison Smith Jake Socorro Brodie Streets Todd Streets Lachlan Towns Nikola Towns Bianca van Dongen Blaze van Dyk * Joshua van Peelen * Callum Vander Kley Tobias Verhaegh Montana Walters Tyler Watson Gabrielle Wells * Aaron Williams Jack Woolley Jardene Ralph * Gabbi Robinson * Eloise Ferguson * Olivia Barracu * * Maypole Group
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Together we laughed, cried, forgot lines, repeated songs, learnt dances, practiced ’til our bodies complained, got yelled at, received praise, wowed audiences and had the time of our lives. “Masquerade� has created memories that will stay with us forever.