Well done on your introduction to Shakespeare girls!
11.23.2010
'SHAKESPEARIENCE' .... A NIGHT TO REMEMBER!!
The final Year 11 production for the year (held in the Drama Room) made parents and teacher proud! The girls performed extracts from "ROMEO AND JULIET", 'HAMLET" and "MACBETH". And there wasn't a "sound" performance viewed on the night............the achievements gained were commendably higher for all!
Well done on your introduction to Shakespeare girls!
Well done on your introduction to Shakespeare girls!
11.10.2010
11.08.2010
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE YEAR 12 DRAMA CLASS 2010
Take a BOW girls - you have achieved well over your TWO YEARS of SENIOR DRAMA!!
10.30.2010
THE STORY OF THE MIRACLES AT COOKIE'S TABLE
Compelling theatre for those lucky to see this magnificent production.
From the QTC site:
Powerful family saga spanning four generations, The Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table is a moving testament to culture lived, lost and found, the strength of family, adapting and gathering together.
In the 1870's a girl is born under a tree - her birth tree - chosen to give her strength and wisdom. When the tree is cut down she follows it into the white man's world, working as a cook for the big house on the island. Her tree has become a kitchen table, one she will pass down through successive generations as a legacy - a way of carving out her family stories. Now, generations later, a young man and his mother fight for ownership of the table.
In the 1870's a girl is born under a tree - her birth tree - chosen to give her strength and wisdom. When the tree is cut down she follows it into the white man's world, working as a cook for the big house on the island. Her tree has become a kitchen table, one she will pass down through successive generations as a legacy - a way of carving out her family stories. Now, generations later, a young man and his mother fight for ownership of the table.
First produced by Griffin and Hothouse Theatre Company, this new production was directed by Leah Purcell and written by Wesley Enoch.
Video interviews (click on more)
"The Story of the Miracles at Cookie’s Table is original, riveting theatre. It’s easy to see why Wesley Enoch’s play won the 2005 Patrick White Playwrights Award, because it’s poetic, searing, and wildly funny. As the evening progresses and layer upon layer of lies are stripped away, the dark DNA of the piece is exposed. There’s little real joy in this family with no room for sentiment. Enoch’s idea of using a ‘birth tree’ (a tree that in indigenous culture is chosen to give strength and wisdom), that is cut down and made into a kitchen table, allows him to sweep through five generations of one family as the table is handed down. In an extraordinary powerful performance, Leah Purcell as the mother Annie is mesmerizing. At times raw and vulgar, and at others incredibly vulnerable, she commands the stage and the play with a brilliance that is totally honest. She is one of our finest actors. In contrast, Roxanne McDonald as the grandmother, Faith, lacked passion. There’s more to the role than she allowed us to see, but Nathan Ramsay as the 35-year-old son, Nathan, was a strong match for Purcell. Both Purcell and McDonald have been with the play since it was first produced by Griffin and Hothouse Theatre Companies in Sydney in 2007. Purcell’s direction is sure, with Brendan O’Brien’s haunting music and sound design adding to the atmosphere. The stolen generation and homosexuality are themes that Enoch explores, but it is underage rape and its consequences that lie at the core of the piece. Excellent, abrasive theatre. It should not be missed!"
"Cookie’s Table explores storytelling and its various connotations; storytelling as a living history, storytelling as in political spin, or simply storytelling for entertainment or inspiration. While the truth here is highly subjective, there was such honesty in the performances; they grounded the material in a very explicit, palpable way. Nathan Ramsay was tormented yet understated as the detached young man yearning for his history, while Roxanne McDonald brought a quiet humanity to Faith, the stubborn matriarch whose character is often disputed. However, the heart of the play lies within the mercurial Annie, played with exuberance and wicked timing by Leah Purcell. From the moment she appeared on stage she had the entire audience in the palm of her hand, leading them through old tales and vivid memories, entertaining them with a sharp tongue and the love of a good joke. She gave vibrancy, rhythm and power to the language of Enoch’s script, and had the crowd laughing, even cheering for the woman they instantly felt they knew. The audience roared at her hi-jinks, cried through her pain, stilling and quiet as they witnessed her growth and her homecoming."
Review SMH (Sydney version)
9.01.2010
Year 11 Make 'em laugh!
The “Make ‘Em Laugh” evening held in the Drama Room on Wednesday, September 1st was a ROARING success! Our VERY talented 2010 Year 11 Drama students proved that they can not only write but perform‘stand-up’ and ‘comic monologue’ with true FLAIR! The audience of happy parents were both delighted and surprised that their beautiful daughters had so much natural talent!
Take a BOW girls! You have faced a challenge and built the bridge! You have proven that you are capable of so much more than you thought possible!.Well Done! (I filmed the event……but the video will look something like the filming of “The Blair Witch Project”……a shaky filming, as your teacher was ROFL!!)
LOL!!
Take a BOW girls! You have faced a challenge and built the bridge! You have proven that you are capable of so much more than you thought possible!.Well Done! (I filmed the event……but the video will look something like the filming of “The Blair Witch Project”……a shaky filming, as your teacher was ROFL!!)
LOL!!
7.16.2010
QTC Physical Theatre Workshop
On Friday, July 16th, the Years 10 and 11 Drama students had the wonderful opportunity of participating in a Physical Theatre workshop held as part of the College “GO4IT “ days. This one- day intensive workshop was offered by the Queensland Theatre Company, and we were very fortunate in acquiring Jason from the Company to lead the workshop.
The physical theatre day was a drama extension activity which was both challenging and most enjoyable for the girls, who responded well to Jason’s professional approach and direction. The day began with trust, focus and movement exercises, and was followed by sessions concentrating on movement and awareness. The girls worked in three groups towards developing and devising a physical interpretation of a short story by Edgar Allen Poe, focusing on the use of movement and sound. The result was three very interesting and creative performances that the drama students can feel proud of!
All in all, the experience was rewarding and enriching, and will most certainly be invaluable as the girls continue with their studies in Drama.
The physical theatre day was a drama extension activity which was both challenging and most enjoyable for the girls, who responded well to Jason’s professional approach and direction. The day began with trust, focus and movement exercises, and was followed by sessions concentrating on movement and awareness. The girls worked in three groups towards developing and devising a physical interpretation of a short story by Edgar Allen Poe, focusing on the use of movement and sound. The result was three very interesting and creative performances that the drama students can feel proud of!
All in all, the experience was rewarding and enriching, and will most certainly be invaluable as the girls continue with their studies in Drama.
6.15.2010
Year 8 mime and movement
Creeping, rollicking or dancing, bunyips play a vital role in modern children's imagination. Bunyips Don’t by Sally Odgers and illustrated by Kim Gamble is explored by Year 8's using movement.
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