Mondays | 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 May| 5, 12, 19, June - Final Performance Monday 26 June

All sessions 4.30-6.30pm |For ages 10 – 12 | $140 for 9 (2 hour sessions) | all materials included

Light supper provided from 4:30pm-5pm $90 for 9 weeks

GOALS FOR THE PROGRAM

• To gain confidence through the course in self-expression and trust in their own voice.
• To gain skills in telling their own stories through drama: identifying stories that resonate, the use of play and imagination to bring ideas to life, voice and movement skills, self-analysis of their work.
• To grow their skills in collaboration and respect for working with others to bring a project to life.
• To gain understanding and respect for Performing Arts as a profession
• To create and perform in a short 10 minute production in the CPAC Theatre in front of an invited audience

WHAT DOES DRAMA SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL REQUIRE?

Commitment from each young person in the course to all sessions is vital for the program’s success. Collaboration and teamwork are vital to theatre companies: one or more participants missing week to week jeopardises the work for the whole group. An agreement participants will sign encourages their commitment to the full course and their role in building their skills for the future, whether in drama or in greater life.

PROGRAM SESSIONS (2 HOURS EACH)

Week 1 | What is Drama? Playing and Storytelling: Students will take part in a mixture of group and solo exercises designed to commence a bonding process and listening to individual stories by group members. Students, Parents and Teachers sign a joint commitment to fulfilling the program together.

Week 2 | Voice and Text: Students will be shown how to become aware of their vocal range, play with their voice to create character and to express its potential.

Week 3 | Movement: Students will learn how to become aware of their body as a performance tool, to navigate the stage and find their space. Students will also learn how costume helps create character and begin imagining costume ideas for performance.

Week 4 | Ensemble: Students will learn skills in listening and improvisation to learn the basics of collaboration and the importance of teamwork in theatre. Students will also receive the play’s script and be taught skills for line learning.

Week 5 | Staging the Story: Students will learn skills to build the world of the play, imagining the locations and set pieces to tell their story.

Week 6 | Props and Costume: Students will design and make simple props to focus a context and costumes to accentuate character. Publicity posters, flyers and programs will also be designed and distributed.

Week 7 | Dress Rehearsal: Students will learn how to participate in their first full rehearsal of their play with full costume, props and set. Students will learn how Lighting and Sound can enhance their story-telling.

Week 8 | Final Performance: Students will perform a play as the culmination of their workshops, on the main theatre stage in front of an invited audience. Friends and family members are encouraged to be part of the audience and support our young people in telling their stories.

Bookings and enquiries |P: 9824 1121|E: reception@casulapowerhouse.com

Drama School After School will be facilitated by Anthony Gooley.

Anthony is a 2007 NIDA graduate. He won a Sydney Theatre Award for his performance as Rochester in The Libertine (Sport For Jove/Darlinghurst Theatre) and was also nominated for his performances in Inner Voices (Old Fitz Theatre), Of Mice and Men and A Doll’s House (Sport For Jove). Other theatre credits include Calamity Jane (Hayes Theatre Co.), Death Of A Salesman (Ensemble Theatre), The Glass Menagerie (State Theatre Company of South Australia), Replay (Griffin Theatre Company), The Lost Echo (Sydney Theatre Company) Good Works, All My Sons (Eternity Playhouse), Angels In America (Riverside Theatre), The Crucible, Twelfth Night, Othello, The Comedy Of Errors (Sport For Jove), Empire: Terror On The High Seas, Rope (TRS), Three Sisters, Julius Caesar (Cry Havoc), S-27, Orestes 2.0 (Griffin Independent). As director, Orphans (Old Fitz Theatre), Gruesome Playground Injuries (Kings Collective). Television credits include Australia: The Story Of Us, Miseducation, Underbelly, Packed To the Rafters, Tough Nuts, Satisfaction and Home And Away. Anthony was a participant in the Larry Moss Masterclass in 2012/2013.