The Drama Files

Term 3 has been an absolute cracker for the senior school students; we’ve enjoyed excursions to see two fantastic, and very different productions:

• “York” on original production based on over 200 real-life accounts, written and presented by The Black Swan State Theatre Company. This play was at times genuinely scary and ultimately very moving and;
• “Minneapolis” an edgy, contemporary play at the Subiaco Performing Arts Centre written by Will O’Mahony, presented by Performing Lines WA. This play explored the notion that something posted online, is there forever…

Year 12 ATAR Drama Students

Destiny-Rose Bradford, Charlotte Bradford, Alex Winterbourn,
Charlotte McCullen, Myfy Walster-Jones

Charlotte Bradford                                                      Charlotte McCullen

Alex Winterbourn                                                      Myfy Walster-Jones

Year 12 General Students

Jordan Farrar, Levi Rossi, Chloe Corfe, Hannah Brown, Bailey Burden,
Zoe Simpson, Isabella Pulford

Chloe Corfe                                                         Jordan Farrar, Levi Rossi 

Bailey Burden, Hannah Brown                                             Isabella Pulford

The Year 12 ATAR students have been busily preparing for their upcoming WACE performance exams; and performed for an intimate audience their scripted monologues and Original Solo Productions.  The Year 12 General students ran the event, operating lighting and sound, acting as ushers, stage crew, back-stage manager and camera operator.  The roles were then reversed, with the General students taking to the stage to perform duologues, monologues and a scripted production of “The Tell-Tale Heart” an adaptation of the original story of Edgar Allan Poe, with ATAR students operating lighting and sound.  These performance nights impressed me with just how well the students all pull together and support one another to produce quality productions.  A huge congratulations to all involved and a massive thankyou to all who came to see it! 

I would like to wish the ATAR students “chookas!” for their upcoming WACE practical performance exams, MOCK written exams and to the General students for their final work placement and beyond.  To the graduating class of 2021, take a bow!  Watch this space for the upcoming year 11 Showcase night in Week 1 of Term 4.

Aundraea Stevens
Drama Teacher