Performing ArtsPRODUCTIONS & EVENTS 2018

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Performing Arts 2018

Jesuit Schools were among the first to recognise the importance of the Arts in educating the whole person: intellectually, spiritually and personally. In 2000, Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., the Superior General of the Jesuit order stated that “Tomorrow’s whole person cannot be whole without an educated awareness of society and culture with which to contribute socially, generously, in the real world.”

The Arts can inspire curiosity, imagination and flexibility. It can also develop a sense of wonder, encourage active engagement in the world and the ability to see God in all things. Enshrined in the principle of cura personalis – care for the entire person – is the development of his or her own special talents.

Our ideal of the vir eloquens – the eloquent person – ensures that these talents can be gracefully and confidently expressed.

Through Drama and Music, the Performing Arts enables students to refine and experience the world of expression through performance. Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview provides students with extensive opportunities in both Academic and Co-Curricular activities. The Music and Drama staff ensure that students are inspired and prepared to perform to their highest level. We would like to thank both the staff and students for their commitment and dedication throughout the year.

Please enjoy the vast array of performances for 2018.

HEAD OF MUSIC:

MR PETER WATTERS

HEAD OF DRAMA:

MS LOUISE ARNOTT

C0 -ORDINATOR OF CO-CURRICULAR DRAMA PLAYS:

MR CONRAD PAGE

Y E A R 9 T O 1 2 T H E A T R E S P O R T S C O M P E T I T I O N

Y E A R 8 P L AY S “ T H E E N C H A N T E D B O O K S H O P ” A N D “ Q U I E T P L E A S E ”

Y E A R 1 2 P L AY “ T H E M A S K M E N W E A R ”

R I V E R V I E W I N C O N C E R T

Y E A R 1 1 P L AY “ L O R D O F T H E F L I E S ”

C H A P E L C O N C E R T

H S C D R A M A S H O W C A S E

“ M A R Y P O P P I N S J R ” J U N I O R S C H O O L M U S I C A L

H S C M U S I C C O N C E R T

S P E E C H A N D D R A M A R E C I T A L S

Y E A R 9 P L AY “ T H E P I N K P A N T H E R S T R I K E S A G A I N ”

S O L O I N S T R U M E N T A L E V E N I N G

Y E A R 1 0 P L AY

E L E C T I V E D R A M A S H O W C A S E

Y E A R 7 A N D 8 T H E A T R E S P O R T S C O M P E T I T I O N

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Year 9 - 12 Theatresports CompetitionYEAR 9 - 12 STUDENTS | O ’KELLY THEATRE

MONDAY 19 MARCH 6 .30PM

Improvisational theatre at its best! Come and watch as teams compete against each other, creating hilarious and entertaining scenes on the spot. Classic games such as death in a minute, slow motion commentary and subtitles will have the competitors on their toes and the audience in stitches. Individuals will be selected during the performances for Riverview’s representative team.

CO-ORDINATORS/MENTORS:

SAMANTHA OLIVER, LARA STERN AND SALLY WENTRIRO

YEAR 8 STUDENTS | O ’KELLY THEATRE

TUESDAY 27 AND WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH 6 .30PM

The Enchanted Bookshop Written by Todd Wallinger

We all know that bookshops are magical places…but this bookshop is more magical than most. Meet the characters of the stories as they come to life to help save a struggling bookshop whose owner is not much of a businessman. Their job gets a whole lot harder when the bookshop is caught in the middle of a jewel smuggling ring. Can the characters help Mr McNamee save his business and fend off the shady figures who are determined to destroy his precious books? Just how much influence can a motley cast of book characters have? Watch Dorothy, Robin Hood and Sherlock Holmes work together to save their friends and their beloved bookshop.

Quiet Please Written by Dale Clarke

“Mouse” has lost his pen, which is no problem, really except that he’s also lost his shoe and Mr. Terrence would love to give another detention. Meanwhile, between assignments, study skills, long lessons and trying to check football scores without getting caught, high school is an easy place to feel stressed… just don’t let anyone know that that’s how you feel.

DIRECTORS:

DALE CLARKE AND ALICE OSSOWSKI

STAGE MANAGER:

CHRISTINE MORIARTY

The Enchanted Bookshop and Quiet Please

The Mask Men WearYEAR 12 STUDENTS | O ’KELLY THEATRE

WEDNESDAY 9 AND THURSDAY 10 MAY 6 .30PM

Monologues and scenes from powerful playwrights adapted by Conrad Page

Join us for a showcase of contemporary and classic monologues, speeches and scenes. Picture a 20-storey city office building with the glass outer wall ripped off revealing an exposed office floor with desks, partitions, phones, computers, water cooler, chairs, pin boards, white boards, fluorescent lights covering the O’Kelly Theatre stage. This showcase performance will encapsulate powerful men wanting to get to the top.

This production will weave a tapestry of powerful words and images together to create theatrical tension portraying POWER, MASCULINITY and the MASK men use to get what they want or think they need.

DIRECTOR:

CONRAD PAGE

STAGE MANAGER:

NATALIE BAINES

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Riverview in ConcertRAMSAY HALL

WEDNESDAY 13 JUNE 7.30PM

Riverview in Concert is a showcase of the many Vocal and Instrumental Ensembles available at the College. There are many opportunities at Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview to explore and develop musical talents through participation in a vast number of Co-Curricular Music activities. Students can participate in activities such as Choirs, Orchestras, Concert Bands, Drum and Percussion Ensembles, String Ensembles, Guitar and Rock Groups, Saxophone Quartet and other small ensembles. The Riverview in Concert evening will highlight each of the ensembles and will demonstrate how students have excelled in their performance skills, whilst experiencing a sense of achievement and fulfilment from performing with many other talented musicians.

CO-ORDINATOR:

PETER WATTERS

Lord of the Flies

YEAR 11 STUDENTS | O 'KELLY THEATRE

WEDNESDAY 20, THURSDAY 21 , FRIDAY 22 JUNE 6 .30PM

William Golding's Lord of the Flies: Adapted for the Stage by Nigel Williams

In the midst of a wartime evacuation, a British commercial aeroplane crashes on an isolated island in a remote region of the Pacific Ocean. The only survivors are secondary students from differing schools. With no adult survivors, they create their own society to survive. However, as rescue becomes increasingly unlikely, this once utopian civilisation begins to turn on itself, with horrendous consequences. Based on the 1954 novel by Nobel Prize-winning British author William Golding, Lord of the Flies addresses the idea of civilisation verses savagery and the loss of innocence. Presented by Year 11 students, this production is sure to challenge your understanding of what it takes to survive.

“We did everything adults would do, what went wrong?”

“Kill the pig... Whose side are you on?”

DIRECTOR:

PAUL BEVIS

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR:

KIRK HUME

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Chapel ConcertDALTON MEMORIAL CHAPEL

WEDNESDAY 1 AUGUST 7.30PM

On this evening, students will perform in the Dalton Memorial Chapel. This is an opportunity for our musicians to present items in a more intimate setting. Performances by some of our ensembles including the Ignatian Choir and Chamber String Ensemble, as well as exemplary solo and group music items from elective music classes, will be featured in the program.

CO-ORDINATOR:

PETER WATTERS

HSC Drama ShowcaseYEAR 12 STUDENTS | O ’KELLY THEATRE

SUNDAY 5 AUGUST | PROGRAM A: 3 .00PM |PROGRAM B: 5 .30PM

We invite you to see the best group devised and individual performances from the HSC Drama class of 2018.

CO-ORDINATOR:

LOUISE ARNOTT

Mary Poppins Jr

HSC Music Concert

YEARS 5 – 8 MUSICAL | RAMSAY HALL

THURSDAY 9, FRIDAY 10, SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 7.30PM – 9.00PM

Years 5-8 Present………..Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s ‘Mary Poppins Jr’

Following the success of Disney ‘The Lion King Jr’ in 2016, Years 5-8, with support from girls from far and wide present to you, this August, Disney ‘Mary Poppins Jr’.

This wonderful, some say magical nanny takes centre stage in what will no doubt be a Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious adventure. Mary’s arrival at the Banks household not only teaches the Banks family how to value each other a little more but has a profound effect on all she meets, even the adults.

Disney Mary Poppins Jr is a remarkable combination of a wonderful story, unforgettable songs and awe-inspiring dance routines. Don’t miss it!

PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR: MUSICAL DIRECTOR:

MARTIN COLLINS KOBE PERDRIAU

CHOREOGRAPHER:

ANGELA NEWEY

YEAR 12 MUSIC STUDENTS | RAMSAY HALL

TUESDAY 14 AUGUST 7.30PM

Year 12 Music students will present a variety of their HSC music performances. Students have been rehearsing these pieces throughout the year leading up to their final HSC examination. This is an opportunity for family, friends and students (particularly those currently studying electives in Music) to watch this outstanding display from this year’s HSC Music 1, Music 2 and Music Extension cohort.

CO-ORDINATOR:

PETER WATTERS

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Speech and Drama RecitalsYEAR 7 - 12 STUDENTS | O ’KELLY THEATRE

TUESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER, TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER,

TUESDAY 23 OCTOBER 6 .30PM

All Speech and Drama students are given the opportunity to perform in an evening of monologues, duologues, prose and verse speaking from a wide variety of genres.

Most students choose to work towards the Drama exams currently offered by Trinity Guildhall. Each evening provides a showcase for just some of this work.

SPEECH AND DRAMA TEACHERS:

CASSANDRA COCHRANE, ELIZABETH FLEMING, LARA STERN

The Pink Panther Strikes AgainYEAR 9 STUDENTS | O ’KELLY THEATRE

WEDNESDAY 19, THURSDAY 20 AND FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 6 .30PM

Written by William Gleason

Based on the film by Blake Edwards and Frank Waldman

The world's most unusual criminologist, Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau fights for the future of all humanity in the most bizarre and dangerous caper of his brilliantly successful and utterly clumsy career. Paul Dreyfus, once his long-suffering boss, now turned into a raving lunatic, holds the world at bay with the ultimate weapon, the Doomsday Machine. Dreyfus is out to get Clouseau, the man whose undeserved success has driven him crazy, and he threatens to vaporise continents if the nations of the world don't deliver Clouseau to him—alive or, if at all possible, dead!

Blissfully unaware that the army of deadly assassins is gunning for him, Clouseau incredibly stumbles and slips by every attack. However, the world is running out of time because the increasingly frustrated Dreyfus, doodling with the Doomsday Machine, is running out of patience...

DIRECTOR:

LARA STERN

STAGE MANAGER:

CONRAD PAGE

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Year 10 PlayYEAR 10 STUDENTS | O ’KELLY THEATRE

WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER, THURSDAY 1 AND FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 6 .30PM

Don’t miss your opportunity to see this year’s Year 10 Co-curricular Drama students move audiences with three powerful performance evenings. The cast and crew will audition, rehearse and fine-tune all vocal and movement techniques to create extraordinary characters live on stage. The O’Kelly Theatre will be transformed with dazzling production elements like costume, lighting, sound, props and set.

DIRECTOR:

CHARLES VAUX

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR:

JOHN KENNEDY

STAGE MANAGER:

DENYSE GIBBS

Elective Drama ShowcaseO’KELLY THEATRE

THURSDAY 8 NOVEMBER 6:00PM

The annual Drama Showcase is on again. Elective Drama students will be performing some of the best moments from this year’s class work, programmed into one night of exciting theatre. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to see elective Drama students shine.

CO-ORDINATOR:

LOUISE ARNOTT

Solo Instrumental EveningWEDNESDAY 24 OCTOBER 6 .30 PM

Students in the Private Tuition Programme at the College will have an opportunity to display their skills on their chosen instrument(s) in one of the seven different venues. The Programme caters for students who wish to learn or further develop their skills on a particular instrument. We look forward to witnessing the progress that students have made throughout the year.

CO-ORDINATORS:

PETER WATTERS AND TRISH SCHWAGER

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Year 7 and 8 Theatresports CompetitionYEAR 7 AND 8 STUDENTS | O ’KELLY THEATRE

MONDAY 26 NOVEMBER 5.00PM

Year 7 and Year 8 performers will take risks and be fearless in their endeavour to create stories in the spontaneous moment. You will see a variety of stories ranging from the comedic to the dramatic. The competition will embrace life, politics, religion, and love. Creating an evening of theatre that will engage you the audience in a way that makes you respond openly, as one might do at a sporting event.

CO-ORDINATORS/MENTORS:

LARA STERN AND SAMANTHA OLIVER

Performing Arts 2018 TimetablePRODUCTION PRODUCTION PRODUCTION PAGE

Year 9 – 12 Theatresports Competition

Monday 19 March 6.30 pm O’Kelly Theatre 4

Year 8 Plays

“The Enchanted Bookshop”

and “Quiet Please”

Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 March 6.30 pm

O’Kelly Theatre 4

Year 12 Play

“The Mask Men Wear”

Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 May 6.30 pm

O’Kelly Theatre 5

Riverview In Concert Wednesday 13 June 7.30 pm Ramsay Hall 6

Year 11 Play

“Lord of the Flies”

Wednesday 20, Thursday 21, Friday 22 June 6.30 pm

O’Kelly Theatre 6

Chapel Concert Wednesday 1 August 7.30 pm Dalton Memorial Chapel

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HSC Drama Showcase Sunday 5 August

Program A: 3.00 pm

Program B: 5.30 pm

O’Kelly Theatre 8

“Mary Poppins Jr”

Years 5-8 Musical

Thursday 9, Friday 10, Saturday 11 August 7.30 pm

Ramsay Hall 8

HSC Music Concert Tuesday 14 August 7.30 pm Ramsay Hall 9

Speech and Drama Recitals Tuesday 18 September

Tuesday 25 September

Tuesday 23 October at 6.30 pm

O’Kelly Theatre 10

Year 9 Play

“The Pink Panther Strikes Again”

Wednesday 19, Thursday 20, Friday 21 September 6.30 pm

O’Kelly Theatre 10

Solo Instrumental Evening Wednesday 24 October 6.30pm Various Venues around the College

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Year 10 Play Wednesday 31 October, Thursday 1 and Friday 2 November 6.30 pm

O’Kelly Theatre 12

Elective Drama Showcase Thursday 8 November 6.00 pm O’Kelly Theatre 12

Year 7 - 8 Theatresports Competition

Monday 26 November 5.00 pm O’Kelly Theatre 14