Getting into John Curtin College of the Arts

A former student of John Curtin myself, I have to say that make sure your daughter knows they discourage anybody doing outside performances - that is to say, amateur productions (or even professional productions!) are frowned upon. Well, they were when I went there :). I had just been caught doing a show outside the school and I said to them 'look, if you can give me a good reason how it will hinder me in future, then by all means I'll consider pulling out.' (not that I would've anyway). The reason given, and I quote 'Because doing shows out there won't show you what it's like in the real world!' O.o That being said, I enjoyed the musical theatre program for years 8 - 10, and detested the drama for years 11 - 12 - but that was due to the fact I preferred to be performing rather than reading about performing. After our auditions they informed us they were looking for people with 'spark' (potential), people that looked comfortable on stage and people that weren't afraid to use the space. Maybe that is something your daughter could look into improving? I'd personally recommend getting as much experience in the amateur theater world as possible.