young people in theatre
Thu, 9 May 2002, 01:43 pmWalter Plinge3 posts in thread
young people in theatre
Thu, 9 May 2002, 01:43 pmI am a member of a company that encourages young people to be involved in theatre. We live in Sunbury, which is right on the outskirts of suburban Melbourne and technically is in the sticks, so ther is not an awful lot to do on the wekkends unless you can drive. Our theatre company allowed us to set up our own subsection which means that we produce our own plays with help from mentors. Our last three shows, 'Blackrock', 'Burger Brain' and 'Wyrd Sisters' have all been big successes and we now have a big following of actors and audiences alike.
We have been wondering for a while whether there are other Victorians companies which have similar groups. We have been thinking about setting up a play festival of sorts, in which people from all areas could come and see what others there own age have been doing. Our group is directed at people 15-15, and we have a childrens's section aged 5-15. If anyone is interested, please email and we'll chat.
Hope to hear from you
Rebecca
We have been wondering for a while whether there are other Victorians companies which have similar groups. We have been thinking about setting up a play festival of sorts, in which people from all areas could come and see what others there own age have been doing. Our group is directed at people 15-15, and we have a childrens's section aged 5-15. If anyone is interested, please email and we'll chat.
Hope to hear from you
Rebecca
Walter PlingeThu, 9 May 2002, 01:43 pm
I am a member of a company that encourages young people to be involved in theatre. We live in Sunbury, which is right on the outskirts of suburban Melbourne and technically is in the sticks, so ther is not an awful lot to do on the wekkends unless you can drive. Our theatre company allowed us to set up our own subsection which means that we produce our own plays with help from mentors. Our last three shows, 'Blackrock', 'Burger Brain' and 'Wyrd Sisters' have all been big successes and we now have a big following of actors and audiences alike.
We have been wondering for a while whether there are other Victorians companies which have similar groups. We have been thinking about setting up a play festival of sorts, in which people from all areas could come and see what others there own age have been doing. Our group is directed at people 15-15, and we have a childrens's section aged 5-15. If anyone is interested, please email and we'll chat.
Hope to hear from you
Rebecca
We have been wondering for a while whether there are other Victorians companies which have similar groups. We have been thinking about setting up a play festival of sorts, in which people from all areas could come and see what others there own age have been doing. Our group is directed at people 15-15, and we have a childrens's section aged 5-15. If anyone is interested, please email and we'll chat.
Hope to hear from you
Rebecca
Walter PlingeFri, 10 May 2002, 05:36 pm
Re: young people in theatre
Hi Rebecca,
Don't know of any groups in Victoria, sorry, but here in WA we have several play festivals. The ITA (who, with Grant's hard work, started this website 4 years ago) run an annual event, DramaFest. Some years ago, the youth section of DramaFest grew so big that it split into its own weekend festival: YouthFest.
You may like to look at the rules and information for these Festivals to maybe get some ideas of how others do it. All the info is on this site. You can do a search for "DramaFest" or "YouthFest", or else, simply go to:
Hope this helps,
JB
Don't know of any groups in Victoria, sorry, but here in WA we have several play festivals. The ITA (who, with Grant's hard work, started this website 4 years ago) run an annual event, DramaFest. Some years ago, the youth section of DramaFest grew so big that it split into its own weekend festival: YouthFest.
You may like to look at the rules and information for these Festivals to maybe get some ideas of how others do it. All the info is on this site. You can do a search for "DramaFest" or "YouthFest", or else, simply go to:
Hope this helps,
JB
RebeccaMon, 13 May 2002, 08:46 am
Re: young people in theatre
Thanks mate, I'll give it a go!
rebecca
rebecca