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Just singin' and dancin' in the rain

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Our Year 8 musical is on its way.

Our Year 8 Arts students are working towards their November artistic showcase, which will include an exhibition of art and a performance of Singin' in the Rain Jr.

In addition to forming the show's cast, students are grouped into classes covering choir, costume, tech, art, and props/sets, providiing an immersive experience of live theatre.

This year our students will perform at the Goodwood Theatre.

Some reflections from students so far:

"It has been amazing already doing drama, I am in the ensemble crew and it is a blast to be in the musical, watching how it is created. Everyone has had a chance to be on stage, and while watching others audition for ‘All I do is dream of you’ we can get to know the other cast."
Freya McBryde, Cast Class

"So far this term, we have been investigating the clothing styles and characteristics of the 1920s through character development, researching our own mood boards, and undertaking tasks talking about the 1920 appearance. First, we created mood boards for each of the four main characters, then started to fill out a character development sheet, which will aid us with how we see the characters. From researching the emotion of colours, lines and expanding our general knowledge of the era, we know not only how the costumes will look, but what kind of person each character is."
Ella Harvey, Costume Class

"The music class has been looking at a range of different songs to learn for our Year 8 musical, Singin' In The Rain Jr. Each lesson we have been splitting into small groups to learn each song. When we are not in groups, we are together as a class around the piano with Mrs V, or with the Drama class putting our music together. The songs we are learning now are Moses Supposes, Fit As A Fiddle, All I Do Is Dream Of You and Singin' In The Rain."
From the Music Class

We'll keep you up to date with our progress, and look forward to you joining us for our big production in November.

Sandy Lee
Drama Key Teacher 6-10, SACE and IB Theatre