THEATRE STAGE DESIGN “Rose” by Andrew Davies – Pavilion Theatre, Castle Hill Class 11 and 12, Term 1, 1985 The class was approached by Judith Boyd, who was to direct the play, based on artistic exhibition material display on Open Day at the school in December 1984. A reading was done, and extensive discussion followed […]
BLOCK: G11 Drama
Dramatis Divine: 11th & 12th Grade Winter Festival Drama
WINTER FESTIVAL DRAMA PRESENTATION Class 11 & 12, Term 2: 1985 – Middle Lesson A process of rationalization of how to express the sentiments of the time of maximum darkness was initiated and it was arrived at that a prime requirement was humor as light and laugher are synonymous. The theme has to reflect the […]
Dramatis Divine: 11th Grade Radio Drama
THE RAINBOW IGLOO The Radio Play – Class 11 – Middle Lesson (This might be a “podcast play” today) Class 11 1984, Lorien Novalis School, created, produced, and performed their own radio play, The Rainbow Igloo. It was the basis of a unit on Speech and Drams, taught as one of three strands in the […]
Dramatis Divine: A Play for All Ages: Song of the Sun
DAWN TO DUSK TO DAWN The Song of the Sun (or “Corroboree Kerosene Tin Belong Jesus Christ”) Dramatis Divine is written as a guide for the teaching of stage craft to children/students from Class 1 to 12. However, another plateau of theatrical experience is the play performed by adults – teachers in school, parents, and […]
The Australian Word: Mime
THE MANY MASKS OF PIERROT The smile was as fixed as plaster, a grimace really, over a body writhing in torment. Elegant hands became tortured claws in an attempt to peel the mocking grin from the white face. The ultimate inner conflict between persona and soma was being expressed on stage with shocking impact; this […]
The Australian Word: Speech
HALLOWED BY THY NAME… … is the first line of the Lord’s Prayer after the invocation ‘Our Father’, etc. This ‘hallowed name’ could also be referred toas hallowed ‘Word’ of ‘Logos’. The very same that is spoken of in the first lines of the Gospel of St. John – In the beginning was the Word… […]