Backyard Possum Encounter

Backyard Possum Encounter - Update

We are busy developing the script for our puppet play about the western ringtail possum. Our lead artist, Chloe Flockart will be with us for much of Term Three working with students on set design and puppet making.

Here is a link to view work that Chloe has previously done:

https://youtu.be/8QhnjKCAlcE?feature=shared

We will be needing performers and a stage crew for the play though! The performance will predominantly be through puppetry, a unique and magical style.

If you are interested in being part of this aspect of the play, please complete the link below. This initial call out is for students in Year Seven and above. There will be opportunities for students in the Primary School coming soon!

https://www.cognitoforms.com/GreatSouthernGrammar/GSGPossumPuppetPlayExpressionOfInterest

We love all of the photos and stories that were uploaded. Please keep sending them as we are still developing plot, scenes and characters!

Our play is beginning to take shape! All of the stories about western ringtail possums from our school community have been collated, and Arts staff spent a very productive weekend with Michael Barlow, Associate Director of Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, and Chloe Flockart, who will be our lead artist on this project. 

Chloe is a multi-talented artist with puppetry skills, acting, and directing. She has worked with a number of companies in Australia and the UK, including Barking Gecko Theatre Company, The Last Great Hunt, and Spare Parts Puppet Theatre. We’re very excited to be working with her on our project.

Dr Watson will work with students this term to further develop the narrative structure that has been mapped out for the play.

Ms Rachel Mordy | Head of the Arts