Drama

Year 11 student, Gypsi Tyrell will be participating in an ambassador program with the Melbourne Theatre Company for the next eight months and part of the program is that she returns to share her experience with her school community.  Please see below:-

Wow! What a way to start off this wonderful experience! On Tuesday the 17th of April I had the opportunity to go to the MTC (Melbourne Theatre Company) and it was a thrill! I got to experience first hand how everything is made from the props to the wigs and I was allowed to go and look at the costume store room as well. How many there were there, you ask? At least 1000! It was a huge room and there were racks making pathways with two really high racks that were full to the max. They make new costumes each time they have a new play. I’m not sure where they are going to put the clothes soon! My coordinator, Nick, took myself and fifteen others around each warehouse of costumes, props, hats and wigs. At the end of the night we went over to watch a play at the theatre called Abigail’s Party- an awesome play to start this experience. The play was about a party for new neighbours that went wrong. It was such an awesome play with heaps of emotion in the scenes. I am so grateful to have a chance to be a part of the MTC Ambassadors program once a month for the next eight months. Bring it on!

Gypsi Tyrell -Year 11