Indelible Ink

And that’s a wrap! Friday night saw the final curtain call for this year’s college production of ‘Indelible Ink’. We would like to thank each and every person for their support, help, and attendance at our shows this year.  

Anyone who has ever been involved in the creation, development, and realisation of a piece of theatre knows how much work goes into it. It doesn’t just happen magically – but magic is what theatre is. It’s about creating a world, a time, and a vision and being able to hold the audience’s attention during a performance.

Theatre is a process not just the final product. And for the team directly involved in this year’s show – the process was at times arduous and exhausting. The playscript was written over a 3-month period and we began with a cold reading in February. We began rehearsals soon after auditions were complete and soon after that were required to pivot. After several script omissions, rewrites, and endless recasting – we began to see the potential for our show. After all – what teenager can see how set ninjas brandishing sticks will shape and control the scenes about fate and destiny. With weekly rehearsals, a BIG WEEKEND (18 hours of face-to-face rehearsals), weekends, evenings, and many early mornings spent organising and creating the world of Barry Styles, the play finally came together for production week.

Our students worked extremely hard throughout the week – kicking it off with an 11-hour rehearsal on Sunday for the tech run-through. Students performed brilliantly for our 2 primary school matinees. Thank you to Michelle Lynch and her team of talent for pulling this together.

Thank you to all of the staff who assisted on the evening and matinee performances. From selling tickets to shhhhhing backstage and calming nerves – we are so very grateful. We are grateful for all of the support in organising and staging the production.

To Mr Chris Powell for writing the play, creating a voice for these characters, for engaging in the process, and for your skills on the sound desk – thank you and congratulations.  

To Ms Hayley Robinson for your seeds (ideas) and guidance. You are an amazing teacher and creator of theatre. No job is ever too big or too small for you. Thank you for your hours and hours of op shopping, decorating, cutting, and creating. Your support never wavers for me or our students.

To the cast who have given their time to the many hours of rehearsals, for their efforts, commitment, loyalty, resilience, and dedication – thank you and congratulations. The production team certainly doesn’t do it for the money, fame, or glory. We do it because we value the arts, and what the theatre can teach us all about life and for YOU.

We are already discussing and deciding on next year’s production and can’t wait to see you all come along and share the journey with our students.

Congratulations again to all of the cast and crew for this year’s show. Your resilience, talent, and focus are commendable. It is an absolute pleasure and privilege to be able to work with each and every one of you and to be able to create theatre with you all.

Until our next show…