Performing Arts Report

Overpass Theatre Presents Grease

Grease is set in 1959, and in the 60 years since then lots has changed - luckily!  However, Grease still resonates with generation after generation through its common themes: friendship, first love and the bumpy bit between childhood and adulthood. 

The characters in Grease just want to belong: to a person, to a clique, to a purpose. They are out to find their ‘tribe’.   In that ‘tribe’ they find security and joy.  The success of Grease is that this is also the experience of creating theatre - putting yourself out there and finding like-minded people working towards a common goal.  In creating theatre, you find your tribe and when you do - it has life long effects.  That is what the audience witnessed recently at Chapel off Chapel in Prahran.

Moving offsite for the musical for the first time since 2013 posed some challenges, namely a very short time to rehearse in the venue.  However, the cast, crew and band worked like professionals, kept focus and kept working.  The end result was exceptional.  A memorable show full of colour, fun and new discoveries in a show that people know so well.

For Overpass Theatre’s inaugural production, the words ‘we go together’ couldn’t be more true. Overpass will be a legacy founded by the cast and crew in this production but built by the ones before it. I am confident it will continue well beyond us into the future.  

I’d love to thank the staff from both schools who have joined the students on the journey of cross-campus creativity.  The cast, crew and band are to be commended for their love of theatre, their spirit to problem solve and their ability to entertain! We sure hope our community enjoyed the show as much as we enjoyed making it!  We are still singing the songs.  LONG LIVE OVERPASS!

Performance

Backstage

Spring Music Recital

The Spring Music Recital was another exceptional evening.  Our recitals are a chance for our instrumental students to experiment with performance in front of a safe and supportive audience.  Students of all skills and year levels got involved to take on the risk of a solo performance and all grew as performers in front of the audience.  I congratulate all the students who performed!  I also want to thank our music staff for their work with out students.  PCW is lucky to have such exceptional teachers and I thank them for their work and willingness to go above and beyond to encourage our students.

Rory Godbold

Performing Arts Learning Leader