Drama
Aaron Hibbert
Aaron Hibbert scholarship with MTC
Aaron Hibbert in Year 9 has been successful in gaining a place in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s (MTC) Betty Amsden Youth Scholarship Course.
Aaron will attend a life-changing week of intensive drama workshops at MTC HQ from the 2nd to the 6th of July during the school holidays.
Students in the program are guided through the processes of performance making and encouraged to extend their expressive skills, learning how to contribute as a member of an ensemble.
The MSC Arts Department are incredibly proud of Aaron’s success in gaining a place in the program. Less than 25 students are selected across Victoria.
Miss K is looking forward to hearing about Aaron’s experiences at the program and viewing the presentation at the end of the week.
Which Way Home reconciliation week performance
On Friday 1st June, Year 12 students Amielia Wall and Jasmine Pryse-Roos attended the Bowery Theatre in St. Albans to view a performance of Which Way Home presented by ILBIJERRI Theatre Company.
ILBIJERRI Theatre Company tells stories about what it means to be Indigenous in Australia today. Infused with humour and heart WHICH WAY HOME draws on writer Katie Beckett’s own memories of growing up with her single Aboriginal father.
These students were incredibly fortunate to be able to attend this performance of a powerful piece of theatre and to represent Melton Secondary College in our local community.
Caliban performance and workshop
As part of VCE Drama our students attended a performance of Caliban by Western Edge Youth Arts (WEYA) at the Bowery Theatre in St. Albans.
Our students will study this performance and will respond via analysis of the performance in both their upcoming written SAC and Exams. The performance centres on the Shakespearean character Caliban and his life after his island has sunk. We saw a complex range of emotions and relationships as well as the key theme of climate change being represented in the performance.
Following the performance our students were also participants in a workshop with other students from nearby schools and the cast and creatives from WEYA. Our students looked at themed devised drama work and practised their skills in performance and physical theatre.
We even got a mention on the writer’s Facebook page- they loved our pre-show group singing! Congratulations to our students for their excellent work on this day and truly embracing the power of the arts.
**Update on today's performance of Caliban in St Albans: there's a piano in the foyer and a group of school students, all girls are having a singalong to Someone Like You by Adele.
The theatre has already begun.
VCE Drama Showcase
Thank you to all the fantastic family, friends and MSC staff who attended our VCE Drama Ensemble Showcase on Wednesday 30th May. M2 and M3 were transformed into the Non-Naturalistic theatre worlds of Bertolt Brecht and Antonin Artaud for our VCE Drama students to present the ensembles they have constructed as part of Unit 1 and Unit 3.
Our Year 11 students devised their performances based around the themes of Home, Self-Identity and Belonging and our Year 12 students on the theme of Equality. With many hours of hard work and dedication both within class and outside we thank everyone who supported us to put this evening together and those who attended to show their support on the night. Until next time!
Rebecca Koroneo
Performing Arts Teacher