Performing Arts News
For this year’s college production we are doing the brand new show Freaky Friday! We are one of the first schools in Australia to be performing this show, so exciting times ahead in 2020!
Synopsis
The new musical, Freaky Friday, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, features a book by Bridget Carpenter – the co-executive producer and writer on the beloved TV hits, Friday Night Lights and Parenthood – and music and lyrics by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey – the Pulitzer Prize- winning composers of Next to Normal and If/Then.
When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just 24 hours before Mom’s big wedding to put things right again. Freaky Friday is a hilarious, contemporary update of the classic story, in which a mother and daughter see what it means to be a family while experiencing each other’s lives firsthand, if only for a day.
Set in the present day, Freaky Friday features a tuneful pop-rock score, befitting a work that has effortlessly updated throughout its several iterations. Warm hearted, humorous and touching, this fresh take on the classic story is perfect for family audiences of all ages.
Production info now on the GEC HUB
The School Production has its own homepage on the GEC HUB – just click on the School Production tab across the top of the HUB homepage. The Production homepage has a trailer for the Broadway production of the show as well as the 2020 Production Handbook, which has a wealth of information for anyone interested in being in the cast, crew or the orchestra (you do have to be logged into your GEC account to access it). There are also links to other pages for Auditions, Crew Applications, Rehearsal Materials. This is where we will upload rehearsal tracks and choreography videos for students to use outside of rehearsal time.
Production cast auditions – taken from the 2020 Handbook
Auditions for the cast are open to any student of Glen Eira College in 2020. All students must attend a singing audition AND a dance audition. Only students wishing to be in the ensemble or specialist dance team are permitted to do their singing audition in pairs. All those interested in a principal or featured role must audition individually.
Students must sign up for singing and dance auditions on one of the following afternoons:
• Tuesday 11th February between 3:30pm and 5:30pm
• Wednesday 12th February between 3:30pm and 5:30pm
• Thursday 13th February between 3:30pm and 5:30pm
Audition booking are available now through the SCHOOL PRODUCTION page on the GEC HUB.
Crew signups
Students can apply for crew roles through the CREW APPLICATIONS page on the GEC Hub. Applications will open on Monday 24th February and close on Friday 7th March.
Positions available include:
- Stage Hands
- Lighting Operator
- Costuming Assistants
- Sound Assistants
- Make Up/Hair Assistants
- Set/Prop Builders
- Spotlight Operators
Parent/carer/family support
We would love to hear from anyone within the college community who is interested in contributing to this year’s production. We currently need help with:
- Set building
- Costume building/making/altering
- Catering for performances
- Rehearsal supervision
- Hair and make-up
How to get involved? Parents/carers/other family members who are interested in helping out can email Laura Baker-Goldsmith (lbg@gec.vic.edu.au) or Tori Wood (vwo@gec.vic.edu.au) to register their interest.
Laura Baker-Goldsmith
Music Teacher