Unspeakable Shenanigans Week 3

The opening scene which introduces our audience to the Moss River players is now fully blocked and character is now the focus for our Senior Students. The cast took part in character workshops with the girls doing some character work with Assistant Director Miss Collender and Production Assistant Miss Goodwin whilst the boys participated in some character improvisation with Mr McRae and Mr Jackson. Scene One then took shape with some excellent interpretation and helpful feedback from the production team. 

VOICE WORKSHOP #1

Our focus now shifts to the first of our three Voice Workshops with Julia Moody next Wednesday in which the students will be working on mastering the Minnesotan accent. Some information about Julia's background is included below. She is currently working as the Head of Voice in the Acting department at WAAPA. This is set to be an amazing experience for the senior cast.

Julia Moody has a Bachelor of Arts from Curtin University (Perth), a Graduate Diploma in Voice Studies from NIDA (Sydney), is a fully accredited Associate teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, and did her actor training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in the United Kingdom. Julia has performed as an actor in Theatre, Film, TV, and Radio with companies right across Australia. She has worked as a Voice trainer and Consultant in the professional media with SBS TV and Radio since 1994, and with various other companies such as Channel 10,Open Channel, Public Radio News, 5UV and 6PR. She has run specially designed voice training sessions for professional speakers in all domains: the corporate arena; education; Theatre and Film; medical professionals and many others.

Julia has lectured in Voice at the Victorian College of the Arts School of Drama, the University of Ballarat Academy of Performing Arts, and is currently Head of Voice in the Acting Department of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University.

SET PLANNING

A visit to WA Polystyrene this week will see the set planning begin with collapsible walls, falling doors and crumpling set pieces all in the pipeline. Stay tuned!

See you next week for more Unspeakable Shenanigans!

Mr Chris McRae

Production Director