The question on everyone's lips this week was 'Are You Minnesota Enough?'. Special guest Julia Moody from the Acting department at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts conducted the first of three vocal accent workshops which will allow students to master and perform in the Minnesotan accent. She began with distinguishing the differences between the students' native accent and that of General American before a game of pass the clap using stereotypical Minnesotan phrases such as 'Oh Ya', "Aw Geez' and 'You Betcha'.
The students soon began to pick up the differences and enjoyed the process immensely. They will now conduct their own research around developing their own version of the accent for their individual characters. Below is a look into what they got up to with Julia.
OTHER SHENANIGANS
The production poster competition is now closed and all entries are being carefully considered. The winning design will be revealed next week and will begin to be advertised around the College and local community in the coming weeks.
Small props and pieces of set are now in the planning stages and will start to come together before the end of this term.
Mr McRae will be lucky enough to have a walkthrough of the new New Norcia Performing Arts spaces tomorrow which is where the Senior Production will be performed. If all goes to schedule, the facilities will be available for use from the beginning of next term!
See you next week!
Mr Chris McRae
Production Director
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