Mr Chris McRae
Production Director
Monday, 29 May 2017
A Sneak Peek of 'An Unspeakable Triumph of Supreme Brilliance'
With the Senior Production just over three weeks away, here is a sneak peek of what our cast and crew got up to at Saturday's Dress/Tech rehearsal. Students were full of energy we were lucky enough to have a visit from former student Max Hughes (2016) who is now studying a diploma of Musical Theatre at the Australian Performing Arts Network (APAN). Students were looking great in some slick contemporary costumes and the lighting and sound team started to put together the look and sound of the show. Check out our sneak peek images below.
Mr Chris McRae
Production Director
Mr Chris McRae
Production Director
Monday, 22 May 2017
Tickets On Sale Now!
Tickets for the 2017 Holy Cross College Senior Production of the contemporary comedy 'An Unspeakable Triumph of Supreme Brilliance' are on sale now! The show will be performed by the talented Year 10, 11 and 12 Drama students and will be a fantastic showcase of their comedic abilities. The witty script has been written by contemporary American playwright Don Zolidis and students have tackled both the humour and the challenging Minnesotan accent with great enthusiasm.
The show will be performed over three nights on Thursday 22, Friday 23 and Saturday 24 June 2017 in the New Norcia Performing Arts Building at HCC (the first performance in the new facilities)
Tickets are $15 for Adults, $10 for Students/Concessions, $7 for Children and Free for Under 5's. The content of the show is more appropriate for an older audience and is recommended for Secondary students and older.
Tickets can be purchased from www.trybooking.com/260404 and we are looking forward to what should be a fantastic Senior Production!
Mr Chris McRae
Production Director
The show will be performed over three nights on Thursday 22, Friday 23 and Saturday 24 June 2017 in the New Norcia Performing Arts Building at HCC (the first performance in the new facilities)
Tickets are $15 for Adults, $10 for Students/Concessions, $7 for Children and Free for Under 5's. The content of the show is more appropriate for an older audience and is recommended for Secondary students and older.
Tickets can be purchased from www.trybooking.com/260404 and we are looking forward to what should be a fantastic Senior Production!
Mr Chris McRae
Production Director
Tuesday, 16 May 2017
Producing an Unspeakable Triumph!
Rehearsals are well underway for the 2017 Senior Production of 'An Unspekable Triumph of Supreme Brilliance' which will be performed in Week 9 of this term. Students and staff have been working particularly hard with rehearsals running after school, in class and at lunchtimes. The script itself is incredibly witty and complex in nature which has been a big challenge that students have risen to. The added challenge of undergoing accent training to master the General American and specific Minnesotan mannerisms has been an amazing addition and students have blended this into their character development.
The story itself is zany, crazy and very very funny with everything from an imaginary blue tortoise, a botched horror play and an unfortunate incident involving a frying pan being tackled by our talented cast.
Students have also been very lucky this term to have been rehearsing in our brand new New Norcia Drama space which has been a privilege to work in and settle into!
Tickets for 'An Unspeakable Triumph of Supreme Brilliance' will go on sale next Monday 22 May at 9:00am and will be available from https://www.trybooking.com/260404.
Show dates are Thursday 22, Friday 23 and Saturday 24 June and tickets will be $15 for Adults, $10 for Students/Concession, $7 for Children and Free for Under 5's with 100 seats available for each show.
The show is mature in nature and is recommended for Year 7 upwards!
We are looking forward to what should be a fantastic Senior Production!
Mr Chris McRae
Production Director
The story itself is zany, crazy and very very funny with everything from an imaginary blue tortoise, a botched horror play and an unfortunate incident involving a frying pan being tackled by our talented cast.
Students have also been very lucky this term to have been rehearsing in our brand new New Norcia Drama space which has been a privilege to work in and settle into!
Tickets for 'An Unspeakable Triumph of Supreme Brilliance' will go on sale next Monday 22 May at 9:00am and will be available from https://www.trybooking.com/260404.
Show dates are Thursday 22, Friday 23 and Saturday 24 June and tickets will be $15 for Adults, $10 for Students/Concession, $7 for Children and Free for Under 5's with 100 seats available for each show.
The show is mature in nature and is recommended for Year 7 upwards!
We are looking forward to what should be a fantastic Senior Production!
Mr Chris McRae
Production Director
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Unspeakable Shenanigans Week 3
This week has been an engaging and productive one for the cast and crew of 'An Unspeakable Triumph of Supreme Brilliance'. Students received their costumes early this week and this has assisted greatly with their character development and has given them a sense of 'realism' in rehearsals. The costumes reflect each characters' quirks and personalities perfectly and big thanks must go to Costume managers Maria Bravo-Echevarria and Michelle Karuga along with Production staff Mrs Cuff and Miss Goodwin for their work in developing and sourcing these awesome outfits
Students were also given two fantastic opportunities to expand their experiences with this show beyond Holy Cross. On Wednesday, our cast and crew got the opportunity to Skype with none other than Don Zolidis, the playwright of the show. This was a huge thrill for students and staff alike as Don skyped from his home in Austin, Texas to HCC on Wednesday morning. He encouraged the students to bring their own personal touch to his characters and expressed his love for theatre and writing which was a big inspiration for the students. This was a memorable experience and we thank Don sincerely for giving us this opportunity.
Tickets for the Senior Production will go on sale on Monday 22 May (Week 5) and as part of the promotion process, cast members John Botha, Jamie Evans, Abbey'Lee Quantock, Brianna Armstrong and Zoe Paluszak along with Mr Chris McRae sat down with College Marketing and Community Relations manager Mrs Carolyn Jess to interview for an upcoming piece in the Ellenbrook Advocate. Students enjoyed the chance to reflect on their experiences so far.
Next week will see a break as students go off on Exams. In Week 5, we will be having two intensive rehearsals on Wednesday and Saturday to begin our attention to detail in the lead up to the shows in Week 9.
Mr Chris McRae
Production Director
Students were also given two fantastic opportunities to expand their experiences with this show beyond Holy Cross. On Wednesday, our cast and crew got the opportunity to Skype with none other than Don Zolidis, the playwright of the show. This was a huge thrill for students and staff alike as Don skyped from his home in Austin, Texas to HCC on Wednesday morning. He encouraged the students to bring their own personal touch to his characters and expressed his love for theatre and writing which was a big inspiration for the students. This was a memorable experience and we thank Don sincerely for giving us this opportunity.
Tickets for the Senior Production will go on sale on Monday 22 May (Week 5) and as part of the promotion process, cast members John Botha, Jamie Evans, Abbey'Lee Quantock, Brianna Armstrong and Zoe Paluszak along with Mr Chris McRae sat down with College Marketing and Community Relations manager Mrs Carolyn Jess to interview for an upcoming piece in the Ellenbrook Advocate. Students enjoyed the chance to reflect on their experiences so far.
Next week will see a break as students go off on Exams. In Week 5, we will be having two intensive rehearsals on Wednesday and Saturday to begin our attention to detail in the lead up to the shows in Week 9.
Mr Chris McRae
Production Director
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
Skype with Playwright Don Zolidis
It's not often that you get to speak with the playwright of the show you are working on. But for our Senior Production students that is exactly what they got to experience this week. Students got the chance to talk via Skype with the playwright of 'An Unspeakable Triumph of Supreme Brilliance' Don Zolidis, who resides in Austin, Texas. Students were able to speak with Don about their characters, the play itself and his other works as well as discussing more generic topics such as Theatre in the USA and his influences and inspirations. He gave them a very good humoured insight to his approach to the play and it was an invaluable experience for both students and staff alike!
Monday, 8 May 2017
Costumes Galore!
Earlier this week, Assistant Director Mrs Cuff and Production Assistant Miss Goodwin hit the shops to find some funky costumes for our cast under the direction of costume manager and assistant Maria Bravo-Echevarria and Michelle Karuga. What they came back with was absolutely fantastic and below is an early sneak peek into some character costumes for Samson (John Botha), Bob (Calvin Thiel), Audrey (Laila Davies) and Delilah (Brianna Armstrong).
Samson (John Botha)
Bob (Calvin Thiel)
Audrey (Laila Davies) and Delilah (Brianna Armstrong)
Thursday, 4 May 2017
Unspeakable Shenanigans Week 2
We are two months away from our very first Senior Production of 'An Unspeakable Triumph Of Supreme Brilliance' taking to the stage at Holy Cross College. It has been a busy week with the intensity level of rehearsals stepping up with all students now off script and character development starting to take place. Students are now discovering the quick wit of the script and really discovering their character quirks and ticks.
SAMSON RE-CAST
At late notice, the role of Samson has had to be re-cast and we are delighted to welcome John Botha (Year 10) to the role. John (or JP as he is know to the production team) was previously performing the role of Donny the Intern (which has now been removed) and is stepping up into the lead role of Samson. JP is a talented actor and a hard worker and we have no doubt he will thrive in this role.
SET
The set pieces will be collected next week and will start to be put together. This will give us the chance to rehearse with our collapsing walls which students are very much looking forward to. The stage has been set up which gives students a solid 8 weeks to rehearse on the stage in the performance space, a timeframe we have never had before.
COSTUMES
Students are particularly excited to see costumes starting to take shape. Mrs Cuff and Miss Goodwin will be taking the list compiled by Maria and Michelle, our costume team and hitting the shops next week to find the final bits and pieces for each character.
TICKETS
Tickets for the production will go on sale at 9am on Monday 22 May (Week 5). The number of tickets available for each performance will be confirmed next week.
SKYPE WITH DON ZOLIDIS (PLAYWRIGHT)
We are very excited for next week, as students will have the opportunity to Skype with Don Zolidis who has written this fantastic script. Don is based in Texas and is generously giving up his time to touch base with our students about their performance of his play.
Mr Chris McRae
Production Director
SAMSON RE-CAST
At late notice, the role of Samson has had to be re-cast and we are delighted to welcome John Botha (Year 10) to the role. John (or JP as he is know to the production team) was previously performing the role of Donny the Intern (which has now been removed) and is stepping up into the lead role of Samson. JP is a talented actor and a hard worker and we have no doubt he will thrive in this role.
SET
The set pieces will be collected next week and will start to be put together. This will give us the chance to rehearse with our collapsing walls which students are very much looking forward to. The stage has been set up which gives students a solid 8 weeks to rehearse on the stage in the performance space, a timeframe we have never had before.
COSTUMES
Students are particularly excited to see costumes starting to take shape. Mrs Cuff and Miss Goodwin will be taking the list compiled by Maria and Michelle, our costume team and hitting the shops next week to find the final bits and pieces for each character.
TICKETS
Tickets for the production will go on sale at 9am on Monday 22 May (Week 5). The number of tickets available for each performance will be confirmed next week.
SKYPE WITH DON ZOLIDIS (PLAYWRIGHT)
We are very excited for next week, as students will have the opportunity to Skype with Don Zolidis who has written this fantastic script. Don is based in Texas and is generously giving up his time to touch base with our students about their performance of his play.
Mr Chris McRae
Production Director
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