In the Spotlight Play Day
In the Spotlight Play Day is an outreach drama program that provides public school students from Preschool to Year 6 with an innovative and inspiring opportunity to authentically engage in the Drama and English syllabus.
Participating school groups work with an experienced drama tutor at a one-day workshop to create a play-built drama piece to be performed at the In the Spotlight Play Day showcase.
Following the workshop day, each class or group will have the ‘framework’ of their own play, which will continue to be built and rehearsed with their teacher.
Students have the opportunity to perform their work for other participating school students at a professional performance venue.
Tutors are experienced in using play building with children and the program allows teachers to develop their understanding of how to use drama in the classroom to enrich learning experiences across the key learning areas.
2024 dates
Nominations to participate in the 2024 program have closed.
Workshops
Workshop sessions will take place as an incursion during Term 1 on the following dates:
- Week 9 Monday 25 March 2024
- Week 9 Tuesday 26 March 2024
- Week 9 Wednesday 27 March 2024
- Week 9 Thursday 28 March 2024
- Week 10 Tuesday 2 April 2024
- Week 10 Wednesday 3 April 2024
- Week 10 Thursday 4 April 2024
- Week 10 Friday 5 April 2024
Performance
The student showcase will be held on Tuesday 28 May 2024 (Week 5 Term 2) at Campbelltown Arts Centre.
Cost
- $30.00 per student
- $30.00 per teacher attending the workshops as a professional learning experience.
Should In the Spotlight Play Day workshops be cancelled prior to the advertised workshops and no alternative offered, a full refund will be provided.
In the event of a COVID-19 related withdrawal from the program on the day of the workshop, the participant will be refunded 50% of the participation fee paid.
Professional learning resources
Should you want to sharpen your skills in preparing and videoing your item for In The Spotlight Drama Festival, check out these Digital @ The Arts Unit resources:
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