2012 Education Kit Contents Pages

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1 2012 Education Kit Contents Pages

2 The White Divers Of Broome By Hillary Bell FOR YOUR INFORMATION LINKS TO THE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK AND DRAMA COURSE PERFORMANCE DURATION / WARNINGS BLACK SWAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY THE CREATIVE TEAM THE CAST ABOUT THE WRITER A WORD FROM THE PLAYWRIGHT INTERVIEW INSPIRATION BEHIND THE WHITE DIVERS OF BROOME HILLARY BELL PLAYWRIGHT OF THE WHITE DIVERS OF BROOME (The Play, 2012) JOHN BAILEY WRITER OF THE WHITE DIVERS OF BROOME (The Novel, 2001) INTERVIEW DAMON LOCKWOOD ASSISTANT DIRECTOR INTERVIEW ALICIA CLEMENTS COSTUME DESIGNER INTERVIEW - JO MORRIS ACTOR INTERVIEW - JODI ROCHE STAGE MANAGER DIRECTORS NOTE PRE-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES Background Information About The Venue: State Theatre Centre of WA Synopsis The White Divers Of Broome The Book What Critics Have Said About The White Divers Of Broome What Awarding Judges Said About The White Divers Of Broome The Writer - Hillary Bell Hillary Bell's Work Hillary Bell Interview July Characters Setting Key Facts Facing The Facts: Adapting Story For Stage Pearling Terminology Terminology Of The Times Imperial To Metric Conversion Table The Pearling Industry In Australia Article Australia's Pearling Industry A White Experiment For A White Australia The Set Design By Bruce Mckinvin The Costume Design By Alicia Clements The Lighting Design By Trent Suidgeist The Stage Manager Jodie Roche PRE-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES CROSS CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Starting Points PRE-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES DRAMA ACTIVITIES Exploring Power In The White Divers Of Broome Marketing Social And Historical Contexts Form & Style As An Actor PRE-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES ENGLISH ACTIVITIES Research

3 POST-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES DRAMA ACTIVITIES Immediate Reactions The Stage Manager Writing The Review Character Journeys Dramaturge POST-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES ENGLISH ACTIVITIES Appreciating Historical Context Ideas About The Environment The Individual And Society Issues Dominant Cultural Attitudes POST PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES CROSS-CURRICULA Journal Questions Create A PMI Table About The Production (Appendix One) USEFUL LINKS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS APPENDIX ONE TEACHING STRATEGIES APPENDIX TWO ASSESMENT RUBRIC STAGE ONE APPENDIX THREE ASSESMENT RUBRIC STAGE TWO & THREE APPENDIX FOUR BABY SAYS BY THE KILLS APPENDIX FIVE THE PEARL DIVER BY ANDREW BARTON PATERSON (BANJO) APPENDIX SIX BOOK EXTRACT FROM THE WHITE DIVERS OF BROOME BY JOHN BAILEY SCRIPT EXCERPTS EXCERPT ONE PROLOGUE EXCERPT TWO SCENE 1 PIGOTT S BUNGALOW EXCERPT THREE ACT TWO EVALUATION POST EXCURSION SURVEY

4 Arcadia By Tom Stoppard FOR YOUR INFORMATION LINKS TO THE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK AND DRAMA COURSE ARTS OUTCOMES THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM - DRAMA THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM - ENGLISH BLACK SWAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY THE CREATIVE TEAM THE CAST ABOUT THE WRITER INTERVIEW MOVEMENT DIRECTOR INTERVIEW ACTOR INTERVIEW - WARDROBE MANAGER INTERVIEW - ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER PRE-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES Background Information About The Venue: State Theatre Centre of WA Synopsis The Characters Of 1809 The Characters Of The Present Setting Key Facts Production History What The Critics Have Said About Arcadia Is Tom Stoppard s Arcadia The Greatest Play Of Our Age? May 2009 Tom Stoppard In Conversation With Jonathan Biggins Plays By Tom Stoppard Tom Stoppard Is A Deceptive Dramatist Critical Perspective By Michael Billington, 2002 Arcadia - Common References Modern Usage Modern Theatre Guides: Tom Stoppard s Arcadia By John Fleming Classical Arcadia By Marc Weismann Themes, Motifs And Symbols Modern Theatre Guides: Tom Stoppard s Arcadia By John Fleming Chaos, Fractals, And Arcadia, By Robert L. Devany Order And Disorder: Classical And Romantic Physics In Arcadia By Mary Crone Modern Theatre Guides: Tom Stoppard s Arcadia By John Fleming Essay On The Science Of Arcadia, By John David Stone The Set Design By Alicia Clements The Costume Design By Alicia Clements The Assistant Stage Manager The Assistant Stage Manager s Props Extraction List PRE-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES CROSS CURRICULAR PRE-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITES DRAMA ACTIVITIES Scenography Marketing Form & Style The Form Realism (Heightened) (Magical) The Style Presentational As An Actor Character Analysis Asking The Fundamental Questions Arcadia: Using Stimulus Material In Drama Making Meaning Out Of Dialogue

5 Making Meaning Out Of Dialogue PRE-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES ENGLISH ACTIVITIES Before Reading/Viewing The Play POST-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES DRAMA Immediate Reactions Writing The Review Character Journeys Discussion POST-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES ENGLISH Exploring Juxtaposition Theme: Enlightment V Romanticism Taking It Further Journal Questions Create A Pmi Table About The Production (Appendix One) USEFUL LINKS ACKNOWLEDEMENTS APPENDIX ONE TEACHING STRATEGIES TEACHING STRATEGY ENVOY TEACHING STRATEGY BRAINSTORM TEACHING STRATEGY THINK PAIR SHARE TEACHING STRATEGY PMI APPENDIX TWO RESPONSE ASSESSMENT RUBRIC STAGE ONE RESPONSE ASSESSMENT RUBRIC STAGE TWO & THREE APPENDIX FOUR APPENDIX FIVE APPENDIX SIX SCRIPT EXCERPTS POST EXCURSION SURVEY

6 National Interest By Aidan Fennessy FOR YOUR INFORMATION LINKS TO THE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK AND DRAMA COURSE BLACK SWAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY MELBOURNE THEATRE COMPANY THE CREATIVE TEAM THE CAST INTERVIEW - ACTRESS JULIA BLAKE INTERVIEW ACTRESS POLLY LOW INTERVIEW - ACTRESS MICHELLE FORNASSIER INTERVIEW - SET & COSTUME DESIGN CHRISTINA SMITH PRE-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES Background Information About The Venue: State Theatre Centre of WA About The Venue: Fairfax Studio (Melbourne) About The Writer / Aidan Fennessey: Playwright For National Interest Development And History Of The Script About The Play - A Note From The Writer Synopsis From The Playwright What s Happens In The Play The Characters Setting Key Facts Excerpt From The Inquest Into The Death Of Brian Raymond Peters Interfret ( ) Interfret In East Timor Balibo Maps The Tragedy Of The Balibo Five By Jordan Nix Timeline Of News Reports On The Balibo Five Film, Books & Other Literature The Set Designer - Christina Smith The Costume Designer - Christina Smith The Sound Design By Ben Collins PRE-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES / CROSS CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Starting Points Research: Investigating The Balibo Five Marketing Marketing Manager PRE PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES / FORM & STYLE The Forms The Style PRE-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES / DRAMA ACTIVITIES Exploring The Issues Within National Interest Verbatim Theatre Scenography Immediate Reactions Writing The Review Character Journeys Discussion Australian Curriculum POST-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES / ENGLISH & LITERATURE ACTIVITIES Construction Of Identity Exploring Theme

7 POST-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES Journal Questions Create A PMI Table About The Production USEFUL LINKS ACKNOWLEDEMENTS APPENDIX ONE / TEACHING STRATEGIES APPENDIX TWO / RESPONSE ASSESSMENT RUBRIC STAGE ONE APPENDIX THREE / RESPONSE ASSESSMENT RUBRIC STAGE TWO & THREE APPENDIX FOUR / CARTOON SCRIPT EXCERPTS EXCERPT ONE EXCERPT TWO EXCERPT THREE POST EXCURSION SURVEY

8 4ARTS Performing Arts Education Festival Collaboration of BSSTC, WAB, WASO & WAO 4ARTS ORIGINS 4 FOR YOUR INFORMATION 5 LINKS TO THE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK 7 ABOUT THE VENUE: STATE THEATRE CENTRE OF WA 9 THE HEATH LEDGER THEATRE 9 THE STUDIO UNDERGROUND 9 BLACK SWAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY 10 LOOMING THE MEMORY 13 Background Information 13 The Creative Team 13 Interview - Writer & Performer: Thomas Papathanassiou 16 Interview - Stage Manager: Monique Boucher 19 Development And History Of The Script 21 Synopsis 22 The Characters 23 Setting 24 Key Facts 25 Background Article 26 Past Performance Reviews 27 Drama Course Content 32 The Australian Curriculum Drama 33 The Australian Curriculum English 34 Set & Costume Design 36 PRE-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES 37 Cross-Curricular - Marketing / Publicity 37 Cross-Curricular - Marketing / Publicity Research 38 Cross-Curricular - Marketing Manager 39 Drama - Form & Style 40 Drama - Warm Up Exercises 41 POST-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES 42 Drama - Scenographer 42 Drama - Immediate Reactions 43 Cross Curricular - Writing The Review 46 Drama - Character Journeys 47 Drama - Discussion 48 Drama - Journal Questions 49 USEFUL LINKS 50 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 51 APPENDIX ONE 52 APPENDIX TWO 54 APPENDIX THREE 56 APPENDIX FOUR 58 SCRIPT EXCERPTS 59 SPONSORS 68 WEST AUSTRALIAN BALLET 70 LET S DANCE 73 Performance Details 73 Esmeralda Variation Dying Swan 77

9 The Sixth Borough 80 Activities - Ballet Vocabulary 82 Activities - Writing A Review 84 Activities - Ballet Review: Diamonds 85 Activities - Variations 86 Activities - Discussion Points 87 Activities - Student Activity 88 Activities - The Dying Swan By Alfred Lord Tennyson 89 Activities - Choreographic Task One 91 Activities - Choreographic Task Two 92 West Australian Ballet And Be Active 93 Sponsors 94 WEST AUSTRALIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 96 What Is An Orchestra? 100 The Four Instrumental Families In An Orchestra 100 Activity For Primary Students 101 WASO On The Road Ensemble 102 Background Information - The Conductor 102 Background Information - A Brief History 103 WASO On The Road Instruments 104 Activities 107 Connect With WASO 108 Sponsors 109 WEST AUSTRALIAN OPERA 112 Discover Your Voice 115 Background Information What Is Opera? 115 Background Information - The Voice Types 117 Background Information - The Cast 119 Sponsors 122 MUSEUM OF PERFORMING ARTS 125 EVALUATION 125 THANKYOU 125

10 Signs Of Life By Tim Winton FOR YOUR INFORMATION 3 LINKS TO THE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK AND DRAMA COURSE 4 THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM 7 BLACK SWAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY 10 SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY 12 THE CREATIVE TEAM 13 THE CAST 17 TIM WINTON - PLAYWRIGHT 19 INTERVIEW PLAYWRIGHT 19 INTERVIEW ACTRESS 22 INTERVIEW ACTOR 23 INTERVIEW PRODUCTION ASSISTANT 24 PRE PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES 25 Background Information 25 About The Venues 25 Synopsis 32 The Characters 33 Setting 34 Key Facts 34 Interview Enough Rope With Andrew Denton 35 Interview With Tim Winton 43 Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (Mona) 45 Background Article 48 Film, Books And Other Literature Dirt Music 49 Drought 51 Simeon Stylites 55 Past Play Production Reviews 59 The Set Design By Zoe Atkinson 66 The Costume Design By Zoe Atkinson 68 PRE-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES - CROSS CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 73 Utilizing The Perth Cultural Centre 73 Marketing 78 Marketing Manager 80 PRE-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES - DRAMA ACTIVITIES 82 Form & Style 82 Sound Design Plan 83 Sound Design Script Plot 85 Acting Processes Based On Lee Strasberg s Approach 87 Practical Activities: Memories And Object Work 92 Scenography 100 POST-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES - DRAMA ACTIVITIES 101 Immediate Reactions 101 Drama / English /Literature Activities 103 Writing The Review 103 Character Journeys 104 Discussion 105 Journal Questions 106 Create A PMI Table About The Production (Appendix One) 106 USEFUL LINKS 107 ACKNOWLEDEMENTS 108

11 APPENDIX ONE 110 APPENDIX TWO 112 APPENDIX THREE 114 SCRIPT EXCERPTS 116

12 Boy Gets Girl By Rebecca Gilman FOR YOUR INFORMATION LINKS TO THE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK AND DRAMA COURSE THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM BLACK SWAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY THE CREATIVE TEAM THE CAST REBECCA GILMAN - PLAYWRIGHT INTERVIEW PLAYWRIGHT INTERVIEW DIRECTOR INTERVIEW ACTRESS INTERVIEW ACTOR INTERVIEW SET & COSTUME DESIGNER PRE PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES Background Information About The Venue: State Theatre Centre Of WA Synopsis First Performance The Characters Setting Key Facts A Beginner s Guide To Rebecca Gilman By Chris Jones Gilman's Spin By Dan Bacalzo What Is Stalking? The Age Newspaper, Melbourne Australia, Dated 5th October Radio Transcript, Radio National 15 July 2006 A Bad First Date Or Was It? Ernie Pyle Edith Wharton William Dean Howells Freedom Versus Security What s In A Name? Past Play Production Reviews The Set Design By Fiona Bruce The Costume Design By Fiona Bruce CROSS CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Social And Historical Contexts Marketing Marketing Manager Utilizing The Perth Cultural Centre DRAMA ACTIVITIES Form & Style Scenography Character Interaction Genre DRAMA / MEDIA STUDIES ACTIVITIES Genre ENGLISH ACTIVITIES Cultural Influence POST-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES - DRAMA ACTIVITIES

13 Immediate Reactions DRAMA / ENGLISH / LITERATURE ACTIVITIES Writing The Review Character Journeys Discussion Journal Questions USEFUL LINKS ACKNOWLEDEMENTS APPENDIX ONE APPENDIX TWO APPENDIX THREE APPENDIX FOUR SCRIPT EXCERPTS EVALUATION