Writing for Performance
Angela Betzien, inaugural recipient of the prestigious Richard Wherret Prize of Excellence for Playwriting, guides students through the process of writing texts for performance. Students are encouraged to experiment with the theme, issue, structure, character and dialogue.
Leticia Caceres and Angela Betzien are the co-founders of nationally acclaimed Real TV, formed in late 2000. They have created new work for the Sydney Opera House and Regional Arts Victoria (Hoods, 2006), Queensland Theatre Company (The Orphanage Project, 2003), La Boite Theatre (Kingswood Kids, 2003), Queensland Arts Council (Children of the Black Skirt, 2003), Stage X Youth Festival (Suitcase, 2001. Real TV's work has toured extensively to schools and theatres throughout Australia and to major national festivals and conferences including Come Out, Pacific Edge and Drama Victoria.
Writing for Performance will also be available as a companion to bookings of War Crimes.
Check out Real TV's other offerings - Transformation Workshops and their NEW show, War Crimes
For more on Real TV, click here.
*Please note that with the completion of the arts2GO Early Bird Special offer, from 8 January 2010 the workshop price will increase to $270. Regional On Call workshops may also incur an additional travel fee.
Artforms: Literature, Drama
Key Themes: Creativity, Issues
Specific VELS:
Personal Learning - ALL
Civics and Citizenship - Civic Knowledge and Understanding
The Arts - ALL
English - ALL
Communication - ALL
Thinking - ALL
VCE Links:
Drama - Unit 1-3 - Play-making Technique, Create Performance based on Stimuli
Theatre Studies - Unit 2 and 3 - Stagecraft, Creation of Playscript
English Language - Unit 4 - Spoken English Texts
English - Unit 1-4 - Construct a Response
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ON CALL: Award Winning Playwright works with YOUR students!
- Real TV Metro: 1st Feb 10 to 17th Dec 10
- Term: Term 1, Term 2, Term 3, Term 4
- Duration: 2 hours
- Suitability: Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12
- Cost per student: $na
- Minimum Fee: $270 + GST
- Maximum Student Attendance: 30
- VELS: Communication, English, Interpersonal Development, Personal Learning, The Arts, Thinking Processes
Regional: 1st Feb 10 to 17th Dec 10
