SECONDARY 2015YEARS 7 TO 12 EDUCATION The aim of our Education Program at Riverside is simple - to provide the top quality productions, workshops and experiences that YOU as teachers need and want to take your students to. Over the past few years, when other companies and venues seemed to have pared back their Education programs, we have expanded. We have taken a grass roots approach to our relationships with teachers. We have consulted with you as a community, participated in your networks, listened to your feedback both formal and informal, and the result is reflected in our varied and unique education program. We know it works as the response and success of this program keeps growing and growing, and as a result our 2015 Secondary program is bigger and better than ever. New in 2015 is our first site-based work - for which we have also partnered with one of Sydney’s most critically acclaimed up and coming theatre companies. We have also given you MORE of what you love - such as more support for HSC prescribed texts in English and Drama. And as you have come to expect, we have our vast array of different productions and learning experiences that support many areas of the curriculum across KLAs, all provided with detailed curriculum links to help you connect the excursions you take to Riverside directly into your programs and units. And while you look at this booklet, don’t forget to check out the ‘From the Education Coordinator’ comment, where I talk to you teacher to teacher about the learning opportunities each production presents. I look forward to working with you in 2015 to bring quality arts education experiences to your students. See you at the theatre! Amy Matthews Education Coordinator CONTENTS ACCESS Access and Accessible Performances .................................................................................................... 2 PRODUCTIONS FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS The Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe .............................................................................................. 4 The Crucible at Bella Vista Farm ............................................................................................................ 6 A Midsummer Night’s Dream ................................................................................................................ 8 In This Fairfield: Romeo and Juliet in the West ..................................................................................... 10 The One Day of the Year ..................................................................................................................... 12 The Merchant of Venice ...................................................................................................................... 14 Macbeth ............................................................................................................................................ 16 Music to Mark an Event ...................................................................................................................... 18 The Witches ...................................................................................................................................... 20 No Place Like..................................................................................................................................... 22 Shellshock ......................................................................................................................................... 24 Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts ..................................................................................... 26 HSC PRESCRIBED TEXT SUPPORT: DRAMA AND ENGLISH Playreading: Stolen ............................................................................................................................ 28 Fearless: HSC Seminar ....................................................................................................................... 30 Sport for Jove HSC Shakespeare Symposiums ..................................................................................... 31 PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES: WORKSHOPS, COMPETITIONS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES Dance Bites: Learn the Repertoire, See The Show ................................................................................ 32 Choreographic Workshop .................................................................................................................... 34 Arté: Commedia Workshop ................................................................................................................. 35 Sharp Short Theatre ........................................................................................................................... 36 Sharp Short Dance ............................................................................................................................. 37 Class Clowns ..................................................................................................................................... 38 Sydney Writers’ Festival Secondary School Days .................................................................................. 39 Work Placement ................................................................................................................................ 40 Backstage Tours ................................................................................................................................ 40 Volunteer Opportunities with Beyond the Square .................................................................................. 40 MORE INFORMATION Getting to Riverside ............................................................................................................................ 41 How to book ...................................................................................................................................... 42 Booking Form 2015 ........................................................................................................................... 43 ACCESS AT RIVERSIDE Riverside is committed to providing access to quality educational arts experiences for ALL students. This includes students with disability, special needs and students from low socio- economic backgrounds. Even though we have allocated certain performances where we provide specific services or modifications, students with any special needs are welcome to attend any performance in our program, not just those allocated as accessible performances. Here are some of the specific access points Riverside can provide: TICKET SUBSIDY PROGRAM Students from low socio-economic areas (including schools previously known as ‘Priority Funded’ or ‘Partnership schools’) or schools that are geographically disadvantaged may be eligible to receive ticket subsidies through our ticket subsidy program. Please contact our Education Coordinator on 8839 3308 for more information on eligibility or to apply for these subsidies. More information on access: Call our Education Coordinator on 8839 3308 or email [email protected] WHEELCHAIR AND LEVEL ACCESS Wheelchair and Level Access is available in all of our venues. Please notify us if your booking requires this access so we can be prepared to best accommodate you on the day and ensure you’re booked into our level access seats. HEARING SYSTEM Our Riverside and Lennox theatres are equipped with a hearing system that can be accessed through modern hearing aids. Headsets and receivers are also available for patrons who do not have hearing aids or whose hearing aid doesn’t work with our system. Please notify us if your booking requires access to the headsets. Image by Dylan Evans 2 RELAXED PERFORMANCES Select performances throughout the year are provided as Relaxed Performances, where the perceived ‘rules’ of theatre are modified to allow people with Autism and other special needs to enjoy the performance in a safe and welcoming environment. Modifications will differ depending on the show, but can include: • Opening the doors to the theatre early to allow patrons to find their seats and become familiar with the space • The house lights being dimmed but not turned all the way down • The understanding that patrons may come and go from the theatre as needed • Elements of the show that might include loud noises or sudden bright lights being toned down or removed from the performance. This year’s Relaxed Performance for secondary students is: The Witches: Thursday 25th June at 10am (see page 18) If you have a group requiring similar modifications that you would like to bring to another event please let us know. SOCIAL STORIES, TOUCH TOURS, MEET AND GREETS & SPECIAL SEATING REQUESTS Upon request, we may be able to provide other services other than listed above to help make your students’ visit more comfortable. These include providing a social story with images and simple language about what to expect when coming to Riverside, arranging a pre-show touch tour or meet and greet with the cast to allow your students time to become familiar with their surroundings, or arranging for you to be seated early or near to an exit if you feel as if you may need to leave the theatre at all during the show. Simply contact us with any request you might have and we’ll do our best to arrange it for you. Image by Mark Nolan 3 RIVERSIDE PRESENTS A RETURN SEASON OF THE BAULKHAM HILLS AFRICAN LADIES TROUPE RACING PULSE PRODUCTIONS WITH RIVERSIDE AND BELVOIR TOURED BY PERFORMING LINES WRITER & DIRECTOR A celebration of women, human rights,