- Sydney Theatre School
Sydney Theatre School is a theatre school located in
Chippendale, Sydney . It providesAustralia 's only production-based training course for those wishing to pursue a career in professional acting. The school was founded in 2005 by Mark Matthews B.A., Dip. Ed, M.A., an experienced actor; theatre director; and qualified teacher.Program
The school offers a one-year, part-time Diploma of Theatre Performance program with an intake every February. Students are accepted into the school based on their performance in an audition and interview. The program offers training in Acting; Voice; Movement; Improvisation; and Professional Practice that is integrated into the rehearsal period for each production. The School's philosophy is that acting is best learnt on the job and that performing in front of an audience provides students with the quickest and most effective way to learn and develop their craft.
Productions
The School stages three productions for each class during the year. Each production is directed by a highly experienced and qualified teacher / director. Productions are staged over several nights in the final week of each term, in front of a public audience. This allows those students wishing to enter the theatre, film or television industry the opportunity to showcase their work.
Since opening in 2005 the school has staged the following productions:
"A Line in the Dust" - Directed by Clayton Buffoni - April 2005
"Dahling You Were Marvellous" - Directed by Michael Pigott - August 2005
"All's Well That Ends Well" - Directed by Mark Matthews - November 2005
"The Anarchists" - Directed by Sam Haft - April 2006
"The Space Between" - Directed by Michael Pigott - April 2006
"4.48 Psychosis" - Directed by Mark Matthews - August 2006
"Find Me" - Directed by Michael Denkha - August 2006
"Macbeth" - Directed by Kate Gaul - November 2006
"Seven To One" - Directed by Melissa Paris - April 2007
"The Black Dog" - Directed by Sam Haft - April 2007
"A Kingdom In A Suitcase" - Directed by Michael Pigott - April 2007
"The Cagebirds" - Directed by Malcolm Frawley - August 2007
"Find Me" - Directed by Melissa Paris - August 2007
"Roberto Zucco" - Directed by Michael Pigott - August 2007
"King Lear" - Directed by Mark Matthews - November 2007
"A Midsummer's Night Dream" - Directed by Michael Pigott - November 2007
"Twelfth Night" - Directed by Sarah Goodes - November 2007
"Lost in Transition" - Directed by Malcolm Frawley - April 2008
"Perfectly Strung" - Directed by Soseh Yekanians - April 2008
"This Mortal Coil" - Directed by Mark Matthews - April 2008
"The Forgotten Tide" - Directed by Michael Pigott - April 2008
"A Dream Play" x 4 - Directed by Malcolm Frawley, Sarah Goodes, Chris Burke and Michael Pigott - July 2008
External links
* [http://www.sydneytheatreschool.com School home page]
* [http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/training/course/10368-2907.htm "Australian Government - Culture and Recreation"]
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