TOTAL THEATRE WINTER NEWS

MAY 2004

Included in this newsletter:

"Kindly Leave The Stage", Total Theatre so far..., One-Year Course, Auditions, Visit Us Today, Evening Classes,Total Theatre Company, Kids Classes, Friends of Total Theatre

A Winter Vaudeville Supper Club
The team that brought you the sell out ‘Lost Empires’ Vaudeville show last year, returns with “Kindly Leave the Stage”. With a cast of 21 and accompanied by a live quartet and pianist, this next Vaudeville show is set to be another special evening of music, madness and mayhem.

The show will begin at 8pm, but doors are open from 7pm, and we invite you to bring an indoor picnic to enjoy whilst listening to music of the vaudeville era.
The line up includes: Neptunia The singing Mermaid, Lieut. Rupert Cumquat & the Art of Manipulation, Abu Bakir The Great Wizard of Araby, The New Wilson and Keppel, Mr. Escapo the Great Escapologist, Les Apache avec Pierre et Cossette, The Great Croissant and his assistant, Crepe Suzette, and much, much, more.
DON’T MISS IT!
ONE-WEEK ONLY 2nd – 6th JUNE

Doors open 7pm, Show starts 8pm
Camelot Theatre
16 Lochee Street, Mosman Park
Bookings at Mosman Video 9384 5792

Total Theatre so far…
After opening our doors in March 2002 we have taken over 40 students through the year-long training, 10 graduates through the second year course, created 9 productions, including Theatre-in-Education tours to Primary Schools, High Schools and Aged Care Residencies, and 2 sell-out promenade style productions at Camelot Theatre. Our aim here at Total Theatre is to provide students with a holistic training that will be enriched by their own dreams and passions.
We endeavour to provide the most expert teachers available, from a wide range of art forms and to provide each student with an ideal environment where they feel respected and safe to learn and explore, whilst taking responsibility for themselves and their training.

Total Theatre One-year course
Now in its third exciting year, Total Theatre is fast establishing itself as one of the best theatre training opportunities available in Australia.
The one-year course runs from March- November each year, 3 days a week from 9.30am – 5pm. The intensive, performance-based course, with its emphasis on physical theatre, provides a well rounded integrated, organic training that prepares students for all forms of theatre. Training includes: Creative Movement, Theatre, Mime, Feldenkrais, Mask, Improvisation, Dance, Circus Arts, Voice, Singing, Text, Scriptwriting, Stage Combat, and Clowning.
An optional second year of training provides an opportunity for students to continue their training whilst beginning to create their own individual and ensemble work. For further details check out our website www.totaltheatre.com.au

Auditions
First round auditions for the 2005 year-long course will be held in October 2004. For application forms, please visit www.totaltheatre.com.au or contact Sophie on (08) 9385 4211

Visit Us Today
If you are curious about the Total Theatre training and the space, please give us a call and arrange a time to come and visit. We are happy to show you around and answer any of your questions or curiosities.
We will be holding an open day in October.
Details will be posted on our website.

Total Theatre Evening classes
For those wishing to sample the Total Theatre training, or for those just wanting to have a go, the Total Theatre Evening Classes are ideal. These classes (run as an 8-week course, one evening per week) allow students to train with 4 specialist teachers from the Total Theatre faculty. Classes will include: Acting/improvisation, Voice/Singing, Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement and Circus Skills. The next community course will be held in August. See reverse for details.
Places are limited so please contact Sophie on
9385 4211 to reserve your place.

Total Theatre Company
Do you need some unique performers for your next festival, corporate event, concert or fete? Contact Sophie 9385 4211 with your ideas or let Total Theatre devise something special for you.

Kids Classes Returning Soon
A busy production schedule has meant putting our kids classes on hold for a while, but we hope to put a change to this soon.
If you are aged between 5 – 15 and have always wanted to get involved in performing arts then make sure you keep in touch. We are in the process of gathering interest for a weekly after school Total Theatre kids class. Classes will include: Acting/Improvisation, Dance, Rhythm Games, Circus skills/Clowning.
If you would like to register your interest, please give Sophie a call on 9385 4211

Friends of Total Theatre
Become a friend of Total Theatre and help support independent theatre in WA.
For an annual fee of just $40(full) $34 (conc.), Friends of Total Theatre will receive discounts to Total Theatre shows, invitations to special events and a free ticket to our end-of-year production.
As well as all this, Friends of TT get to feel the warm glow associated with supporting a very worthy cause! Please contact us for further details.


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