Drama and Musicals

Drama and Musicals

In senior school, we have a lesson called Drama. This is a lesson where you act, sing and dance. Something that we love about Drama is that we get to be a whole new person. This is really fun because we do not have to act like ourselves, we change our personalities to fit the roles given and sometimes we even get to make our own! We also get to be in groups with classmates that we may not know which makes a great way to connect with the new people that have joined your class if there new or if they were with you through year 6.

One of the best things about Drama are the musicals (school plays) that we do each year. This is a great way to make friends, boost your confidence and maybe even find a passion in Drama. To get a good role you have to audition. It may sound nerve wracking, but it is a lot less scary than you may think. When you audition for a role you stand in front of the Drama and Music teachers and sing the best you can. Then comes callbacks. Callbacks are when the teachers think you did well in your audition and want to hear you sing another song. They may also ask you to act or dance. After that there are rehearsals. You need to be very committed to make sure you come to every rehearsal. This means having a clear schedule. We found that the musicals we present are the best way to meet new people. The productions range from ages 11-18 which means that you can have friends of different ages. But the senior school productions are different in the way that we do not recruit parents to help with hair, makeup and backstage which was what may have happened in Year 6.

This year's production was Legally Blonde. I (Annalise) played a Delta Nu. Delta Nus are the main character's best friends. Jenny (who is also helping me write this) played a chorus part. Even though we both did not play a main character, it was one of the best and most fun experience we have had all year. Rehearsals were our favourite. Even though rehearsals sound very strict, rehearsals were the most fun we have had doing the production (along with many other things) because we loved practicing dances, singing and acting out our parts and having a lot of fun with our friends.

I really hope you guys enjoy senior school as much as we do and get involved with as much as you can.

Jenny Dodson, 7B