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OUR GROUP 1. India Morris..... I chose this topic because I really enjoy musical theatre and I would like to know more about it and, like Andre, would like to know how I can be more involved in it. 2. Vikram Sondergaard. I chose this topic because although I am new to theatre, I find it a lot of fun. 3. Oscar Shuter. I chose this topic because I love acting and the rush of performing in front of an audience. And I love singing. 4. Andre Sasalu. I chose this topic because I want to become a professional musical theatre actor, and I hope that this topic will help me to understand the presence of theatre in Melbourne and how I can be involved in it.

The leaders of our projects are

= = Our groups email is oviatheatre@gmail.com
 * Project || Leader || Media ||
 * Mini-Trail & Presentation || India || Vikram ||
 * Options Trail || Vikram || Oscar ||
 * Community Action || Oscar || Andre ||
 * Final Presentation || Andre || India ||

Password:cheno009 MINI-TRAIL & GLOGSTER Glogster Log In: oviatheatre Glogster Password: cheno09

OPTIONS TRAIL Options Trail Questions: 1. What casting agencies are in Melbourne? Vikram's interview India's interviews 2. What kind of theatres are there in Melbourne and how do they compare with those of the rest of the world? Arts centre tour 3. How many people are influenced by theatre in Melbourne? What form is the most popular? Public survey 4. Who writes new material in Melbourne? What do they write? Research Interviews 5. Does Australian theatre have any influence on international theatre? Does it stand out? Research Interviews? 6. Who is currently prominent in Australian theatre? Research Interviews

Theatre contacts: Eddie Perfect: eddieperfect@bigpond.com Elizabeth Welch: welchelizabeth@hotmail.com Greg Ulfan: James Tresise: jimmytresise@gmail.com Michael Dalley: dalleymichael@hotmail.com The Town Bikes: thetownbikes@yahoo.com.au Wes Shelling: westhemusical@gmail.com

Tasks for this week: India: Research Australia's influence on international theatre Andre: Research theatre contacts and write a public survey (have to re-write) Vikram: Research theatre contacts Oscar: Research people who are currently prominent in Australian theatre

Completed by Monday 19th November session 4


 * Options Trail Location Number || Ideas || Type of Evidence || Questions Answered Here ||
 * Location One: Melbourne theatres || Look at architecture, ask tour guide questions, examine standards || Visual, photographic, take notes || 2, possibly 5 or 6 ||
 * Location Two: Street Survey || Survey people on how they feel about theatre in Melbourne || Recorded || 3, possibly 4, 5 or 6 ||
 * Location Three: Interview ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Location Four ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Location Five ||  ||   ||   ||

INTERVIEW ABOUT CASTING AGENTS **What's the journey to getting a casting agent?** After someone has finished their idea for a production, they (usually personally) contact the casting agents. These people are called clients. If an actor/actress is lucky enough to have an agent, the agent contacts the casting agents. The casting agent then comes and sees whether the actor/actress looks, sounds and acts well enough to fit the part that he/she needs to play. **Is it any different for theatre?** In theatre, most companies own casting agents themselves. **How easy is it to get a casting agent in Melbourne?** Not very. There are only about 15 relatively big casting agencies in Melbourne. Many casting agencies are also quite specific in what they deal with. **How do you get qualifications as a casting agent?** Casting agents come from lost of different paths. Some have been actors, others have been directors for a while or it could be someone who's studied Media Studies/Film. It's pretty much anyone with a history in performing arts/productions. But it's mostly the same kind of employment as actors. As long as a casting agent can decide who is good for a role and who isn't quickly, that's all that's needed. **What are casting agents like?** Casting agents are generally quite nice. They pretty much have a job where they need to be good at stereotypes. When people watch theatre or film, they see characters which are stereotypical and probably reflect their idea of a stereotypical person like them. That's the job of the casting agent. **To some people, actors/actresses are seen as paid for doing nothing. Do you think that casting agents are looked upon the same way?** I honestly don't know, but there are some times where actors and actresses aren't paid well because they can't get any jobs. Many actors and actresses have a second, fallback kind of job if they don't make heaps of money from acting. Casting agents certainly get a lot more money that actors/actresses, even though (I think) actors and actresses do a much harder job! ACTION PROJECT

= Three Possible Directions for the Action Project = 1. 2.  3.


 * Summarise your action project idea: || We're performing at a retirement home ||
 * Who will it benefit? || The people we are performing for ||
 * How will they benefit? || We will hopefully have entertained them ||
 * How will you know if it works? || Their reactions ||
 * How is this project linked to our team project topic? || Theatre is live performance, so is this ||
 * When will the project happen? || Tuesday November 27th ||
 * Timeline: what are the major steps in planning the project? When will each step be finished? ||  ||
 * What permissions do we need? || Carly, Aged care facility, parents ||
 * What materials do we need? || Speaker/CD player, instruments depending on what we decide to do ||
 * Who are our likely supporters? What help will we need? || Ourselves ||
 * What barriers are we likely to encounter? || Sound difficulties, performing abilities, transport and luggage problems ||
 * Questions from homegroup teacher: ||  ||

FINAL PRESENTATION

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