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In term 4 2009, myself and some CASP classmates and family were lucky to be given VIP tickets to the grand final of Storm the Stage at Burswood by our ABCN partner Minter Ellison Law Firm. 

Storm The Stage is an Australia-wide competition for young people aged 16 to 19 with a passion for drama and musical theatre. (hint hint CASPers!)

Young people enter the competition and present a 5 minute solo act from a well known play or musical.  There are heats and the winners go on to the next round.  Eventually the finalists are chosen and the grand final is held – which I got to see! It was a fantastic production.  Before each of the solo actors took the stage, there was a short pre recorded audio introduction by the actors, saying who they are, what their background is, and where they hope to go in the future.  Along with the audio, there was a slideshow of photos from the actors lives. This meant that when the actor took the stage, I felt like I knew them a little and enjoyed their performance even more.

Every competitor was amazingly talented.  I could not believe the quality of every competitor’s piece.  Some were hilarious, some made people cry.  Some were acts from musicals like Horton Hears A Who, and others were acts from plays that I did not know but now I have seen the acts, I want to see the whole play!  The acts and the actors were inspirational. 

The two things that made the production great was how hard the actors worked to perfect their acts and how good the backstage, lighting and sound aspects were. At the end there were winners and speeches.  The winner from a previous year made a long speech about how she had participated each year she met the criteria and that she went to WAPAA and was about to go to New York to continue living her dreams. 

I want to go see this competition every year till I can enter and hopefully storm the stage myself!

Thank you Minter Ellison and the organisers of Storm the Stage for sponsoring this event

Hannah Bishop
Year 9 CASPer

On Tuesday the 9^th of February the former year 8 CASP group participated in a film night which featured all their short films that they created in 2009 CASP subjects. These subjects included Production Time and Media. Our drama skills helped us with the acting side of our short films, the media side helped us film and to view film from different angle, and the Production Time helped us to edit and clean up the films. 

We had some pretty great laughs from the film night and this is what I thought: 

The best actor would have to be Chloe Kinnear because she worked her role as a boy very well, and was a believable character, even Siti’s mum thought she was a real boy! 

I think the best laugh would have to be Amanda Leipold and Amber Forsyth, Amanda’s role in The Sale was the funniest clothes fight I’ve ever seen, I’m amazed with her comedic abilities and has exceeded everyone’s expectations. Amber’s Role was amazing in ‘The Picnic,’ she made something look so crazy to a comedic film, and her role in Devilena vs. Hipperina, her character Devilena, was convicted very well and I’m sure we got a great laugh out of both films when she forgot Mrs Mac’s birthday. 

I think everyone deserves the best dressed award, we all looked amazing in our clothes, I’ve only seen a few people out of their school clothes, I loved all your outfits you all looked stunning.

 The most helpful would have to be Ashlee Greene, Jayden Lyon, Amanda Leipold, Hannah Bishop, Ebony Johnston, Shantelle Smith and Hananeh Arzavi, for their contribution with the popcorn, sales, ticket sales. If you have an opinion on The Best Film, or who you think deserves the following let us know.

Best Actor-Best Film
Best Laugh
Best Dressed
Most Helpful Shae Brown
Year 9

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February
9th CASP Film night 7 – 8.30pm, Sanbrook Theatre

March
2nd Music Ensemble visiting Primary schools Re 2011 intake
3rd 2A Drama, Music & Dance Ex Performing Arts Perspective (His Majesty’s) 7pm
       3A MPA Excursion, Luna Cinema Leederville
4th Barking Gecko Improvilicous 8-10 Drama Incurs 9.30am Sanbrook Theatre
8th Barking Gecko Improvilicous 8-10 Drama Incurs 9:30pm Sanbrook Theatre
11th BEAP Excursion Yr 9 -12 Arts
12th Buzz Year 11& 12 Dance Excursion ‘Behind the Veneer’ 1pm
15th KIC & Nufarm Art Exhibition 4:30pm Gary Holland Arts Centre
17th Year 10 Dance Excursion Literature Festival 9-2:30pm, All Saints College
18th CASP Yr 8 & 9 Literature Festival 9-2:30pm, All Saints College
19th Steps Year 11 &12 Dance Excursion 11am
20th- 22nd Leeuwin Music Camp
24th Foto Freo Year 10-12 Photography Excursion
29th Year 10 Pro Arts Exhibition/ Performances

April
1st CASP 2011 Applications Due
22nd Year 11 & 12 Photography Excursion
27th, 28th & 30th CASP interviews 2011 intake
29th Year 11&12 Electronic Arts Excursion Symbiotica UWA

May
5th Art Gallery & PICA Excursion Year 11&12 9-2:40pm
11th CASP 2011 Workshops 9- 2:40pm
14th Year 7 testing for 2011 Music Program intake
20th Photomedia Exhibition Arts Block 3:30 - 4:30pm
31st to 11th June, 1A & 2A Visual Arts Exhibition, Arts Block

June
9th CACP /Music year 5&6 Primary School Performance 10-11:15am & 12:05-12:20, Sanbrook, Theatre
10th You’ve Got Talent 6:30pm Sanbrook Theatre
15th Community Dance Night, 6:30pm Sanbrook Theatre
21st Year 10 Pro Arts Exhibition/ Performances
23rd Buzz 11& 12 Dance Excursion ‘Stop! Don’t Blink’ 9:30- 2:40pm

August
3rd-5th Arts Week
12th or 13th WA Concert Band Festival
24th Theatre Sports Workshop
25th Annual Theatre Sports Competition

September
6th Yr 11&12 Dance End of Year Concert- venue to be confirmed
9th Music Extravaganza, 6:30pm Sanbrook Theatre
22nd Year 10 Pro Arts Exhibition/ Performances

October
26th Annual Arts Exhibition
29th Year 10 Community Dance Night

December
8th Year 10 Pro Arts Exhibition/ Performances
9th ‘Stick Your neck Out’ Electronic Arts Exhibition
13th Carols in Library

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Well done the Specialist Arts Classes, who showcased their work for the semester

Drama- performed to the play, ‘Neighbours Away,’ by Marlene Magee and was directed by Miss Binks

Dance- performance a jazz number to Ben Lee’s Catch My Disease, choreographed by Mrs Kirkwood

Visual Arts created some funky teapots

Media/Multimedia designed some animations

I have enjoyed seeing what everyone has produced in the different Special Art Classes

Hananeh Arzavi
Year 8 CASP

Visual Arts- Ethan Haese
Drama- Runia Nzounhenda
Dance- Brianna Shaw
Multimedia- Aden Vaughan-Williams
Music- Dilkash Parabia
Vocals- Kelsey Bucktin