Queensland Theatre’s The Scene Project has returned home to Brisbane after a triumphant tour to nine regional centres throughout Queensland, and is set for three weeks of performances and engagement in the state capital.
The tour has included Gympie, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay, Ayr, Townsville, Toowoomba, Redland Bay and now Brisbane. Over the past two months (during lockdown) 86 schools across Queensland have taken part in the eight-week digital unit, called THE SCENE PROJECT, with Queensland Theatre. More than 1000 students participated from schools in Brisbane, Redlands, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Stanthorpe, Warwick, Ayr, Bundaberg, Charters Towers, Gladstone, Gympie, Mackay, Rockhampton, Mt Isa, Townsville, Whitsundays and Innisfail.
The 2020 program features David Burton’s work, Wisdom, an incredible piece of writing, and includes weekly topics, a recorded rehearsed live read with actors from QT’s Young Artist Ensemble alumni, video workshops, learning activities and sample assessment tasks.
The video workshops are using some of the best actors, directors, writers and teaching artists across Australia including David Burton, Merlynn Tong, Steve Pirie, Zachary Boulton, Ellen Bailey, Jackson McGovern, Travis Dowling, Brady Watkins and Ben Hughes. The performance cast includes Ellen Bailey, Jackson McGovern, Elyse Phelan, Abdul Salman, with stage manager Natalie Callaghan. The Scene Project Managers Travis Dowling and Emma Funnell are hosting, with Director Michelle Miall.
Over the past three weeks The Scene Project has been on tour throughout Queensland performing the work, and will now begin their three week residency at Queensland Theatre’s home theatre, The Bille Brown Theatre. Twenty-two Brisbane schools will take part in the project over the next three weeks, with the Bille Brown Theatre set to be a hive of activity once again.
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