RISE: Performance Making for Young Women 2027 Term One
Description
TERM ONE 2027
RISE is an acting and theatre-making programme for young women aged 13–17. In a supportive, collaborative environment, participants build confidence, explore identity, develop their creative voice and learn to work as an ensemble. Running for over four years, this flagship program continually creates positive experiences.
Led by women theatre-makers and supported by youth RISE alumni mentors, the programme moves from acting essentials and original scene work to devising and performing a new theatrical work.
AGES | PLACES | WHEN Sunday Intensives |
TERM ONE FEE | TERM ONE | OUTCOME |
What young people will gain
Acting skills: voice, movement, focus, characterisation and stage presence.
Creative skills: writing scenes, devising original material and shaping stories.
Performance skills: learning lines, rehearsing, responding to direction and performing for an audience.
Personal growth: confidence, creative risk-taking, self-expression and resilience.
Collaboration: listening, constructive feedback, teamwork and emerging leadership.
The year at a glance
TERM ONE — FIND YOUR VOICE Acting essentials, character work, writing and performing short scenes. Showcase: 17 March. $360
TERM TWO — CONNECTING Devising and performing longer scenes for four actors. Showcase: 16 June. $360
TERMS THREE & FOUR — MAKE A STATEMENT Collaboratively create an original work, rehearse intensively and perform on 28, 29 and 31 October. $450
TERM ONE | FIND YOUR VOICE |
Acting essentials • Character development • Scene writing • Line learning • Short-scene showcase
Wednesdays 4.00–6.30 pm | Sunday intensives 9.00 am–5.00 pm
DATE | TIME | SESSION |
Wednesday 3 February | 4.00–6.30 pm | Welcome, ensemble-building and group agreements |
Wednesday 10 February | 4.00–6.30 pm | Acting essentials: focus, voice, movement and listening |
Sunday 14 February | 9.00 am–5.00 pm | Character laboratory and practical acting workshop |
Wednesday 17 February | 4.00–6.30 pm | From idea to scene: conflict, intention and structure |
Wednesday 24 February | 4.00–6.30 pm | Writing original scenes and developing dialogue |
Wednesday 3 March | 4.00–6.30 pm | Editing, feedback and beginning scene rehearsals |
Wednesday 10 March | 4.00–6.30 pm | Blocking, performance skills and line-learning strategies |
Sunday 14 March | 9.00 am–5.00 pm | Showcase intensive: rehearsal and performance preparation |
Wednesday 17 March | 4.00–6.30 pm | Final preparation and staging checks |
Wednesday 17 March | 7.00 pm | TERM ONE SCENE SHOWCASE — family and invited guests - $5 entry |
Term One fee: $360. Includes the Term One programme
Or enrol for the whole year and save $200
$975 for Terms 1,2 3/4
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