Cranmore Performing Arts Scholarship

CRANMORE

PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARS INFORMATION PACK

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WELCOME Drama is a multifaceted area of the curriculum. It allows students to develop skills of creativity, collaboration and communication as well as analysis, self-awareness and presentation. The power of drama for young males is tremendous and can provide opportunities for personal growth in each lesson. A Drama Scholarship highlights students with a natural aptitude for performance, offering unique opportunities to develop their skill set and provide them with a role of responsibility within a dynamic subject.

“Theatre is the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being” – Thornton Wilder

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OPPORTUNITIES To facilitate Upper Prep Drama Club To present/perform in Drama Scholars’ Assembly Year 11 – to fulfil the role of Student Director for Senior productions Scholars’ showcase evening involvement Production involvement either as a performer or backstage team Action Day workshops/Open Morning rehearsals

EXPECTATIONS To participate in Senior productions To attend at least one Drama extra-curricular club To promote and uphold the standards and expectations of the Drama department To be hard-working, resilient and dedicated to the Drama department.

HOW TO APPLY Candidates are invited to attend a group workshop followed by an individual audition.

For the audition each candidate should select one piece that we will supply, and prepare it for performance. During the audition, candidates should be prepared to be directed.

Candidates who have experience in Musical Theatre are welcome to prepare a 1-2 minute verse and chorus of a Musical Theatre number which will be performed after their Drama audition. Candidates are welcome to email a musical accompaniment in the form of an MP3 link. Each candidate should submit a written record of examination taken (if any) and, production involvement both inside and outside school.

Please contact our Director of Admissions for more details on: a.charles@effinghamschools.org

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