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A YEAR IN PERFORMING ARTS AT ELTHAM COLLEGE 2023 was another enormous and successful year for ELTHAM College Performing Arts. In May, in conjunction with the VCE Theatre Studies class, we produced our inaugural boutique production, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee . In this Year 10 – 12 musical, we partnered with Year 9 student Luca Miraglia to incorporate approximately 50 different Auslan phrases (which received a Lyrebird Judges Award for its beautiful execution). This was a task the entire production and creative team felt passionate about and it was an enriching learning experience for all involved. In August, the College was one of the first schools in the state to produce the musical Heathers: Teen Edition, with students in Years 9 – 12. The success of the production influenced
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