Theatresports

Theatre Sports

MS KIRSTY PICKERING HEAD OF DRAMA

During Term 2 and 3, a group of enthusiastic students participated in Theatresports as an extracurricular activity. Every Tuesday morning, Theatrsports students learnt how to collaboratively act out improvised stories on the stage. Theatresports challenges students to apply critical and creative thinking skills to devise a scene on the spot. It requires excellent communication within a group, and the application of key skills of drama such as acting and applying stagecraft.

In Term 2, a select team of six students from Years 7-12 bravely competed in the Youth Theatresports Queensland competition at Anglican Church Grammar school, where they had the opportunity to demonstrate these skills that they had learnt. The team, Dancing Penguins, competed against schools around Brisbane in four rounds of improvisation games. While they didn’t come away with a win, they did come away with the award for ‘Magic Moment’, as well as memories of a night full of laughter and fun.

In Term 3, all Theatresports students competed in the inaugural St Aidan’s Theatresports Competition. Four teams competed in four rounds of improvisation games, where they delighted the audience with their humour and improvisation skills. The winning team, Penguins of the Opera, were awarded with welldeserved vouchers for the O2 Café. While there could only be one winner on the day, all students were winners in that they applied their hard work throughout rehearsals to a high-quality night of performances.