Drama and Theatre
Huge congratulations to Rebecca Ordíz (Burchett), Redlander 2019, who has just been announced in the role of Girl Scout and the cover for the principal role of Lydia Deetz in Beetlejuice The Musical, which will open at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne in May.
It’s been amazing to follow Rebecca’s ascent in Musical Theatre, commencing at Redlands as Mowgli in Jungle Book in Year 1 and the White Rabbit in Alice In Wonderland in Year 2, through to Matilda in Gala Arts, Artful Dodger in Oliver!, Wendy in Peter Pan and Fran in Strictly Ballroom, along with winning both Vocal and Theatre Categories in Gala Arts and the Vocal Competitions.
After graduating from Redlands, Rebecca completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre) at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). Her recent professional roles have included Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Hayes Theatre/September Remedy Productions), Essie in both the Melbourne and Sydney seasons of Parade (Chapel Off Chapel) and most notably, Rosalia in West Side Story on Sydney Harbour (Opera Australia/HOSH).
Extracurricular Drama and Theatre
Exciting news for ours preschoolers! There are still spots available in our power hour of creative fun on a Tuesday at Redlands House. The Creative Kids class is a great hour of Drama and Music where students learn movements skills, explore imaginative play, sing and develop language skills – all while having a ball.
If you would like to enrol in our Tuesday Creative Kids class from 2:45pm – 3:45pm and begin your creative journey in the Arts, please email Catherine MacKinnon at drama@redlands.nsw.edu.au
Spots available: Kindergarten Musical Theatre class on a Monday afternoon from 2:45pm – 4pm.
Spots available: Senior Film class on Wednesday afternoon from 3:20pm – 5pm on the Senior Campus. If you love movies this class is certainly for you! Whether you like to write, direct or even act in front of the camera, Senior Film is for you. You will work towards creating/producing your own short films to be showcased in an end of year Redlands Film Festival. How cool!
Spotlight: Junior Acting
Our Junior Actors are super excited to be back in the Extracurricular creative space and wanted to share with you a wonderful tableau from this week’s class.
