ASPIRE students from Catholic Schools across the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle hit the stage running as they performed their 13th production, ‘Disconnected’ at the Civic Theatre from 31 July to 3 August.
The past three months have been an exhilarating journey for our ASPIRE students as they prepared for their 13th annual production, ‘Disconnected’.
From July 31 to August 3, over 150 talented students united to present a show that delved into various themes within our contemporary social landscape, the most pertinent being our hyper-fixation and obsession with social and digital media consumption.
Congratulations to the ASPIRE students and team for yet another highly successful production that captivated audiences.
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The Newcastle Herald
“It was so good to see how it all came together, showcasing our talent giving it a crack and getting up there.”
The show is entirely steered by students under the guidance of an artistic director and follows a story about a town crier who has been fired and finds that nobody cares, as they’re all too consumed by their phone screens, until the internet is mysteriously cut off.
“ASPIRE definitely pushes us to be the best we can and grow as performers.”
The students have been running lines, perfecting their positions and doing last minute costume checks in their respective dance, vocal, design, acting and instrumental ensembles.
The Maitland Mercury
The show brings together more than 150 students from schools across the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle in drama, singing, acting, music, design and crew roles.
Blake said his character aspires to be a town crier and is very passionate about it.
“Basically in the show the internet goes out and Daniel’s job is to find another way to communicate with everyone and he uses town crying as a way to do that,” he said.
Young performer Sienna Newton has been learning from the best in the business after successfully auditioning for the NIDA Young Actors Studio program.
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Photography by Peter Stoop.
