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We are holding a Silent Disco Fun-Raiser at our Etty St Studio! Housed in an old school famous for its classic brutalist architecture and ol’ skool Harry Potter graffiti, the theme is SCHOOLS OUT! Relive the joys, or reinvent your ideal school uniform and school experience! Featuring

• Crazy themed activities from special guests Castlemaine’s very own iconic silent disco collective D-TOUR
• Special guest DJ playlists throughout the evening (see our socials for updates)
• Super-snuggy chill out zone
• Dirty Tuck Shop featuring the Chemistry teacher’s Midwinter Mull
• School themed movies in the Principals Office
• Photobooth

We are holding this special event in addition to our regular theatre-making activities because we want to give our home some extra love. President Kate Stones says “Etty Street has had such an amazing positive impact on our little company, having a place to finally call home has changed our lives! A huge thank you to Castlemaine Hot Rods for taking on the lease from MASC, and making this space available to community groups like CTC and Movement Zone. All the profit from SCHOOL’S OUT will go towards upkeep and improvements for Etty St.”

SCHOOL’S OUT is providing us with the opportunity to partner with other local organisations doing fabulous things in our community. Local silent disco tour operators D-Tour will be providing hilarious themed activities, which are included in the ticket price (valued at $20). Headphones will be hired from Neurokin, an organisation advocating for neurodiverse kids and their families. Castlemaine Central Wine Store will be catering for the bar – Owner Steve specialises in Central Victorian wineries.

Kate says “No less than three CTC committee members will be competing in Hot Moves No Pressure this year. And all of them are on different teams! SCHOOL’S OUT is the perfect opportunity to practice our moves. If you love HMNP come on down to SCHOOL’S OUT and bust yours!”

This project is supported by Mount Alexander Shire Council

Castlemaine Theatre Company is seeking expressions of interest for the role of Youth Facilitator. We have joined forces with Mount Alexander Shire to deliver a series of weekly theatre-making workshops with a performance outcome. The workshops will go throughout term 3 with a performance at the end of term. This is a paid position.

CTC Youth Theatre Lab Facilitator Position Description

Role

You will guide the group through a process of devising a performance and act as the overall director of the project. This should combine fun and safe warm-ups and team-building exercises, with clear and accessible processes to build content for the performance, and general acting and theatre skills.

Key Selection Criteria

• You have a combination of experience and training in working with young people and devising theatre.
• You have a current Victorian Working with Children Check.
• You are open to collaboration and creating opportunities for the participants to have ownership in creating their own work.
• You have proven organisational capacity.
• You have practical experience working on theatrical productions.
• You can stick to a schedule and keep an overarching eye on the project.

Hours

2 hours a week contact, plus 8 hours of prep (total for the project), plus additional hours in the lead up to performance, to be agreed on at the outset of the project. This is an 8-week stand-alone pilot program, with a view to continuing the workshops on an on-going basis during school terms (90min sessions). You will be initially contracted just for the pilot program.

Dates

Workshops Mondays 4.30-6.30pm

28 July-15 September

Performance outcome Sat 27 Sept

Participants

The project will be for participants aged 13-18. There will be a minimum of 8 participants and a maximum of 16.

Reporting to

You will be reporting to the CTC Committee. A member of the Committee will be in attendance to open and close the space, and provide support as required. The CTC Committee will provide additional production and promotion support for the performance outcome, agreed between us at the outset of the project.

Pay:

$55 per/hour plus 12% superannuation

You will need an ABN as we will be engaging you as a contractor.

How to apply:

Please send your CV and a cover letter addressing the selection criteria, including a brief description of your approach to the project to castlemainetheatrecompany@gmail.com

Closing date: 27 June

More information coming soon. We will be auditioning in July.