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A podcast for students, teachers, practitioners and anyone interested in Drama. We have interviews with those working in the industry, educators and past students to help you look specifically at areas covered in the NSW Drama syllabus and the broader Drama world. Any questions email: administrator@dramansw.com
Episodes
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
In this episode Sonia speaks to Paul Eastway about Approaches to Acting. They speak about the rubric, how to write effectively for the topic and what to make sure you study.
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
In this episode Sonia interviews Kathryn Breen who is an experienced teacher of Multi-discipline theatre. Kathryn speaks about what Multi-discipline theatre is, how to approach the rubric, how to create your own multi-discipline theatre and much more.
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
In this episode we talk to Daniel Kavanagh about the option of Verbatim Theatre for Studies in Drama and Theatre. He explains how to unpack the rubric, how to balance the original performance and the texts and why Verbatim is such a great topic area.
Saturday May 02, 2020
Saturday May 02, 2020
This episode explores how to create Group Performances with HSC students in the current COVID-19 environment. Sonia interviews Jane Simmons and Jo George who are both experienced teachers and markers of the GP and have suggestions as to how to work with online or in person scenarios for the GP.
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
This episode looks at why the written examination in Drama is important, how to write for this exam and what the marking of it looks like. Dianne McDonald joins Sonia as they explore some of the key questions that students and teachers have about the written component.
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Since changes have occurred to the HSC and teaching with COVID-19 NESA (NSW Education Standards Authority) have released some decisions and guidelines in relation to Drama and the HSC. Today we discuss these guidelines with the Curriculum Inspector the Arts John Montgomery.
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
In this episode Clare Cavanagh speaks about the importance of keeping up improvisation skills. She offers some activities to do at home alone and some group improvisation to do online or on the phone.
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Welcome to a brand new podcast from Drama NSW.
This podcast will be for teachers, students, practitioners and anyone interested in Drama. We will have interviews from industry, educators and past students and we will be focusing on key areas of the NSW Drama curriculum as well as the broader Drama world.