From 24th to 26th of May at 6pm senior drama students will present an original performance piece to showcase of their talents and skills within VCE Drama.

The performance is designed within the Unit 3 study to assess students on their abilities to create and work within an Ensemble performance. This year they have been given the challenge of creating a performance that focuses on the theme of Smoke and Mirrors.

A key concept within this performance is the suspension of disbelief and our willingness as a society to dispel logic and truth to believe in something surreal or fabricated. What is ‘real’ anyway? How much of reality is matter of perspective?

The play, written and conceived by the student’s themselves, is set within a hall of mirrors where a character finds themselves trapped and must in their efforts to escape learn to distinguish reality from illusion. Conspiracy theories, Propaganda, Reality TV, the internet, virtual reality and many nods to popular culture, literature, film and theatre all feature within this bizarre world of reflection and distortion.

The complex task challenges them to master the skills required to both create and perform their own work. The play will be a strong blend of both comedy and drama and will be presented within an eclectic theatrical style. The performance will run for approximately forty minutes and will incorporate the use of a dynamic soundtrack and creative use of lighting and projection.

Seating is unreserved and no booking is required over the 3 night season.

Venue is the Mt. Clear Auditorium. Entry via gold coin donation