NAPA News - Week 4, Term 4, 2024
Welcome back to another week of rehearsals, performances, and exams! No rest for the wicked, so they say!
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR
Well done to our Broadway Bound class and their teachers. All your hard work showed in each and every performance and you should all be so proud. Massive thank you to our teachers and helpers. It takes a lot of support to be able to stage productions of this calibre and we couldn’t do it without your support.
To the parents and students who helped backstage, front of house, on the bar or selling raffle tickets - thank you so much. We couldn’t do it without you! We’d love to see some more friendly faces on the bar or helping FOH. If you can assist, make sure you check in our P&F Facebook group and keep an eye out for the helper call outs for each production.
MINEFIELDS AND MINISKIRTS
Our 3rd year College students will be performing Minefields and Miniskirts on Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 October and tickets are now on sale. Please be advised that this production does have adult themes, coarse language, and references to the Vietnam war.
BALLET EXAMS
Ballet exams are now complete and I’m sure all our ballet students (and teachers) have breathed a big sigh of relief! So much work and preparation go into exams, and you should all be so proud of yourselves. Thank you, Miss Alana and Miss Tahnee, for being such wonderful, supportive ballet teachers and ensuring our dancers are prepared for exams.
MUSICAL THEATRE EXAMS
Next up are our Musical Theatre exams. These will be held at the studio on Thursday 24th of October and will go right up until classes start. Please be mindful if you arrive early for classes as we will be in the theatre until 4pm. Good luck to our students who are sitting these exams. We know you will be amazing!
If you are interested in your child participating in exams for 2025 keep an eye out when our 2025 registrations go live for more information on how to register.
CONGRATULATIONS NARRATORS!
Well done to everyone who auditioned for a spot as a ‘narrator’ in our end of year dance concert. Everyone did a fabulous job, and the cherubs who have been successful are:
Eva Hannant, Ella Moris-Fontes, Lois Scott, Ruby Hannaford, Zarah Miller, Jenavieve Beechey-Thornton, Isabella Stepanik, Scarlett Wherritt, Aneka Mitchell and James Mitchell.
5 and 10 year students
Has your child been at NAPA for 5 or 10 years? If so, please let me know so I can organise their loyalty gifts which will be presented during our final week of term. Email [email protected]
FROM THE P+F
Congratulations to Ellie McAlpin who sold 5 boxes in our chocolate fundraiser and won her family a $100 dinner voucher for her amazing efforts! We still lots of money/Curly Wurlys still to be returned. Please return asap!
A big THANK YOU to the families who donated to the High School Musical raffle. Your donations were so appreciated. A special shout out to Sogno and Tamero Restaurants for their generous dinner vouchers.
Reminder - Wicked performance November 22nd.
Tickets selling fast, so if you want to be part of the NAPA group, hop on the QPAC website and book tickets!
Have a great week ALL!
Kim and The NAPA Team
What a huge few weeks it has been at NAPA! Our competition season has certainly kept us busy, and we are incredibly proud of the way our students have represented the studio. Beyond the results, it has been wonderful to see the growth, teamwork, resilience and support for one another that comes from getting out on stage and putting all that hard work into practice. A massive congratulations to every student who performed, and a big thank you to our teachers and families for everything that goes on behind the scenes to make these weeks possible.
And there is certainly no slowing down just yet! We are now heading into an exciting few weeks of productions, with Bring It On and The Jungle Book Kids both getting ready to hit the stage. There is so much happening across the studio, and we can’t wait to see all of that rehearsal-room work come to life!
A little reminder as we head into production season: there will be some changes to our regular timetable during production weeks to accommodate rehearsals, performances and staff commitments. Please keep a close eye on your emails and studio correspondence, as we will communicate any class changes, cancellations or adjustments as early as possible.
It’s a busy time of year, but also one of our favourites with lots of opportunities to perform, learn, support our NAPA friends and celebrate what our students have been working towards. Thank you, as always, for staying on top of communication and for being part of our wonderful NAPA community.
Now, onto this week’s news!