NAPA News - Week 10, Term 4, 2023
Dear NAPA Families,
What a spectacular finish to our year of performances, with the magnificent performance of our Dance Concert, On Broadway! This upcoming week is all about celebrating and recognising our students’ for their great work over the year through our Awards evenings. All classes are now finished for the year.
Dance Concert Success
A huge congratulations to all our dance students and their teachers for such a fantastic dance concert. It was such a treat to see songs from Broadway musicals performed in such an entertaining and professional way. Despite some technical issues from HOTA, this did not phase our students one bit and they continued to wow the audience. Kim and I can’t thank our dance teachers enough for all the hard work and dedication put into their classes and the concert. On top of the preparation for the concert, they worked hard backstage supervising the students, helping with quick changes, organising the props and costumes, ensuring they were all ready to be on stage and supervising the drop off and pick up. An exhausting task but they nailed it and we greatly appreciate their passion and devotion to our NAPA students. Thank you, wonderful teachers and congratulations cherubs!
Congratulations NAPA College Graduates
I am excited to announce that our three College Graduates have been successful in gaining places in top notch training institutes to further their training in readiness for a professional career in the entertaining industry. We are so proud of them. Congratulation talented ladies, we wish you every success in these courses.
Grace Cher Thomas
Bachelor of Music Theatre – Elder Conservatorium of Music at the University of Adelaide
Lulu King
Advanced Diploma of Music Theatre – ED5
Lottie Smith
Bachelor of Music Theatre – Queensland Conservatorium at Griffith University
Congratulations NAPA Students Cast in Sound of Music
Congratulations NAPA students and graduate who have been cast in Spotlight Theatre’s production of The Sound Music. We are so incredibly proud of you and cannot wait to see you all shine in your roles in the new year.
Liesl: Grace Nean (graduate)
Kurt: Dexter Ryan
Louisa: Jasmine Nean
Brigitta: Lalita Zielinski and Lacey Reeves
Marta: Dakota Chanel and Lois Scott
Gretl: Ella Moris-Fontes
Rolf: Jake Stubbs
Awards Ceremonies
We are excited to celebrate our students’ achievements this week. Below is a copy of the organisation for this week that was in the newsletter last week (so you don’t have to look back). Just a reminder for the students to wear something Christmassy for the rehearsal/party and something sparkly or shiny for the awards ceremonies. We will also display all the lost property in the courtyard at the rehearsal. Anything left over after this will be rehomed.
FTV Screening + Awards
This is held on Wednesday, 6 December for our FTV students when they will see their work on screen. Tickets for adults can be bought from our website. Students and children are free of charge.
There will be some yummy treats provided for everyone who attends.
The Screening and Awards will be held at 5pm for our Junior Acting for Stage & Screen and 7pm for Pre-Senior & Senior FTV.
Please note that only FTV awards will be presented. If your child does other classes as well as FTV they will need to attend the other Awards ceremony appropriate to their age to receive their awards.
Awards Ceremonies for All Other Classes
4 December – Rehearsal
4-5pm – Junior Rehearsal
- This is for all students in Primary School or who although attend high school are in Tweens or a Pre-Senior class and have emailed me that they want to attend the Junior Awards.
Broadway Tweens will be performing at this ceremony.
It’s important that students attend the rehearsal as we will be removing certificates and trophies of those not at the rehearsal (unless you have emailed me to inform us that they will be at the ceremony). This will hopefully, eliminate us calling out multiple students at the ceremony who are not there.
5-6pm Christmas-get-together
This is a time to dress up in something Christmassy – Christmas T-shirts, Christmas colours, Christmas hats etc.
This is a combined Junior & Senior get-together
Thanks to the P&F we will be supplying Pizzas and ice-cream for our students.
We would love 4 helpers to serve the food. Please let me know if you can help.
Music will be playing to dance and sing to in the courtyard and we will set up a Christmas selfie booth for groups to take Christmas photos of themselves with friends.
6pm – Junior pick up time
6-7pm – Senior rehearsal
This is for all high school students
Students not in attendance for the rehearsal will have their certificates and trophies removed as we will assume they are not attending the Awards Ceremony, unless I have been informed.
Broadway Bound Extension will be performing at this ceremony
8 December @ 7pm– Junior Awards Ceremony
9 December @ 7pm– Senior Awards Ceremony
Students will be seated at 6.30pm
Doors open 6.45pm for guests
Dress to sparkle and shine
Enrolments for 2024
Registration for classes in 2024 will be open from Wednesday, 6 December. Timetables and information documents will also be released. Privates will be organised at the start of the year.
Enjoy our last week of celebrations here at NAPA for 2023 and all of your pre-Christmas events.
Merry Christmas Everyone
Lynn & the NAPA Team
