NAPA News - Week 7, Term 1, 2022
DEAR PARENTS,
What a busy week it has been! Camp, auditions, preparing for auditions, dance competition, and classroom fun. Enjoy reading this week’s newsletter! It’s been an action-packed week!
We are thrilled to announce Broadway Tweens have the Performance Rights for the musical Xanadu Jr.
Singing auditions started last week and will continue until the end of the term. Audition material has been uploaded onto the Broadway Tweens Online page - please check your emails for access passwords. The performance dates are 7.30pm, 9 and 10 September 2022 and 3pm, 11 September, so lock these dates on your calendars. 🕺🏼
Happy Campers Return!
Our College students spent three days at Currumbin Valley Camp where they learnt some lifelong skills that are particularly geared for a career in the entertainment industry, as well as having lots of fun canoeing and going on a 17km hike. The feedback from our College kids, camp co-ordinator, Chris Dennis, and our singing teacher, David Willis, who went with them, has been fantastic. Look at these happy faces!
BEFORE
AFTER
CAMP FUN
Basic Range uniforms will be ready for pick up this Wednesday!
If you ordered the basic range T-shirts, sweatshirts, or Boys Crew uniforms, they will be ready at reception for you to pick up from Wednesday onwards.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SOLO DANCE STUDENTS!
This weekend’s Get the Beat solo competition on the Gold Coast saw NAPA students receive outstanding results. Check these out! Congratulations Cherubs - we are so proud of you all!
Dakota Janssen
Winner Pre Junior Champs 🏆
Highest Scoring Soloist 10&U 🏆
Acro: 1st
Lyrical: 1st
Contemporary: 1st
S&D: 1st
Open: 1st
Jazz: 2nd
Alex Andrews
Winner Mini Champs 🏆
Highest scoring soloist 6&U 🏆
Miss Mini GTB Winner 🏆
Acro: 1st
Lyrical: 1st
S&D: 1st
Open: 1st
Jazz: 1st
Ballet: 1st
Hip Hop: 1st
Tap: 1st
Contemporary 2nd
Madi Longhurst
Runner up for Mini Champion
3rd highest score 6&U
Jazz: 1st
Lyrical: 1st
Musical Theatre: 1st
Open: 1st
Maddie Terzis
Miss Pre Junior GTB Winner 🏆
7th Highest Score 10&U
S&D 1st
Acro 2nd
Lyrical 2nd
Contemporary 3rd
Jazz 3rd
Jasmine Nean
Top 10 Highest Score 12&U
Musical Theatre: 2nd
S&D: 2nd
Contemporary: 2nd
Dexter Ryan
Mr Junior GTB Winner 🏆
Tap: 2nd
Musical Theatre: 4th
Evie L’Orange
2nd Highest Score 6&U
Mini Improv Winner 🏆
Contemporary 1st
Willow Wood & Lacey Reeves
Duo 1st
Willow Wood
Acro 4th
Hip Hop 4th
LAST WEEK OF TERM DRESS-UP
As we are performing two 80’s musicals this year, Fame & Xanadu, we thought it appropriate for students to dress up in their interpretation of the 80’s in the last week of Term 1. We are giving you a heads-up now so you can start planning the outfits for the week. It will be wonderful to see parents who wait for their kids at NAPA, and our teachers, to dress up as well, as so many of you have either lived through or were born in the 80s so you should be able to rock these outfits. We look forward to some great photo opportunities!
REMINDER OF EXTRA REHEARSALS
SUNDAY 20TH MARCH
9.00-1.00: Broadway Bound Extension – FULL CHICAGO CAST
9.00-11.00: 12’s PERFORMANCE TEAM (Skid Row)
11.00-11.30: Morning Tea
11.30-1.00: 12's PERFORMANCE TEAM (Lyrical and S&D)
1.00-1.45: 12's ACRO TEAM
2.00-3.30: CHICAGO – Razzle Dazzle Cast
REMINDER OF TALENT QUEST
As discussed last week, our talent quest will be held on Saturday, 7 May 2022 and we will have a Junior event (for students up to Grade 6) and a Senior event (for students in Grades 7 and above). Sing, Dance, Act, Juggle, Magic Act … the sky is the limit! We will have two guest judges and entry fee is $5 (to be paid on the day). The payment will go towards prizes for place getters. Entry to watch will be free of charge. We will be organising a HAPPY HOUR for families attending prior to the performance to create a social get together.
Next newsletter will explain how to book your tables. You are welcome to bring platters for your table to share and enjoy the Happy Hour! Registration details for the Talent Quest will also be explained next week.
Junior Talent Quest – 4.00pm
Senior Talent Quest – 6.30pm
SENIOR TREAD THE BOARDS AUDITIONS
Our senior thespians are currently auditioning for their play, 30 Reasons Not to Be in a Play, which will be performed on the 7.30pm, 7+8 October 2022. Make sure you add this one to your calendars as well, it will be an awesome night out.
BROADWAY KIDS’ AUDITIONS
A few parents have enquired about auditions for this group. We have applied for a musical and once we have been granted the Performance Rights for this musical, we will start to plan the auditions. Keep an eye open for the announcement of the musical and then the audition package will go our online portal shortly afterwards.
ASSISTANCE NEEDED FOR GAME MANAGEMENT FOR OUR KIDS
We love seeing our kids enjoying all the indoor and outdoor games we make available for them so they can socialise and be occupied while waiting for classes. However, it is becoming increasingly more challenging due to the lack of respect for our equipment from many of our students. Some students deliberately break equipment or leave them wherever they finish with them and then get more out. Please help us by asking your child if they use the games, and if they do, would you please ask them to put them away once they have finished. Parents who wait for their children at NAPA can we please appoint you to be ‘on duty‘ and remind children to put them away once finished if you see them about to leave them.
Have a great week everyone,
Lynn
