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The Performing Arts Link is delighted to announce the launch of our 2020 Show Ready catalogue.
The goal of Show Ready is to create a national collection of pre-made sets and set designs for schools who want to stage full-scale musical productions.
Mercedes College’s production of Wicked belies the fact it is a school production. This high quality show, with second-to-none production values, professional quality orchestra and amazing performances deserved its capacity houses, which were captivated by this high energy and stunning production.
Professional venues, already popular with schools looking to improve the quality of performance and showcase to wider community audiences are looking to local productions to fill the void left from national and international touring companies. And for schools seeking larger venues and regulated managment of audiences due to ongoing physical distancing restrictions, the hiring of a professional performance space to stage their next musical production – especially one that is heavily discounted – has never been more achievable.
The landscape of arts education is changing, with an increased focus on collaborative partnerships between schools and arts sectors for the purpose of creating richer arts education both process and products.
One of the biggest barriers in delivering a successful high school musical has been the lack of knowledge of just how much work is involved.
Mercedes College’s production of The Addams Family was a lavish production that belied hat it was a school production with professional production values, excellent direction and an exceptional young cast
I was approached by our Principal to move our musical off campus to a professional venue, and my initial reaction was hesitant and slightly overwhelmed. It is a very large space. Completely different to our usual space at school. This was all unknown. We engaged PALINK to build and design our set as well as manage all the technical aspects of production - including sourcing our lighting and sound professionals.
Mercedes’ College’s Annie is a big, beautiful production, bursting with joy, energy and enthusiasm. Top notch production values, expert stagecraft, and excellent teamwork - this was an outstanding return to the Regal for Mercedes, who sadly lost their 2020 production due to shut-down and restrictions.