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Director/
Choreogr
apher/
Director/Choreographer/
Costumier/Lighting,
Costumier/Lighting,
Set and Sound Designer
Set and Sound Designer
Mr. John Forbes
Mr . John F orbes
Musical Director:
Musical Director:
Mrs. Julie Coone
Mrs. Julie Cooney
y
erformed b
y the students
Performed by the students
P
ears P to 6 from both the
in Years P to 6 from both the
in Y
Springwood and Wentworth Falls
Springwood and W entworth Falls
Junior campuses, in July, 2020
Junior campuses , in July , 2020

This year’s Junior School music was a ‘major production’ in every sense of the word, not only involving students from both
This y ear’s Junior School music was a ‘major production ’ in e v ery sense of the word, not only in v olvin g students from both
Junior campuses from Pre-Kindergarten to Y
Junior campuses from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6, but also working within COVID restrictions, which included conducting
ear 6, but also wor
VID restrictions,
which included conducting
king wit
hin CO
rehearsals via Z oom, ha ving two different casts of lead c har acters and swit ching rehearsals between campuses. Students in
rehearsals via Zoom, having two different casts of lead characters and switching rehearsals between campuses. Students in
n costumes and progr
afted their ow
n.
am desig
ear 5/6 P
the Year 5/6 Performing Arts class also crafted their own costumes and program design.
the Y
erforming Arts class also cr
es and pr
en be seen at break tim
es running lin
The students adapted well to the comple
The students adapted well to the complexities and could often be seen at break times running lines and practising steps. The
g steps. The
actisin
xities and could oft
including a
et during the rehearsal period,
he challenges m
e no indica
tion of t
v
opening - socially distanced - performance gave no indication of the challenges met during the rehearsal period, including a
opening - socially distanced - performance ga
wless performances of the lea
ds and the high octane
last minute relocation to the larger v
enue of Cuff Hall, suc
h were the fla
last minute relocation to the larger venue of Cuff Hall, such were the flawless performances of the leads and the high octane
energy of the cast.
energy of the cast.