Drama Ensemble
Eligibility and selection
The Pulse Alive team are seeking interested students from Years 7 to 12 in 2024 from NSW public schools to form the Drama Ensemble for Pulse Alive 2024.
The Drama Ensemble will work with a professional director to devise a piece for the arena, set to one of the pieces of music in the show.
Students applying to be part of the Drama Ensemble should have some experience performing in drama projects with ensembles and working collaboratively with other students, both from within their school and from other schools.
Please note, this category is only open to individual performers. Students selected as members of the Drama Ensemble will not be able to participate with their school group in an additional category.
Successful students will require the endorsement of their school principal to participate. Students are encouraged to discuss their nomination with a teacher at their school prior to submission.
Students participating in this category will be supervised by members of the Pulse Alive team. Schools will not be expected to provide a teacher for duty of care of these students.
How to apply
Applications for the Pulse Alive 2024 Drama Ensemble have now closed.
On your nomination form you will need to list your experience, as well as indicate the name of the drama teacher/coordinator at your school. This teacher will be contacted in early Term 4 to endorse your application and provide any comments on your suitability for this ensemble.
We encourage you to spend some time on your written application to ensure that it best represents your abilities, interest and aptitude.
Final selections will be made to ensure the most appropriate students are part of the ensembe, and the widest range of schools, regions and ages possible is represented.
Key dates
Drama Ensemble - key dates
Nominations close: Thursday 12 October (Term 4 Week 1).
Drama Ensemble notified of application results: Wednesday 25 October (Term 4 Week 3)
Drama Ensemble rehearsal - Netball Central: Tuesday 13 February 2024 (Term 1 Week 3)
Drama Ensemble rehearsal - Netball Central: Wednesday 13 March 2024 (Term 1 Week 7)
Drama Ensemble dress rehearsal - Ken Rosewall Arena: Wednesday 13 March 2024 (Term 1 Week 7)
Performances - Ken Rosewall Arena: Thursday 14 and Friday 15 March 2024 (Term 1 Week 7)
Commitment
Students selected for the Drama Ensemble will be expected to be available for all of the above rehearsal and performance dates.
Costume
The costume for the Drama Ensemble will include a coloured Pulse Alive t-shirt, included within your student resource fee.
Members of the Drama Ensemble will be asked to supply various options of their own clothing, shoes and accessories to go with their Pulse Alive t-shirts (for example; pants, skirts, jeans, sneakers, heels, belts).
Resource fee
There will be a resource fee of $150 per student (GST inclusive).
The resource fee assists with the costs involved in the conductors, choreographers and tutors working with the students, supports a number of music copyright costs and includes a Pulse Alive t-shirt, which will be worn by all performers as their costume during the event.
Principal Choir members will be required to pay the resource fee through The Arts Unit student payment portal on acceptance into the show.
Support materials
Explore The Arts Unit Creative Resource - Top tips for auditioning to support your preparations for your nomination.
Third-party content attributions
Pulse Alive 2021/22 images, photographer: Anna Warr
