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SEMESTER 1 PERFORMANCE: The Wizard of Oz & High School Musical

In Semester 1, 2024, CIA students will storm the Talbot Theatre stage with a dazzling duo of musicals!

REHEARSALS

All rehearsals are compulsory. Please ensure you can commit to all the dates and times below before enrolling.

All rehearsals will be held at the Thomas Dixon Centre, West End.

  1. Sunday 11th February
    Wizard of Oz 9.00 – 11.30 am
    High School Musical 12.00 – 3.00 pm
  2. Sunday 18th February
    Wizard of Oz 9.00 – 11.30 am
    High School Musical 12.00 – 3.00 pm
  3. Sunday 25th February
    Wizard of Oz 11.00 am – 1.30 pm
    High School Musical 2.00 – 5.00 pm
  4. Sunday 3rd March
    Wizard of Oz 9.00 – 11.30 am
    High School Musical 12.00 – 3.00 pm
  5. Sunday 10th March
    Wizard of Oz 9.00 – 11.30 am
    High School Musical 12.00 – 3.00 pm
  6. Sunday 17th March
    Wizard of Oz 9.00 – 11.30 am
    High School Musical 12.00 – 3.00 pm
  7. Sunday 24th March
    Wizard of Oz 9.00 – 2.30 pm
    High School Musical 9.30 – 3.00 pm
  8. Sunday 21st April
    Talbot Theatre, Thomas Dixon Centre
    Wizard of Oz 9.00 – 3.30 pm
    High School Musical 9.30 – 4.00 pm
  9. Thursday 25th April (Anzac Day public holiday)
    Dress Rehearsal in the Talbot Theatre, Thomas Dixon Centre
    Wizard of Oz 9.00 – 5.00 pm
    High School Musical 9.30 – 5.30 pm
  10. Saturday 27th April (day of first performance)
    Dress Rehearsal & Tech Run in the Talbot Theatre, Thomas Dixon Centre
    Wizard of Oz 9.00 – 12.00 pm
    High School Musical 12.30 – 3.30 pm

PERFORMANCES

All performances will take place in the Talbot Theatre, Thomas Dixon Centre, West End.

Saturday 27th April
4.00 pm

Sunday 28th April
10.30 am & 2.00 pm

TICKETS

Tickets are now available to purchase at the Thomas Dixon Centre website. Just follow this link or search for “Wizard” at www.thomasdixoncentre.com.au.

MUSICAL THEATRE 4-WEEK MASTERCLASS

Why scramble from acting training to singing lessons to dance classes, when you can get all three in one high-quality intensive program?

CIA Musical Theatre Classes will be your one-stop shop for performance excellence.

Each 4-week program offers:

  • An in-depth focus on essential performance skills and techniques
  • Tuition from industry professionals and specialist teachers, including choreographer extraordinaire Natalia Hines of Dynamite Studios
  • An opportunity for each performer to learn, grow and shine

Classes will be held from 9.00 – 11.00 am each Sunday at the Thomas Dixon Centre. Each program will finish with a showcase performance for parents in the TDC
studio.

MUSICAL THEATRE 4-WEEK MASTERCLASS

Sunday 5th May 9.00 – 11.00 am
Sunday 12th May 9.00 – 11.00 am
Sunday 19th May 9.00 – 11.00 am
Sunday 26th May 9.00 – 11.00 am

In this first program, younger students will work on scenes and musical numbers from Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, while the older group will work on selections from Fame and Hamilton.

Fees: $160 ($40 per week)

ENROL NOW in MASTERCLASS 1 – get in early, as numbers are limited!
Follow this link or select “Musical Theatre Masterclass 1” under the Fees tab at the top of
the page.

And stay tuned for more 4-week programs this year:
Musical Theatre Masterclass 2 – July/August
Musical Theatre Masterclass 3 – October/November

PERFORMANCE CALENDAR 2024

2024
Semester 1 Musicals:
The Wizard of Oz
and
High School Musical
REHEARSALS

  1. Sunday 11th February
    Thomas Dixon Centre, West End
    WOz: 9.00 – 11.30am
    HSM: 12.00 – 3.00pm

  2. Sunday 18th February
    Thomas Dixon Centre, West End
    WOz: 9.00 – 11.30am
    HSM: 12.30 – 3.00pm

  3. Sunday 25th February
    Thomas Dixon Centre, West End
    WOz: 11.00 – 1.30pm
    HSM: 2.00 –5.00pm

  4. Sunday 3rd March
    Thomas Dixon Centre, West End
    WOz: 9.00 – 11.30am
    HSM: 12.00 – 3.00pm

  5. Sunday 10th March
    Thomas Dixon Centre, West End
    WOz: 9.00 – 11.30am
    HSM: 12.00 – 3.00pm

  6. Sunday 17th March
    Thomas Dixon Centre, West End
    WOz: 9.00 – 11.30am
    HSM: 12.00 – 3.00pm

  7. Sunday 24th March
    Thomas Dixon Centre, West End
    WOz: 9.00– 2.30pm
    HSM: 9.30– 3.00pm

  8. Sunday 21st April
    Talbot Theatre, Thomas Dixon Centre
    WOz: 9.00 – 3.30pm
    HSM: 9.30– 4.00pm

  9. Thursday 25th April – (Anzac Day public holiday)
    Dress Rehearsal
    Talbot Theatre, Thomas Dixon Centre
    WOz: 9.00 – 5.00pm
    HSM: 9.30 – 5.30pm

  10. Saturday 27th April (day of first performance) – Dress Rehearsal and Tech Run
    Talbot Theatre, Thomas Dixon Centre
    WOz: 9.00 – 12.00pm
    HSM: 12.30 – 3.30pm

PERFORMANCES

Saturday 27th April
Talbot Theatre, Thomas Dixon Centre
4.00pm

Saturday 28th April
Talbot Theatre, Thomas Dixon Centre
Two Performances: 10.30am and 2.00pm
Musical Theatre Masterclass 1
All classes held at the Thomas Dixon Centre

Sunday 5 th May 9.00 – 11.00 am
Sunday 12 th May 9.00 – 11.00 am
Sunday 19 th May 9.00 – 11.00 am
Sunday 26 th May 9.00 – 11.00 am
Musical Theatre Masterclass 2
July/August Stay tuned for more details!
CIA Eisteddfod
Saturday 3rd – Sunday 4th August

Stay tuned – more details to come!
Musical Theatre Masterclass 3
October/November Stay tuned for more details!

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