9th February, 2017
For the fourth year running, a Girton Grammar student has been selected by an independent panel of VCAA Theatre Studies assessors to perform at the prestigious Top Class concert at the Melbourne Recital Centre in March.
Headmaster at 黑料网, Mr Matthew Maruff, said that only 20 students are selected state-wide each year for Top Class and that Bronte Bailey was in Year 11 at the time of selection.
鈥淥ur school has a long and rich culture in the Performing Arts and Bronte has always been an active part of all that is on offer.
鈥淔rom our Junior School production to our compulsory Year 8 production, our One Act Plays and our highly professional Senior School production, Bronte has been involved on and off stage on many occasions.
鈥淏ronte received an A+ in her VCE Theatre Studies exam last year which gave her the opportunity to audition in Melbourne for the Top Class program.
鈥淔rom the 2016 Year 12 cohort, we also have one student who has been accepted into NIDA and another who will study at the VCA this year,鈥 Mr Maruff said.
Top Class is a concert series that presents the works of outstanding VCE students in Dance, VET Dance, Drama, Theatre Studies, Music Performance, Music Investigation, Music Style and Composition and VET Music. It is part of the VCE Season of Excellence managed by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. In her audition, Bronte performed as the character Madame Arcati, from Noel Coward鈥檚 1941 play 鈥楤lithe Spirit鈥. 聽She explains that she performed the piece as a monologue.
鈥淚t鈥檚 essentially a comic piece which is the genre I most enjoy and Arcati is mysterious and slightly eccentric.
鈥淚n the monologue, Arcati is invited to a dinner by socialite and novelist Charles Condomine to conduct a s茅ance in the hopes of gathering interesting material for his next book.
鈥淒uring the s茅ance she manages to contact 鈥榯he other side鈥 and there is a great twist in the plot when it turns out she is speaking to the ghost of Mr. Condomine鈥檚 temperamental first wife, Elivira,鈥 Bronte said.
Bronte is currently doing Year 12 at 黑料网 and would love to have a career in the Performing Arts.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a notoriously difficult industry to make a living from but there are a number of avenues I would love to explore, even if it takes a while to get exactly where I want to be.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 think of a better school to prepare me for a career in the Performing Arts. We have incredible Drama and Music teachers who are extremely dedicated and the Performing Arts are genuinely integrated into the School鈥檚 fabric,鈥 Bronte said.
Bronte Bailey (12 Millward) in the 2016 One Act Play – ‘Obedience and Complacency’
