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BTC Tribe Youth Theatre

Locality: Bendigo, Victoria

Phone: +61 401 678 102

Address: 15-17 Allingham Street 3555 Bendigo, VIC, Australia

Website: https://www.bendigotheatrecompany.org.au/tribe-youth-theatre/

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25.01.2022 / / SIX DAYS LEFT TO SUBMISSIONS / / Here on the Tribe Facebook Page, we're going to be counting down to the day our video auditions need to be submitted! Each day, we're going to provide a little more in depth look at sections of our auditions to help auditionees out with getting their audition together and looking amazing for the day of submission! ... With only six days until video submissions are due, we're going to break down the vocal audition component of your submission! There are no monologues or dialogues in the musical of Cats as the whole show is sung through, which means that being able to act and express yourself through song is a very important criteria point when casting. You will need to submit a vocal audition if you want to be a: Lead Character Ensemble Cat Pit Singer In this vocal audition, you will need to prepare a song (verse and chorus, no longer than three minutes) from any Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that isn't Cats! These include shows like Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Get your audition submissions in soon! #TribeCats #KeepCreating

25.01.2022 / / THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME PLAY READING / / Based on the novel by Mark Haddon Adapted by Simon Stephens ... Thurs 8 & 22 Oct 7:30-9:30 PM Zoom Meeting New Readers and Audience Welcome! Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs Shears' dead dog. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight, and Christopher is under suspicion. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road but Christopher's detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening journey that turns his world upside-down. *Recommended readers and audience 15 years and over. Some course language and violence towards animals. #TribePlayReading #KeepCreating

24.01.2022 / / THE SNOW QUEEN - A Panto by Alan P Frayn / / Thurs 3 December 7:30 PM New readers and audience members welcome! ... Join us for a fun filled evening in a Christmas tradition... the Panto! Myth, Legend and Fantasy combine in this spellbinding story told in true pantomime tradition by the popular present day pantomime writer, Alan P Frayn. It is based on the original fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen. The story centres on the struggle between ‘good and evil’ as experienced by two young people Gerda & Kai, who are friends. The evil element being The Snow Queen and her heart of ice and the ‘good’ being Gerda who embarks on a long journey to the Frozen North, facing obstacles and finding new friends in her quest to release Kai from the Snow Queen’s spell. Along the way she encounters a variety of colourful characters, including The Good Fairy, The Hippy Princess and a talking reindeer! Of course no pantomime is complete without the traditional ‘Dame’ and this one is no exception. Comment below if you want to get involved! #TribePlayReading #KeepCreating

24.01.2022 / / NINE DAYS LEFT TO SUBMISSIONS / / Here on the Tribe Facebook Page, we're going to be counting down to the day our video auditions need to be submitted! Each day, we're going to provide a little more in depth look at sections of our auditions to help auditionees out with getting their audition together and looking amazing for the day of submission! ... Our second day is going to focus on our movement audition, who this audition section is relevant to and what that audition will consist of! Once you've booked your audition slot through Cast98, it's time to start putting together your videos and the movement audition may be one of those videos! The movement piece is for those auditionees who have had no formal dance training and is tailored to be very accessible to those individuals. You need to start your audition off by holding up a piece of paper with your name and age written on it and then proceed to follow the dance to the song '9 to 5' viewable on the Cats website at the following link: https://catsbendigo.wordpress.com/auditions/ If you're looking to be a lead character or an ensemble cat you will need to pair this with a vocal audition to be cast in the show. If you have any formal training, you will be looking at putting together one of the other dance videos which will have a focus on one of the upcoming days! Let us know if you have any questions! #Tribe2020 #KeepCreating

22.01.2022 / / CHOOSE TWO OR THREE CHARACTERS / / Welcome to the break down of step two and trust us, this is still the easy bit of the project! Basically what you have to do for this step is very similar to the last. You have to select a couple of characters for your scene using the archetypes in the infographic if you would like to!... Let your imagination run wild with this one because these characters will be the focus of your scene so make this choice count! Happy Writing! #WhatHaveYouScene #Tribe2020

21.01.2022 / / THANK YOU VANESSA / / Dear Members. After much deliberation on her part, on Sunday, Tribe received Vanessa Bate’s resignation from the position of Artistic Director and Committee Member of Tribe Youth Theatre.... Well before 2017, Vanessa had been harbouring a passion to create a new theatre group for Bendigo’s teenagers, and we are incredibly fortunate that the opportunity arose for this idea to become a reality. For Tribe, Vanessa has directed Barnum, and directed and choreographed Grease and Cats to the highest standard and as a Tribe committee member she has supported the creative teams for both Wyrd Sisters and Blood Brothers. The experience of being directed by Vanessa has been a key factor for many Tribe participants to keep coming back. Vanessa is one of the most organised, efficient and professional director/choreographers, dedicating months of conscientious preparation ahead of auditions. Her rehearsal room is focused, attentive and productive, resulting in an exceptionally high standard on the stage. Vanessa feels the time is right to make way for new committee members to take Tribe Youth Theatre forward. Happily, Vanessa will continue as the Director and Choreographer of Tribe’s 2021 musical, CATS, which will be staged in the latter half of 2021. Vanessa will always be celebrated as one of the co-founders of Tribe Youth Theatre and has held its creative vision close to her heart for the past four years. We thank her immeasurably for her dedication to Tribe, wish her well and look forward to catching up at future productions. #TribeYouthTheatre

21.01.2022 / / TONIGHT - FACEBOOK LIVE AT 6:30PM / / We hope that everyone is ready to join us from the comfort of their own homes for the Production Q&A Session at 6:30pm, held right here on Facebook Live! You'll be able to see the smiling faces of our Cats Production Team and ask questions in real time that will be answered on the stream. ... Your step-by-step instructions are as follows: 1. Pour yourself a cuppa. 2. Open up your device at 6:25 3. Get onto the Tribe Facebook Page (Hint: You're on it right now) 4. Sit back, relax and wait for the clock to tick over to 6:30. 5. Watch our Production Q&A Live Stream! We'll see you there! #TribeCats #KeepCreating

20.01.2022 / / FRANKENSTEIN PLAY READ / / Thursday 28 May at 7:30PM We will be reading Frankenstein by Nick Dear (recently performed by National Theatre). Some course language and adult themes - suitable for 15 years and up. ... If you would like to be part of this play reading session as a character or an audience member, please message below or message us on Facebook.

20.01.2022 / / RUMOURS OF POLAR BEARS BY JOHNATHAN DORF / / Thursday 10 Sept 7:30 pm Genre: Drama... Length: Short Play, 30-35 minutes Cast: 9 Females, 3 Males. Set: Minimal Our final play read for the term will be a one-act play, Rumours of Polar Bears by Jonathan Dorf. Facing the catastrophic consequences of global warming, Deme and her brother Romulus are barely surviving as they scavenge for food and water in the near future. Forced to flee their makeshift home because of an outbreak of sickness, the teenagers land in "New San Francisco," a relative paradise with a running stream and spa. Romulus and some of their group insist that they've found utopia, but Deme still dreams of finding the rumoured polar bears in the north that she believes are the key to their long-term survival. Will they risk everything to chase their dream? Please comment below if you would like to read one of the characters in our next play reading

19.01.2022 / / VDL MONOLOGUE COMPETITION / / We hope you are all staying safe and looking after yourself Whilst the COVID-19 Pandemic has put a halt to our opportunities to get together in the theatre space, we are excited to share with you that The Victorian Drama League Inc will be hosting an Inaugural Monologue Competition. ... This is open to both VDL Members and Non-Members. Submissions will open from 10 August - 30 October of Monologues between 2-4 minutes and is open to all ages (including youth!) A watch party will be held on the 15th of November where the awardees will be announced. For further information, please head to the Victorian Drama League website and submit your monologue! We would love to see some of our members and friends submit an entry! #KeepCreating

19.01.2022 / / ONE DAY LEFT TO SUBMISSIONS / / The final day for submissions is tomorrow and for our second to last post about these auditions, we wanted to shine a light back on you and say thank you! Thank you so much for embracing a different way of doing things. We know that having your mum hold the camera whilst you dance alone in the living room isn't exactly the same as being in the audition room with the energy of all of the other auditionees, but each and every person who ha...s put their audition forward has shown that they are adaptable and professional, so thank you! For those of you who have already submitted your videos, you should've received an email confirmation that those were received! For those of you who haven't gotten around to hitting send yet, remember you've got one more day to REGISTER, RECORD and SUBMIT From the bottom of our hearts, thank you! #TribeCats #KeepCreating

19.01.2022 / / STEP ONE - FIND YOUR PROMPTS / / Okay, so maybe you saw the What Have You Scene project and you really want to get involved but the big infographic was just a bit much for you. Well lucky for you, we're going to break down the project step by step again over the next couple of weeks!... So step one is pretty easy. All you have to do is have a look through our curated selection of high quality prompts and select at least two to influence your scene. That's it. It's that easy. You can mix and match by selecting a genre, archetype and line of dialogue or you can select two different archetypes, the options are limitless! Happy Writing! #WhatHaveYouScene #Tribe2020

18.01.2022 / / CATS CAST LIST / / We are proud to announce the cast for Tribe Youth Theatre's production of Cats! Each and every one of our auditionees worked so hard to produce their audition videos in tough conditions and we're so happy they did because we were able to make this amazing cast from those auditions!... We give our endless thanks to every person who auditioned, successful or not, because you've shown us what's possible when we're faced with tough circumstances! Tomorrow we set off on the wild journey that will be our rehearsal period with Zoom calls aplenty but we hope this will all pay off in September and October! #TribeCats #KeepCreating

18.01.2022 / / TWO DAYS LEFT TO SUBMISSIONS / / With only two days left until submissions are due, we just wanted to run everyone through the steps you have to complete to submit your audition for Cats once more! Complete these steps and you're all done:... REGISTER First you need to register your audition details at Cast98.com and head through and book your Cats audition. You can find all of the details on how to do that here: https://catsbendigo.files.wordpress.com//cast98-instructio RECORD YOUR AUDITION Because our audition process is happening digitally, you will need to record the various components of your audition and then send them through. All of the details regarding each of the components of your audition can be found here: https://catsbendigo.wordpress.com/auditions/ UPLOAD AND SUBMIT Finally, so our creative team can see all of your hard work, you need to upload your audition videos to Youtube as unlisted and then email the links for those videos to [email protected]. Remember, you can find more in depth information at https://catsbendigo.wordpress.com/auditions/ so before starting your audition process, please head over there and read through everything! We're so excited to get started and we hope you are too! #TribeCats #KeepCreating

17.01.2022 / / 10 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMISSIONS / / Here on the Tribe Facebook Page, we're going to be counting down to the day our video auditions need to be submitted! Each day, we're going to provide a little more in depth look at sections of our auditions to help auditionees out with getting their audition together and looking amazing for the day of submission! ... Our first focus is an administrative one with the audition booking platform Cast98. Bendigo Theatre Company has trialled the use of Cast98 for its two recent major musicals Wicked and We Will Rock You and it supports a lot of the back end cast communication and audition set up that often a lot of auditionees don't get to see. CAST98 AND CATS We need each and every person who is going to be submitting an audition video to first fill out their details in Cast98. You don't need to send in your audition video when you do this, all this does is it registers your interest in auditioning for Cats so we can expect a video from you on the 20th of May. You can follow along with this document which will tell you how to register your details: https://catsbendigo.files.wordpress.com//cast98-instructio Then you head to the Cast98 website and make yourself an account as soon as possible, to 'book' your audition slot: https://cast98.com/ If you have any questions, please comment below so we can all learn from each other with these new processes! #TribeCats #KeepCreating

14.01.2022 / / MASKERADE PLAY READ / / Thursday 6 August at 7:30PM We will be reading Terry Pratchett's 'Maskerade' adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs. There are many characters in this play so there are many opportunities for readers! ... If you would like to be part of this play reading session as a character or an audience member, please message below or message us on Facebook #TribePlayReading

14.01.2022 / / TRIBE PLAY READING / / Last chance to join the Tribe team for their play reading of Frankenstein by Nick Dear tomorrow night at 7:30pm! Comment down below if you'd like to take part in the madness! ... #Tribe2020

12.01.2022 / / CUT SNAKE PLAY READ / / Thursday 23 July at 7:30PM We will be reading 'Cut Snake' by Dan Giovannoni & Amelia Evans. Some course language and adult themes - suitable for 15 years and up ... If you would like to be part of this play reading session as a character or an audience member, please comment below or message us on Facebook #TribePlayReading

11.01.2022 / / CATS AUDITION INFORMATION / / We would like to thank everyone who came to our Facebook Live Information Session last night! It's so exciting to see people embrace and actively participate in these changes. You can go back and watch that Information Session on the BTC Tribe Youth Theatre Facebook Page at any time and for all show details, you can head to www.CatsBendigo.com.au. ... We also just wanted to break down the audition details to these simple steps for everyone: REGISTER First you need to register your audition details at Cast98.com and head through and book your Cats audition. You can find all of the details on how to do that here: https://catsbendigo.files.wordpress.com//cast98-instructio RECORD YOUR AUDITION Because our audition process is happening digitally, you will need to record the various components of your audition and then send them through. All of the details regarding each of the components of your audition can be found here: https://catsbendigo.wordpress.com/auditions/ UPLOAD AND SUBMIT Finally, so our creative team can see all of your hard work, you need to upload your audition videos to Youtube as unlisted and then email the links for those videos to [email protected]. Remember, you can find more in depth information at https://catsbendigo.wordpress.com/auditions/ so before starting your audition process, please head over there and read through everything! Happy auditioning! #TribeCats #KeepCreating

09.01.2022 / / WRITE YOUR SCENE / / Now we get down to the really hard hitting stuff. You actually have to write a scene for the stage. Using all of the prompts and characters you've selected from before, you have to finally chuck pen to paper or at least fingers to keyboard. (Please actually do it on Word, some of your handwriting is questionable at best)... Include with your beautifully typed up scene a character list, setting description and synopsis and once you've done that, this step is complete! Happy Writing! #WhatHaveYouScene #Tribe2020

09.01.2022 / / CATS IN THE NEWS / / Huge thank you to Chris Pedler at The Bendigo Advertiser for supporting Tribe and spreading the message of Cats to our Bendigo community! Get your audition videos in before time runs out! ... #TribeCats #KeepCreating

07.01.2022 / / TRIBE COMMITTEE / / We are so proud to announce that Natalie Hercus and Kimmie Godfrey will be joining the Tribe Committee as youth representatives. Both of these young adults will bring a wealth of enthusiasm, passion and expertise to the Committee and we're so excited to start working with them in the coming weeks as we embark on the Cats journey!... Congratulations to both of you! #Tribe2020

07.01.2022 / / SEVEN DAYS LEFT TO SUBMISSIONS / / Here on the Tribe Facebook Page, we're going to be counting down to the day our video auditions need to be submitted! Each day, we're going to provide a little more in depth look at sections of our auditions to help auditionees out with getting their audition together and looking amazing for the day of submission! ... With one week to go going to focus on our specialist dance auditions, who these sections are relevant to and what those auditions will consist of! If you have any type of formal dance training or you would like to extend yourself in your dance audition you would complete one or more of the following dance auditions: MUSICAL THEATRE PIECE If you would like to be an onstage cat and have any formal dance training, you should be completing at least this piece. There is a fast option of this dance to 'Green Door' and a slow option to 'Turn Back Time', feel free to select the pace you feel most comfortable with! CLASSICAL BALLET PIECE If you have classical training you would complete this video alongside the musical theatre piece. The music in the classical piece called Back Exercise (Adagio) Mozart 216 from the album Music for Ballet Class (Cecchetti Method) by Ferdy Tumakaka. TAP DANCING PIECE If you want to be either of the characters JennyAnyDots or Skimbleshanks or if you want to be in the tapping ensemble (Cats & Kittens) for either of those numbers, please record and submit a Tap Audition in addition to the Musical Theatre one. Sometimes it can be a little daunting taking on one of these auditions if you've been out of practice for a while or it's been a while since you've had a class but remember, everyone is in the same boat when it comes to the absence of classes and our casting panel will consider just your current dance fitness and ability to move Try filming these outdoors or in the driveway if you're running out of space in your house! #TribeCats #KeepCreating

06.01.2022 / / CATS PRODUCTION Q&A / /

06.01.2022 / / THREE DAYS LEFT TO SUBMISSIONS / / Here on the Tribe Facebook Page, we're going to be counting down to the day our video auditions need to be submitted! Each day, we're going to provide a little more in depth look at sections of our auditions to help auditionees out with getting their audition together and looking amazing for the day of submission! ... With only three days until all video submissions have to be in, we're going to be addressing some audition nerves or worries you might have before filming your audition! WHAT IF I HAVEN'T AUDITIONED BEFORE? Tribe Youth Theatre strive to bring new performers into every show we put on, we want to see auditionees ranging from no stage experience to those with many shows under the belt. Everything has something to offer, you just have to show us! I'M STRUGGLING WITH FILMING MY AUDITION By no means do these audition videos have to be professionally recorded. If the only space you have to film your video is the driveway, film it on the driveway. If you don't have someone to hold the camera for you, prop it up on a shelf and off you go. We just want to see a little bit of what you can do so we can slot you into the show. I'M REALLY OUT OF PRACTICE Isolation has meant that a lot of various dance and vocal lessons have been cancelled, so you might be feeling that you're not up to your full potential. That's okay. We just want to see where you're at and of course we'll take into consideration the current circumstances. WHAT IF THE SHOW GETS CANCELLED We know the possibility of the show being cancelled is scary and off-putting for many people. But if the show is cancelled in 2020, you will be offered the same role back in 2021 should you choose to take it, and the Cats team will be in constant communication with you between casting and the show to keep you engaged with this amazing group of people. WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO SUBMITTING MY AUDITION? 1. Register through Cast98 2. Film the relevant vocal and dance auditions. 3. Submit your audition to [email protected] For a more in depth summary, visit: https://catsbendigo.wordpress.com/auditions/ Please, chuck your hat in the ring and be a part of this amazing show! #TribeCats #KeepCreating

04.01.2022 / / CATS CASTING / / We’re almost there! Thank you to everyone who participated in callbacks over the past two nights! We appreciate the amount of work each and every one of you put into your preparation. ... Our amazing Production Manager and Creative Team have been working night and day to prepare the cast list and casting emails and they’ll be coming out today Everyone who’s auditioned has done such a good job and you should all be so proud of yourselves! Keep an eye on your emails! #TribeCats

01.01.2022 / / WHAT HAVE YOU SCENE? / / Spending lots of time by yourself or exclusively with your family can lead to a bit of daydreaming. Maybe you checked out during a conversation about the new potted plants your sister bought or maybe your mind began to wander as your dad detailed his plan to renovate the entire house before the year is finished.... We want young people to harness those daydreams and channel them into our 'What Have You Scene' script writing project! There's a step-by-step set of instructions below on how to channel that creativity into something that resembles a script so spend some time having a look through and start writing! Submissions should be directed to [email protected] by Sunday the 13th of December! Happy writing! #WhatHaveYouScene #Tribe2020

01.01.2022 / / BLACK DIGGERS ONLINE PLAY READING / / Thursday 5th of November 7:30-9:30 PM Thursday 19th of November 7:30-9:30 PM... New readers and audience members welcome! Shunned and downtrodden in their own country - and in fact banned by their own government from serving in the military - Aboriginal men stepped up to enlist. Undaunted, these bold souls took up arms to defened the free world in its time of greatest need. Black Diggers is the story of these men - a story of honour and sacrifice that has been covered up and almost forgotten. Written by Tom Wright and originally directed by Wesley Enoch, Black Diggers is the culmination of painstaking research into the lives and deaths of the thousand or so Indigenous soldiers who fought for the British Commonwealth in World War I. Lest We Forget. *Recommended readers and audience 15 years and over. Some course language and violence. #TribePlayReading #KeepCreating

01.01.2022 / / FOUR HOURS LEFT TO SUBMISSIONS / / With our audition booking closing at 6:00pm tonight, you've only got four hours left to REGISTER, RECORD and SUBMIT so if you've been leaving it down to the wire, get in there and submit your videos quickly! As a final reminder, here are the steps to follow:... REGISTER First you need to register your audition details at Cast98.com and head through and book your Cats audition. You can find all of the details on how to do that here: https://catsbendigo.files.wordpress.com//cast98-instructio RECORD YOUR AUDITION Because our audition process is happening digitally, you will need to record the various components of your audition and then send them through. All of the details regarding each of the components of your audition can be found here: https://catsbendigo.wordpress.com/auditions/ UPLOAD AND SUBMIT Finally, so our creative team can see all of your hard work, you need to upload your audition videos to Youtube as unlisted and then email the links for those videos to [email protected]. Remember, you can find more in depth information at https://catsbendigo.wordpress.com/auditions/ so before starting your audition process, please head over there and read through everything! The videos we've already received are looking amazing and we're excited to receive more before our deadline at 6:00pm tonight! #TribeCats #KeepCreating