“Theatre Fest 2012” offers more than drama
“Theatre Fest 2012” – aspire to excel inter-School drama competition will showcase the best of the breed Shakespeare interpretations at the grand finale on 26th October 2012 at the bishops college auditorium, colombo. the awards ceremony will also feature the launch of the much awaited StageyoutV a revolutionary idea from Sri Lanka to the cyber world… With this in context below are excerpts of an interview with deepamala abeYSekera – Managing director of aspirations education and Founder of Stageyou.tv
Q: Give us a bit of information on the Theatre Fest 2012
A Theatre Fest 2012 the inter-school Drama competition themed “Aspire to Excel” organized by Alethea International School, Aspirations Education, Edexcel, and The University of Canberra in association with Trinity Guildhall London, will take stage from the 25th – 26th October 2012 at the Bishops College Auditorium, Colombo. We invite all schools to witness the drama festival organized by Alethea International School for the 3rd consecutive year.
Q: How is Theatre Fest 2012 different from the rest of the Drama Festivals?
A This is the only theatre festival which is directly connected with the Grade 8 Speech and Drama syllabus in the Trinity Guildhall. The winners of Theatre Fest 2012 are not only eligible but all the schools that participate and pass the examination will receive 2 valuable UCAS points to further their studies internationally. There will be Awards and prizes for the Best Director, Best Comedy, Best Tragedy, Supporting Crew and Cast. Best Actor and Actress will be offered a trip to Canberra, Australia sponsored by University of Canberra and Aspirations Education. This opportunity offered to students to experience Canberra & day in the life of University of Canberra to mingle with international students and faculty at the prestigious university that will inspire them realize their future career goals through getting exposed to the gamut of avenues available which will help them further their education, skill levels and ambitions.
Q: Who are the judges at this competition?
A In order to ensure transparency and fair assessments, Alethea International School has organized neutral judges/examiners from the Trinity Guildhall London. They will be judging the best interpretations made by each school on the greatest plays written by William Shakespeare.
Q: What is StageYouTV?
A On the Grand Awards night, We will be launching Shakespeare Contests on-line for the first time ever on StageYou.TV, this platform allows you to demonstrate your talent from comforts of your home. www.stageyou.tv is the stage to stardom, where we attempt to replicate the world stage online for the first time in the intersection of phenomenally addictive and popular scenes viz social media (such as Facebook , Twitter), video sharing (such as YouTube) and TV reality (such as X-Factor, Voice), which intersection we refer to as “Reality Web”. We strive to put the entire performance environment online, where users are able to upload their talent in performance arts, from the comforts of their home, get rated, on their video and on themselves as a performer. This is open to all individuals who are out there. I would like to mention the support giving to me by The University of Nottingham Malaysia to initiate this competition. A special word of appreciation goes out to my family and the entire StageYou TV Team.
Q: How can we purchase tickets for Theatre Fest?
A Limited amount of tickets are available at Alethea International School. You could also purchase tickets from the counter on the day of the festival. Also at the counter we have a stall from University of Canberra, the sponsor university of the tours to Canberra, for the Best Actor and Best Actress. You can find more details about their scholarship on offer.