AFTER weeks of rehearsals and months of work, audiences were able to enjoy three performances of Marian College's 'The Magical History Tour' held at the EMPAC Theatre, across Thursday 29 and Friday, 30 May.
A run-through of the performance was held on Wednesday, 28 May, for the 'feeder schools' show' where Marian hosted grades 5 and 6 students from Beechworth Montessori School, Porepunkah Primary School and St Mary's Primary School as one final dress rehearsal.
"We were delighted with the successes of this year's show," director, Vicky McGowan said.
"A large crowd gathered for our opening night which was full of enthusiasm and vigour.
"The cast and crew had loads of fun and played up the comedy of the piece whenever they could, making for a very enjoyable and entertaining night's show.
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"We were blessed to have 13 staff members take to the stage with the students this year.
"They workshopped and rehearsed alongside our young thespians and revelled in the opportunity to have some creative fun with their classroom charges.
"On Friday we finished our run with two shows: a matinee mostly accommodating our junior school community and our closing night show with a full house.
"Some audience members had already seen the show and came back to support their sons and daughters, family members and staff connections.
"Each year the cast and crew gather, after the season, to talk about the show and brainstorm ideas for the following year.
"I work with the students to map out ideas and then go away to write the work, before coming back to the students to workshop once more.
"There will be no sequel to this year's show, but a fresh new idea will emerge in the future."
