Drama Lachlan Harmer, Felix Laubi, Yanna Gralton, Sam Reucassel, Georgia Dedes and Louisa Cusumano. Photo: Christopher Hayles. The joy was palpable! We know the different ideas to the rehearsal room. ‘Working with girls in performances friendships formed during these Being able to collaborate with girls in gives new creative boundaries to break, productions and joint ventures live on performances makes the performances with more ideas and roles being able to beyond high school and this is because much better, and I hope that I am able be used. It is also interesting and relationships formed in the Drama to work with them throughout my beneficial to learn how other schools space are built on trust and team work.’ Newington Drama career.’ work in rehearsals.’ –Mrs Joanna Maxwell, –Jonah Holmes, 10/MO –Hugh Finlayson, 9/JN Head of Drama, PLC Sydney ‘Collaborating with girls from other schools in productions is a great experience. We get to bond with people we wouldn’t have met otherwise.’ –Kieran Casey, 9/KL ‘Working with girls from PLC in A Midsummer Night’s Dream was a great experience for myself and all the other boys in the performance. All the girls were great actors and provided us with a new perspective to acting and drama as a whole. Through this experience I can safely say that all the boys learned a lot from the girls and will look forward to working with them in the future.’ –Conor Corcoran, 9/FL ‘Getting to work with girls on shows is great as they bring a lot to performances. Of course, having girls playing female roles in a show allows for more realism, but they also bring Joe Dyster, Louis Miletto, Hugh Finlayson and Sam Reucassel. Photo: Christopher Hayles. GRATITUDE | NEWS SPRING 2018| 15