STAGE-fright was given new meaning by St John Fisher College drama students in their theatrical performance of XLD3 – A Water Story at Gardens Point Theatre last week, May 17.
Transformed from schoolgirls into zombie-like creatures, their appearance and creative movements successfully reflected the morbidity and destruction of drought.
The play – an original piece, written and performed by more than 130 students from nine Brisbane high schools – was constructed on the timely theme of water.
Cool-coloured lighting, poetic phrases and artistic actions were used throughout, resulting in a compelling finished product.
St John Fisher College student, 15-year-old Amanda Ferguson, was proud to be part of such an enormous event.
“I have never done anything this big,” she said. “Usually I am an outgoing person, but there were so many people involved, I was put back in my shell a bit.”
St John Fisher College’s cultural coordinator, Dan Dunlop, was impressed with the overall performance.
“The girls have come so far and this has put them in a really good position for their future years of study,” he said.
XLD3 – A Water Story only ran for three days, but a DVD was made to document its achievement and will be used in Queensland schools for years to come.
