DQ Chats Podcasts

We are joined by the members of a new company, Perseverance Street Theatre, who fresh from their exciting session at our Nuts and Bolts PD offering, sat with us to chat about their beginnings, their impact as a regional theatre company and making quality connections with schools and emerging artists.

We chat with Sean Dennehy and Brendan Hodder from the Australian Performing Arts Conservatory (APAC) who dive deep into the origins of APAC, their insights into the ever changing world of the Arts and student pathways post school.

Stephanie Tudor chats with Madeleine Little, a Brisbane based theatre maker and performer and current Festival Director of the Undercover Artist Festival, presented by Access Arts.

Sam Neill sat down with Brisbane Festival’s Artistic Director, Louise Bezzina and Creative Producer, Fiona MacDonald, to talk about 2022’s excellent program, the importance of producing new work and the fantastic opportunities within the festival for teachers and students throughout the state.

In Part 2, Lucas dives deeper into some of the production choices behind memorable moments, key approaches to the vision of the show from the original concept as well as the influence of music and composition to the action.

Stephanie Tudor and Sam Neill chat with very special guest, Lucas Stibbard, discussing all things ‘boy girl wall’.

we re-visit our state conference ELEVATE and our wonderful Friday night panel Rising Above. Chaired by Judith McLean, we hear from a panel of educational leaders to look at how we can continue to advocate for our subject and keep rising above.

Our executive team sits down to introduce themselves to the listenership, outline their roles and discuss what they are aiming to influence and affect within the capacity of their portfolios.

Our president, Stephanie Tudor was invited into Queensland Theatre to chat all things Arts, theatre and Arts advocacy with artistic director, Lee Lewis. Together they discuss how to encourage our young people to plan for a life in the Arts so that, through storytelling, they are able to use their voice to question and critically engage in the world around them.

Stephanie Tudor and Sam Neill continue their chat with very special guests, Julie Nolan, Artistic Director, and Ella Becroft, Associate Director and performer from Red Leap Theatre, discussing all things, The Arrival.

Stephanie Tudor and Sam Neill chat with very special guests from Red Leap Theatre to discuss all things ‘The Arrival’.

DQ Committee members Matthew Kopelke and Tavia Seymour sit down to discuss their experiences with students who suffer from anxiety in Performing Arts subjects, and what strategies they use to support them.

DQ President Stephanie Tudor talks with the team from Shock Therapy, Hayden and Sam about their session from the workshop and how a professional company devises a piece of theatre, from conception of the idea to development, rehearsal and performance.

Katrina Hasthorpe chats with Kath Cadd about her engaging and immersive introductory lessons to her Reimagining Shakespeare Unit for Year 10 students.

Dana Holden sits down with Associate Professor and DQ Life Member, Madonna Stinson, to discuss Drama Queensland’s first major book, Dramatic Encounters: Artistry, Community and Scholarship in Drama Teaching.

Katrina Hasthorpe sits down with Debb Wall and Mark Deere to discuss all things Who killed Romeo and Juliet?, an innovative web series created by staff and students at Capalaba State College.

Tavia Seymour and Katrina Hasthorpe then discuss how data has influenced their classroom practice and how they use it effectively and positively to advocate for Drama in their schools.

VP Planning and Finance Sam Neill and DQ President Stephanie Tudor talk all things The Scene Project with Queensland Theatre’s Education Co-Ordinator Emma Funnell.

DQ President Dana Holden discusses the importance and significance of NAIDOC Week, and offers all Drama teachers a chance to reflect on how they can celebrate Indigenous culture inside the classroom.

DQ Vice President (DALO) Stephanie Tudor chats with DQ member Solitaire Marks about the dramatic style of Greek Theatre, and the ways in which they approach it in their classrooms.

DQ Committee member Matthew Kopelke sits down with Issy Mowen, DQ member and first-year teacher, to discuss her experiences in the Drama classroom in 2020, and her transition from pre-service to graduate.

Dana Holden sits down with Katrina Holmes, one of our DQ Committee members, to discuss her experiences as a pre-service teacher in 2020, as well as the work she has done for the DQ community this year.

DQ President Dana Holden sits down for a chat with Drama Australia President John Nicholas Saunders, to discuss the relationship that exists between the two organisations, and what’s been happening in John’s world throughout 2020.

Dana Holden, President of Drama Queensland, kicks off our brand-new podcast by introducing the Executive members of the DQ committee.