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Bookings close for  She’ll Be Write May 5th.

We’ve already topped last year’s record of 71 schools and 7 Community Centres.

  (Just click twice on the map below to see who’s already on our itinerary)

Whether you’re in Wanaka or Whangamata, Kerikeri or Invercargill you can share your impressions with students around the country: same show, same people, same programme – all vital New Zealand plays.

Moreover, the two best reviews we receive – good or bad -  will be awarded an APPLE gift certificate for your student’s time and care. (But they must be in High School to qualify … we’re after  your reasoned critique, not a compliment).

Click the RSS button on the top right of this page, then click here and you’re there. Simply fill in your name, web address and school and let us (and the rest of New Zealand) know.

And while you’re on our web-site, check out the downloadable Study Guide in the Study Guide section, too.

Wellington – 13 to 17 May – four slots left

Marlborough / Christchurch – 20 to 24 May – one slot only in Christchurch!

Dunedin / Southland – 27 to 31 May – SOLD OUT!!!

Auckland – 4 June to 18 June – most mornings, gone! – five slots left!

Northland – 19 June to 22 June – one slot left!

Hamilton / Tauranga/B.O.P. – 24 to 29 June – 1 slot left!

Hawkes Bay / Tarnanaki – 1 July to 6 July – one slot left!

Manuwatu / Wellington – 8 July to 12 July – 3 slots left!

 

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’09 She’ll Be Write

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSROtk1aytw

’10 A Baker’s Dozen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaKlnM_jzZI

’11 Womanz Work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du3Isjww7GM&feature=plcp

’12 Five Years Running

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rwMgOdG5Jk

EnsembleImpact HQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuaYeluQC6A

Acting Around Aotearoa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg-kI_bxDZQ

Acting Around Aotearoa 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b6FyC1Q6Es

 

Send us your photos and help us with the sequel to the sequel!

 

Professional Need(s) Survey 2013 and 2012

Our 2013 Professional Need(s) survey yielded 30 responses in the period March 5^th thru April 27^th.

Almost half of the drama teachers surveyed said they’d been teaching for more than 10 years and even more than half indicated enrolments in their current programmes exceeded 100+ students.

Drama enrolments, from those surveyed, were split: near half indicated enrolment stayed the same as last year; the other half indicated an increase.

Nearly half of all surveyed said at least one professional viewing was provided/required during the year while 30% said there were two opportunities, 20% said three and 6.7% indicated their students have more than three each year.

Oddly, even though professional viewing is a requirement at the surveyed schools, only 20% of those responding indicated there was an “Arts Fee” in place at their school. Funding for Professional Viewing is, for more than 90% of the teacher’s surveyed, still done on a “pay-as-you-go” basis.

Those who can’t pay – don’t go.

Is this the best way to fund your drama programme? Again, our responders were split: nearly 47% indicated their preference for the status quo; while 53% indicated their preference for drama-specific arts fee.

 Our thanks to the Drama Professionals who took time to answer our questions and our hope that this result, coupled with last year’s result, will provide more discussion in the Drama New Zealand and Drama Net circles.

1. How long have you been teaching?
			Response Percent		Response Count
1 to 3 years		16.7%		5
3 to 5 years		6.7%		2
5 to 10 years		30.0%		9
10 years and more…		46.7%		14
	answered question				30
	skipped question				0
Download Create Chart 2. How many students are currently enrolled in your school’s drama programme?
			Response Percent		Response Count
Less than 30		10.0%		3
30 to 60		10.0%		3
60 to 100		20.0%		6
100+		60.0%		18
	answered question				30
	skipped question				0
Download Create Chart 3. How many students do you personally teach?
			Response Percent		Response Count
Less than 30		10.0%		3
30 to 60		16.7%		5
60 to 100		40.0%		12
100+		33.3%		10
	answered question				30
	skipped question				0
Download Create Chart 4. Has the drama enrollment increased or decreased in the past year?
			Response Percent		Response Count
Increased		46.7%		14
Stayed the same		30.0%		9
Decreased		23.3%		7
	answered question				30
	skipped question				0
Download Create Chart 5. In the course of one year, how many times do you take students to professional productions?
			Response Percent		Response Count
At least 1		43.3%		13
At least 2		30.0%		9
At least 3		20.0%		6
More than 3		6.7%		2
	answered question				30
	skipped question				0
Download Create Chart 6. Can you approximate the cost, per student, for each professional visit?
			Response Percent		Response Count
At least $5.00 each		10.0%		3
At least $10.00 each		23.3%		7
At least $15.00 each		43.3%		13
More than $25.00 each		23.3%		7
	answered question				30
	skipped question				0
Download Create Chart 7. Is there an “arts fee” in place at your school?
			Response Percent		Response Count
Yes		19.2%		5
No		80.8%		21
	answered question				26
	skipped question				4
Download Create Chart 8. Where does money for professional viewing come from?
			Response Percent		Response Count
School budget		3.3%		1
Yearly arts fund		6.7%		2
Individual students pay-as-you-go basis		90.0%		27
	answered question				30
	skipped question				0
Download Create Chart 9. What happens to those students who can’t or won’t pay for professional viewing?
			Response Percent		Response Count
The school pays for them		23.3%		7
They don’t go		66.7%		20
I pay for them myself		10.0%		3
	answered question				30
	skipped question				0
Download Create Chart 10. What is the best way to fund professional viewing?
			Response Percent		Response Count
School budget		13.3%		4
Special arts budget		53.3%		16
Fund raisers for the department		10.0%		3
Pay-as-you-go		23.3%		7
	answered question				30
	skipped question				0

 

In 2012:

Across the country, 55 Drama Teachers responded to EnsembleImpact’s Professional Need(s) survey. Some had Drama Departments with as few as as 10 students; others were part of a team that taught nearly 600 students per year.

We are pleased to report that 87.3% of the teachers surveyed made “viewing a professional production” a requirement of their drama curriculum. We were even more pleased to see that over and above that number – 96.4% of teachers surveyed – said they took their students to more than one professional production per year.

(How often) do you take your students to professional productions outside the school?

One – 13.2%
Two – 37.7%
Three – 24.5%
Four – 24.5%

Yet (interestingly enough) the same survey showed that only 24% of the respondents had an “arts fee” in place at their school – 61% said “no” they didn’t have an “arts fee” in place and 14.9% didn’t know if their school had one.

Is there an “arts fee” in your school that allows for professional viewing?

24% said yes
61% said no
14.9% said they didn’t know.

Moreover, 72.7% of those teachers did not use special fund-raisers for those out-of-school visits.

Are there any drama-specific fund-raisers to boost resources in your department?

27.3% said yes
72.7% said no

73.6% of all respondents were members of Drama New Zealand and nearly 62% of those teachers surveyed used Drama Net on a weekly basis.

We’re left – after thanking those who did respond – with one unanswered question:

Who funds the arts at your school?

 

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