Things That Matter BY GARY HENDERSON
adapted from the memoir by David Galler
We are looking forward to working with you and your ākonga to unpack Things That Matter by Gary Henderson, adapted from the memoir by David Galler. You can read more about the production on the Auckland Theatre Company website here.
FOR KAIAKO
Backstage Story: Mon 31 Jul, 6:00pm | FREE Join us inside the rehearsal room, watch the director work with the actors and be part of the process of making great theatre. With sneak peeks into the design, glimpses of the script and a taste of the actors’ work, this is the perfect event for viewing behind the curtain. Backstage Story is open to everyone to attend at Auckland Theatre Company studios, 487 Dominion Road, Balmoral.
ĀKONGA WORKSHOPS
Mon 7 Aug to Fri 25 Aug
Auckland Theatre Company workshops share tools, techniques, and methodologies from the rehearsal room into your classroom. Each workshop is 50 minutes in duration, designed to fit within your timetable. In each workshop there will also be time for questions, discussion, and reflection.
IN-SCHOOL ĀKONGA WORKSHOPS
$100 per workshop
Intro to Auckland Theatre Company’s Things That Matter Ākonga will grapple with the same creative questions and challenges as the team behind Auckland Theatre Company’s Things That Matter and experiment with their own performance or design solutions. This will prepare them to encounter Things That Matter not just as audience, but as creatives. Unpacking Auckland Theatre Company’s Things That Matter Students will investigate their theatre experience in terms of action: what did Things That Matter do — to me, to my friends, to the audience — and how did it do it? We will then look to developing our creative/ critical language to describe and better understand these effects.
ZOOM WORKSHOPS Shorter versions of our pre-show and post-show workshops can be delivered via Zoom, live from the ATC Studios to your classroom. 35 minutes in duration, Zoom workshops are available for any schools. $55 per Zoom workshop, including: • 25-minute creative workshop • 10-minute Q&A.