WITH the aim increasing community engagement in theatre, a group of young creatives have formed Ladder Frame Theatre, a collective passionate about empowering young people.<\/p>\n
Theatre lover Chiara Angeli created the group with a common goal of bringing workshops, hang outs, shows and opportunities to creatives in the region.<\/p>\n
Ms Angeli said their intention is to build a community in Ballarat that first and foremost empowers young people.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an initiative that I wanted to start because I think Ballarat lacks a bit of youth theatre atmosphere and environment for young people to get together and create things,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll be running workshops directed towards a showcase we will hopefully be able to put on by the end of the summer, which is COVID dependant, starting with activities and then rehearsals.<\/p>\n
\u201cParallel to that, we will be running events and workshops outside of putting on a show so they could be the kinds of things that will just keep going and that anyone can jump in and out.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition Ladder Frame hopes to continue offering its services for free to those who would like to try it out and get involved in theatre and even pay actors who take part in productions.<\/p>\n
Coming from an acting and script writing background, Ms Angeli said she understands the importance of paying actors and creatives properly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe won\u2019t have that many funds but we really want to put emphasis on if you\u2019re in a show, you absolutely don\u2019t pay to be in a show, if anything you get paid,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the thing with community theatre isn\u2019t seen very much because it\u2019s really hard to make money there.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut if we make it a priority to pay our actors, it shows how important it is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fellow organiser and actor Zara Wilson added, \u201cWe know what it\u2019s like to work for free so we\u2019ll make an effort to give something back and value the actors work so that it becomes a community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aside from the collective\u2019s core ventures, Ladder Frame also aims to empower other theatre-adjacent entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n
Ms Angeli said they hope to have young people are the core of it and especially young creative entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny show we would put on would aim to highlight young businesses and small businesses, for instance we\u2019ve already had some logos done by Clare Cappello who is a local designer,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo much of Ballarat has so much talent and enthusiasm … we should have the opportunities to showcase that right here in town.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the pandemic has made it impossible to meet and practice in person, Ladder Frame are hoping to re-ignite the community\u2019s excitement into the arts.<\/p>\n
Ms Angeli said if people are still interested in being involved and getting their acting on, that\u2019s all they\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will take a bit of re-jigging our expectations because we wanted to have a big performance but if that\u2019s not what it is, we want to show in the face of COVID that we can still do it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re working towards a showcase at the end of the summer and if that means 10 people in the space then we make sure that all those businesses and creatives are still involved, we will adapt.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t have any precedent of what we\u2019ve done before that we have to adhere to, this is the start for us so we can do anything from here and it will still be something new and exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WITH the aim increasing community engagement in theatre, a group of young creatives have formed Ladder Frame Theatre, a collective passionate about empowering young people. Theatre lover Chiara Angeli created the group with a common goal of bringing workshops, hang outs, shows and opportunities to creatives in the region. Ms Angeli said their intention is […]<\/p>\n