The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
BRINGING IT ON!
THE JOURNEY OF A WHOLE SCHOOL PRODUCTION BY DIRECTOR AIMEE FREIND
In late 2019 I was asked by friend and former colleague, Jayne Barker to go with her to see ‘ Bring It On the Musical ’. She raved about the show as she had seen it before and mentioned it was one of her all - time favourites. So I went, along with Marc Heenan and we were blown away. During intermission, I posed the question to Jayne and Marc, ‘ Could we do this musical at The Lakes? ’ We all agreed that it would suit our students and we could put on an amazing performance. All systems were go for our production hot the stage in 2020. However, with the circumstances around the world, we were left with no alternative than to cancel. We felt like we had unfinished business with this production and were led to finish what we had started. We began auditions in the middle of 2022 and it was then that I knew this production was going to be outstanding. Our students at The Lakes have given their everything for this show. Their energy and enthusiasm have been inspirational. They have grown as a little family and have supported and encouraged each other throughout the entire experience. We have been so fortunate to have Mischa Wright working with us on the choreography for the show. Mischa is a part of The Lakes Alumni and has given so much of her time to create and teach some of the incredible dances on display. We have also had students take on leadership roles with choreography as well, which we are so grateful for.
‘ Bring It On the Musical ’ is filled with the complexities of friendship, jealousy, betrayal and forgiveness. It teaches us to love the skin we are in and to accept each other, despite our differences. It has been an incredibly rewarding journey to direct this production of ‘ Bring It On the Musical ’. We wish to dedicate our performance to Jayne Barker and hope she enjoys watching it from heaven. We hope that you too will enjoy the show and can celebrate with us the achievements of our Lakes Legends.
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