'In each centre the show will be performed in the school/community giving the young people an opportunity to see positive Indigenous family life on stage. The artists will then remain in the school/community for 3-4 days where they will work with the young people to write, rehearse and perform their own aspirational stories of success back to their community. The project is integrated into the curriculum by DET, forming part of the assessment for students. This is a project that has the potential to change young lives in regional and remote Queensland, promote positive role models to remote Indigenous students, to promote positive stories of Indigenous lives and to place skills development and performance making at the centre of learning.' (Production summary)
Developed and produced by JUTE Theatre Company. Presented by JUTE, the Department of Education and Training (DET), touring agency arTour and Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Partnerships. With the financial support of the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation, this project was taken into eighteen schools/communities in regional Queensland : 6 June - 15 October 2016.
Cast & Crew
Remount Director: Andrea James
Playwright: Steven Oliver
Set Designer: Simone Tesorieri
Set Designer: Simona Cosentini
Light Designer: Kelly Calder
Composer: Deb Sisson
Sound Designer: Nigel Pegrum
Initial Production Director: Nadine McDonald-Dowd
Featuring:
Leroy Parsons
Mark Sheppard
Norah Bagiri
'It's not just a time-travelling comedy about Australia's first Aboriginal president. Proppa Solid is also a touring artist residence program that gets students tell their own stories of success.'
'It's not just a time-travelling comedy about Australia's first Aboriginal president. Proppa Solid is also a touring artist residence program that gets students tell their own stories of success.'
