Company

'Company' is a term used to describe a group of actors... and in Perform Australia's Company classes you'll learn exactly what it means to act with others!

While other drama schools may just pop you on stage in a show, at Perform Australia, we actually teach you how to act.

Acting is a huge creative field with lots to learn - there are different techniques, forms, and ways into acting.

Each term we focus on a new set of specific skills you need to become a better and better actor.

Your weekly class is 1.5 hours long.

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How it works

Some of the things you'll cover include:

Learning how to present comic as well as dramatic characters
Improving your voice and movement as an actor
Using specialist acting techniques to deliver stronger performances
Understanding stage and screen in greater depth
Becoming a more confident performer in front of others.

Each term we have a performance outcome at the end of the term, which is performed in the location where the class takes place - EXCEPT for the term of our major performance where go to a theatre and have a gala performance!

Yes, that means you'll get to act under lights and sound, experience backstage life, and learn all about what happens in a theatre.

The Program - 2025

Term 1

Improvisation in Action

Improvisation & ensemble skills

This term you’ll dive deep into the art of improvisation – acting without a script!

Learn how to think quickly to create a scene with finesse. Through acting exercises, games and collaboration with your fellow actors, you’ll improve your ability to create a scene and tell stories – which are at the heart of the actor’s skill set.

Not only that, you’ll work towards an improvised performance in the last week.

Performance: In-class performance for family at the end of the term.

TERM 2

The Character Journey

Developing characters for performance

This term you’ll deep dive into a character’s emotional journey, using physicality, voice and feeling to create something special.

You’ll learn how to mine a script for clues about your character, then how to embody them in a scene. Plus you’ll get to perform your short play in the last week!

Performance: In-class scene presentation

TERM 3

Performathon

Live Performance On Stage at the Tuggeranong Arts Centre

"Performathon" is our annual festival of live performance, where all our classes perform on stage in a real theatre! This term, you'll be cast in and rehearse a short play, exploring how to bring stories to life in stage performance.

It's a fantastic way to apply the skills you've been learning all year, plus experience the excitement of preparing costumes, waiting backstage, performing under lights, and hearing the applause at the end of the performance!

Performance: Tuggeranong Arts Centre Theatre

TERM 4

Classic to Contemporary
Embrace the theatre’s rich history!

This term, you’ll delve into the art of Greek chorus work, the power of Shakespearean verse, the nuances of modern acting, and much more during a mad romp through theatre history.

You’ll learn to adapt to different performance styles, mastering heightened physicality, poetic language, and realistic expression across each era.

At the end of the term, you’ll present scenes or monologues, showcasing your adaptability, skill, and appreciation for theatre through the ages.

Performance: In-class scene work presentation at the end of the term

What families say about our acting classes

From Archie

"Perform Australia has helped me by making it really fun and I always want to go to the classes because they're great... it's taught me so much. I also had the chance to do a short film, and if it wasn't for Perform Australia, I wouldn't have had the chance. Thank you!"

From Michelle

"As his parents we’d like to add that acting is the only thing that Archie loves doing other than being with his friends - and we thank you for all the many opportunities you have been able to give him. ”