St Michael's Grammar School - Extra-curricular Activities

Extra-curricular Activities

Drama has one of the highest voluntary participation numbers among students of any department of the school. St Michael's is well known for its drama program. Each year the school performs a large number of productions, including Years 10 to 12 senior musical; the Years 7 to 9 musical and play; Dance Fusion (a contemporary dance production); a student production; a house drama festival and three yearly senior plays. The school performed The Crucible in 2009 and was the only school in Australia to legally have the performance rights. The 2010 senior musical, 13, was the Australian premiere of the musical and won Best Production at the Victorian Musical Theatre Guild awards (the fourth St Michael's musical to do so). The senior musical in 2011 was Parade. In 2011 Venus and Adonis by John Blow was performed during the senior drama festival, while the Years 7-9 drama festival during mid-October saw the performance of The Music Man Jr. and an original play, The Sadness of Mr Saisson.

St Michael's also conducts an annual compulsory house singing competition, in which all five of the school houses perform a musical item. The winner of this contest in 2011 was Mitre House. Many other musical ensembles perform regularly throughout the year, including the 7-12 Harrison Choir, which each year performs a large choral work, and the Grigoryan Orchestra (named for school alumnus, guitarist Slava Grigoryan).