Vivienne is Top Class

When Vivienne Mackenzie, this year’s Performing Arts Prefect, saw last year's 2022 VCAA Season of Excellence Top Acts with her Theatre Studies class, she set the crazy goal to make it into the 2023 showcase of outstanding senior secondary student work from Victorian schools. Through the support and guidance of her talented Theatre Studies classmates, teachers and family, she is extremely excited to achieve this goal.

She will perform a monologue at The Malthouse Theatre from 10.00am on Thursday 16 March.

Her monologue is of pilot 'Beverley' in the musical comedy Come From Away, which was set in the days after the 9/11 attacks. Beverley is reflecting on her incredible life from her childhood dream to become a pioneer in aviation, working her way to the top in a male-dominated industry to become the first female captain in a commercial airline. The performance concludes with Beverley’s palpable grief and feeling of loss provoked by the devastation of 9/11.

She is honoured to have her interpretation, selected by the VCAA, of a moment in history she feels should never be forgotten. An outstanding stage-performer, Vivienne intends to study performing arts and musical theatre at university — forging her own path in the arts for herself, doing what she loves best.

Vivienne performed her monologue at our Night of Excellence event in December (pictured) and it was outstanding.

Top Class Theatre Studies concerts will be taking place on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 March at The Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne. Tickets are available via the Malthouse Theatre website.

The Season of Excellence presents work created by VCE and VET students in design, technology, research, multimedia and cinematic, visual and performing arts through exhibitions, screenings and performances supported by education talks, forums and panel discussions, catalogues, programs and online material.

You can find out more information about the Season of Excellence by clicking HERE.