ASPIRE Upcoming Events
Below are our upcoming events:
ASPIRE Concert Band - Register your interest NOW for 2026
The Concert Band is a Diocesan ensemble for students in Years 5 – 12. Students must know how to read traditional music notation. The concert band will be playing a variety of repertoire and perform at a variety of events including Vivace, the diocesan instrumental showcase.
For more information, access this website - Aspire-Concert-Band-FLYER-2025.pdf Register your interest HERE
2025 ASPIRE School Holiday Workshops
School Holiday Workshops for Dance, Drama, and Vocal students who are in Year 4 to Year 7.
Creative Choreography - Monday 29th September 2025 - Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Location: The Place - Fredrick Street Charlestown - Cost: $85
Hit the dance floor in this fun workshop that allows you to choreograph your own moves as well as developing your skills and technique. Working in a number of different styles over the course of the day, this workshop allows dancers to unleash their creativity.
Play In A Day - Tuesday 30th September 2025 - Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Catholic Schools (Toohey Room) - 841 Hunter St Newcastle West - Cost: $85
Have a day filled with drama of the best kind as you work together to create a short performance piece in just a few hours. Starting the day with a simple idea you will develop skills in working as a team as well as creating characters and scenes as you all contribute to a short piece that you’ll share at the end of the day.
Sensational Singing - Wednesday 1st October 2025 - Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Catholic Schools (Toohey Room) - 841 Hunter St Newcastle West - Cost: $85
Join other budding young vocalists in this inclusive workshop that seeks to provide students with confidence in their vocal skills whilst developing their performance technique. Working in a variety of musical genres throughout the day, students will find new ways of conveying a song to an audience and be empowered to explore their voice to its fullest potential.
To register your interest, complete the following registration form HERE
2025 ASPIRE Musical Theatre Program
MUSICAL THEATRE PROGRAM - INFORMATION PACK
ABOUT THE PROGRAM- Students will work on their triple-threat skills will engaging in musical theatre-style performances, helping thme become well-rounded performers. Applications are now open for students in Years 5 to 8.
DATES
MUSICAL THEATRE REHEARSALS Catholic Schools Newcastle West - WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER 2025, WEDNESDAY 22 OCTOBER 2025, WEDNESDAY 29 OCTOBER 2025, WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2025, WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2025, WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2025, WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2025
BUMP IN, TECHNICAL, & DRESS REHEARSALS Playhouse, Civic Theatre Newcastle Monday 1 December and Tuesday 2 December 2025
EVENING PERFORMANCE - Playhouse, Civic Theatre Newcastle Tuesday 2 December 2025
COSTS - $200. OTHER KEY INFORMATION- Please note places are limited and will be given on a first come first served basis. Scholarship places are available for students in genuine need of financial assistance. Please contact Anne Atkins for further information via anne.atkins@mn.catholic.edu.au or 02 4979 1331.
To register your interest, complete the following registration form HERE
Aspire Junior Theatre Makers "When Ideas Come to Life" - Warners Bay Theatre - Thursday 18th September 2025, 6pm
Join ASPIRE's Junior Theatre Makers groups as they share their original pieces of theatre with you in this fun filled, entertaining highly creative performance showcase. There are three different groups that will be performing (the four groups will perform for roughly 15 minutes each)
Tickets are available HERE - https://events.humanitix.com/junior-theatre-makers2025
"FIRST DRAFT" Presented by the 2025 ASPIRE Young Scriptwriters
Welcome to First Draft, which features scripts from our Young Scriptwriters Participants for 2025. Tickets are on sale NOW!
This year, we invited diocesan schools to nominate students in stage 3 who they felt would benefit from the program, and the students have not disappointed.
Following the workshops conducted throughout the year, our scriptwriters were tasked with writing a 3-minute script that could be from any genre and around any theme.
The only requirement was that it be G-rated, and no more than 6 characters could be used. It’s exciting to be able to present their work as a staged reading event today with the assistance of some local actors from our secondary schools.
"First Draft" - ASPIRE Young Scriptwriters - Performance Evening MANNING - Performance Arts Culture Cessnock - Thursday 16th October 2026 - 6pm
https://manning.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/154428
"First Draft" - ASPIRE Young Scriptwriters - Performance Evening NORTHS - Playhouse, Civic Theatre Newcastle - Tuesday 21st October 2026 - 6pm
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"First Draft" - ASPIRE Young Scriptwriters - Performance Evening CENTRAL - Playhouse, Civic Theatre Newcastle - Wednesday 22nd October 2026 - 6pm
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"First Draft" - ASPIRE Young Scriptwriters - Performance Evening LOWER HUNTER - Performance Arts Culture Cessnock - Thursday 23rd October 2026 - 6pm
https://www.mypacc.com.au/Whats-on/25-First-Draft-Lower-Hunter-Writers
"First Draft" - ASPIRE Young Scriptwriters - Performance Evening UPPER HUNTER REGION - Denman Memorial Hall - Thursday 6th November 2026 - 6pm
https://events.humanitix.com/first-draft-aspire-young-scriptwriters-performance-evening-upper-hunter
"First Draft" - ASPIRE Young Scriptwriters - Performance Evening LAKES REGION - Warners Bay Theatre - Thursday 27th November 2026 - 6pm
https://events.humanitix.com/first-draft-aspire-young-scriptwriters-performance-evening-lakes