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Isaac composed and arranged the
music and worked on the storylines
with Jack Duff, Annie Manning, Jack
Shatford, Max Earnshaw, Frances
Campbell, Harry Grigg, Ella Harris,
Daniel Maier-Gant, Dominique
Harrison, Alice Bevin, April Oakley
and Sophie Wells.
Isaac, who recently won the prestigious
Composer Award in the NZCT Chamber
Music Contest, and his writing crew
produced a twisted story of murder,
trickery, justice and of finding love.
Years 9 and 10 students delivered an
outstanding performance of characters
larger than life and a drama set at a
time when evidence could always fit
the crime.
Rector Christine Leighton says
the College is proud to celebrate
outstanding student talent. “This
performance is a wonderful recognition
of Isaac’s hard work and musical
ability.” And she says, the origin of
the idea was a simple request, “May I
write a musical for the Years 9 and 10
students?”
Dance and Drama specialist teacher,
Ginnie Thorner, says
Suspect
is the
story of what happens when students
have the space and permission to act
on their initiative and create something
meaningful in their world. “Isaac
absorbed all feedback. He held his
own creative line when he needed to,
but had the maturity and the creative
understanding to know when to weave
in something new or when to let
something go.”
Suspect
is a twisted story of murder,
trickery, justice and of finding love.
After the party for the ‘Man of the
Year’, the man of the hour, the mayor,
is found dead - probably murdered.
The town of Bitter Springs is in shock
and they realise the suspect could be
anyone, so rumours start to fly. Years 9
and 10 students took to the stage with
great energy, and brought the humour
in the script to life. Year 10 student
William Chase, who has been in three
shows say, “This was my first lead
role and I really enjoyed playing the
strong-minded, coffee-demanding Mr
Mortimer Morton. I hope to be in more
StAC productions in the future!”
Isaac, who also worked with Head of
Music, Duncan Ferguson, who provided
mentoring in composition, arranging
and recording, says the show would
not have been a success without the
combined effort of everyone involved.
“It didn’t feel like work most of the
time,” he says. “I thought it would be
daunting, but it turned out that it just
came alive.”
For Isaac, a highlight of the play was
when a crew from TV ONE’s
Seven
Sharp
visited the College to film a story
on the production.
SUSPECT - CRIME SCENE DO
CENE DO NOT CROSS
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