Introduction
Brad Jennings and Steven Maxwell met working together as secondary teachers where they started to produce original work. Their first theatre collaboration was in 2001 they produced Blow Out, written and directed by Jennings, stage managed by Maxwell at the Cow Shed, James Cook University.
Since founding Markwell Presents in 2002 they have written and then produced 9 new plays for young people featuring Cinematic Theatre: the integration of live performance and the magic of the big screen. Markwell Presents have directed and produced 14 performance seasons of their own plays and have also worked with La Boite Theatre Co, Qld Theatre Co and Zen Zen Zo to design and integrate visual sequences for their main stage performances.
Brad and Steven coined the term Cinematic Theatre to describe the fusion of live performance and screen technology they wanted to create. The integrated use of projection during stage scenes and scene transitions allows the live action to become continuous, therefore creating a suspension of disbelief that engages the audience.
To teach our Cinematic Theatre style we have devised a comprehensive creative rationale so that educators and students can put into practise the conventions and elements that we utilise. Markwell Presents provide positive learning experiences for secondary students in drama, and film studies. We offer an extensive range of support services for drama and media teachers including professional development workshops, artist in residence programs, in class workshops, books and DVDs.
Markwell Presents have delivered 80 Artist in Residence programs in schools and government arts projects, presented over 120 in class Workshops in schools and institutions, sold over 1000 script texts to over 80 schools
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