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Meet Amy Sole
Amy Sole is a graduate of the Master of Theatre (Writing) at the Victorian College of the Arts. Since graduating, they have collaborated with some of the industry's most respected names, toured works nationally, and even been appointed Creative Associate at Illbijeri Theatre Company.
Hi, my name is Amy Sole and I'm a proud Wiradjuri and Worimi person. I graduated from the Master of Theatre (Writing) in 2020. I really loved the course. Studying with Raimondo Cortese (head of the program) and Jane Harrison (co-head of the course at that time) was brilliant.
There were many memorable moments from my time in the degree. Throughout the course, we'd often find ourselves across from industry playwrights who would be sitting there, holding us through our practice. Playwright Tom Holloway came in and did a masterclass with us, and that was really profound for me. It was the first moment in my career where I saw no separation from who I was as an artist in the industry and this playwright that I looked up to.
My advice for budding theatre makers: be brave. We need your voice, not the voice you think the world needs. We need your voice. So, jump and find your practice, find your voice, be authentic to who you are, and trust places and spaces like the Master of Theatre (Writing), which is a place where you can do that.
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
The course is taught at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, the proud home of the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.
Much of the teaching, research and performance takes place in our purpose-built facilities on the University of Melbourne’s Southbank campus at the heart of the Melbourne Arts Precinct.
Recently, the Faculty’s Southbank campus has undergone large-scale capital works transforming our facilities and creating an industry-ready, world-class experience for our students and staff.
While studying at the Faculty, you will have the chance to benefit from a range of partnerships and engagement activities at major arts companies in Melbourne's Arts Precinct, local and national festivals and sister institutions around the world.
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Wilin Centre
Situated in the heart of Melbourne's Arts Precinct, the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development provides exposure to contemporary Indigenous arts practices and supports the recruitment of Indigenous artists, academics and students.
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Raimondo Cortese
As well being the course coordinator of the Master of Theatre (Writing), Writer and playwright Raimondo Cortese has written more than 30 plays which have been performed in more than a dozen countries, including Features of Blown Youth, Roulette, St Kilda Tales, The Wall and The Silence. Raimondo has also written for film (The Boy Castaways), television and radio, as well as visual and experimental texts. Here he shares what he enjoys most about working at the Victorian College of the Arts.
"The best thing about working at the VCA is helping people develop their writing skills, to get them to understand they have something to say, or they wouldn't be there. With ample practice, developing self-confidence and the ability to train their eye to see the wood from the trees, people can turn something incoherent and dull into something profound that will impact others in a meaningful way.
It's always great to see students transform into confident agents in their creative life, willing to develop and share their vision with the world around them. If I wasn't working at the VCA I'd probably be a fishmonger."
Learn from the best
Your teachers are practising artists who are well-connected to industry, and there are course-integrated opportunities to collaborate with students from other creative disciplines.