Kids Rapt on Performing

Festival dates: Thursday 7 and Friday 8 August  (Term 3 Week 3) 

Rehearsal dates: Schools will be required to attend one of the following rehearsal dates. Schools will be asked for a preferred date. The committee will do their best to accommodate preferences.

• Thursday 24 July 2025
• Friday 25 July 2025

Venue: Griffith Regional Theatre

Participation in KROP is free. Schools are responsible for the supply of relief, travel, meals and accommodation if required.

To apply, please complete the nomination form.

Applications close Friday 6 June 2025 (Term 2 Week 6).

Audition will be via a video submitted through the online application form. Further information as well as audition advice can be found on the KROP 2025 teacher information site.

• KROP is designed to cater for all styles of performances from a variety of art forms including dance, drama and music.
• Group size must be between 6 and 30 students. 
• Maximum time limit is 5 minutes and will be strictly adhered to.
• Music, lyrics, costumes and choreography must be age-appropriate and suitable for a community audience. Costumes, movement or music that are suggestive or use simulated violence will not be selected.
• Props and staging must be quickly and easily set and removed. All props are the responsibility of school groups and must be fireproofed to comply with theatre requirements.
• Stage dimensions of Griffith Regional Theatre stage are 12 metres across (wing to wing) and 9 metres deep (front to back). For all performances, students will generally enter stage left and MUST exit stage right. (Left and right are as seen by the performer, facing the audience). The curtain will not be closed between items.
• Music must be of the highest quality and submitted via Google Drive. Editing should also be high-quality. Details of submission will be available in the acceptance. 

Students must always be under their teacher’s direct supervision under NSW Department of Education policy. Normal excursion duty of care applies.

For further information, please go to the KROP 2025 teacher information site.

All updates and new details including performance schedules will available on this site.

If you wish to access the site, please ensure that you are logged into your Google account, using your @education.nsw.gov.au email and department account password.