1997 School Magazine

di)irls di)rammar ~c!Jool JSrisbane 1997

JULIANA TORENBEEK

T o a person with an interest in drama, the 1chievements of Grammar 'Old Girl", Juliana Toren- beek, are mind-boggling. It's not hard to imagine, with a glimpse at her impressive six- page curriculum vitae, that an Academy Award in the future is not out of the ques- tion. The following report is only a small measure of Juliana's success in the field of drama, because to men- tion eve1ything would take more than six pages. HER GRAMMAR DAYS "Overall, I think, no matter what people say, to go to Grammar is a great advantage." Juliana feels that "Gram- mar gave (her) a lot of con- fidence to be able to cope in th e outside world. (She) has found that a lot of the stuff we learn in Uni (she) has already learned at Grammar. " She also believes that the reason she finds it easy to know what the lecturers are looking for, is that the strnc- ture and style of writing she was taught at Grammar have prepared her well for univer-

Theatre Festival of 1996, AMEB awards and the Beryl Blanch Steedman Memorial Prize for Drama, to name a few. LIFEAFfERGRAMMAR "Wow! /feel both hon- oured and amazed to be pickedfor the magazine. Crazy!!!" In the seven months since she left Grammar, Juliana has been studying for a Bachelor of Arts in Drama at QUT, Kelvin Grove, and is also an Assist- ant Speech and Drama teacher at The Beres Turner Academy of Drama and the Davidia Lind Dance Studio. She has completed an Asso- ciate Diploma of Trinity College in Speech and Drama,has acted as the Floor Manager for the Optus Vi- sion television program "Good Morning Brisbane", and performed at ANZ Sta- dium (at the opening game for Super League) and Southbank. Her latest award is the $500 Jean Trundle Memo- rial Bursary for the most

Juliana Torenbeek

promising work within the field of drama. In her own words: "Life after Grammar is fantastic! I've found myself doing exciting things all the time, and I've met heaps of really interesting people ... Basically, the work is fun, the people are great and the social life increases heaps, which suits me fine. " Juliana 's achievements are yet another indication that Bris- bane Girls Grammar School continues to churn out success stories in many fields, although, according to Juliana, the one thing Grammar didn't succeed in teaching her, was organisa- tion. NATALIE FONG

sity work. During her time at Grammar, her extra-curricular activities included: playing basketball ; taking part in cross-count1y, and singing in Grammar Singers, La Capella, the Stage Band, and various Girls' and Boys' Grammar musicals. Her favourite subjects were Drama, Art, and English. In terms of achievements while at Grammar, to mention all of them would be impossible. She won awards at various Speech and Drama Eisteddfods, awards at the Brisbane Arts

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