THE SCENE PROJECT 2025

Shock Therapy are thrilled to announce that Artistic Directors Hayden Jones and Sam Foster have been commissioned by Queensland Theatre to co-write and co-direct the 2025 play for The Scene Project.

Suitable for Years 7-12, The Scene Project is Queensland Theatre’s largest educational offering. It builds connection, wellbeing and collaboration by empowering participants to engage in the creative process of theatre making in a way that resonates with them and their community. Now in its 11th year, the program has a long history of bringing valuable insight into the development of new work, and for igniting ownership and passion within participants across the state.

Each year Queensland Theatre commissions a new play specifically for The Scene Project and its participants. Over Term 2, the secondary school participants are tasked with creating their own unique version of the work of up to 15 minutes. Queensland Theatre Teaching Artists travel to all participating schools to work alongside students and educators to develop their outcome performance. Outcome Days are held in performing arts centres across Queensland in Term 3, where participants then share their work with each other, before watching a team of professional actors from Queensland Theatre, directed by Sam and Hayden, perform a full version of the play under the same parameters.

Hayden and Sam are currently working on the script which will be responding to the age-old question – "What will you do when you finish school?"