Overview
STEM Career Showdown is a high-energy event where STEM professionals go head-to-head to prove why their career is the most exciting, impactful and future-shaping path of all.
Contestants battle through fast-paced pitches, big ideas, real-world challenges and crowd-voted showdowns to win the ultimate prize: the audience’s support.
Designed for high school students, STEM Showdown turns career exploration into an interactive experience: part game show, part debate, part inspiration session. With a dynamic host big-stage energy and a diverse STEM talent, students don’t just hear about careers in science, technology, engineering and maths, they experience the passion, personality and possibilities behind them.
QPAC's Creative Learning Program
-
Finding my voice, telling my story: Drama Workshop developing literacy
Artists in ClassroomsThrough story drama and process drama, Teaching Artists Dave Burton and Emily Burton guide students into an imagined world shaped by curiosity, challenge and discovery.
-
Songs of Protest Workshop
Artists in ClassroomsGuided by First Nations musicians, students will explore how song becomes a voice for truth and transformation – investigating stories of colonialism, the Stolen Generations, and resilience.
-
DRACULA For Schools: DRACULA
27 Oct - 8 Nov 2026PlayhouseShake & Stir Theatre Co’s acclaimed DRACULA is a gripping gothic classic bringing Bram Stoker's timeless tale vividly to life.
-
For Teachers: Dracula - Teacher Connect Night
3 Nov 2026, 5pmPlayhouse LoungeShake & Stir Theatre Co & QPAC's Creative Learning Program invite educators to join them for a night of thrilling educational insights.
-
Sherlock Holmes – The Mystery of the Valkyrie For Schools: Sherlock Holmes – The Mystery of the Valkyrie
14 - 29 Nov 2026PlayhouseLegendary detective. Deadly adversary. One unforgettable night of theatre for senior students.
-
For Schools: Grossbusters – The Monster Musical
2 - 3 Dec 2026PlayhousePart of QPAC’s Creative Learning Program, students from Longreach School of Distance Education (LSODE) will bring their energy and talent to the Playhouse stage in Grossbusters.
-
The Picture of Dorian Gray For Schools: The Picture of Dorian Gray
10 - 28 Aug 2027Glasshouse TheatreKip Williams' Tony Award-winning adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic, performed solo by Nikki Shiels.
-
Panel: Storytelling for Healing
Watch NowDigital StageThis panel discussion is about the importance of storytelling in the healing journey for refugees.