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After we had decided for our casts, we were busy photocopying for our scripts. The following days were a rush! I can’t even rest or relax like I normally do when I am so tired but lass than a month of practices I was pressured especially that we had classes on other subjects. I really felt bad about our practices not because we were playing while practicing but because of the time given to us. I hope next year we should be given more time to prepare. I had fun during our practices because I can laugh whenever I want because of their jokes and foolishness. We didn’t practices like other sections had but we played and bond with one another. I remembered that we would go back to school every Saturday to practices but instead of doing so we would go to the open court to play basketball. I know it sound childish but we did that all. We spend more time in games rather than practicing and that’s why I learned some things about my classmates. Yes, I know my classmates have different characteristics but I understand them but sometimes I am really pissed off that I want them to go away from me. Instead I just talked to them. Our directors were pressured because of us and some of them wants to give up already but they didn’t because they knew that we can do it. During practices, some of us were emotional because of some things that is happening but let me tell you practices was fun and amazing it’s like we are one!
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Choosing a play was never easy because we have a theme and that is “Asian plays”. We decided at first that we would have “Wicked”, a musical play, but Ms. Adrias didn’t approve so I felt sad about it. Then one day, Ms. Layson gave Jessica an envelope with scripts and I saw the CD of “One Night with the King” but I didn’t tell them. When it was time for us to search for our play I really searched for some plays that could fit us I even asked my sister for some suggestions like the “La Bayadere”. It was really hard searching for our play but then during our CAE class Mr. Guintivano told us about “Esther”. I was a little bit curious about it. Then suddenly I remembered the CD in the envelope but Jessica already got it it’s like she was reading my mind which made me shock. I was not really into “Esther” because it was too serious for us and I really like the one that Apol had suggested because it was comedy but it was majorities’ decision so suddenly I was into it. Each of us was so excited of our play because it was so different unlike what we had last year. We watched the movie in the AVR of the high school, but before that I already watched it in You tube. I really love our play because it was beautiful and you can really learn from it. When we were already writing our script, I can already picture out the people who are good on that characters. Choosing the play was hard but writing the script was harder because
During this day, I was worried of our presentation because we didn’t finish practicing from scene 1-22 but instead from 1-5 then 20-22 so I was so worried. After lunch, we decided to prepare ourselves put some make-up and prepare our props that we should bring to the hall. When I was helping my classmates to put some make-up I had a feeling which I can’t understand because part of me want to cry and apart would not. Well, back to the subject. I felt sad about our TDR but I know it was way better than our play. During the TDR, the props people were calmer than the play. All the props were arranged properly and neatly. I was at the back helping when I felt the butterflies in my stomach knew right? But it was different from joining a declamation contest. I felt excited, nervous and confident. Maybe it was because that I memorized my lines but aside from that I know that I can do it. But why am I nervous? I am nervous because I am not yet ready or I was not comfortable because it was my first time that I would go out of the stage between some lines not like last year that I only have one scene and I’m done. Or maybe because I don’t know where I would go out and when to say my line. I know it natural to feel those things but for me it is peculiar especially that it was my first time to do that. But I learned a lesson that would change my acting career.