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Community drama theatre group
I asked a question about being bored a long time ago about being bored.You told me to join or form my own community drama theatre group.I want to start one but I don't know how to go about it.I will need people to corporate with me but the only people who I know who coullld help me I bump into once in 4 months and ignore.We used to be good friends in the past but then we had big fights.I can't call them after 3-4 years and be like "want to start a community drama theatre group?".I want to but I can't.They used to like putting up shows and stuff like this.What should I do?
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Hi. First of all, let me say I remember the question well. I'm sorry you were offended about the quote I gave about the bored being more contemptible than the boring. It's just a quote and it illustrates for me a point that we can all do something to entertain ourselves if we want to. Of course, it has its limitations, too, like you may not be able to do much in the middle of church or if Great Aunt Bertha is sitting there telling you about clipping all 48 of her cats' toenails. In general, though, a young, intelligent person like yourself should be able to find something to do. I'm glad you're looking rather than exploring the option of killing yourself. ;)
I don't know how big a town you live in or what your year level is in school. Both of those things would help with my advice, but I can tell you this. When I was a sophmore in high school, one of the teachers had a college-aged son and he was active in the theater. We got together a group of kids who generally were involved in Drama at the school. There were kids from all levels. We set up a small theater troupe and performed "Oliver!" We did it during the summer and held auditions, which we announced in the local paper. We dressed up well and attended the meeting for a local arts council and got a $200 grant to cover the price of the scripts (you have to pay royalties to use them). We held auditions and after about 8 weeks of weekly or twice weekly practices, we put on the play in our high school auditorium, using the drama department's costumes and props. The money made from ticket sales (mostly to parents of the children in the plays) went toward the expenses of the next year's play. I was involved only for 2 seasons, but it was a great learning experience.
Now, in your school you said there's a group of kids but you're not friends. Are these the 'drama' group? Are there not other kids who might be interested in drama, but can't or don't want to be in that clique? How about some of those who are in Knowledge Bowl or sports during the year or those in Forensics? I remember that in High School, at least for me, there were a whole bunch of kids who didn't really belong to one clique or another and who would have liked to have had a friend. I found that when I reached out to them, they were different than I thought. You may find people who want to be a part of your theater group in many different places you weren't expecting to see them.
One thing that would really help is if you had some drama experience yourself. Hopefully, you will be able to cast and direct a play or find those who can. Don't try to be the director or star in the play just because it's your project. You should cast the best person for the job. Another thing that would help is if you had a teacher or advisor who would be willing to help you over the phone or in person during the summer. The drama teacher or coach is a natural person to try for this. He or she could obtain permission for you to use the theater at school, or you could see if there's a theater in a community building or something.
Any way you look at it, putting on a community play will be enough work to keep you occupied. It will lead you to meet new people and possibly have new experiences, such as meeting with an arts council to get a grant. It will look terrific on your college applications as well!
I wish you luck and please write to me if you have further questions I can answer.
Sabine
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