After weeks of writing and classes of practice on 29th of
January all TYs from st.wolstans and 3 anxious English teacher got on buses
filled with random props and traveled to Mullingar to take part in the briery
gap drama competition in the Muillingar Art Centre.
The day started with MS. Ward, Alison and myself dragging the
high table and chair from room 33 down to the bus. To be honest it was a lot
easier than expected but we sure did get some weird looks as the three of us
pushed it into the lift and then just abandoned it in reception. After that we
went to the hall and the role was called …. Surprise surprise I think we had
full attendance for once!!! I guess I spoke to soon when I said “everything is
going to go smoothly” when I said this everything was ok, the whole team was
in, we had the table and chair, all the makeup and costume were on the bus but
at this moment in time table wasn’t on the bus and when we had to put it on we
failed miserably! First we almost put it on the wrong bus and then we could
lift it to get it so the bus driver had to do it. DEAR READER, DON’T WORRY IT
GOT ONTO THE BUS AND ARRIVED TO THE RIGHT PLACE! Next thing we knew we were all
sitting in the changing rooms doing our makeup and getting ready to perform (we
didn’t go into the wrong rooms because we didn’t know where we were going if
that’s what you are thinking)
Our school brought all they had to the stage, we had
everything and anything. We showed the judge a mad girl snapping her "so
called" best friends neck and thought him about the true harsh reality of
child abuse also aimed for tears as a girl died in her mother’s arms from
cancer and went back in time to the era of William Shakespeare.
Within seconds lights were up and it all started with “*bang,
bang, bang* SILENCE IN THE COURT ROOM, Ruth Gilbert you are on trial for the
murder of Kate Whitmore” It was over before we knew it and second later we were off the
stage getting feedback and then running to McDonnells for some well deserved food! It all went well but sadly our drama experience is over
as we didn’t get through to the next stage.
Enjoyable and thrilling read.
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