We were to arrive there at 12. Gillian carpooled with me, I got a picture of the venue in my mind, Gillian wanted to surprise herself. We left at 11.15 and arrived at 12. You know the traffic there. My mum gave me a hug before we went up to the 4th floor. I was freaking out throughout the whole journey, because this time, my mum and her friend were going to watch me. Me and Gillian went in. First thing that came into my mind..... WHOA! SHIT! WHOA! We're gonna die! ARGH! Yiting, Emily and Sarah were already there. And of course, Teacher Erica, Teacher Grace, Teacher Bernie and The backstage,stage crew.... and the tech crew and other crews.... You get what I mean. The auditorium looks grand! Seriously, the chairs the carpet, the stage, the curtains at the back, the walls, the lighting!
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| The stage |
Most of our friend came by 1.30. Joseph's group, Kheng Yue's group, my group was early. The crew was setting up the stage when we get there, they needed lots of time. Sound effects, props, stage managing, lights. They were busy. THEY not US. Us? We were sitting up at the back row, chilling. #likeaboss
It was already 2, Teacher Erica made some announcement, much more like general rules actually. Then we started our cue-to-cue rehearsals, which means with sound effects, full-dress... I think that what it means. The first 3 group need to be at backstage before the doors open. Which means, my group, Gillian's group and Ashley's group. Unlike last year, we don't have to shout at the top of our lungs anymore, because this year, they provided us with head-piece microphones! :DD was head-piece or head-set.... ANYWAYS, Teacher Grace was the host, she, too, practiced her speech, to make the whole rehearsal looked real. It was, despite the fact that there were more empty seats than students and teachers. The crew helped my group, me, Yiting, Chee How and Dody with the microphones. I was really nervous, eventhough it was just rehearsal, I never used this microphones and the stage is tall and wide. But I must say that the stage was smaller compared to last year's season 2 theater showcase.
I started to get used to the stage after my first line, then I calmed myself down. There, easy. Our play was only 2 minutes, same goes to other plays. We were done, we thought we did a great job. As time passed, it was the Form 5s to practice. Me and my fellow friends just sat back and enjoy the other plays. The form 5s were awesome!!! We loved them all! But after one of their plays, Teacher Erica said to everyone that our energy was very low, the pacing was slow, she said especially the form 2s, which was us. That time, our heart sank, damn it! Teacher asked us to go out the auditorium and practiced at the foyer. We all went out with dissapointment, and we had our snack. Sandwich, it was simple but nice! After that, I nudged my group to practice. It was quite some time, so we all went in. Surprisingly, it was the last rehearsal, I mean it was the last performance, the closing performance. Boy, it was funny!
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| My awesome group |
It was 5pm. 3 more hours to showtime. *gasp* No big deal. The sun was setting... with the scenery of construction site... visual pollution much? Sorry, I just learnt visual pollution. After that, we chilled and had our dinner at 6. It was okay, rice, potatoes the usual. My appetite was bad to be honest, probably because I was nervous. After dinner we relaxed ourselves, meditate or whatever much more like a free-time. Where the form 5s were in the hall discussing with Teacher Erica, WE were chilling. OKAY, this is getting boring. Lemme just skip to 40 minutes approximately before the show starts. okay? ok.
40 Minutes before the show starts. Teacher Erica called us ALL in to the hall. Shut the doors. Just the whole drama group and the teachers, Teacher Erica, Grace, Kai Yuan and Cher Bernie. We all did vocal warm ups because some of our pronouncation during the practice was.. not accurate. We did humming, where everyone hums at the same time. We also bit our thumb and say 3 lines from our play. Slowly and accurately. It was hard, you wouldn't know if you try it. We also introduced ourselves to everyone. Yes, one by one. It actually took some times. And we had a good laugh at some of the drama students and the teachers. :D It was ALMOST time, Teacher saved us the last 4 rows of seat for us to sit back and watched the rest of the show after we performed. As we rehearsed, the first four groups went backstage. My group brought all the props we needed along with us to backstage. Then the crew equipped us with the head-set microphones. And so we awaited... for the crowd to fill up the empty seats. Me, Bryan, Yiting, Dody and Emily and Joseph kept on peeking through the curtains. We saw some of the teachers, Teacher May Peng was there and so is Teacher Navanee and Teacher Chris/Andy *there're twins*
The show was delayed 30 minutes, when suddenly we heard Teacher Grace spoke through the microphone: Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls welcome to our annual theater showcase! *the crowd cheers* At that very moment, all of us at backstage were freaking out. My group prepared to go up the stage. It was only a while when Teacher Grace announced that our group will be welcomed on stage. We did not speak, as the microphones were switched on. And so, we went out and give out all we got.
It was only 2 minutes, and my group got off the stage. I wished the other groups good luck and head straight out the backstage door. I high-fived with my group members and joyfully skipped back to the hall. YES! This is the advantage of performing first, you get to sit back and relax the rest of the show. Oh yeah. I heard my mum's camera's shutter sound when I was up on stage. GOSH! I was really happy and high :D With the joy, I watched the rest of the show.
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I will never ever forget the night when I perform in a grand hall* eventhough I performed last year* ** The hall is GRAND to me** the night that make me laugh, the night that show me what drama is. The night of drama.
