Evening of Music, Dance & Drama 2006 - The Taming Game

bounce hop JUMP!

hey guys! its finally over and done with! woohOOO and cause i have nothing to do (and michelle asked my to blog) im here to do a post! hahah blog about what im not too sure, but the TTG DVD is OUT! SO... uhm. YEA! hahah its out xD

anyway meet up soon or something yea? a week left before LEX and WEIAN go home. to phillipines and malaysia respectively!

later dayz!

WILL THERE BE A CAST PARTY SOON ?

-SHERRIE(:

michelle's back

i guess almost everyone's forgotten about this blog...
heck, maybe everyone's forgotten about the taming game already...
sigh
i find myself the lone discenter of all this.
like i'm the only one truly missing emdd.

and i think i know why.
it was my first stage play,
and i've a feeling it'll be my last.

i've never dreamt about emdd,
but i always think about it.

recently i was on msn with xd,
and he showed me this youtube video of his class,
and him doing this funny voice thing.
the camera showed wei an, lex and jason.
and then i remembered wei an.
sigh...
my acting partner.

i acted alot on stage with him.
we were a team, man...
tim and bee

i know you guys always dreaded rehearsals,
and wanted to go home as soon as possible,
but i never hated it.
for some reason,
i loved rehearsals,
and i loved every minute of it.

i loved the 8am to 4pm rehearsals.
i always found the 8am to 12pm rehearsals too short.
haha dont ask me why.
i just really loved rehearsals a lot.

as the performance dates got nearer,
i began to feel worried.
even in school i scribbled on my books,
"emdd's in 4 days! shiet!"
and i even wrote the date down: 5/7/06

a few of you saw the state i was in just before the gala night show.
we were standing-by, waiting to go on stage.
i was just staring blankly into space.

my stomach was on fire,
my throat was dry,
i wanted desperately to cry.
but i couldnt.

and in our holding area,
after you guys left me after the modern dance,
i was alone in that room.
that pathway, actually.

it was dark, and i was afraid.
not because i was nervous i wouldnt act well or anything,
or i would forget my lines,
but i was worried.

it was the last time we would ever act this play again.
it was the last time i would be doing that scene,
in those clothes,
in that makeup,
with that audience,
on that stage.

it hit me real hard,
and i wanted time to stop.
i didnt want it to be over.
even though i knew it would be,
i just wanted it to stop.

as each line was being said,
i knew my time was going fast.
my turn would be coming up.
and it was the last time i would every do that scene.

when it came for my cue,
i held the door handle,
and boy, was it cold.
i closed my eyes tight,
opened it again,
pushed the door open,
and noticed the many turns of heads to see me.

as i walked up the stairs towards wei an and robindro,
i kinda put my worries aside and acted what we'd be practising for 6 months.
it went well,
and after my first scene of the gala night show,
as i was running down the staircase,
and reached the 1st door,
i used my body weight to push it open,
and was running towards the next door to the girls changing room.

i think the running got me back on track.
i acted normally for the rest of the play,
and when the last scene came,
it didnt hit me until i finished saying my last line.
"oh shit. it's over."

it was then that i got worried.
i was nervious.
it was over.

even after the finale,
i didnt know why i couldnt cry.
only when i hugged my friends did i cry.

when we cleared the changing room,
we were so busy and rushed,
that i just ran out the changing room,
and didnt even give the changing room my proper goodbye.

i'm thinking of going back to sji one day.
to see the canteen,
the hall,
the lecture theatres,
everything.

i doubt the PAC would be open,
but i dont know...
i dont know about you guys,
but i just really miss the taming game.

ahhh!~ my majors are over!

Hello all! I decided to come here and post after reading Michelle's super influencial post. It was 3 months ago. The madcap rehersals, the lame jokes, fun times in the changing room, taking loads of pictures, having make-up done by Suzy, Wati and Hazlina, doing the make-up for the guys, etc etc... The list is endless. It was that 3 days in the PAC that we as a crew really bonded. Even talking to Jay seemed fun. Hahahaha. I really wish that I could go back to the that particular date 080706. hahahahah. Alrighty then. I gotta leave now. BYE!!!!
-Eunice_ =D

it's been 3 months, y'all

hey everyone...
michelle here.
always remember me as 'bee', okay? (:

my end of year exams are almost over,
chinese oral, art and drama left,
thats why i decided to come online and blog here.

it's the 6th of oct 2006, friday,
and the taming game was exactly 3 months ago.
think back,
to the 6th of july 2006... thursday...

remember our last run-through before the shows started?
well that was on friday afternoon,
but remember thursday?

we all left class at 9.15am (the girls),
and as we walked through the canteen,
the dudes were having recess (i still remember it man...),
and we just walked to the Performing Arts Centre (PAC) (:

damn i miss that performing arts centre.
esp the changing room.
it was our home man...
sigh...

oh and i remember jia jia and i walking into a random classroom (now i find out it was 211),
asking for directions to the nearest female toilet.
cause the one next to the PAC was locked.
so we had to walk down to the canteen.

and remember our dinners?
jia jia and jinghan's lame jokes?

sigh...
memories memories...

the taming game has certainly given me a lot of good and bad memories,
cause the bad's gotta come with the good,
and i've lost a lot of things and opportunities because of the taming game,
but it doesnt matter anymore cause the taming game has really changed my life.

some of you know what i'm talking about right?
ASEAN dance was the bomb, man.
seriously.
we had a lot of fun,
SPECIAL THANKS TO WEI AN AND LEX (:

and thats not the only thing.
i've made alot of friends after the taming game,
mainly the dudes,
and i admit i used to stereotype sji guys cause of rumours etc,
but now after getting to know a few dozen of them,
i see that they arent what i used to think of them.

i dont know about their perspective of us girls,
but i hope we've given them a GOOD and lasting impression.

i'll never forget you guys,
cause i'll never forget the taming game.

lovealways,
michellemariechern
always known as: Bee

HELLO DOLLS.

i know this is pretty weird cause its my first time blogging here.
so i pretty rather remain anonymous (: sorry loves!
good luck to all the sec 4's who are drowning in their mugging.
don't we all miss emdd? well, i do. i bet michelle does too.
all the running about backstage and going for mikechecks.
i guess this is it , see you guys in lightyears time.


much love,
me

lol thou is bordeth so i shall post here too! why my place?! haha not that i mind of course! see yall SOONer or LATEr!

-xD (my post is shorter!)

BOO!!!!!

Hello everyone! I saw a terrible lack of posts here so I decided to post despite myself being sick with the damn-ed flu. hahhaa. We will most probably go to Hsuan Te's place during the holidays to have another cast partyyyyy! hahah. We will be noisy nonetheless as usual. hahaa. yeahh. This is like most probably the shortest post anyone could type. Well, that person is me. At least im filling this abandoned(?) blog with some words. hahaha. I wish everyone good luck in whatever exams, tests and majors you guys and girls are sitting for. Bye then.

-Eunice =D

PLEASE COME PEOPLE! *smiles*

alright people.
please do me the honours of KICKING SOME PEOPLE'S BUTTS.
read my blog and find out. *smiles*
i've changed the link...again.
cause SOME PEOPLE(outsiders with nothing else better to do) just LOVE judging a book by its cover, dont you think? how idiotic.

and i SERIOUSLY hate that emdd booklet.
i dont know about you guys,
but i think we all dont like the photos eh?
i look HORRIBLE... actually WORSE than horrible.
eunice has a fringe now!
so does nabila!
kimberly looks cool. (:
sherrie has contacts now.
hsuan te's hair was weird then. *sorry lah*
jinghan has contacts now.
wei an... i dont think he's changed... has he?
hahahah okay nevermind.

anyways, my new link's on msn so relink me whenever you have the time okay? thankyouverymuch.

next issue.
the events we're all planning etc.

first, the 9th august thing.
COME ON PEOPLE LETS GO. *smiles*

the asean dance thing.
SOUNDS FUN RIGHT.....??? come on people... time to relive the fun we all had for 6months. *smiles even more*

i'm looking forward to these events lah...
but i'll go if at least... 10 people go.
okay fine... 5 people.

PLEASE COME!
jia jia has ballet and she cant miss it.
so thats a proper excuse. *smiles*
i'm game.
wheehee.

alright as the date gets nearer,
we'll see how yeah?

love-michelle

okay. im here to blog about the 9th of august. as most of you would have known whats going on. so yea.

everybody is so not enthu about it. just cos the previous gathering screwed up doesnt mean this one wont right ? and its all chain effect. she doesnt come then she wont come and she doesnt come she doesnt come. might as well cancel it. but its so make it up to those who didnt enjoy themselves the previous time.

so dont say 'i dont feel like going' if you think it wont be fun it wont be. it doesnt mean it'll screw up this time okay ! so yea. be more enthu people ! its NATIONAL DAY. not a very good excuse, but it's still an excuse !

you've all been mugging your asses out, yes the sec 4's. so jus put the books aside for a day can ? and for the girls, please dont say 'i dont feel like going. and 'im not free' as officially become the best excuse to not turn up on the 9th. and when asked whats on for you, you reply with a 'something' well duh its something.

so yeap. stop being so dead and have the "its gonna suck" mind set. a hell lot of people thought "the taming game" will suck. but hey ! many people thought we rocked ! and i thought we did well too !

so do come ! cos it wont be as boring, or at least i hope so !

for those who want the details can ask rachael anne goh or me(:

sherrie -

ASEAN Dance

Hey all. On the 12th of August, there's a dance being organised for secondary scholars at the Grand Copthorne hotel, right next to Zouk. It's 20 bucks apiece. Lex and i will be there. Think clubbing, without alcohol and with miscellaneous performances and some other nonsense. Will be quite fun if a whole bunch of us go, i guess. Just leave a comment here if you wanna go and i'll try to get the tickets for you guys. ASAP please. You're welcome to perform if you're interested. One last thing, spread the word to the other drama people who don't read this blog. Thanks. God bless.

Girls, take note (the red parts only)!

If there was ever a crazy female living thing, its Pepper. Who said it was me!? *peers around*

And no, I wasn't afraid of Pepper. My dear was grabbing my hand every time she heard the door open and the dog bark. Oh well.

So! We WON'T not stay in touch! I'm missing EMDD loads!

Now, I don't have to stay back for anything in school on any day, and my friends all have things on. :(

Oh YES! Now I remember the point of my post..

GIRLS!!! Costumes, props that aren't yours.. whatever.. PLEASE bring them on Wednesday cause Mrs Leong wants to collect it then during that film talk with that young chap who just graduated from.. I don't remember where. So. DON'T forget! And tell every EMDD girl you walk past in school!

- gissy

P.S. To those who were unhappy with my behaviour.. I'm not entirely sorry, cause now you know who I am. *gasps* Yes lah, I'm Gisella. There's a fine line between fun and going overboard, for me, and trust me, I know -my- limits. :D Its OVER. Let's live with it!

P.S.S. Oh, by the way.. Cast only. If you feel that you REGRETTED EMDD, can you please just drop me an email? Or just tell me personally? Or just tell me over msn? :D Don't worry, I don't need ANY explanation as to WHY you regretted EMDD, and I won't display your name anywhere. Its just a simple poll. Oh, and make sure you're replying to EMDD, NOT your own personal stuff like "If I didn't join EMDD, I wouldn't have known .".

the party though a little wild but i enjoyed myself in the end.

hello! the cast party may have been a leeettle wild but i had fun in the end nonetheless. ok. imagine this ok. kimberly, fabian and i were in hsuan te's kitchen with the doors closed getting ready so that pepper would not run out when he was let out from the back by hsuan te's maid. we were actually so scared that he would bite us that we climbed up onto table top. it was hilarious. we were like so big compared to that tiny terrier. hahahaha. anyways, if u want access to my blog, just ask me the password. it is really easy to crack it though. hahaha. gotta go now! bye!
-Eunice_








btw, fk, the tagboard did not run away cos of pepper. it was just lagging badly. like all flashboxes.

tagboard???

k ppl dun ask mi wad im doin here... juz let mi ask u ppl... any idea where the tagboard ran away to???? maybe hsuan te's dog pepper scared it away....

see you on the otherside.

well the parties over! i hope you all had fun cos i know i did xD. just blogging here to say goodbye to you all. as you all know my phone took a swim with the fishes and well its not working anymore so yea. and i wont be coming online to study for my Os. yea.

i dont really know what happened at the end of the party. i dont really know what happened. i know that some of you didnt have fun. and im sorry to say that i failed to achieve that. but hey, overall it was fun, well. to me. so... to some of you where the party ended on a wrong note. too bad la... really lor... i didnt know what to do to make it better.

total damage. one phone. 500 dollars. glasses. 200 dollars. food and drinks. undefined. yeap haha but anyway im going to miss you all! i know you wont miss me haha so ANYWAY. in 110 days itll be all over and im gonna have an O level party for all O level takers! ok its only an idea but im going to party like crazy after O levels.

110 days. see you all on the other side.

-phua hsuan te. just another friend that comes and goes like the wind... drop me mail ok? haha ok la you all wont but ill really like mail. ok so lame... but its worth a try right? whatever.

hmmm. as xd says im the bloody lawyer, and we kept a soft copy of the divorce papers. and on it it states that it is valid with or without the signatures. so their divorced okay !

all the lao gong lao po thing is making my hair stand ! wanna be lovey dovey do it at YOUR blogs. not here !

anyway this saturday ! wheeeee. i can hardly wait. i'll do another post of thanks another day ! haha. too lazy now.

like gis saed, the real test is now. see how long the friendship will last ! lets make this the official taming game website man ! okay im feeling lame nowwww.

as you can tell, this post hasnt had much substance in it. but im missing emdd tons !

i miss saturday night ! havent had such a wonderful night for so long.
(okay it sounds wrong but whatever)

we'll rock ! and then we'll have one more after the O's !

okay my energy level jus dropped.

i'll blog after and hopefully with fotos.

sherrie -

(editted by a very kind soul because there was some.. unacceptable content.)

cast party. SJI side? hmm...

hey today during recess i was with my wedding dancers, (from mustaffa? remember?) and yea my friend was shocked that the cast party was cancelled! he seemed looking forward to it. but heres what he said, which seemed to have made sense...

suren: eh xd so the party really cancelled ah?
xd: yea... sorry man
suren: dammit sia! nevermind i tell you what, i go ask mr. jonnie to plan one
xd(sudden realisation): oh yea... will he do that?
suren: of course he will, ill go ask him...

well, if you know suren like i do, he has this great reputoire with teachers so... not trying to get YOUR hopes up but it certainly got mine up!

P.S. he wanted to buy roses for you all! if the party still goes on try to act surprised! ;P

-Patrick a.k.a. xD

hellooooo. =D

HEY! okok. i shall not say anything more about IT! ahhaha. Patrick u cannot bear to leave Kate and her mother's money issit? maybe that's why you tore up the contract. haha. ridiculous fun i had on emdd nights. especially the time back to school on the bus! it certainly was hilarious. sorry for the rest of the guys because i had no time to write the notes for everyone so i wrote the easiest three and gave up. hahaha. anyways, i gotta go now! im too lazy to do any shoutouts. haha. bye!
-Eunice_ =D

NOT over. *grumbles*

Its ONLY JUST BEGUN!

The test wasn't during the rehearsals. The test is NOW.

Will our friendships hold? *lol* I don't know.

By the way, you can ignore all that above. Its a little nonsensical.

So. Patrick and Kate are STILL married. Because Patrick tore the contract up. And when I asked him "Are we still married?", he said that we were. So.

*sighs loudly* I thought it was foolproof!

Oh well. Uhh.. For some of us (you know who you are), EMDD night didn't end well.

But its alright! I was kinda happy actually. There was only ONE thought in my mind: "Its only just begun."

Oh, and one thing funny. On the last day, Mrs Leong was talking to Sherrie and I in the morning, and she was talking about how funny it is because all the girls will realise that in the end, the woman always triumphs, and most boys will be like, "Huh? The girl submitted to the guy what..".

And take a look at this.. Its a tag from my blog. I nearly laughed my head off.

"Dodo: In the end Hsuan Te makes a complete monkey of the shrew. Feudualistic master-servant relationships and an overall sexist theme, any women rights activist would oppose this act."

I believe the men rights activists should be doing something now.

And after the last show, the GOH shook my hand and shook his head "In the end, the husband always loses.". *ROFL*

Lao gong, heard that!? You might have torn the contract, but I can still give you poop after marriage.

Well! Shoutouts to all the people I can remember!

In no order of merit..

Hsuan Te: Thanks SO MUCH, ah.. For flirting with the girls and ogling at the guys. For accusing me of FLIRTING with the male dancers and the guitar boys (When I don't even TALK to them.). And for TEARING up the contract. Oh, and really really really, thanks for the rose. :D

An An: An An~ Thanks for that cute.. necklace thing. :D (I'm no bimbo.) And for being so cute! You're SO SO cute, you know! And I think your accent's hot. No lah, its just interesting. Cool stuff. And ya, thanks for calling me beautiful, and calling Kathleen resplendent when you hadn't even seen us yet.

Han Han: Thanks for being such an awesome person these few months! For being so outgoing and all.. Oh, and thanks for composing that poem for everyone! Cute poem. :D And for looking SO much like a lecher! And for everything you've done for EMDD.. You know what. Oh, and your crow joke was SO lame. :D

Surya: For that original, incomparable mop dance! Sexeh laddie.

Lex: Pa~ The last time you walked me down the aisle.. I nearly cried. Nah, just joking. I felt like laughing my poop out. And.. this, I must tell you. I have NEVER felt this way about a guy before. You're a FRIEND. Like.. totally. Usually, I'll get a crush. But for you, its a TOTALLY friend thing. Like toodley man. Keep joking!

Robin: Thanks for being so so nice and baking stuff for us the first few meetings! They managed to make me go hyper.. For a while, at least. :D Chocolate! You should try dark chocolate next time. *swoons*

J: J? Jay? Still don't remember. But WHAT MATTERS, is me thanking you for making EMDD what it is today. It wouldn't have been the same without you, honestly. And I must commend you on playing the role of Godfrey so well despite the short time you took to rehearse.

Thiru: For marrying Patrick and Kate SO many times. And for being able to sound so.. interestingly boring (oxymoron!!!).

Fabian: Whoo! Thanks for the flower, but please, don't give any more. :D I'm just not a flower person. Honestly. Not entirely a flower person. But! I was SO upset when you left EMDD! But then again, its alright. :D We did fine WITHOUT YOU ANYWAYS.

Kevin: Kevin~ Thanks for EVERYTHING! And for being so so so adorable! Honestly, I didn't have the hots for you. You're just SO adorable!

Ken: I was planning to hug you on Gala night and then whisper in your ear "I wanna be your Barbie.". But.. I didn't dare to. :P But thanks for being SUCH A GENTLEMAN! "We don't trick girls." or something like that. I thank you again. :D

Andrew: I regret the fact that we only began talking to each other and having fun on Thursday. Well, in the short time that I started to get to know you, I found that you're a really funny and adorable person! The glares that we exchange onstage in character are really hilarious. I mean, they're glares, but even though I glare, I really feel like laughing. :D

Sherrie: We've been through so so much together, and I had never expected to get close to a junior. I had never expected to get close to YOU. Betcha didn't expect that too. But yeah, like your mum says, we both gossip. Gossip works wonders.

Dear: You don't need a shoutout, actually. You know I love you. You're one of the few friends I truly love, and know I love for sure. :D We're made for each other. I just know it.

Kim: Something about putting everything in your mouth. That's cute. You're SO cute! Like your blue dress! And you know.. you really remind me of a doll. I don't know why. You've got this dolly look. I hear your loud gasps and comments during my wedding. Yes, I do. SO LOUD, you know.

Kathleen: The girl with purrfecr skin. Let me confide in you.. Sometimes, I pray that God will exchange my skin with someone else's (and I pick the person, mind you). Nah, just joking. But at least we're diva-like and pout real good! We discovered, together, that pouts are uber versatile. Like me. :D

Eunice: Thanks so much for treating me like a little girl! You're another mummy-like character. Pampering me and helping me do stuff a lot. :D I'm glad we had EMDD together, and I'm so glad we've worked together so much. Boy, I wouldn't know what to do if I didn't have people pampering me in this production. The only people who pamper me are.. you, Hemal, Sherrie and sometimes, my dear. :D

Rachael: You're a very very interesting person. And I get crushes on interesting people. Like Paul Twohill. *lol* No, I don't have a crush on you. But you look like a person who is much more than what she seems. Thanks for making all the bimbotic comments and laughing at bimbotic stuff with me!

Cham: For staying in Pasir Ris and 17 blocks away from me. For all the rides home together. For creating lame jokes like the "pork" and the "Eh, you judge me, I don't friend you.". Thank you. :D Oh, and for all the acting too. :D

Jia Jia: Jia Jia Lame Teh. Kudos to me for the name, but kudos to you for earning the title. The dinner on 7th July was awesome. Thanks for making one day of EMDD so so amazing and unforgettable. :D I used to dislike you. But that was before I knew you. Now, I realise that you're such a GREAT person and I really really can't find anything wrong with you. :D

Hemal: I'm glad you came to help for EMDD. Now, we're back "together" and having FUN FUN FUN!

Neritta: For surprising me with your talent at emceeing on the days themselves. And thanks for being such a nice person. Nice but annoying, but still nice. More nice than annoying. But nice nice nice! You're so proper when it comes to matters of the faith, and I applaud you. :D

Amelia: You seriously sound so much like your sister! But anyways.. I always got the impression that you found me bloody annoying. But then again, if so, you've been awesomely nice to me. :D Be glad that you've got a senior who can be bullied so easily. *sighs* Blame it on me being so nice.

Nabila: You look so gorgeous in your green dress! Even better dressed than the bride herself. *grumbles* Steal the LIMElight (pun intended. I realise the dress wasn't lime green, but it was green...).

Meijing: For being SOOOO guai in the dressing room and being so willing to "learn" in such a short time what to do, and, of course, for being so awesome and remembering that I had to change into my purple dress real fast behind the curtains. Hell, you even KNEW where to go without me telling you! Thanks a load, lady!

Nadia: Aww, Naddy! Thanks for sharing so so much with me. (And the caramel chocolate was really really nice. :D My sister stole the milky way one. Without my permission. I just saw the wrapper torn in two.. And the chocolate within was.. GONE.) And also, for all the times we sang Spice Girls songs together! And cool, cute songs! Geography lessons with you are da bombs.

Michelle: Michelle! I'm so so SO sorry I forgot you! But at least I remembered in the end. :D Thanks for being so.. jittery as Bee, you really played the jittery part real real well! It looked SO real I couldn't tell if you were really nervous or not. And for being so so nice to me, and treating me as an equal! Whoo! I rock. :D

Teachers and all the other adults who helped out or played a part in this collaboration (that includes principals): Without your help, there wouldn't have been this collaboration. I realise that we must have given you all much trouble (and I say "we" because we work as a group), but I want to thank you all for being so patient and understanding, and I want you all to know that every single person has learnt at least one good thing from the production. :D

Others: ..I honestly have no idea who else I missed out.. The audience? Okay.

Audience: Thanks for coming (whether or not you were FORCED you buy the tickets) and if you enjoyed it, great! If you thought I looked hot onstage, greater! But away with the jokes.. Thank you.. even more so, if you came of your own accord and expected something wonderful. :D

- gissy

If only the divorce lawyer will hurry...

Married couple quarrel #2

Patrick: ...and there are cheerleaders who have bulging stomachs and still reveal their mid-driff. So yuck... Some are quite mmm...

Kate: "Mmm..."? Like yummy? Like milk? And you say that I stare at people's butts! You look at people's stomachs, you toot! That's it. It's OVER between us.

Patrick: What! So you can look at guys' butts and I can't look at girls' butts! You're so unreasonable! I want to see my lawyer! You... You butt STARER.

Kate: You. You.. Thing! i don't stare at butts can! I look at the whole package. You don't even stare at ME.. Do you? Wait. I don't wanna know. Benefit of the doubt.

Patrick: HA. I'd rather stare at your SISTER! If only Hong didn't trick me into marrying you! I'd be competing with the rest of them...

Kate: Stare then stare lor! But for as long as I'm not married, she won't be able to. Besides, I bet you she will still choose Lucius. It's destiny.

Patrick: Haha if she'd pick Lucius over me then I don't want her! What lousy taste she has!

Kate: Well, I thought you liked your women peppery, spicy and chilli hot! And yet you still ogle at other girls who aren't! This is not about cheating, its about how I look when your taste is bad! It'll only mean that I'm not a good choice. And that's not true, obviously.

Patrick: Ok ok don't be mad, don't be mad. We'll go to Cartier and I'll buy you a new necklace ok? Don't be angry Kate.

Kate: Lol!! New necklace! With my mum's money. And the new dowry. Its about time you found a job.

Patrick: Haha hey it was cos I TAMED you that we got new dowry from your mother ok!

Kate: Ha, but I tamed YOU too! I tamed you into giving me half of the dowry. I don't care, I managed to convince you that you would give me all the dowry, not half.

Patrick: Ok ok don't be mad don't be mad (before I lock you in the basement).

Icky husband. Saturday night.. All will be over. I'm bringing the divorce papers.

Kate: [to Patrick, handing over the divorce papers] You just got served!

You all had better appreciate my efforts. It took me ages to type all of this out. Had to sort through the mess in my handphone's inbox and sent messages.

Anyways, good luck for EMDD, people! And if you all were thinking of getting me a rose, or roses, or a flower, or flowers, don't bother. Just tell me that you WANTED to buy one for me or something. I'll appreciate the want to give me a flower alone (because.. if you really wanna know.. the flowers end up in a pail in the toilet :D).

Have fun people, and ta!

- gissy

if my wife wasnt so rich...

hey guys or gals! been a while since ive POSTED (ive been here, watching you all!) and just cos my WIFE (for now.) wants me to make a post, i shall comply (cos shes pays my bills). anyway! just another one of those husband wife quarrel thingies, sigh, if my wife wasnt so rich...


kate:You WISHED it was Clare right!?
kate:I KNEW it.
patrick:weLL!
patrick:how would I KNOW youd ask this kinda question
kate:How can you NOT know me!
kate:I KNEW IT!
patrick:but you ask this Q for WHAT
kate:You're having an AFFAIR.
patrick:SO ARE YOU!
patrick:i see how you GAWK AT KEVIN
patrick:AH HA!
kate:Well, but all I do is touch his hand when he gives me the rope!
patrick:and who knows what other men youve been gawking at.
kate:And smile at him and say hi!
kate:WELL... You were imagining girls in tight jeans.
kate:And I was sitting RIGHT next to you!
patrick:hey at least i IMAGINE
patrick:you GAWK
kate:Because there were NONE available except for Mrs Kwok.
patrick:if your mother wasnt that rich...
kate:At least I let you KNOW.

after all that, she still insisted on fighting with me! im innocent ok?

patrick:i saw this girl with super high playforms
kate:How convenient.
patrick:platforms...
kate:I KNEW IT.
patrick:lol would you like platforms?
patrick:size 4 right?
kate:You're reading PLAYBOY NOW.
patrick:WHAT?
kate:No wonder you said PLAY.
patrick:NO.
kate:Playforms.
kate:*wails*
patrick:i prefer fhm, maxim, mens health... but STILL
kate:You evil, bad thing dodo!

yea yea laugh at our quarrels. anyway just wanna add that im gonna miss yall on saturday night! keep in touch everyone! i'll be looking you peeps up 120 days later (after the big Os) ok! and you all had better be there! lol ok?! ok!? ok!

i wont forget you all if you all dont forget me! who knows, maybe you'll forget how to spell my name after everything. haha i hope not. im looking forward to friday night! and dreading it at the same time! ok i dont really know how to say it but you all get it right? yea... gonna be missing you all after this is all over... till then! we shall bring the house down alright? we gonna bring it down till sji has to build a new pac! ok im ranting now so i should go!

120 days after EMDD. remember. i shall be back! (like gandalf in LOTR)

-patrick/xD/PHUA HSUAN TE!

BOO!

HELLO! emdd's in like a week? can u all believe it? 1 frigging weeeek!!!!!!! i realised that now since emdd is getting closer, we are all getting closer as a team. haha. i think that the previous rehersals where we all worked our butts like hell, we did better than the other time like before we had a break for the hols. sometimes, i really do wonder whether we will all still keep in touch after this production is over on the frigging 8th of July. most of us would be crying as u can see the comments on the tagboard. haha. ok anyways, who wants a change of blogskin? if u want the change, say 'aye'. =D ok. i gotta go now. ta-ta.
-Eunice_ =D

HOW MANY OF US REALISE WE'RE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AWAY BEFORE THIS WHOLE THING IS OVER ?

i dont know what to post. like gisella . but i just feel like posting something.

very soon this blog will be dead.
very soon we'll all walk our seperate ways.
very soon our lives will change.
very soon we wont have rehearsals together.

i was jus thinking. on the 8th,
how many of us are going to walk out of SJI with a heavy heart ?
how many of us are gonna cry ?
how many of us will actually miss each other ?

we walk away not only with the experience and the fun. we walk away bringing along with us memories and friendships that were created and built. im sure a few of us have made good friends from this whole thing. and we only meet during rehearsals. very soon we wont have rehearsals anymore. so does it mean the friendship we've all built is jus gonna disppear like that ?

mayeb we should organise something at the end of the year after the o levels. it'll be really fun ! and maybe we should someday do our own production like nadia ! haha. okay. im feeling crappy. no not the moody crappy but the lame crappy.

i just dont want this to end. i wish it was the beginning. where we still dont talk to each other and we're all still getting to know each other.

reheasals are gtting funner by the day, maybe cos we all realise it's gonna be over soon ? if only the cast list was out in december, and we all had time to mingle before even starting to act then im sure it'll be funner (:

all im saying is, dont let what we've built the past 6 months disappear just like that. treausre every moment you have now with each and everyone of them.

trust me, you'll miss everything.

sherrie -

*laments*

Yes, its my knee. See the bruise, see the bruise!?

*wails*

Nah, it doesn't really really hurt..

It seems that I have a problem with falling down. Its always the knees first, then the hands.

But! There was ONCE. I did a hands first, then knees.

I didn't even PLAN it. So natural.

You have NO idea how happy I was.

I think I should wear knee guards on that day. Or maybe my dress will cushion the blow.

OR.. I could always fall properly. :D

*giggles*

Ah. I see this blog is deprived of my posts.

Well, its just two teensy weeks before the big show!

*hums* Oh well. You know.. I had NO idea what I was gonna post.. So yeah.

I posted again. :D

- gissy

hullo.

alright.
i've read the latest blog posts of this blog.
and i'm sad to say,
it's very depressing.
maybe because they're so true.

but,

sherrie or was it gisella, has a point.
we still have time to bond.

and i guess we need to.
otherwise the play wont be that great.

oh yeah btw,
just to let you guys know,
jing han confided in me and told me that...

the emdd people are like his 2nd family.

so how come he sees us as 2nd family and we dont see that to the rest?
er okay thats a bit confusing.

what i meant was that... jing han sees us as 2nd family,
which means he feels he's very close to us,
but some of us (including myself), arent that close to the emdd people.

so what i'm trying to say here is that...
you know...
i guess we all should bond.

oh yeah jing han's birthday is on the 22nd of june,
which is one of the days we have emdd practices.
and on the 22nd, it's at SJI.

(i know jing han wont be reading this).

so we've planned some plans for his birthday.
if any of you dont know of the plans and are reading this and want to find out,
please ask the following people for the plans.

sherrie
hsuan te
wei an
eunice
jia jia

yep.
it's quite nice that he sees us as 2nd family.
so i figured we should give him a nice birthday.
because he has no choice but to celebrate it with us till 4pm.
hahaah.
yeah.
alright i've got june holiday homework to do.

i shall remain anonymous.
despite the fact that i know you all can guess who i am.
(:

hmmm. less than a month to the big day. after that we'll all just go our seprate ways. well most of us. especially between the guys and the girls. oh well. but reallym it seemed like yesterday when we sat in the circle in SJI's hall playing that name game..

'my name is so and so, i like this and that'

how many of us will actually keep in touch with the people from the opposite sex ?
not many.

that IS the problem. it is because we are not bonded enough that the play is not coming together. jeff says people will fall asleep watching it. i guess its all about the chemistry between each and everyone one of us. we're not bonded as a group. maybe here and there we are bonded individually, but as a whole production we are not bonded.

honestly, what are the most entertaining scenes ? when there's only gisella and xd on stage. thats what i think. why ? cos everyone on stage has chemistry. well only the two of them and i suppose they've worked something out between the both of them. and thus there is some chemistry.

we should have had a camp, like a day camp for all of us to mingle and bond. but oh well, it's too late. too late to have a camp.

it's not too late to bond though. so long as everyone puts in an effort and dont jus disappear after rehearsals, i guess something can be done somehow.

i guess it has to reach the stage where, even when the production is done and over with, we'll have gatherings and parties together. in my opinion, it's only when it has reached that point that we are bonded and we can bring this production to its fullest.

i wonder if that will ever happen.

sherrie -

The worst dream ever.

I wanna kill myself. Now.

I dreamt that I forgot my lines.

It was the part where the scene ended with.. "...business over the dowry."

But somehow, xd and I were the only two in the scene, and HE was saying that line.

So, anyways.. I remember that I'm in the scene after the scene that ends with "business over the dowry".

And in my dream, I had a line after that. And only THEN would the scene end.. And I completely forgot my line.

I just stared at xd for the longest moment, and then said "Okay" or something to that extent before walking out of the scene.

People, if you EVER forget your line onstage (..but it never happens, for some odd reason..).. IMPROVISE.

The person who's acting with you will have to improvise and lead the whole thing back to the correct lines.

I've got a very bad feeling about my dream..

- gissy :(

Since there usually aren't two posts in a row before Gisella comes flooding the blog with her posts.. *floods the blog with another of her post*

So. EMDD afternoon and nights.

We go to SJI, act, then go back home? Is that it?

Is it a team-effort just for the duration of rehearsals and performances?

DUH.. Yes. :P

But the thing is.. Is that it?

No. Building on Sherrie's point on friendship in the previous post..

We built friendships.

Whether or not we like the actors and/or the actresses, for the very fact that we are all in the same production, and the play wouldn't do if any person does his/her part right, we are all linked in SOME way or another.

Be that a good or bad thing, it does not matter. For example, you can hate your sibling, but your sibling is still family, no matter what. Something like that.

So. Arriving at my point..

This isn't really a tradition.. But its a natural practice during EMDD. Not -everyone- does it, but since this production is really really special, it would be even more so if everyone does it.

You can write little notes, or give roses/flowers to people involved in the play, thanking them.. Or telling them whatever you want.

Its almost a "common-sense" thing.. And yep. Just informing as many people as possible via this blog.. To make you all (Mostly the boys, because the girls know.. And if only the girls do it, the guys will feel left out or something.. Or rather, -we- will feel bad. Or maybe its just me. :P) realise that such a practice is POSSIBLE and exists.

Realisation just hit you? Inspiration just struck?

Don't hesitate to start working on your little gifts (Place the inverted commas around the word 'gifts' yourself if need be.) right NOW!

Its never too late to be early, and never too early to be uhh.. okay, never mind.

- gissy

P.S. For once, there isn't any title. For me, at least. Unless my memory fails me again...

OH YES. its me again yes. i just remebered. the other day when we had rehearsal at SJI. then we had to go out and just run lines i was looking at the chapel and the cross against the blue sky with clouds on it. it was so pretty ! it was such a peaceful sight.

the cross against the blue blue sky.
me wishing i could fly.
just like the white pure dove.
all the way high
and beyond.

the cross against the blue blue sky.
from far i could hear the cry.
the cry of a prisoners who have sinned.
kneeling at the cross,
hoping to be free and gone.

the cross against the blue blue sky.
me wishing i could fly.
closing my eyes in prayer
hoping life would be fine.
and after so long
it's finlly time to read my line.

something i jus made up while running through lines cos i was bored. its utter rubbish. im not someone who can compose good poems. its just lame.

sherrie(:

HEAR ME ROAR. meow.

haha okay. i bet most of you can guess who i am. anyway past few days it's just been rehearsal after rehearsal. nothing much to blog about. i just havent seen my post here for really long so i thought i'd come and blog.

hmmm. apparently some people still dont understand the meaning of 'no handphones during rehearsal' even after jeff saed that all hp's should be kept. someone was still using it. urgh. annoying.

i wonder how many of us will miss emdd after 8th july.
i wonder how many of us will remain friends.
i wonder how life will be like.
i wonder if we'll organize an emdd outing or something.

im just wondering about so many things (yes i think too much)
i dont know, but emdd had just been more than just acting experience for me. i've built friendships. got to know alot of people better. found new friends. and just a wider view to everything.

and i think something that hit me the most was growing closer to my seniors.

i've grown alot closer to gisella. my dear senior. maybe its cos we knew each other since syf. hmmm. yea. we share alot of opinions and just keep talking and talking.
i'll surely miss having lunch with you after rehearsals(:

i must say i've grown closer to berlyn too. not as close but yea still it grew.
and of course eunice. maybe its due to syf anf all. i dont know. but i've still got to know the, much better before they graduate this year.

- moo -
sherrie(:

the past few days of madcap rehersals.

YO! sigh. the past few days has been really crazy thanks to the many many rehersals. we had loads of fun though. haha. anyways, girls, we have to be in school at an insane time of 6.45am! that means we have to wake up at more insane times like before 6. like omg. its so freaking early. haha. anyways, im so gonna be tired tomorrow. i have to go for arts excursion later on only will get home at about 11ish? haha. gotta go now. ta-ta.
-smiles- =D
-Eunice_

Hear ye, all ye fair roses! (GIRLS only. :D)

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006, is THE day.

The BIG day.

Measurements'll be taken!

So, wear your corsets or whatever you need if you wish to alter your own measurements to those you WANT it to be!

Its a ONE time chance, so don't miss it!

2.45pm at/in the Commerce/EOA Room! Don't be late!

..So, the POINT IS:

Wear your drama/PE/any other t-shirt and track pants* (its better to, or using PE shorts MAY result in a loooong lecture on decency. But then again, gissy's ALWAYS paranoid and anal about such things.).

* Its cold anyway! :D

NO staying in your school uniform (pinafore, belt and blouse) or you'll SERIOUSLY be murdered (not literally...)! I'm not being paranoid and/anal about this one.

- gissy

P.S. Report all ready and on time, okay? Okay. :D

Rehearsal ettiquette #2

I had a post on rehearsal ettiquette quite a while ago.

Now, there's ONE more I must add to the list.

3. Do NOT eat during a rehearsal, whether or not you are performing, unless given permission. Silence does NOT mean consent all the time. If you wish to eat, then ASK first.

Number one, its terribly rude. Think about it yourself if you don't know why. I'm too lazy to explain.

Number two, if you're not in your own school, and you eat outside the canteen, you are breaking that school's rule. It doesn't matter whether you're a guest, or not a student of the school, or not.

By breaking that rule regardless of:
1. who you are (this is directed only at the students involved in EMDD '06: The Taming Game) and/or your intention(s)
2. whether or not the students of that school break that rule,

you allow others to imply that you don't give a poop about what the people who set and agreed to the rule think.

I do not apologise if I have offended anyone in this post, because offending was NOT my intention in the first place. Informing was.

- gissy

Confused emotions.

Oookay! Update on yesterday's rehearsal.

Spent a WHOLE lot of time on the wedding scene. My huge chunk.

*pouts* I had to say:

"Bloody twit." after every line whenever it fitted.

"Oh, poor me!" complete with the back of my hand on my forehead and the other hand straight and sticking out after every line whenever it fitted.

But that changed to noisy inhalations of breaths (Sounds rather like a gasp. If there's a proper word for it, please tell me. :P) cause the previous one sounded spastic. This one was rather spastic too.

Oh well. I'm sorry I wasted so much of your time, girls!

Uhh.. Oh, and superly sorry to the second cast, that you all didn't get to practise your lines at all. Well, at least you got to see our fabulous KC Dance girls!! :D

- gissy

MICHELLE. i got a flobber too. tsk.

haha. i think it rather cute though. (:

and whats with the harry potter craze ? hmmm i never was a harry potter fan. call me silly if you want to. yea. i just never really got into it (:

drama. we've not been having rehearsals ! tsk. i thought we should have double the amount of rehearsals during holidays ? PLUS. we got a 7 week break in may. wow. am i right ? correct me if im wrong. haha.

o well. short post ! tata !

sherrie-

yea. maybe next time round we'll put something there so that i wont walk into the coffee table ((: maybe i'll stand on top of the coffee table ! yay.

its hard sometimes to maintain the accent and be in character, cos i always feel like laughing and just speaking in cantonese !

i always say hong kong cos it keeps running through my mind that i have to maintain the accent. and so i keep thinking im a hong kong woman. and tadaa ! i eventually go to hong kong too. haha.

sherrie -

I love angles. Truly.

"Your husband is your lord, your master, your friend, your protractor."

Whoops, slip of the tongue.

- gissy

P.S. Sherrie kept walking through the coffee table and kept going to Hong Kong instead of New Zealand.

Pushing game --> NOT "amusing"

SHERRIE! *glares* The pushing "game" was NOT amusing! :P

It was.. rather.. disgusting.

As Hsuan Te put it.. It went "slosh".

Icky. I was so embarrassed. I thought it was just me.

Oh well, it was him too. *shudders*

Note to girls: Please hand in your diary entries (nicely typed and printed out. I suggest you all saving a soft copy somewhere for yourselves JUST IN CASE anything happens to them) to Berlyn or me ASAP tomorrow. Deliver it to our class (Secondary 406, second block, second level) or simply catch us right after morning assembly, during the dismissal. Or anytime from 7.25am to 2.00pm. I might just call for a short meeting right after morning assembly, so get your diary entries ready, alright?

Thankies much!

- gissy

BOO !

i found the pushing game totally amusing.
seeing how hsuan te was doing it so easily and gisella using so much energy was quite funny.

we read our diary entry ! gosh. jay's one was sooo cheesy. my hair was standing. haha. and robin baked brownies ! they were GOOD. i had like 3 of them and i could feel the fats going to my tummy. =\and jeff gave us sweets too !

which reminds me, when jeff said one pack was for the guys then the guys were like 'throw it down' cos jeff was sitting up there, two or three guys were fighting for it. in the end what happened ? none of them got it. it fell to the floor. fox's sweets. they must have shattered. how crap.yay !

i love SJI's LT1. i can slide on the floor. super fun. (:

sherrie-

..Cutlery? *grins*

People, do we really bring chopsticks for the last scene? Its weird using our fingers to get "food".

Do we bring spoons too? :P

This sounds silly, but I think it would be REALLY cool if we brought chopsticks, at least!

The soup spoons are too breakable. I can't bear to see mine break.

Hurry tag your answers or reply in a new post! I might be bringing them.. If all of you agree to. :D

- gissy

Kate. Subdued = subdued.

Okay, I've asked Jeffrey. She just got a taste of her own medicine.

What with Patrick throwing things about and all.. Mhm. That's it.

- gissy

P.S. PLEASE don't forget your diary entries. Remind every EMDD cast member you see!

Kate. Subdued = raped?

Okay.. this seems a little obscene, but it really is not, cause there aren't any details.

..Patrick said:

"...bridal chamber."

Kate and Patrick exit.

Sounds of things being thrown about.

Godfrey says that Patrick is throwing things about..

But he came out DIRECTLY after Patrick. And the sounds of things being thrown about probably wouldn't have come on yet.

Patrick re-enters.

"So I have subdued..."

Question: How did he SUBDUE Kate?

Possible answer: By raping her.

Oh, and honestly honestly, I'm not joking. I really want to understand my character and what went on.

Its quite funny, though.

Any other possible answers? Any help will be DEEPLY appreciated.

- gissy

Drama-less

Today's rehearsal was cancelled. Duh.

I had actually planned to sit down and practise my lines for one hour.

Didn't in the end. :D

This is NOT the attitude that should be adopted, people!

Come, lemme tell you all a little story.

On Wednesday, we girls had a meeting.

My school ends at 1.15pm on Wednesdays. Drama starts at 3pm.

That's one hour and forty-five minutes to waste.

That day, Berlyn disappeared (I didn't know why, but later I found out she went to see a doctor. But she came back from Drama anyways. Learn from her. :D), and no one else was out of class yet.

I followed the CO (Chinese Orchestra) girls. Sat outside the CO room for one hour and thirty to forty minutes memorising lines, and going through the other parts, reciting my lines aloud.

I was sitting alone cause my other friends were having their own conversation.

I had my file open on my lap. I was wearing my drama t-shirt and my PE shorts. DUH I'm from Drama, no? And DUH I'm holding a script, no?

Okay.. Behind me were CO juniors doing their Mathematics homework (I could hear them.).

They started giggling.

"She's talking to herself! *giggles*"

"*giggles* Should we tell her?"

"..I don't know how to find x.. *giggles* Should we ask her?"

"She's still talking to herself! *giggles madly*"

*rolls her eyes* I'm RECITING lines. Its SO obvious. I'm wearing a DRAMA t-shirt.

..How amusing. And no, I wasn't annoyed.

- gissy

Are YOU looking to be linked?*

Okay! I've updated the links.

I'm very very VERY sure I missed out loads of people.

If you wanna be linked, just contact me via email (abrakedabra_poof@hotmail.com) or msn, or face-to-face, or simply tag on our shoutbox.

I would be more than happy (depends on my mood) to update the links.

Also, if there're any changes to your weblinks, PLEASE tell me. It MUST be updated (..not really.).

Have fun surfing the net, people! Its a big, big place.

- gissy
*only for those immediately involved in EMDD '06

im bored. im suppose to be sleeping, BUT I CANT SLEEP.

'rehearsals' today did bring the whole group of us a little closer i suppose ? crap. i had lots to say while reading the previous post just now but now i dont ! ahhhh.

i've got a geog paper tomorrow. and im going to fail it. so crap.

GUYS/BOYS. (xd will get what i mean) do your diary entries ! or else.. -fill in the blank-

MICHELLE- im sure we all treat you as an equal. it's just something we make fun of. ((: dont get too offended okay ? for guys like jay and fab, hmmm. yea. they can go fly kite ! (:

anyone wanna do the template ? i remember SOMEONE offered the other day, i wonder who... (:

okay that's all for now.

sherrie -

Xuan De signing in:

got bored! plus SJI aint having rehearsals tomorrow! AND i dont think any of us have done the diary entries. lol. what the honk. tomorrow me and wei an have decided to rehearse ourselves then! haha two boys rehearsing the whole play. insanification.

yea.

-noodle.

hey ho hello!

nadia here.
cracks up.
okay. i feel superly extraded, but i shall blog anyway.

NADIA'S VERSION. aka the more worth reading one.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHS. jkjkjk.

gissy and i have elect geog tgthr. and as it is a hundred and twenty percent boring, our brains tend to wander. thus, we started talking about emdd. i was gushing bout how romantic the last part is and she was rolling her eyes while attempting to memorise. hahahahs.

then once she thought she had nailed it (coughcough) she looked at me and said, come test me. and that made me think of patrick's line. so i said in an attempt to sound like hsuan te :

*drops voice and looks sexy* " Come, test me Kate "

to which gissy replied

*looks revolted and giggling madly* " EWWWWW NADDY! "

hahahahs. yes it was hilarious.

okaypokays im not gna do the two journal entries because i dont have a role ): boohoohoo. why did i not audition again. oh yes. because its our o level year.

O LEVEL YEAR. grins at gissy and berlyn.

okaypokes. happy studying you sji people, you're not alone in your misery.

nadia.

Don't ask me why. During Geography today, Naddy suddenly said something very very revolting.

Naddy: "Come, test me, Kate!"

Me: "Eww, Naddy!"

Okay.. Reminder to EVERYONE:

Do NOT forget to write your two diary entries. Whether or not your rehearsals AGES away, just make sure you write the diary entries early. Respect yourself and this production, people. And I really don't want to see anyone asked to leave rehearsals.

(Girls: ALL of you! Bring your diary entries tomorrow. That's the twenty-second of February, 2006. Wednesday. :D)

In case anyone doesn't know what to do (and PLEASE tell your friends if they aren't aware):

Write two diary entries as the character you're playing on two key moments in the play. If you play both the first and second cast characters.. I'm not sure. I think you do your first cast ones, but its better to do two each for both characters. Just in case. Can anyone clarify this?

- gissy

all hail drama.

hey. everyone please start tagging says the person who out up the dearest tagboard for everyone. haha. anyways, go to the KCDramaClub blog too!

CLICK HERE!

see you all soon!

-smiles- =D
-Eunice_

hey hey hey hi hi hi ho ho ho im so bored!

to all the drama mamas (as i call you guys) who are having common tests... la EEk! dont stress! just take the week in your stride and everything will be ok! then after that remember to remember your lines! i know i have 353 lines to remember lol. anyone gonna bring breakfast during saturdays? otherwise we're seriously gonna starve to death. alright nothing else to say so later dayz!

[xd] [noodle] [patrick wong]

Third is worst, your backside burst. (Or mine, rather.)

Anyways, posting here just for fun.

Really don't see the point of having this blog, so I shall MAKE a point!

Its gonna make me look superly serious and boring.. But just hang on till the end of the list!

Here's what we've to observe (I took all these down from all the rehearsals :D):
- Don't shuffle your feet.
- Don't keep transferring your weight from one foot to the other.
- Be confident.
- Make the audience relate to you. Engage the audience in the play (not literally).
- Tell a story, share it.
- Don't get carried away, be in control of your words.
- Be aware of positions and blockings.
- Be in the scene. React, emote your words.
- Express yourself clearly.
- Make sure your lines don't sound rehearsed. Every rehearsal/performance is new. "You've NEVER done it before in your entire life."
- Pay attention to entrances and exits.
- Be aware of misintepretation of text. Understand your lines.
- Understand others' lines.
- Find motivations for your lines and/or actions.
- Make everything you do matter and contribute to the play.
- Be articulate and project your voice. (..If you need help with projection, ask me.)
- Play with heights.
- Don't rush through the words.

Another thing.. There's something called SELF-DISCIPLINE. Don't know how to? I don't know how to help you. Just go to www.google.com and search for tips on how to discipline yourself.

All I can say is: Know the limits of your fun. You -can- be serious and have fun at the same time.

And these two are the most important.. Through my own experience, and observing others. Its not that I don't do it, but I get a guilty conscience when I do any of these.
- Respect others.
- Respect yourself.

How?
1. Don't talk/whisper/yell/communicate with another person while others are acting.

My teacher once said this, and I found that it made perfect sense. "If Jesus was talking, and you were close by, would you speak?"

I don't care what your religion is at the moment, so don't say that because you don't believe in Jesus, this example isn't valid for you. And don't try to work your way around my words. I'm too lazy to make it foolproof now, and it means what it means in the simplest (or so I think) way (in my opinion).

Also, there's definitely something to learn from whatever they're doing.

This isn't a very simple feat, but we can make rehearsing slightly more pleasant, if not entirely.

2. More seriously.. DON'T use any electronic devices during rehearsals if possible. Especially when people're are rehearsing.

If you're not in the scene, and you're just watching the cast members perform, and you using your electronic device(s) doesn't affect anyone.. still DON'T use those electronic devices..

If you're IN the scene, even more so. DON'T use those electronic devices. No respect for yourself, and no respect for the other cast members, and no respect for the instructor.

This one.. Is far easier to accomplish. Simple discipline. The "basic-est" of the basics.

Understand? If you don't understand, ask me. Or anyone else who does.

- gissy (gisella, in case any of you didn't get it)

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