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Week 3! A bit of a doozy but we got through it :)

[teachernisha]

Week 15 (6 November - 10 November 2023)

MONDAY 6/11/2023

On Monday, we just had our school assembly like usual and then I went into my 1PL Aspirasi class and 1 Arif like usual. Overall, lesson went well just like how I planned.

TUESDAY 7/11/2023

On Tuesday, I do not have any English classes, however, I have to get into my 1 PL Aspirasi class for one period because my mentor are not around so I just continue the next lesson with them. Other than that, I do have some relief classes and just asked them to finished their homework and in some other class I taught them History or Geography.

WEDNESDAY 8/11/2023

On Wednesday, we do not have KOKO for this week, however we just continue our class like usual. On this day, I have two English classes which is 1 PL Aspirasi and 1 Arif. So for 1 PL Aspirasi, I taught them grammar yesterday. Usually I just laid back and be lenient with them, but since they are way too noise and over the limit, I have to be strict and firm with them. Afterall, they all get scared and listen to the explanation and participate in my class activity and class exercise.

THURSDAY 8/11/2023

Today, I just get quite a lot relief classes and I just went into each class like usual. During first period of the day, we have SUMUR activity lead by Form 6 students. So , I just sit at the back and let them lead the game with the students. After the activity ended, I just went into the next class and sit in the office finishing my work.

FRIDAY 9/11/2023

On Friday, everything are just like usual which I went into relief classes. at the last period of the day, we have Mentor Mentee Program regarding the dangerous of drugs. Thats the end of the day and we have Public Holiday for Diwali until Tuesday.

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REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

Once we had been casted it was onto rehearsals and our director Lucy, created a rehearsal schedule that we could follow to see if we were on the right track as a cast.

The schedule shows us which numbers and scenes we will be setting and who is needed to complete those tasks wether it be the leads or the ensemble. 

The rehearsal period spans over 14 weeks (including show week) and therefore each cast member needs to know what number and scenes are coming up for that week in order to stay prepared for each rehearsal.

Myself especially benefits from a plan like this because the character of Veronica Sawyer has many scenes and songs therefore I need to be aware of the demands that week. 

The rehearsal schedule can also be used as a point of reflection to see if as a cast we are on the right time to completing the numbers listed. If not, we can then group together and problem solve the situation so that the continuity of the show doesn’t suffer and numbers don’t have to be cut.

BEING PROFESSIONAL

The schedule seems like a much more professional way to inform a cast of what is needed of them in the next 14 weeks. Lines and lyrics can be learnt in order for the director to have complete creative freedom which the actors which can’t be achieved when script and scores are in the way. Pre-planing also helps the actors to have more space to experiment with emotions and blocking which they otherwise wouldn’t have if they weren’t aware of the story in that scene.

Time management benefits many people in the workplace due to the fact you feel relieved of added stress when things aren’t completed on time. A schedule like the one above creates a sense of ease for cast members to be reassured that if we stay professional, a major performance like Heathers can be completed within 14 weeks. 

Harris (2019) states that “Effective time management can also reduce the number of problems that you face, which in turns reduces overwhelm and stress and helps you get more done.” In regards to the rehearsal schedule, we would face less problems in the rehearsal room as everyone would know that the certain number/scene needed to be completed that day. It would keep everyone on track, and as a cast being productive means more tasks are completed. 

This plan is a great way for everyone to time manage properly in order for a huge production like Heathers to be completed and ready to show within 14 weeks.

In the professional world; all directors of major performances would create a schedule which would be relevant for all cast, crew and creatives. The New Venture Theatre (2019) explains in a blog post that within the rehearsal schedule key dates should be identified such as when all actors should be off book, running of acts and stagger-throughs. Rehearsal schedules will be created by both directors and production managers in order to take into consideration what the cast and crew are needed for.

For example; when the ensemble are learning choreography and vocals, you will need the musical director and choreographer and not necessarily the crew. However when it comes to stagger-throughs, the crew will be needed for prop handling. The end of the initial rehearsal process is when the crew would be needed the most and so the rehearsal schedules will have to adhere to each and every person working on the production. 

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[balllikedepaul]

Ive been in denial about Simeone not having eyebrows for so long.

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IGGY BEAT DRAKE…………………

[thewallsfamily]

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you. For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday. You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far. Let your bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness; For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable.

On Children #Kahlil Gibran