'Stressed Randomism' could be my new culture

Oh god! this week has been... stressfull, yeah that's the word. We've been studying the spanish golden age for class and each one of us was suppposed to investigate about a subject and explain it to the rest so each one of us had a pretty good idea of what was coming for the school play. My PPP about the antecedents of the golden age were visibly unprepared and so I got the lowest grade I've ever had (well-deserved of course). Soon, the other bad and good presentations passed as well and I could see all we had to do. It is a lot to do and not much time, so we have to hurry up!



Tuesday came and so CAS and rehearsal day. We stayed for CAS first, listening to Katty complaining about drama rehearsals in front of us and assuming that we weren't there. Then we went to the good stuff! Luis Diego didn't come that day so we couldn't rehearse as well as before. I also found out that I sometimes have an explosive behaviour when things don't go well. The problem was that the actors were easily distracted and when it came time to act they didnt get what to do and they wanted us to do all the work for them, i had to tell them several times that they had to think for themselves as well, we weren't suppossed to do our jobs plus theirs. We would help, of course, but as roberto said, we can't teach them how to act. And we definetely shouldn't tell them EVERY SINGLE action they must make. I know I might not be a great actress but I know when something isn't prepared, and we have to work really hard with them. the problem is, how is it the best way to get to them, maybe make them see more movies and plays so they can see how many actions and feelings a person can perform in scene; or maybe we should just leave them by themselves one day and see how they can manage to make a scene without external help? I know I'm not the director but I feel the urge to make this play perfect, maybe it is because now i'm part of it and if something goes wrong i'll feel guilty as i usually do, even when it isnt up to me to feel that way. Anyway.. we're a team and we must stand together and the ib's will try to pull the other up so the play is end up as a magnificent piece of art. But we're still in the first weeks so should except these kind of things, we'll get better as time passes.

Changing the subject, today i was watching Titanic and while Rose and Jack were running away from her fiance, it occured to me a great idea (consider it, it you like it let me know). The idea of the superheroes for the next year play looks great, but wouldnt it be cooler if we made 'the making' of a superheroe movie? imagine a director, kinky actors that change personality - from movie to real set-, a gay modist, camera men, EVERYTHING (it will be a comedy so it will suit perfectly)... we'd need a lot of people and that's what we have a lot of. Just think about it guys and we'll see about it later. Now we have to focus on this year play.

I just think of a problem, how can we make the audience to not fall sleep during the play? talking seriously, the kind of language used there isn't the easiest one, I myself wouldn't get if i didn't read it first. How can we translate the play in a way that doesn't alter itself but that is understandable at the same time? should we realy more on the actions? should we concentrate more on 'scpecial effects'? or maybe both? a balance or more of one and less of the other?