by madeth » Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:16 pm
Thomas sat at a table surrounded by his fellow drama club members, nervously awaiting the moment to tell them all some major news he had received. The group met frequently for rehearsal, but this time was different. Both drama groups had been given an incredible opportunity -- but only one could receive the benefits of that opportunity. "I have an important announcement to make, I guess," he spoke with a slight tinge of nervousness in his voice. Thomas wasn't used to having to take charge, so he couldn't help but sound somewhat off.
"The university has gathered extra funding for drama productions, meaning we could put on an even more amazing performance than we usually do," he explained. His group members eyes lit up with excitement as he continued, "We'd even possibly be able to do a major performance, like, seriously huge!" Just as his group members were going to celebrate, he quickly added on, "...Only if the university picks us over the other drama group." Thomas let out a deep sigh of relief having spat out the news, and his group members quickly started throwing questions his way.
The main concern was how on earth they could ever compete with the other group. Thomas knew how their rivals were: they had an extremely strict, seriously passionate director. Thomas could never compare in terms of organization and motivation, and he knew that -- they all knew that. All his group had was passion, and he wondered if they could pull this off with him as director. "We gotta find something that'll blow our audience out of the water," he spoke, trying to sound enthusiastic despite his uncertainty. Everyone agreed with him, and they began to come up with different ideas.
Comedy? Mystery? Romance? Musical? He never thought there would be this much pressure before, and he could really feel it now as the director. In the end, he wanted to have fun with his fellow actors, so he proposed a comedy. At least, if they lost their rivalry, they could go out with some good fun. Plus, maybe the other group was already taking on a more serious genre. With a repository of different comedic scripts ready, he sat down a notebook full of them and pointed out different plays to the group, practicing lines from various ones to see what might click.
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The group didn't make a decision on a specific performance, but that was okay for the time being. Thomas said his goodbyes to his group members, leaving them with the promise that he would do what he could to make them succeed. He wasn't sure they believed him. Thomas considered if he could propose a friendly alliance with the other group, as he would rather not have an extremely harsh rivalry. Outside of his groups' private meeting room, one of two reserved for the drama groups, he leaned against the wall with his notebook still in hand, skimming the pages as he thought deeply to himself.