i am the fairest of them all, dammit!

And we have a play. Mirror Mirror here we come. I'm glad Mirror Mirror was the play chosen because it seems to resonate with everyone, and it can be a bit of fun as well as it's set in a circus. A couple of years ago, a close friend of mine (unfortunately we've grown apart now) was hospitalised with anorexia, and hardly anyone noticed how thin she was getting. It's too easy to cover it up, so hopefully the play will help the audience to notice things like that.

And we played games yesterday. Park Bench and that Bus game. I don't like the Bus game, it's too chaotic and I don''t think our class runs with it too well. Too many people try to draw the attention to themselves, there's no give-and-take. In Park Bench, as there are few people onstage, they don't try as much to hog the spotlight. As least that's how I see it.

So far in class, we've all mucked around all the time. Rowdy discussions, chaotic games, even when we did a moving reading of Dreamers people were laughing and joking. I guess last year people were able to settle down for the important stuff, but I didn't see that and I don't know how well we're going to be able to cope with a 'serious' Group Production. But that'll happen when it happens.

After having had a few weeks to get to know people, its interesting to watch the class. There are some people who couldn't care less about discussions, but are really into games; some who completely ignore everyone else and just go with their own ideas, no matter how little sense they make in context; and even some who just sit and don't really participate in anything. I'd like to know where I fit into all this, but obviously I can't notice anything 'different' about the way I am because I'm too close to the source.

Well, this is the end of this. I'll try and write blog at least once a week, to keep up to date with things. Love y'all lots and please, if you read this, just leave a comment or something cause it'd be nice to know who's been here.


Ally the Great.