Annie the Musical

This was the picture we posted for our tarpaulin.

According to our subject, Speech and Theater Arts, we were required to conduct a play for our final requirement for the semester. 

After our midterm exams, we started our rehearsals and accomplish the things we need to do. 

We spent more than a month for the preparations.

When we have some vacant we do our practices. MWF we only have half day so we make it productive and do our rehearsals. TTh, we finish at 4pm and then go to Hazel's house to do the practice. There was a week wherein we didn't conduct practice because it's an examination week. Yet in our final exams, we didn't even make time to study for the exams. The day before our play was our final exams and we went home at 10pm so probably when we arrived home, we slept and get rest. No one. As in NO ONE studied for the exams for the following day.

This was a very good and worth it experience to execute a group performance in front of a bunch of different people, expressing emotions and talents and skills. It was a very awesome feeling when people tried to connect on the situations being presented in the stage and they too were affected on how performers express their thoughts through words and actions. It is very heart felt and overwhelming.

During our practices we start and end with a prayer.. we share issues on the practices and even at different situations we encounter relating to school matters.

We experienced struggles and harassment during our practice. Our schedule of our play was supposed to be October 17 then moved to 15 due to accreditation period in our college. Then we tried to convince English major students to have it on 13 and they didn't let us get the schedule because it is their day. It even caused conflict. :(

But thank God we did it all. After those struggles we still claimed the success of our play. Because our prayers and petitions God heard our desires of our heart.

During the play, everyone was in pressure. People backstage were shouting what will be put in the stage during those scenes. We also have 2 dead air... but what's best was we were able to believe the audience in our bloopers. Our teacher was even shouting "Go Jojie you can do that... Do it again." And Jojie started saying, "But that never really happened." And we all shouted "REWIND". We fooled them. Lol!

It went well, despite of the parts wherein the lapel was not functioning and the characters using it was mute due to some problems. Still, it went well. Even though I was mistaken on my solo part, the intro went wrong. HUHU :'( Thank God, they didn't know what was the song really. And yes, some of the singers were not on timing in their song, just like me. I think it's normal. Thanks to our music director who guided us during the singing performance.

Again, it was very good and job well done.

Thanks to the families and friends who were their to support and cheer to us during and before the play. 

It was a very amazing experience!

This is our "family picture" I mean class picture after the performance.