Mentoring (Gr.10) Drama Students

The aids assembly was approaching and Ms Moon requested if the Acting Academy could select her top two performances from her class for the assembly. Unfortunately it was a difficult choice because the pieces were not strong for the type of stage and audience they were performing to. However, we selected two groups that would be easy to workshop to be onstage in the next couple of days. I had the privilege along with Ramona, Risa and Ashani to volunteer and direct a scene for one of the groups. There was a high concern for this group because group one had a stronger performance. Therfore, we had a huge challenge to re-work this scene and transform it into a stellar performance. In Mrs. Thomas words and also a quote from the bible: "it's like turning water into wine". Before School, After School and our lunch were our times to work with the grade 10 drama students. It was such a privilege working with them, because they were willing to learn and they took direction well. In addition, they were giving each other advice and placing input which had a great impact on the outcome of the performance. After working with the grade 10 student, I feel like I have learnt allot throughout my four years of drama. I was in the exact place that they were, making the exact mistakes that they made. However, I learned and I developed my skills so I can now help someone else grow as an performer. Looking back to the days when I was in grade 10 made me realize that I have grown as an artist and I am continuing to grow.  This experience encouraged me to learn more about drama and performing in the future. It was a blessing to work with such talented students, and I hope that when the reach grade 12 then they would be able to do the same for someone else.