Louise TY (:
So on Tuesday we left the school at around half 10 and we set off to
Glasnevin. We were going to a drama showcase in memory of Margaret
Alyward. There was three other schools -
Finglas,
Glasnevin and
Clontarf.
It was a long but fun day. We practised, changed our plays, put them all together, practised more andate :)
My part in Noughts and Crosses was cut out. We had to shorten and change our play because we were preforming to an audience of nuns. So instead I did the music for the two Amina plays- Noughts and Crosses and But you Didn't.
The actual concert started at 8 and there was plenty of acting, singing and dancing.
We got home at around half day and it was a good day :)
Louise TY (:
On
Saturday the girls in Noughts and Crosses met Ms B and Ms G at
esso at half 10. At around a quarter to 11 we left for
Macroom,Cork.
The bus was quietish on the way with people listening to their iPod's or practising their lines. After a pit stop in Portlaoise we set off again along the main road to Cork. 3 and a half hours later we arrived in this town. It honestly looked like something from the past and was very country-ish :)
We put our props in a dressing room and 4 of us headed off for a walk and food. When we came back some of the girls went to watch one of the plays and the rest of us got ready.
At one stage like 20 girls from Charleville came in to get ready in our dressing room. It was very crowded. Then they went on to do their play and we practised our lines.
At half 4 we went on stage and did our play and it went really well. :)
Then at half 5 we got back on the bus and went home.
It was a really fun bonding day :)
Later we heard that we won best original screenplay and best non-previous winner!
Well done to all the girls and thank you to Ms B, Ms G, Ms R and Ms C.
Louise TY (:
We found out on Tuesday that Noughts and Crosses got through to the final of the
Briery Gap competition. It is on in Cork on the 5
th of March. That's going to be a very busy week seeing as our mini-co competition is on the 3rd, our tech on the 4
th and now this on the 5
th!
So we are changing it around a bit and we have taken the judges
comments into account.
Hopefully we'll do well
because i really like our drama :)
Louise TY (:
At the moment Amina and Emnet are waiting to find out if we got through to the finals with our four plays- Noughts and Crosses, but you didn’t, time of your life and under the influence. We were also told that in March we will be performing our dramas for the Margaret Alyward competition. In two weeks an Irish author called Oisin McGann is coming in to do a workshop with us so that should be good (:
Louise TY (:
Tuesday was the day we were all looking forward to. At 9 o clock all the TY's left the school and we headed for Mulingar. We arrived at about half ten and we were the only school there. The drama I was in was first but it didnt begin until 11 so we had time to get into our costumes and set up the props. I think it went really well and the judge gave us some "constructive critisism" but i think she was really impressed.
Then the other 3 plays from our school went ahead and they were all really really good.
We then got to go and have our lunch in McDonalds at about half 12. Later we went back to the arts centre and we got to watch to plays from Donegal. I really liked their accents ;)
Louise TY (:
As part of TY english we have to write and preform a drama. There are 4 plays from our school - 2 from Amina and 2 from Emnet.
On the 25th of Januaury we are going to Mullingar for the Briery Gap drama competition.
In the group i'm in we are doing an adaptation of Malorie Blackmans novel Noughts and Crosses. It is a book on racism where the white people are the minority. I think it's really good because it gets you thinking of how your life would be if your were a minority group.
I am doing props and stage design with Siobhan so hopefully it will look good on the day. :)
