This week sure was tiring and very packed. There were rehearsals from Monday to Wednesday, from 6pm to 10pm. Did not really focus much in class this week so that I could conserve some energy for the rehearsals. On Monday, almost evrything was in place, audio, lights and props. Tuesday it was the same, and Wednesday, everything was in place, almost as if it were the actual day. On Monday, things seemed as though almost everything just fitted in nicely, and that standard was nowhere near the expectations of the lecturers and directors. Anyway, with only two rehearsals left, things picked up speed. On Tuesday, everyone was more familiar with the cues, positions and lines. That was especially so for the speakers, who improved tremendously just over a day!
Wednesday was a day before the actual show. There were only a handfull of hiccups here and there, but on the whole, everything looked almost like a masterpiece. The speeches were almost perfect. Everyone had memorised their lines, and as for the backstage crew, there were some minor final adjustments being made, but everything blended very well. Everyone were in high spirits by that night, eager for the actual.
On thursday, everyone gathered real early. So early that about half of the crew arrived before a lecture ended at 4pm. Once it was 4pm, everyone got into full swing for the preparations of the stage, lights and sounds. At first things were messy, but as soon as the props were in place, the stage was neatly done. In fact, it gave the effect that the audience was going to look forward to a team of professionals giving it their all for that one performance that would last for 2 hours. At 5pm, some of us were getting restless, so we went to get some ice cream. At 6pm, there was this one last briefing for everyone involved in the production. After that, everyone got into posititons before the show started at 7.05pm.
That night, it was a perfect showcase of talents, and everyone gave it their all. Exactly how great everyone felt during the prodcution, I doubt words can describe that. Only when one is experiencing it, can he or she feel greatness, difficult to describe with words alone from the experience. The Interval provided a short moment of celebration for the actors, some of the speakers and the crew, but, that was only half of what everyone had prepared painfully for. The next segment of the show was going to be way better than the first. After 15 minutes, everyone got into positions once again, and this time, it was alot better than the first round, with our voices
projected with greater volume and clarity. At 9pm, was the moment we were all looking forward to, the curtain call. That short moment of great satisfaction was great, we were on cloud nine.
Soon after everyone had left, we cleared the props, packed up, had the last debrief, and finally, went for a short celebration at a place near the school.
And as for yesterday, well, sort of overslept, but somehow, managed to reach school 15 minutes before the lessons started. So, for the record, it took me only 20 minutes to travel from home to school. Reached the classroom at 9.50am, and I was only fully awake for the first half of the day. ELTech practical was damn easy and smooth yesterday, and I was second to finish. After that, headed over to KAP for lunch at 12.40pm, and at 1.40pm, headed back to class again. I was first to finish the assignment for Mechanics, but after that, I was starting to fall asleep. For the whole lecture on ELTech, I was dosing off in class...
That night sure brought back memories from past experiences. That night also opened new windows to how life would be like over the next few years. For now, my guess is that, that night was just the beginning of a new journey...
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