By Benjamin Hollon
Last Friday, students
laughed and cheered from their seats as Taylor Johnson (12) showed off his
“magnificent” hair. The event? The school year’s first meeting of the Dalat
Drama Club.
A student-organized group,
currently led by Benjamin Hollon (12) under the guidance of Ms. Geiman, Drama
Club is a collection of thespians meeting weekly to build their dramatic
skills, learn new theatrical techniques, and have a healthy dose of fun. Due to
COVID-related restrictions, last Friday was the group’s first meeting, but it
formed a solid start to the 2022 Drama Season.
After a brief activity to
help students get to know each other, the main event began: a game.
Affectionately dubbed “tap tap” by Drama Club veterans, it featured three
volunteers who started an improvised skit, each assigned a random personality
trait to include.
At any point, a student in
the audience could call, “Freeze!” The student would choose an actor to replace
onstage, taking the same pose but beginning a separate plot. Students were
remarkably engaged, with most attendees participating at least once.
“There was so much energy
in the room,” Keiryn Sandahl (11) commented. Favorite scenes included
magnificent hairdos, conspiracy theorists claiming to be in a play, and
extroverts forced to communicate through pantomime alone.
After twenty minutes of
frenzied hilarity, the game drew to a close for announcements and a
question-and-answer session. Attendees left chattering about the fun-filled
half-hour and the many weeks of Drama Club to come.
As first-time member Josh
Conklin (9) described the event, “It was crazy. It was fun. I think it’s going
to be even more fun as it goes on. It’ll take getting used to, but it’s a great
program.”
Drama Club will continue to
meet during X-Block every Friday in Auckland, open to anyone, no matter the
skill level, who wants to learn to act while having fun.
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