Drama Club Report

REPORT

The Drama Club has had a fantastic year once again. We are a family and a safe place where everyone is allowed to be themselves without any judgment.

The boys were exposed to a variety of genres and acting techniques this year, which challenged their inner actors. From analysing poetry, interpreting scripts, miming, speaking in gibberish to coming up with their own mini plays based on certain topics were all on the cards. The Schools Shakespeare Festival was once again the highlight of the year, where we performed A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the District Six Theater. An amazing cast of boys from Grade 4 to 7 made us extremely proud, adding their own “flavour” to Mr Shakespeare’s script.

The Drama Club also attended The Little Shop of Horrors, performed by the Wynberg Acting Association at Wynberg Boys’ High School. A true display of “Brothers in an endless chain” where our youngsters were able to see how

FAR BACK ROW: Cameron Quinn, Ronaldo Muller, Tahrir De Vries, Ryan Scharffenorth, Levi Barbier, Micah Arries-Hendricks, Kai Haraldsen, Adam Friday, Emmanuel Zondo, Bryan Kanyinda BACK ROW: M. Husain Cariem, Noah Magerman, Noah Saayman, Oyisa Mkiva, Joshua Nyamimba, Caleb Mills, Unays Salie, Mbasa Matikinca, Daniel Johnson MIDDLE STANDING: Max Du Plooy, Max Carikas, Matthew Wolmarans, Benjamin Kuhn, M. Yaqeen Johnstone, Zachary Louw, Miss W Fourie, Noah Wagner, Kellen Baxter, Danyaal Essack, Jibraan Lamara, Adam Kuhn, Jesse Anderson MIDDLE ROW: Tlholo Selemela, Jan Erasmus, Liam Lamb, Uthmaan Ebrahim, Luca Samuel, Jack Cooper, Seth Lawrence FRONT ROW: Moeketsi Skeyi, Ethan Swiegers, Mason Fourie, Jack Stakemire, Rayyaan Essack, Nala Selemela, Oliver Woodman, Achmad Evans

far their brothers have come in their school acting careers.

I asked some Grade 7 boys who have been in the Drama Club since Grade 4, to put to paper what being a Drama Club member means to them. Their stories and honesty warmed my heart and confirmed again that we share something very special at our club.

Kellen Baxter: Drama club was place for someone like me, as I am loud at times, a very talkative person and I enjoy acting in general. Drama Club really brought out all the happiness in me and it also helped my mind stay creative as you were required to come up with mini plays. You would also always enjoy seeing what other groups have created.

“DRAMA CLUB REALLY BROUGHT OUT ALL THE HAPPINESS IN ME AND IT ALSO

HELPED MY MIND STAY CREATIVE AS

YOU WERE REQUIRED TO COME UP

WITH MINI PLAYS. ”

Danyaal Essack: Before I joined the Drama Club, I thought it was a group of people that spent most of their time memorising scripts. The Drama Club has meant a lot to me. But when I joined I found out that it was like Ms. Fourie always said it was, a family. Where we spent our time playing around, having fun and being able to be ourselves and act as we please. The Drama Club has taught me many things and especially being an actor that represented our school at the annual Shakespeare Festival.

Tyler Southey: I was very nervous the first time I attended Drama Club, but since that day, I have never missed a day of drama and now I even have a badge. Drama made me feel accepted since it feels like you are part of your very own family at school. It is truly the best club that you could ever join!

Drama Club truly is a special place. Happiness and joy!

Miss W Fourie