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ELITE Vol.1, Issue 32, June 2021 ﺔﻴﺑﺮ #

Sheta, a 2020 Economics Department graduate and the such an activity also has a great effect on the academic
former head of the theatre team. side. Past and present cast members all agreed upon that
Cast members spoke to us about how the world of online like any other activity, time management and
we have today has affected Theatre seekers in a bad way. commitment are the keys to solving such formula, where
In previous on-campus days, reaching out to old -for some- being part of the cast greatly boosted their
members was as hard as it is as the Theatre doesn't have academic performance. This is somehow explained by
as much recognition as other activities, so it was only the Theatre’s role in getting out the negative energy and
discoverable during the ushering days of the first stress accumulated during school days, thus making
semester. And now with those days gone due to Covid- one’s mind clear again ready to conquer the world. With
19 precautionary measures, reaching out to the group is the consistent workshops in acting, performing and even
even harder, however, the official Facebook Page "ﻖﻳﺮﻓ meditation which are provided by the old team members,
ﺔﻴﺳﺎﻴﺴﻟا مﻮﻠﻌﻟا و دﺎﺼﺘﻗﻻا ﺔﻴﻠﻛ حﺮﺴﻣ" came to be of a it goes without saying that Theatre is more of a self-
lot of help as now students can contact the team leader discovery journey where you learn more about your
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and members directly through the virtual platform. abilities, points of strengths and weaknesses and
When asked about who could join the cast, members channeling your emotion by providing a healthy outlet.
insisted that talent is not on the list of requirements but
passion and and commitment are. No previous skills or
even an audition is required to be able to join. More
importantly, Theatre is not only about acting but it also
encompasses singing, performing and many other
theatrical activities. Speaking from past experience,
Sheta told us how agonizing the first days were, being
his shy young-self still not knowing if he has it in him or
not to be on the team, however, as days passed, not only
did he get over his timideness, but he also became one of
the most recognized faces of the cast in the last 4 years.
Moreover, it was greatly insisted upon by cast members
about how their mere college-bounded relationship
became one much like a family; as from the
fundamentals of the Theatre are unconditional trust and As for the fun part, members spoke to us about how the
support between members. play’s production process is done. From the early days,
And it doesn’t stop there. One might assume that the old and new members are provided with different
Theatre’s effect is limited to improving one's to social workshops about acting, vocals and pronunciation,
skills , and despite that being true and how people’s performing, standing positions and movements on stage,
personalities change by being extensively exposed to how to build the character’s history and more. Then the
different emotions, views, mindsets and experiences, script is handed to all members and each take turns
trying out different characters until the director settles on
the roles distribution. From this point, the cast starts
building the whole production with daily rehearsals. This
is where everyone’s personality and creativity really
shows; they reasonably noted on how two actors may
perform the same character differently which always
leaves room for getting the overall performance closer to
perfect. All of this is synchronized with many clothes-
fitting, makeup, décor-choosing, sound and lighting
rehearsals.
Now coming to the magical day, cast members shared
with us how that as much as nerve-wrecking this day is,

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