Subject:  My final comment about your final comment about our drama program |
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Corey
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Date Posted: 16:14:33 02/14/03 Fri
In reply to:
Jennifer Martina
's message, "My final comment on the drama program" on 03:55:52 02/14/03 Fri
Hey Jenn... I don't really appreciate everything you said, but you have the freedom to say what you want, and I respect that. If everything you said is what you truly believe, then i'm really sorry that you didn't get anything more fulfilling from our program before you left. Yes, Mr. Gaudet is not god's gift to directing, but you know what? I'll do anything for the guy! He's earned my trust, and I look up to him as a mentor, and more importantly, as a friend. I seriously can't imagine doing a play where I didn't have a director I didn't feel I could talk to, or that I can't smile with and sometimes goof around with. And if you think that "Boarding House Reach" was our best play so far, then wait til you see "The Odd Couple", cause we are going to blow you away. Things have changed a lot since you left, and you just might be surprised.
About our sponsor not being knowledgeable, experienced or professional, I ask you a question. How exactly does one become knowleadgeable or experienced in ANYTHING? Every great director had to start somewhere, and just because he hasn't won any awards, or hasn't been 'critically acclaimed'
doesn't mean he wont ever. And even if he doesn't... even if he just stays a small town drama teacher for the rest of his life, then he can be proud of all the lives he has touched, and all the people who he has affected. Not a lot of people know how much he would do for us to succeed, and isn't that what is really important? He sacrifices day and night for our plays, productions, and competitions. What more do you want of him? Also, your memory of him is a little skewed since you haven't worked with him in a year, and even then you didn't even give him a chance. I'm sorry that you feel you didn't get any directorial help with your scenes for districts last year, but I sure did, and This year, tremendously. Mr. Gaudet is becoming a better director and sponsor every year, and I'm really jealous of the students he has coming up as freshman, cause they are gonna have the time of their lives. Our troupe is getting better, even if we didn't do as well at competitions this year as last year, we sure did work a lot harder this year. Because this year, we didn't just rely on our talent to pull us through. Most of us that did well actually worked hard for a long time to do well, and those who didn't have learned from their lessons and next year, are going to be spectacular.
Not to mention, not every person in our drama program wants to go into theatre. Not every person is constantly thinking about 'how will this help me in the real world'. There is no reason for our thespian troupe to turn into a sort of 'military accademy' to strictly force people to act better. We merely hold out a helping hand. Thespians is a step towards a future career in the proffesion, but it is not the end-all be-all of acting. If people are serious, then we try to help them as much as possible, and we definantly hope that they take other steps in being prepared for the future as well. I'm sorry if OUR BEST isn't good enough for JENNIFER MARTINA.
In conclusion, I think it was totally wrong of you to take a stab at our sponsor, director, and leader like you did. I don't know if you got the wrong impression from the post that you had replied to, but we all care for each other, and if our program isn't working well, it's the fault of everyone here. But, our program IS working well, (our sales figures and audience reaction are proof of that, as well as our current troupe size, which is almost 4 times as large as when you came here) and if you have anything to say at all, please try to keep it productive and non-critical.
I'm sorry if my reply has changed the way you look at me, but this is how I feel, and I'm not going to let what you said go unanswered.
Corey "The Monsoon" Monson
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