Scandal in the Theater

[Captain Jack Harkness]

Well as a few of you know from the CBox I have been expelled from the musical that my school is doing. This has really torn me up but a lot and I have been crying quite a bit. Well the story behind this is that I miss rehearsals last night. I told Shafer (Director) that I would try to make it but since Zach, my boyfriend and also the stage manger, was have his birthday party that night I was unsure if I could make it. She said that as long as I made it back before the evening was over it would be ok. But we lost track of time and before I new it, it was nine, rehearsals were over. I knew that Shafer would be a little upset at me and take a strike away since we have a three stick rule and three strikes your out. But what I did not expect was for her to over step so much, she dropped me out of the show. And she knows that she has over stepped, that it was the wrong thing for her to do. I have not missed a single night since this thing started a month ago, I have been on time, have got all my lines done, my songs, my dances. I was at top notch and then I miss one night and she kicks me out of the show. Also she had already given up my parts so there is no going back, she can't take me back since she has opened this to the cast.

Now since she knows she had over stopped she said I can still stay on as crew. What me and Zack are think is that this is the work of Dane who is the TD (Technical Director) wants to get rid of Zach, yet he knows this can’t happen so he goes for me. Zach got demoted from Stage Manger and put as Supervisor and Tyler who was Props Head has been stripped of his title. Tyler has left the show, he dropped out. Zach on the hand really can't since the teckies need him. I am going to come back and help Zack out since I know Shafer needed to help teck wise. Dane also knows that if Zach walks half the teckies will leave with him so he can't get rid of Zach.

But I have no idea how I am going to tell my mum and dad that I am no longer in the show, I have no idea how I can let any one know. It just seems so unfair to me. I was so happy to be a part of the cast, even if it was just a few small parts, I liked my parts they where all fun and I enjoyed being there, I love theater, I love being on the stage. The rush of emotions and the joy and the nervousness. I feel at home there and now it's like I'm homeless.

[Gareth>><<Captain John]

Wow...it's totally understandable your upset. It does sound really unfair and I don't think that it's right, especially since you warned them that you might not be there. I mean I was in a production of The Crucible at college, I was a girl...yay me, and like three weeks (therefore 6 rehearsals) before the show, we had people with scripts on stage, and people...main parts...missing from rehearsals with no-one knowing where they were, two parts got changed in the whole thing, one because she hadn't turned up in three months and the other because she fell ill and was in (and isn't back in college yet) hospital.

Is you're school an actual like musical theatre school because if so then I kind of understand, I mean musical theatre schools...it's kinda the point of them, but if not and it's just a normal school then I think, Shafer was it?, needs to sort it out, come on, it's not like this is all everyone does, there is the whole passing thing that kinda needs to happen....unfortunately studying for qualifications is a little more important, I know that yours was a party thing but surely there are people you need to study for a test on some rehearsals?

Grr, I hate people like that...remeinds me of my dance teacher. I used to dance, emphasis on the used to, since I was 5...
Now, the back story is...my mum trained with this teacher and had her own school but she had to give it up. My mum therefore helped out a little, in the adult class, my mum always helped out wherever she could, even if she didn't particularly want to because I enjoyed it. In the year of 2006, I fell ill and ended up in hospital (think you've heard the story) and blah blah blah, the doctors said I couldn't trampoline or dance or do anything until they gave the go ahead...which came in september, considering I fell ill just after a show at the beginnning of July, and we had the summer off, I hadn't missed much. I therefore went back to dancing as soon as I could. Whilst there, I tried to learn stuff that everyone else had been taught whilst I was ill, recieving no help from anyone...just doing what I could. I had decided that I didn't want to do the exams, that were in that November as I felt I wasn't ready to dance that much, I was still struggling to get back into it. I decided that I would do it the next year. Now, I am a born-again Christian and I started to go to these youth events called Breathe, they happened to be on Friday nights, one night a month, however as my teachers daughter and a couple of the others had been in university the year before and had pretty much only been to 3 months worth of rehearsals throughout the year, I didn't see what the problem would be. However, apparently there was one....I still don't know what exactly....my teacher rang up my mum at 6.30 am one Friday morning and basically said, not to turn up that night, nor any other Friday, she didn't want me there if I wasn't committed. This hit me kind of hard as I'd given up many dreams and things in order to dance. And well, I haven't been back since...they replaced me easily and told the whole dance school that I had left of my own accord.

I know I kind of blabbed on about myself there but I felt it was needed in order for you to understand my hatred towards these kind of people....I'd go into a rant about my drama teacher too but...she isn't as bad....

I don't know what to suggest other than your better off telling your parents sooner rather than later, it'll be worse when you allow excitement to build. Explain to them exactely whats happening, everything and I'm sure they'll understand, maybe they'll try and help sort it out....

Let me know what happens!!!!!!!!

[PC Andy]

I agree with what they said. You should just get it out now before it gets bigger than it already is.

That totally sucks though that you got kicked off for missing just one day. And that's total crap that Dane might be in on it. Drama like that is never fun.

[Captain Jack Harkness]

What I think is funny is that Dane was trying to get rid of me but since Shafer knew she was over stepping her bounds asked me to stay on the show as crew and teckie. So instead of Dane getting rid of me I am now in is section of the prediction. He knows he can't give rid of me now or Zach will walk and Dane needs Zach. Zach is the one who is keep most the crew to stay, if he walks they all leave and the show is ruined. It is just a normal High School, nothing that is just based in the arts of theater, just High School with a large thespian community.

I told my mum and day and although they understand what is going on they are still a little upset about it. But they are not mad at me, they say I have done nothing wrong and they are proud that I choose to stay on as crew.

[PC Andy]

See your parents rock like woah. And what a shaft toward Dane. That suck so much for him. It made me laugh. Sorry. He just ruined his own sucky plans. But good for you! At least you're still in it in some way right? That's not so bad.