Tellus Theater 106 & 107

6th Class--April 15th--2nd Group Rehearsal
I dragged myself to the Tellus Theater this morning. I was 30 minutes late, but I was the second one to arrive next to Piao. It seemed that everybody had a good excuse to be late. Director Daniel couldn't make it a rule to start the rehearsal on time, he was afraid that nobody would show up if he insisted on punctuality.

Now I'm encountering a bottleneck in my pursuit of theater excitement. My enthusiasm is gone. My patience is running out. There is not a core at the Tellus Theater. Everyone is an amateur and acts like an amateur. Nobody respects the virtue of punctuality. There is no discipline among the members. I wonder how long I could sustain the desire in my heart about acting with a group of people short of teamwork spirit!

After lunch, I continued the group rehearsal for one hour. At 3PM, I left Tellus to join the rehearsal of the Shakespeare play at the Red Room. It was a good break for me. Maybe another theater will be a better one. Let's wait and see!

7th Class--April 22nd--3rd Group Rehearsal
It was the 2nd consecutive Sunday morning that I was late for the Tellus Theater. I was the third member to arrive next to Piao and Sophia. Nate called to be late for one hour because he caught a flu. Ibrahim was still in Australia. The 7th class started one hour late with four participants. After lunch, a Russian girl showed up for her role. We rehearsed twice her part and then she left for the day. Then Hanks showed up for his role and we rehearsed his part for a couple of times before he left.

At the end of the 7th class, I couldn't help but complaining about the management of the Tellus Theater. I felt like an idiot waiting for others to rehearse their roles. It's hard for me to continue the rehearsal with a bad attendance rate and no sufficient actors and actresses. With new people coming in and out, each rehearsal is forever a new rehearsal!

As much as I want to keep my commitment, I'm dropping out of Tellus Theater for several reasons. Firstly, I'm the oldest member in the group. It is hard for me to break the generation gap between me and the rest of the members. Secondly, I prefer a theater with organization and structure. I need a guideline to learn a new trick.

Last but not least, I'm not interested in a Poor Theater. Being a lady of vanity, I'm willing to pay for an impressive debut play with strong cast, outstanding music designer, stage designer, lighting designer, costume designer to create the theater effect, to add impact to the audience and to leave proud memories for ourselves!

To be honest, I feel sorry that I quit Tellus. I really like "Six Characters in search of An Author" by Luigi Pirandello. It is his master piece of Commedia dell'Arte. The play was full of conflicts between the actors and character on stage, make-believes and real in life.