Welcome to the St. Benedict’s Prep Drama Guild blog, our organization’s first foray into the world of online communication. Through the blog we hope to share with you what most audiences never get to see or experience – the rehearsal process. Through our writing, we hope to give you some insight into what it is we do here every afternoon from 3:10 – 6pm.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Welcome!!


        To begin:  acting is more than learning lines, and then, saying them at the right time.  As I say to the kids, if that’s all it took, I could pass out the scripts, and we could meet back together opening night.  The script is but the text of the play, its skeleton.  A production entails interpreting that script through the collaborative work of a director, actors and designers to give physical life to the characters, and the world of the play.  We don’t know ahead of time what that collaboration will produce.  Our unique interpretation will depend upon the sensibilities and life experience of each artist in the company.  To rehearse, therefore, is to embark upon a journey whose exact destination is unknown
        We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Drama Guild with this show.  The Saturday, November 17th 2pm matinee will be followed by a reception for all those (women included), who have participated in the life of the Drama Guild over the past 50 years.  One of our hopes for this blog is to entice those who once called Conlin Auditorium home, to return home, so welcome to our blog.  As we begin our next 50 years (God willing), we look forward to sharing our reflections and challenges, and to reading your comments.  We hope our online dialogue will provoke and inspire those of us in rehearsal, and serve as an ongoing invitation to you, our audience, to join us for the upcoming performances of "IF I COULD, IN MY HOOD, I WOULD"…  November 15th-18th. ere to celebrate with us.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 2, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    I am very excited to see that St. Benedict's is marking the 50th Anniversary of the Drama Guild in such a significant way! I hope that alumni of every era of the Drama Guild, from the 60's to today are present on November 17th!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 3, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    Looking forward to this production and glad to be a part of the legacy. It's also great that we (the Drama Guild) now have a Web presence.

    -Sam Medina, '93

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  3. AnonymousOctober 3, 2012 at 5:54 PM

    Make sure you young bucks represent! And btw i will be taking my "wall spot" back soon lol. looking forward to seeing everyone.

    Mike S. "the franchise" 98 aka "gobo"

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  4. AnonymousOctober 15, 2012 at 3:11 PM

    Wow! 50 years! Spent many years helping with sets, pizza, cookies, costumes and the like. Was privileged to observe a pro's pro work with the young people in the Drama Guild...Pat Flynn expects nothing less than one's best and is not above pulling many strings to help young people attain their best. She also is known as "Mama Flynn" to many of the DG students. I've seen why. Thanks for all you've done, Pat. And thanks to all the actors who have made so many contributions to the stage that have made the multiple productions so terrific.

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