Youth Theatre Magic...
Yesterday at Gold Company it was Dillon’s birthday and as is the well established tradition much cake was consumed and there was much good cheer. As Danny and I watched the company sit in a perfect multilayered circle during their break we commented on how they were almost a storybook perfect group. Anyone who walked in, who hadn’t met them, would have been taken aback by the utter good will, abundant smiles and general delightfulness. It was a vision of just how brilliant a group of young people can be. As we were making this observation they burst into song and sang happy birthday to Dillon just to complete the picture.
This isn’t the first time we’ve commented on this. A number of times since the start of the term we’ve looked across at a sea of laughing faces and shared our feelings that sometimes the atmosphere at youth theatre is too good to be true. Obviously nothing is idyllic and I’m aware that everyone in the room is dealing with some challenge or other either within the workshop or something more significant. And I’m not blind to the fact that sometimes a workshop isn’t as brilliant for some of you as you would like. However the fact that there is a place where people can come and be a version of themselves that’s made up of the very best bits of them and be seen in a different light than in the other areas of their life seems to me to be a very lovely thing.
So if you have time this weekend spare a thought as to how you can make the most of this environment. Be brave enough to push yourself to try something new, a new way of creating or performing for example, a new character or role. You’re in the perfect place to do it, or simply promise yourself next time you’re there you’ll properly revel in it. Equally next time you’re at youth theatre spare a moment to look at the lovely people you share it with. Not just your close friends but others who maybe you don’t normally give much attention to because they are as integral to the youth theatre magic (not to be confused with the tig magic) as you are. All of this is actually happening already but sometimes its worth making that which is taken for granted overt to enable us to truly make the most of it…and more importantly it means we don’t run the risk of losing it because Yew Tree Youth Theatre you are an incredibly precious thing…as individuals, as a company and as an entirety…
This isn’t the first time we’ve commented on this. A number of times since the start of the term we’ve looked across at a sea of laughing faces and shared our feelings that sometimes the atmosphere at youth theatre is too good to be true. Obviously nothing is idyllic and I’m aware that everyone in the room is dealing with some challenge or other either within the workshop or something more significant. And I’m not blind to the fact that sometimes a workshop isn’t as brilliant for some of you as you would like. However the fact that there is a place where people can come and be a version of themselves that’s made up of the very best bits of them and be seen in a different light than in the other areas of their life seems to me to be a very lovely thing.
So if you have time this weekend spare a thought as to how you can make the most of this environment. Be brave enough to push yourself to try something new, a new way of creating or performing for example, a new character or role. You’re in the perfect place to do it, or simply promise yourself next time you’re there you’ll properly revel in it. Equally next time you’re at youth theatre spare a moment to look at the lovely people you share it with. Not just your close friends but others who maybe you don’t normally give much attention to because they are as integral to the youth theatre magic (not to be confused with the tig magic) as you are. All of this is actually happening already but sometimes its worth making that which is taken for granted overt to enable us to truly make the most of it…and more importantly it means we don’t run the risk of losing it because Yew Tree Youth Theatre you are an incredibly precious thing…as individuals, as a company and as an entirety…
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