This topic is of great importance to me because I am a huge fan of musical theater. I though this would be the perfect topic for this week because the schools recently found out that we would be preforming Guys and Dolls.
I think that the Glenbrook Musical is a good way to collaborate and meet students from the opposite school. However, it creates a problem that both schools are involved. Every year the musical switches location between GBN and GBS, which creates issues with transportation to the opposite school. If each school had their own musical then the students would only have to stay after school instead of traveling to the other school. This would benefit the preformers' parents because they wouldn't have to drive all over the place.
I can imagine that participating in the musical allows one to see old friends from the opposite school and to make new friends. But when the musical is over, it may be difficult to get together with those friends.
One positive for the schools about going together for the musical is that both schools split the cost. Buying the royals to the show and buying the rights to use the score is very expensive; therefore, if both schools participate then each school will spend less money.
When auditioning for the musical last year, when the production was at North, I realized that the GBN teachers had more of a say in who made it in. This can be used to discriminate against students of a certain school. Last year, there were more north kids that made it into the musical. I'm going to assume that the same idea will be true this year now that the musical is at south. Also, it is known that you have a better chance of making it into the musical as an upperclassman. When I am a senior, the muscial will be at South, so I will have a great chance of getting a good role because I will be an upperclassman and the teachers at south will be choosing the cast. However, when the class of 2011 becomes seniors, the North students may miss out on being in the musical.
Although there are several problems with the musical, I think it is important to continue the tradition because it gives us a chance to meet new people and to mix different talents of acting, singing, and dancing.
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hey lauren,
I like the topic of your post. The pros of splitting costs and meeting new people and mixing talent are absolutely true, but combining the musical means that twice as many people will want to see it, and fewer people will be conflicted if North and South both had two musicals around the same time. Musical is a greaat experience, but the confusions of scheduling, and transporation take away from it slightly. I have to disagree with you on your suggestion that your chances improve based on which school it's being held at. I'll admit favoritism is definitely present in casting, but teachers from both schools come to auditions, and sometimes a director or choreographer from neither school is involved. Ultimately, I think it's based on who shines in auditions (sometimes talented people get too nervous to show it). Anyways, I couldn't help but comment on this topic, and I enjoyed your post.
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