My Theatre Experience (By Shouri)

One snowy day in February 2014, my life changed forever. 

It was the first time I succeeded an audition and got into a professional show in downtown Springfield, The Jungle Book.  

Of course, I didn’t know anything about it, nor was I even sure in myself. But everything had changed. Before I knew it. It was February 24th, my birthday, and the day of our very first rehearsal. The next day, I got all my required materials, the most important being the pencil and the paper. That day I was introduced to a family of people. Opening night had arrived, and what happened at 5:30 on April 18th, was one of the most magical things I could remember. My director called me out to the stage and the seats, and we talked. We walked and talked about what it means to be on this stage, what it means to have a passion. Before I knew it we fast forward to April 2014, it was strike, the last performance of the show, it was time to say goodbye. I cried so much after that. That’s when the first lesson adjusted itself into my mind. Everything has to end at some point, it told me. It’s my choice how to treat that last time.

December 2015, the second audition. This time, it was a musical. Dr. Dolittle Jr. I was more worried than ever before. Although, being worried at an audition has become a common thing in my life nowadays. We walk up back to the lobby, I have a callback. I learn I was the ONLY one called back for that part. A part of me started celebrating as soon as I learned. I got the part. Many old friends had returned, and many new ones were made. And just like before, it all ended in a flick. Again, I cried. That’s when the second lesson came in:  There is nothing wrong with missing someone or something more than usual. As my director put it in her last email to us, It’s not goodbye. Just a little distance.

2016 was by far the most magical year of all, 3 shows. It started with a lead, from my previous directors from my first show. Blather, Blarney and Balderdash. I loved it all. My old friends were back after a two year hiatus, and MANY new people whom I shared the same interests with, had become my friends. It was the hardest to get over, but I was already eyeing a new opportunity, the Muni. The biggest, greatest, most magical theatrical experience you can get. Auditions were in a month. I worked my butt off. At last it was the day, and what happened at 11:30 that day gave me a heart attack. I got called back for not only one, but TWO shows for their summer season. I celebrated and partied. The next day in the afternoon, I got the call. I made it into the first show of the season, South Pacific. My brother on the other hand was not forgotten either, he was selected for the last show of their season, The Little Mermaid. That summer was one to remember. The lights, the stage, the 1500+ audience every single night. Even the food was so stinking awesome. It was the greatest summer by far. All new friends, all new directors, all new people to add to my theatre family. And that summer was the one that felt like the shortest to me. 

It was August 2016, and school started again, and so did my regular school-year show season. Then came the MOST, and I mean flustering and sweating at auditions kind of most, agonizing audition ever. But as all happy endings, I got the part. Music Man Jr. here I come! I was an Indian playing a chubby white guy. I had my own song, and all that jazz. There I made some of the best friends one could ask for. A mentor too; a 23 year old man that I could call a friend. On closing night, I even added my own improv comedy in what was meant to be a serious scene, and they LOVED it. 

After it had ended, I learned my third lesson: Passion has a limit. 

I had an audition just two weeks later, and for the very first time, I didn’t make it. I learned and realized my fourth lesson real soon, Not everything goes your way, or as you planned. 

Here I am now, preparing for my next audition in April, taking a good break and focusing on school. What I want to take from these three amazing years is that self confidence is a gift. Passion is a life you can make. 

I need to thank everyone so, so much for what this has brought to me.

It brought me a family. 

It brought me a home away from home.

It brought me theatre.

The Magic Pen (by Sannuti)

Once upon a time there was a girl named Lily.
She LOVED to write!
She writes 1-2 hours every day.

One day she entered a story contest.
The story HAD to be 100 pages long. She thought for a minute… “How could I write a story that is hundred pages long?”.

That night she had a dream. When she woke up the next morning she wanted her extraordinary dream to be her story.
She named her dream/story ‘Magic Pen’!
First, there was a girl named Kate. She loved writing just like Lily.

So, one day Kate went to meet a wizard, the Wizard of Storyland.

The wizard had everything in the world, but everything was magical!

Kate asked for the most powerful thing he had, that could write. He gave her the most wonderful shiny object and told her to be really careful.

It was a pen, but not just an ordinary pen. It was golden, had a red feather on the top and could write by itself! Awesome!!

When she got home, she thought she could finish her story in one night. But after 30 pages it ran out of power.

Then next morning she went back to the wizard and asked what was wrong with the pen. And the wizard said it was out of power and told her that it would be fully charged in 3 days.

She went back to the wizard after three days and asked him if she could write with it. The wizard said ‘yes’ and gave her the pen.

When she got home with the pen again, it started writing and it was close to page number 99.

But after a while, when it was exactly on page 99, Kate thought “The pen is writing the story. Why should I win the prize?”.
Then Kate ripped all the pages and threw them in the trash and wrote a story about a fairy that loses her powers in the dark.

So, that teaches you not to win for something that you didn’t make.

Anyway, Lily won the contest.


The End!

“Roblox is the BEST game ever!” (by Shishir)

You’re probably wondering why? I will give you 10 reasons why. But before that I will tell you how I got to know the game Roblox.

One day at school it was electronic day and a girl named Lily was playing Roblox, but I have to say it’s not the first time I saw someone playing it. Let’s get back to the story. So I watched her playing it for about 2 minutes and since it was electronic day I went back to playing my 3DSxl-new.

After a few weeks I realized I really wanted the game so I went to Roblox.com and made an account for myself, and after I played it for nearly an hour my bro Shouri wanted to play it too.

That’s how I got to know the game Roblox.

And now… the 10 reasons.  

1. The game has all these worlds sorted out so you can pick the right worlds that suite you. You will know what I mean if you play the game.
2.  It has good animation.
3. You can have online friends
4. You can get on worlds with friends.
5. You can customize your character with cool stuff.
6. You can chat online.
7. Teens could probably play it because the ages are 8-18.
8. Sometimes there are hilarious glitches! J
9. Some of these worlds have great theme music that you can customize.
10. Last but not least, if you like playing violent games they have some, but for kids, and since I am one YAY!

Thank you for reading this. Please leave your comments.

Shishir

Jurassic World Review (by Shouri)

Jurassic World is awesome.

My view:
This flick is sure to pass a billion in a blink..
Of course after a 511 million worldwide record opening!
(As of noon today)

I expected a few scenes have the 3D effect as I thought in the trailer...
The fights were epic and it feels the climax of the movie begins just 20 min after the movie itself does.
There were mostly jokes that adults would get but some easy for kids to understand.
The acting was great-although a little disappointed they killed off Irrfan Khan, but he had a large part spanning over 90 min.
I felt amazed at the animation and in IMAX 3D it looks as if you are there.

The dinosaurs looked really real.
And I got scared at a movie for the first time! (When they focus on one person that means they will be eaten or killed so)
Overall Jurassic world is the second best in the dinosaur franchise. (First of course is the classic that started It all-Jurassic Park)
It is worth your time and your $$$!

Clever Ideas:

In the first scene a 3 fingered leg stomps suddenly on the screen on a white surface and when zooming out you realize that it was a small bird!
The director is showing us that birds are the most known and closest descendants to the dinosaurs in this film.

Spoiler-Free Summary:
A dinosaur created by DNA of other dinosaurs and animals escapes and wreaks havoc controlling others as the Alpha with it's DNA smarts leaving Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard (and several mercenaries) to take it down and two kids alone in the now evacuated area of the park to fend for themselves.
(Be sure to pay attention for some 22 year old memories if you know your dino franchise)

Of course that's not down to the last detail - so go see this blockbuster yourself!

Shouri