‘Tybalt killed Mercutio, sir.’
At first I was a bit sceptical about putting on Romeo and Juliet again. Fortunately, before one rehearsal, I changed my opinion. I found out that it’s not shame to take part in our performance. I started to be really enthusiastic about it and I was having great fun.
During the whole preparation we were able to see that it would be something bigger than last year’s show. Maybe it’s because of the people we were working with. Everyone was friendly, helpful and focused on making the play as good as possible. We made lots of new friends. Last year we only rehearsed at GV, did what we had to do and went back home. This time we simply couldn’t do so because the rehearsals were outside, we were practising nearly all the time together, so it was impossible to be bored during the breaks. I saw that everybody was concentrated to give their best. The only thing I was worried about was the microphones. We hadn’t used them before and I was not sure if it would go well.
The last rehearsal was full of stress. A few things were still not going well. Some of us were forgetting their lines. When the play started everything changed. I didn’t feel nervous any more. The whole performance, in my opinion, was a great success. There were some funny moments, for example when Romeo started to giggle while he had to be dead, or when Tybalt took off my microphone during our fight.
Of course, it couldn’t have been perfect because we’re not professional actors. For sure it was far better than last year, more people could have fun with us and our friends could see us act. I still have some lines and music from the performance in my head. I know that the audience liked it, but for me it’s more important that I enjoyed it very much. I will never forget it.
