Ok. I'm in an 80's musical at school. I'm a mean girl in it. To cut it short, there was a dress i was going to wear in it which i REALLY love but now one of the many costume people has said I can't wear it and I have to wear this ugly black one. The thing is she can't give proper reasons why and I know its just cos she doesn't like me and a little bit of power went to her head. So i tried talking to the other costume people and they said the'd talk to her , BUT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED! I dnt wanna seem like i'm nagging though. So what should I do. If I told my teacher would he think Im just being an idiot?
2007-10-13 11:49:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
If you told your teacher he probably wouldn't think of you as an idiot, but it may be better if you held that option for a "last resort" scenario, and here's why: working on a stage production of any sort is an exercise in learning to coordinate efforts. You're trying to learn teamwork in the same way as the jocks on your various school teams do. This means necessarily developing skills which will help you influence and adapt to your peer group. If you go running to the teacher, however, not only will you seem like a tattletale of sorts, but you'll also rob yourself of one of the most valuable arguments any artist (actor) has ever had...that of making the case for "artistic integrity" by insisting that your character not be clad in stereotypical black attire to signify her malevolence. (It should be evocative through the acting, not through the dressing because in reality, "mean" people do not dress like archetypical villains no more than bad cowboys used to always wear black hats (though they did in bad westerns). The real challenge is to make your case before your peers...persuasively and convincingly. And it's a skill that will serve you well for the rest of your life...long after your teacher has ceased to be in your life in any credible way. Are you up to it?
2007-10-13 12:03:15 · answer #1 · answered by Captain S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps the dress you like does not look like it is from the 80's. Perhaps it does not suit the personality of the character you are playing. Perhaps it clashes with a costume worn by another. If she does not give you a good reason, talk to the teacher. But Is it really a big deal that you wear the dress you have chosen? You have to think about the production and not only be concerned about what you look like and what you want to wear. I wonder if you are being too conceited.
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2016-12-18 06:46:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Final say on something like this belongs to the director. Show him/her the outfit and let him/her say if it's what they want to see your character wearing or not. Be sure to have some alternatives to show, as well. Once the director makes a decision, even if it goes with the outfit you hate, drop the subject. The director's word is law, and pushing it could cause you to lose the part. I've been involved with amateur, repertory and semi-professional theatre for over 30 years and I've seen it happen. Good luck.
2007-10-13 11:56:14 · answer #4 · answered by prnigel 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wear the dress you like anyway and then see what she has to say about it. Maybe the girl with power will be the only one who doesn't want you to wear it and everyone else will just say its ok and then you can put that ugly black on back into the closet of ugliness.
2007-10-13 11:53:41 · answer #5 · answered by Rockachopa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it's just because she wants the mean girl wearing black. Was the dress you really liked a black one?
2007-10-13 11:54:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to your teacher about it, explain reasons why you feel like you should wear the dress.. ( example: It's better suited for the role you play, etc.). As for the other girl, don't let her bother you, sometimes different positions do get to people's heads but she can't override the teacher. ;)
2007-10-13 11:55:14 · answer #7 · answered by **Mystica** 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wear it that nite & if she says anything say that you look like a real villan and she can get over it. you just wanna make the musical better.
2007-10-13 12:19:11 · answer #8 · answered by cheerchick! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋