How do I deal with a drama teacher who always picks the same people for a play every time? She totally denies it, but she really does pick favorites. She's gotten many parent phone calls and emails, and she knows that everyone isn't happy with her.
2007-12-15 04:45:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Awww that sucks, drama can be tons of fun with a great teacher. Maybe next time she picks the same kids just speak out and say can you pick someone else this time? maybe itll get the message to her.
2007-12-15 04:48:24 · answer #1 · answered by i am a lime 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is normal for a director to use people she knows she can count on. Are you, and others who see her as biased, working backstage on the productions so she learns she can count on you as well? It is also normal for students not selected to believe the director is biased. After all, it couldn't be that they were not suited for the parts, now could it? No director can have everyone happy with her. It is impossible, when she chooses one person for a role, the others who wanted the role are unhappy with her, its normal. In school and other amateur theatres actors often have to earn their stripes by participating off stage first to show they can be a relied upon member of the group.
Ask yourself honestly, have you made an effort to earn your way into the group?
Now suppose that the director really is biased, and a lot of students are being ignored. Why don't those students band together and produce their own show? Maybe in a different venue that the regular stage shows of the school. They will need a faculty sponsor, of course, but maybe they can find one. It isn't too hard to find a play that doesn't need a lot of technical support, just actors and a place.
2007-12-15 13:02:02 · answer #2 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
As someone said earlier, dont just stick to school. Sorry for those that she always picks, but how many times have you seen someone who got discovered at a school?
as soon as you get a role in a community theatre play, leading or not, she'll have no choice but to pick you.
and if she doesn't, oh well, its the school's loss, not yours.
check out the website or something for your local community theatre and see when their next auditions arre.
its always safest to try for a musical, cause those almost always have HUGE casts, so theres more of likeliehood of getting a part, even if theres no speaking involved. The more youre around the community, the more likely it is that youll get recognized that way, and youll have other theatres fighting over you too. before you know it, people will know you, and those sorry kids in drama class with you will still just be drama geeks.
:D
good luck.
2007-12-15 13:00:24 · answer #3 · answered by ~Selene~ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Part of working in theater is that it's not what you know, but who you know. That's true in education, professional theater, movies, community theater, ballet, opera, symphony orchestras, everything in "the performing arts". Directors naturally give the best jobs to their friends and the actors they like best, not the ones that objectively would be the best in the part, or could learn the most in that part. Then, when her favorites finally move on, she picks people that are like them. There's very few ways to get past that iron curtain. One way is to just be so excellent, and such a completely perfect performer that you simply outshine everybody else on stage by a wide margin. That's difficult, and can backfire - you might be accused of "upstaging" the "star".
Another way is to appeal to her boss - but you need to have solid evidence to bring to that meeting. Proof of favoritism is hard to come by.
A third way is to try to get in somewhere else. Take private lessons if you can.
A fourth way is to start your own acting group.
2007-12-15 16:44:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get involved with theater outside of school!
If your teacher sucks, don't deal with her, go find a local theater company, or community theater and audition for them. Not only will it be more fair, but you'll have more fun and actually get to be on stage. And who knows? Maybe you'll convince your classmates to come with you!
2007-12-15 12:51:27 · answer #5 · answered by laura_ghill 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Be the best there is so that she has no option but to pick you. She may pick "favorites" because of those people's acting ability.
2007-12-15 12:48:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take it to the principal have the principal put up cameras or something. Favortism isn't right. Maybe the principal can watch the class without the teacher knowing. Don't allow that teacher to ruin a class that could help you discover a future career.
2007-12-15 12:52:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
make yourself available, help her after class, or rehearsals and just be really sweet. not a kiss ***...tell her...by miss...have a good weekend. or ask her questions on the topic like...can you help me with inrov.
2007-12-15 12:50:31 · answer #8 · answered by charlotte.brooke 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
prove your skills. work harder than everyone else & prove her wrong. make her come to you & see that YOU have talent.
2007-12-15 12:49:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋